[taillow]

 

Originally Posted by Streamtail

Lotuspaw
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Lotuspaw looks up at the warrior, oh, a tear. She had actually shed a tear, thinking about her loved ones.

"Oh, sorry. It's just, well, everyone I've ever known has either died or went missing during my disappearance. I was gone for over five moons, so it really shouldn't come as a-a su-surprise."

A quiet sob shakes the apprentice, breaking up that last bit of her speech.

"I'm s-sorry if I'm m-making this about-t me, it's just... h-hard."

Lotuspaw's voice trembles, a daunting cloud of depression seems to settle over her head. There's even real rain, oh wait, that's just her crying.

Redhawk
She/they | 27 moons | Ultimate Predator

Immediately her own problems were forgotten in lieu of this scared, trembling apprentice. Redhawk pulled her ears back and shuffled so that she was sitting next to them, lifting her tail to place it over the apprentice's back in a comforting manner. She may not be the best fighter, or the best warrior in general, but she knew how to comfort others.

"I'm sorry you h-have to go through that." Red knew the pain of coming back to familiar cats being gone, vanished without a trace. Most of the apprentices she had trained with were nowhere to be found now, gone and lost to the wind. It was difficult and could tarnish any cat's spirit no matter how resilient. "Coming back t-to unfamiliar f-f-faces is scary. It's definitely h-hard, yes." Gently she allowed her tail to move in slow, rhythmic movements in an attempt to comfort the apprentice.

Then, an idea pops into her head. She didn't know Gentledoe's fate yet, and wouldn't give herself any concrete thoughts until she did, but in the meantime Redhawk figured it would be good to get to know the Clanmates who were here. "If you w-want, we could be f-friends? Most everyone I g-grew up with is g-gone too." Except for a few. Warm yellow-green eyes shimmered down at the young cat as she let her offer hang in the air.

[ @Streamtail this has taken an unexpected wholesome turn and i love it ]