[Barnabas]

Originally Posted by Mauve

(Oh, that is perfectly alright! I tend to get a bit carried away, but your posts are excellent!)

"Ah, humor," he purred, the tiny flicker of a grin now stretching wider to reveal sharp, white teeth as Shadetail sat down, placing his forepaws straight together in lead of his haunches. One of his dark gray ears twitched, and his head tilted slightly in Meadowflower's direction. Though he had only met her but a few seconds ago, a certain fondness was already developing in his chest. She would definitely prove to be a good ally at the very least, and perhaps an acquaintance that could further prove his ShadowClan loyalty.

At her question, the gray furred warrior simply gave a shrug of his lean shoulders, his eyes remaining fixated on her face. "About as good as one could expect having the past I do," he muttered, though made an effort to keep his tone light. "The Dusk Syndicate and the Clans, let alone ShadowClan, don't have necessarily the friendliest past. Though, I myself never had a problem with any Clan cat. But Halite was persuasive at times to most others." For a moment, Shadetail cast his gaze around his new home, silently observing the scene once more. The apprentices who were play fighting earlier had disappeared, and the pair of warriors who had unknowingly knocked his sparrow to the ground were just disappearing into the warriors' den. A soft but subtle sigh left his lips and he returned his attention to his new companion.

"How have you liked growing up here? I'm sure the traditions are much different than those in the Syndicate," he mused, his eyes flashing with curiosity as he pondered what Meadowflower's kithood and youthful years had been like. He studied her face a bit more, taking in each detail he could. Surely she had a rather normal life up to this point? She didn't appear to be devious or bad-hearted in any way, though Shadetail knew looks could be deceiving. After all, he felt as though he had deceived Halite and his former Syndicate members by longing to join the Clan for moons on end. He would know, out of any cat.

Meadowflower let out a dip of her head as he purred, letting out a silent chuckle. The molly looked at the tom with a small smile. "Yeah sometimes I make jokes like that and sometimes they are so dumb I laugh at myself." meowed Meadowflower. Yeah even sometimes I don't get my own jokes, but I laugh anyway. After Shadetail answered her question the smile left her face. "My past wasn't so great. Ny parents died when I was 3 moons and I was left to be fostered by a mother, who didn't want kits at all, but got them anyway. Sometimes my clanmates don't trust me, but I let it slide. Don't let the other cats get to you. They are judgmental and they judge them before they get to know them." replied The she-cat. She playfully bumped his shoulder with hers as she let out a smile. Meadowflower felt some eyes stare at her, but she didn't really care. She could hang out with Shadetail if she wanted to and she would not let anyone bully her.