[ELL10T]

Originally Posted by .squid

To say he jumped in alarm would be an understatement. Alderstep might as well have leaped up into the sky and fallen back down; he was so surprised. Because that was Berryfrost, right there. Right out of the den, inside the camp, very likely to be real. The russet tabby even blinked twice to make sure that he wasn't seeing things.

He wasn't. To his greater surprise, though, his sibling just walked past to get some food. Or maybe he wasn't surprised. Who knew what she remembered him as? Maybe Berryfrost didn't want to talk to him. Alderstep certainly wouldn't if he were in her place. Stars, he had been such a flea-bitten mange-pelt the last time he'd been around Berryfrost. He stared at her for a moment longer, wallowing in self-doubt before he got up to his paws.

Whatever she thought of him now, it didn't matter. The least Alderstep could do was welcome her back properly. Besides, he should eat too. He kept forgetting that. He stalked over to the prey pile, following after his sister. "Hey," he greeted gruffly. Ouch. That had not gone as planned. Oh well, here he was now. Alderstep took a small step back to give Berryfrost some space, not wanting to crowd her while she was trying to get some prey. Alderstep always hated when cats did that to him. It wouldn't hurt to be considerate just this once.

BerryFrost
[She/They|Abro]
BerryFrost almost jumped from surprise.

She ended up picking a small piece of meat and sat down to eat it.

"Hello, Alder. Congrats on the deputy rank." She said, in her usual monotone voice.