[Arie]

Originally Posted by Doodle

Tuftbreeze frowned, passion making her voice harsher. "You are not a burden," she huffed, before realizing her tone. "Sorry, I didn't mean to snap, I just... I don't want you feeling that way, Raven. No one sees you like that. You shouldn't, either." She padded forward, giving the tom a gentle lick on the cheek. The molly backed up when he looked for the moss, hopping out of the ditch and turning around to watch as he spread the moss. "I'd suggest finding a stream, if you're up for getting soaked. Otherwise our tongues will have to suffer through." She leaned forward, sniffing at the dirt on his neck and scrunching her nose up. "I for one am up for a water bath." Like most Shadowclanners, she wasn't exactly fond of water, but if it meant saving her poor taste buds then Tuftbreeze was all in. She backed up and perked her ears, listening for any indicators of nearby water. "I think there's a stream that runs near here."

"Water bath? In this swamp?" Ravenvine was shocked. He shook his head, "I don't think that is a good idea Tufty," he said giving her a gentle lick on the head. Yet his thought about the idea, it might be good. "Yeah I can hear the stream. I know where it is." Rising from his lying down position the obsidian tom nudged Tuftbreeze gently towards where he could hear the rushing water. Slowly taking the first step the tom was surprised to find the water warm. Was it possible that there was something warming it up somewhere? That would be great to find. Yet all of a sudden he started feeling cold, the fear and panic rising up in him and he fully panicked and started walking further forward having completely lost his sense of direction as soon as he had walking belly deep out into the water. "Tufty! Tuftbreeze?! Where are you?!!" He was in complete panic and was so confused that he was actually walking further down the stream than closer to the bank. "I don't know where I am! Help me!!" This was more in his mind because his paws could still feel the ground but he felt like he was being swept away, away somewhere. He started walking around in the water again and felt a pair of teeth in his scruff dragging him out of the water. That was when he realized he was shaking. "Never again!" he hissed still shaking with panic and fear from the rushing water around him. He could still feel it, slowly taking over him and dragging him down where he would have no way to find his way back.