[Captain]

Snowleap [ he/them ]

➢ With the patrols that he called slowly coming together, the dark-furred deputy breathed a relieving sigh and then started to move towards where Wormbite and Moonfrost were waiting for him. However, before he got very far, his partial gaze caught the familiar sight of young Fawnkit scampering over to him. He turned his body towards her as she approached and tilted his head to the side in a questioning manner, curious and giving the kitten his full attention. He blinked in surprise as Snowleap soon noticed that there were tears in Fawnkit’s eyes as she peered up at him. Then she spoke, apologizing for what they had talked about before that dreaded battle at the cove. His heart sank in his chest as he listened to her seemingly regret speaking up about her concerns, calling him a good warrior soon after it. “Oh, sweetie, you don’t have to apologize for such a thing,” Snowleap meowed, his tone soft and gentle, “I’m proud of you for standing up and speaking out on your thoughts towards the whole situation. You should never be ashamed of that. If I could have avoided the cove battle, I would have and strived for peace like you and I both so desperately wanted.” He shook his head, showing his displease for how things turned out. “But I forgive you, if that would make you feel better. I don’t want any ill feelings between the two of us.” The young molly reminded him of Birdpaw a little. He hoped to see Fawnkit grow up and become a fine warrior.

After a bit of silence between them, the long-furred oriental watched as the young kitten reared up and touched his nose with one of her paws. The affectionate gesture made him smile and he nodded happily to her words. “Of course.” Snowleap remarked with a purr, “Now I’m sure to have an amazing day.” He bent down and gave Fawnkit a lick on her forehead. Part of him wished they could talk more, but they both knew how hard times were in RiverClan right now and he needed to do this patrol. The dark-furred deputy dipped his head and murmured a farewell to the young kitten before stepping away to join his two patrolmates by the entrance of their camp. Snowleap smiles at both Wormbite and Moonfrost. “Shall we?” He said with a friendly purr before leading the way out of camp and to the Thunderclan borderline.

[ @marni @x ghostie @RiztheHuntress - I shall post a starter at the border thread when I get a chance. ]