Drizzlecloud
Thunderclan
She/her
Drizzlecloud tipped her head to the side when Springpaw looked up at her, offering he young molly a reassuring smile.
“Oh, no, no..” She shook her head, dismissing the apology with a flick of her tail. It was understandable that she was so disturbed by all that was happening. Drizzlecloud was a fairly emotional cat as well, so she could understand fairly well.
“There’s no need for you to apologize. We’ve suffered far too many losses as of recent, it’s bound to take a toll on us.”
She nodded solemnly as she listened to Springpaw’s words, feeling her chest tighten, sympathizing with the apprentice and her personal losses. Although she couldn’t completely understand, as she had never been so close to someone before losing them, she could imagine how it would feel.
“I’m sorry about your siblings, dear.” There was the option of insisting that there could still be a chance of finding them, but… She didn’t want to give her any false hope.
Her tail dropped to rest on the dirt beneath them, her tail-tip gently touching Springpaw’s hind paw. It was a small, simple action of reassurance. She didn’t know her well enough to wrap her tail around her, offer her any other physical acts of reassurance–she didn’t want to step over any boundaries that she wasn’t aware of.
“Thunderclan is certainly in a.. State.” Definitely not a good one, but she didn’t need to actually say that for anyone to understand what she meant.
“The state of our clan won’t be fixed overnight, but… We still continue to try our best. No matter what happens to us, our clan will continue to grow and develop,” She paused, nodding her head to the two kits who were just newly apprenticed,
“And perhaps some day, we’ll grow as strong and stable as we once were. I believe that we will, but it will take us a great deal of time.” Drizzlecloud spoke softly and slowly, as per usual, making sure to annunciate her words correctly.
“Some day, everything will be alright again.”
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