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Originally Posted by Shade.
Rosepaw heard the sounds of conflict die down and her mind relaxed a little. The young she cat looked at Lotuspaw's body again and her heart scrunched up. She tried to get up but could not. So she just stood there, in a tight, sad loaf, tears and mucus leaking out of her face. She was glad the clan was getting a patrol together to defend the territory from the coyotes. Her heart, however, dreaded losing any more of them.
She couldn't move. She just had to look at her dead sibling. Her mind was slowly weaving into realization, like a snake in a tunnel. Lotuspaw was dead. Her closest cat. Dead. Her only friend. Dead. Sagepaw was gone. The others were kind but...she'd never really befriended any of them, besides maybe Sundust. She would never see Lotuspaw again. She remembered how they'd kept her safe after momma died. She couldn't do the same. ThunderClan finally didn't have to go to war, to face infighting. She'd seen Lotuspaw had friends. A life. Why did it have to be cut short? Why....
Why was she alone? She had never been alone before.
She became dimly aware of Moosecrash's presence.
"I...I can't move." she said to no one in particular.
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~Moosecrash~
Hearing the sad little voice next to him, Moosecrash pulled his gaze away from Cinderstar once more, and gently placed a paw on the crumpled, distraught form of Rosepaw.
"It's okay. You don't have to move. Not until you're ready. And when you are, I'll help you," he said softly, settling down next to his small friend. Tucking his paws beneath his chest, the tom pressed his shoulder against the medicine cat. As long as she needed his presence, he would stay.