[Blaaze]

[To keep things in timeline, this meeting is AFTER her kitting]

Goldfish had been resting when the meeting had been called. Her recent... disaster
had left her bone-tired and longing to move. But she knew she had to rest before
continuing her normal routine. She trudged, half-limping into the clearing, and heard
the leader speaking of Dusklion. A murderer. A force to be reckoned with. And perhaps
a cat that shouldn't be trusted. But then again, Goldfish couldn't bring herself to show
any dislike toward her whatsoever, whether that were for worse or for better. After all,
Dusklion helped the clan, did what she thought was right. Who didn't? Who didn't just
want to do what they thought was the right thing to complete? Not a single cat in this
clearing. Not a single cat who liked being in the clan, or tried their hardest. Even cats
who wanted to leave, as much as it made her overwhelmed with grief and dismay. The
scarred bicolor (queen? Warrior?) made her way closer to the center of the area before
briefly clearing her throat. She was given the opportunity, and she expected to take it,
whether she was unhealthy or not. Whether she should be sleeping (Oops) or not.

"Dusklion shouldn't be demoted." She announced suddenly. "All she's done is what
the rest of us have done, hasn't she? All we've done, or the ones who even try in this
clan, have done what we think is right for the good of the clan and the cats in it. All we
have done is try our hardest to help. All Dusklion has done is try to help the clan. Whether
it was a bad decision or not, hasn't she helped the clan, helped everyone in it so far?"
She didn't speak for a moment, then continued. "Dusklion deserves her rank. She's tried as
hard, harder than a lot of cats, to prove it. Isn't that enough? She wants to be deputy. She's
trying to be a good deputy. And she's good at it; she's really good at it. Has she not been
organizing patrols? Or going on patrols herself? Or been active in this clan? If you say no, your
head has been down a rabbit hole during the entirety of both Birdsnow's and Fadingsun's
leaderships. I respect her and everything she's done for Riverclan. I agree with you, for
better or for worse." Her eyes flashed as she recalled how Dusklion offered to help search
for Minkpaw. Even when the apprentice wasn't here, she still wanted to help her. It really
meant a lot to Goldfish and she wouldn't forget it soon. "And Dusklion deserves her rank.
Nobody in this clan deserves to be deputy more." She spared a glance at Jayfrost, wishing
she could read his thoughts.

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Oi this is sloppy