**Sunsetthorn**
@
Alchemist Kitsune
The golden she-cat smiled warmly as her grey kit pranced over to her, apologizing for being late. She leaned down to touch the top of his head with her nose gently and whispered,
"No need to apologize, making friends is a good thing." She was aware that she was slowly becoming less vital to her kits and the feeling was bitter sweet. She wanted to see them progress and thrive and make friends with their clanmates outside of herself and each other, but the change seemed to be happening so fast. She didn't realize just how fast it all comes and goes when she herself was a kit with her own littermates. She looked up with her one eye as Dawnstar mentioned her kit's name and a prideful warmth spread through her. She quickly leaned back into her son, giving his fur a quick grooming before he nuzzled her and ran off excitedly to join the other apprentices. Watching Mousekit sit beneath the Shadowledge gave her an unexpected pang of unease.
Where is Hazelkit? She'd looked before the ceremony but hadn't thought too much of not finding her other son as her kits had grown to spend less time with her and more time on their own but it was time for their apprentice ceremony and she hadn't been able to find Hazelkit. She shuffled her paws fretfully but tried desperately to be present and excited for Mousekit. She'd go searching for Hazelkit as soon as the meeting was over, she couldn't do anything about it right that moment and Mousekit needed her to be present and unpanicked. She took a deep breath and put on a smile for her son sitting so proud and grown-up beneath the familiar shadowledge, flashing him an encouraging and proud smile.