[RedHead]

And there it was, her heart twisting. Buckbranch just sounded so sad. She placed her tail on his back in a comforting gesture, hoping she wasn’t overstepping any boundaries and wanting there to be something she could do to help the tom. But Foxbound didn’t know. She had no idea what would help.
She let out a sigh after he finished speaking, her ears flattening against her head. “I don’t hate you Buckbranch, I’m just... confused by you? Slightly untrusting of you? But i don’t hate you. The only cat i genuinely hate is my father, who’s a badger-hearted mouse-brain.” She gave the tom a small smile before flicking her ears upward again.
“I can see how you’re stressed, but maybe this is all going to help you in the future. Maybe one day, you’ll laugh about how silly you were to be doubtful of yourself, because you’ll be doing an amazing job at being deputy.” Foxbound nudged Buckbranch’s shoulder with her nose, smiling kindly. “I think you just need to give yourself some time. And talk to Flintstar, I’m sure he’ll understand and help you if he knows how stressed you are.”

@Slushie