[Poprock]

@lio (Holds them gently)
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Grapevine was... feeling. What exactly it was she couldn't tell. A sudden wave of emotion washed over her as Nighthound voiced his thoughts, somehow seeming to ease concerns she had told him about as well as some she hadn't told another soul. The lilac warrior hung on to his every word. She stayed quiet when he thought, nodded along when he spoke on troubles she was internally struggling with, stifled a purr at his declaration that he fought to protect her.

She thought of Oliveglow. Her brother always strived to serve Dawnstar to the best of his ability. Grapevine had always detested that side of him. What did he gain from bringing her a moment of joy? Was he so obsessed with the Shadowclan leader that he truly believed what he did was worth the praise from such a detestable cat? Nighthound's words had sparked something within her that she had never considered before. Was Oliveglow really willing to die for his leader? Or had he given his life to protect his clanmates? To protect... her?

Grapevine wasn't sure she would ever be able to support Dawnstar and her aggressive ways. She wasn't sure she would ever get along with a majority of her clanmates. However, she was sure of one thing. If Nighthound would fight tooth and nail to protect his clanmates... who was she not to do the same?

"Thank you." She murmured with a small smile of her own. It was an unfamiliar feeling to the usually stoic molly... but not an unwelcome one. She allowed his tail to brush comfortingly against her side, a physical comfort to go along with the emotional one Nighthound always seemed to provide for her.

"I suppose after... everything that's happened recently I've lost my way. Just like always you're there to help guide me on the right path again." A cheesy line that she found herself flushing at... but it was the truth. She hoped her mentor felt the gratitude radiating from her pelt. He would certainly feel her tail as she attempted to graze is along his side in return with an slightly larger smile painted on her face. For the first time in a long time, the empty hole in Grapevine's heart began to feel a little less empty.