[The Cannibal]

Originally Posted by Nighty

Chaseripple was just about to take a small bite from the meaty flank of the carp when he heard the soft meow. He smiled, jnowing without even seeing it was the beautiful voice of his mate. Purring as he looked up, Chaseripple fixed his vibrant yellow green eyes on that of his closest companion. "Mornin' Cobaltshade." He purred lovingly. He slid over a bit that way the blue she cat would have room to join him at his side. "And yes, I slept rather well. What about you?" He asked in return. The blue gray tom cat had missed the quality time that he normally spent with his mate. With her in the nursery with Flashkit, he didn't have as much alone time where the two of them could be close and in each other's company, without interruptions. He knew though, that in just a few short months, their kit would be an apprentice, leaving Cobaltshade and he to some more time.

He figured it was normal though. He knew a few other queens, and he rarely saw them when they were with kits, so it must be a full time job watching over rambunctious kittens. He remembered that he too had been rowdy and mischievous when he was young, but he never remembered being more of a nuisance than just a handle of work. Although, since he had been the kit then, young and innocent, he most likely hadn't realized that he was in fact being a nuisance. Oh well, he didn't mind. If they had to be separated, he was bald it was for the cause of them raising a family and to help keep the Clan strong. "Oh, I I forgot to ask, how's Flashkit doing? I know it's been a while since I've been in there, but I am terribly sorry about that, by the way."

Hearing his return greeting simply brought that smile on her muzzle a bit wider as she settled down next to him, unable to contain that spurt of happiness that rushed through her at realizing she finally had a little bit of time to spend some time with him.
"Glad to hear you slept well, I myself have slept fairly well, but ever since I've been in the nursery I've found it strange not to be amongst the warriors." Cobaltshade admitted with a small sigh, resting her cheek on his shoulder momentarily before lifting her head again to look across the clearing, remembering that she still had to keep half a gaze on Flashkit, he was still relatively young and needed watching. It was her duty as his mother to watch him as carefully as ever, but give him space so that he could learn and grow properly, she thought about this in a rather logical way, acting more so from logic than intuition. But the Russian Blue has always been that way just about anything, it's no surprise that her view on raising a kit was the same way and that motherhood has hardly changed her. That's one thing about Cobaltshade, through everything, she has never changed, not for a moment.

As she watched her beloved little monster across the clearing, she heard Chaseripple ask a new question, her ears perking and her head turning to look at him for a moment, the smile back to her muzzle.
"Oh it's fine Chase dear, I understand. Hah, I mean if any cat were to understand, it would be me!" She purred with a quiet chuckle before going on to answer his question, her eyes back to following the kit.
"He's doing good, growing up too quickly if you ask me. He'll be a good strong kit though, I can tell." As she finished speaking, she would look to the carp that Chaseripple had brought over for himself before tucking her tail to the side.
"It's nice to think that I'll be back in the warriors den soon though, I have to say I've missed my duties and I've missed being next to you. What I wouldn't give to finally go back out in the territory to catch a water vole, or to patrol the borders!"