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Dovefluff

Dovefluff only looked at Bumblestar out of fear that she'd see suspicion in the eyes of someone else, and nodded slowly. "I will." She murmured softly. The blood clung to her fur, but it shouldn't take long to make herself look presentable, as messy as it was. She stepped back, giving Gentledoe a tight, grateful smile before trying to run her tongue and paw over the crimson staining her soft gray fur, stumbling back. Not wanting to hold anyone up, she worked fast, only looking up when she hear yelling.

Oh. Darkpetal's daughter, she was pretty sure. Intuition kicked in, and as Hazelpaw lunged, so did Dovefluff, quickly sliding herself in between the two apprentices, ignoring the sting of any claws that hit her, stepping back a few times to steady herself as the momentum that would've been used to attack Cracklepaw (which, she didn't want to sound cruel, but he deserved it a tad. not being hurt, but perhaps a bit of being put in his place) was bowling into her. Barely flinching, she looked down at the grieving molly with the tears of grief sparkling in her eyes, and Dove was very glad she had had time to wash the poor cat's blood off of her. It would've probably been horrifying.

"Hey... hey... I'm sorry, honey. I'm so sorry." She whispered. And she wanted to wrap the poor child in her embrace and just shove away the coldness of the world, but she didn't want to overstep or make the molly uncomfortable, so the former ShadowClan queen just glanced back at Cracklepaw, praying that he would keep his mouth shut. "It's not worth it. Trust me, it's not. Don't put yourself at risk for injury or consequences. Do you want to come with me to see him? I... you can stay if you'd like, no one's going to make you, but if you do, you're welcome to stick with me, okay sweetheart?"

While she didn't want to expose the younger cat to the mangled corpse of her father, she also didn't want to rob her of closure or the final goodbye. It was a tricky situation. If Hazelpaw would allow her, Dove would ease her into a more stable position, and would guide her gently away from Cracklepaw. For the love of StarClan, Cracklepaw, don't say anything. "I'll be taking whoever wants to come pay their respects to Willow's Rise, now." She announced softly, rising to her paws, and if Hazelpaw was following, she would keep close to the apprentice, offering silent comfort through this horrific time.

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[ @ares @dragonwind @Radetzky - Dove will be taking anyone interested in paying their respects to Willow's Rise now, feel free to have your oc tag along even if you aren't on the mentions list ]