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**Goopysharkboi** · #**1917** December 23rd, 2023, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FrostyGalaxy

Larkstar didn't answer, eyes fixed on one of the shells that lined her nest. She was being stupid, really, she knew she needed all the help she could get, have cats who would listen to her, who trusted her, on standby. Fishbrat had said as much and she knew he was right, but that didn't mean it was easy. So she stays silent, guilt eating at her, but hopefully the apprentice might leave now...

"Oh, sorry, I must've misunderstood a little," she sheepishly apologizes, "I'll pull her aside when she returns, then. Thank you for coming to me with this."

Hearing the old warrior mew by the entrance of her den, Lark suppressed a shiver from the cold when she said, "come on in!"

"In that case, thank you very much," Lark tried for a smile and a purr, hoping she'd succeeded at least a little bit, before pulling the morsel closer to herself and taking a bite. It was leaf-bare scrawny, but it was still good.

She hadn't looked for evidence of who had killed her, but, of course, how could she have thought to do that? Larkstar knew something about staring at a dead body, and often it would be difficult to do anything other than stare. Especially if the death was one you felt was your fault. Or if the one who died was someone close to you. Lark didn't blame her for not looking. She nodded when Tansy declared she would return once she had something to report, so, for now, with the healer gone, Larkwing curled up in her nest, trying to get a moment of sleep.

She was sort of expecting to have to be the one to come to him, but Wingkit surprised her today by being the one to show initiative. His voice was small, and his posture indicated that he was likely uncomfortable doing this, but he'd done it anyway. He'd swallowed whatever pride he has and came to apologize. Most young cats wouldn't dare to do such a thing, and Lark found herself both impressed and pleased by her nephew.

"No, no, it's ok, Wing," the leader says gently, "I wasn't - and still aren't - mad at you, I promise. And, I'm not mad at Rushwater either," well... ok, that might not be entirely true. She is mad at him, but not because he saved Honeykit, rather, she's mad he didn't say anything to her once Honey was back and safe, and on top of that, she's maybe a little mad he'd been hiding the fact that he's her brother from her for about... 19 moons now. "I'm very glad you said something, I didn't mean to get so angry I was just... really worried."

"What the HELL do you two think you were doing?" Larkstar demanded, sweeping into her den with Birdsnow hopefully following behind (she'd wanted Bird with her in case the deputy had something else to add that Lark didn't). "I gave both of you a direct order to stay at camp, and what did you do? You deliberately disobeyed me!" Tail lashing behind her, Larkstar's gaze was icy, pinning the two apprentices with it's intensity. "What do you have to say for yourselves? What made you think what you did was in any way ok?"

[ @clarice. ]

As Larkstar began to yell at him, Charredpaw's ears went flat. He backed up slightly, scared. "I-I only wanted to help..." He spoke In a small, scared voice. He curled into a tiny ball and started to cry, shaking with terror. A flashback soon hit.

Charredpaw let out a low cry and started to cry, shaking with sheer terror. (charredpaw had a very stress causing flashback making him freak out so if possible I'mma just)
Frostpaw on the other hand just sighed. "Well, if your leader had only one life and you didn't wanna lose them, then you'd do what I did too!" he snapped suddenly, eyes wild with rage as he noticed the fear in Charredpaw's face.
Smolderpaw gasped in slight shock and decided to try and calm Charredpaw down.