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Originally Posted by RedHead
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Jaggedhawk sat on the branch he was on, face twisted into a frown as he listened to what Howlspark said. Expression softening, the tom gave a shrug once the other warrior had finished speaking. "I suppose I really don't know. It's like... I want to go and get out of here, there's nothing holding me back from doing so, yet I still feel a hesitation." Jaggedhawk tilted slightly on the branch, dangling precariously close to falling off. Then he stood in one swell swoop, balancing lightly on the branch once more as he padded along it's length. "I love seeing new things and learning about everything, and I suppose clan life is just too... restricting for that. But clan life is also all I've known, so I'm not sure if I could do it. Go out and travel and live on my own that is." The silver tabby turned his face towards Howlspark once more, a little more confident as he continued speaking. "But... I think I could do it if I just tried. Just leapt into it, y'know?"
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Howlspark padded along a branch as he listened, nodding occasionally along with Jaggedhawk’s words. Every time he reached the edge of a branch, he hooked his claws into the next and climbed higher, though he also shifted onto nearby branches at the same level to avoid getting out of hearing distance. The topic was deep and Howlspark wasn’t perfectly primed to answer. He didn’t have the right to really make judgements on or suggest things for this cat’s life. He could only suggest realizations. Thus, he had to think about his words to make sure he didn’t come off as pretentious or fake-wise. Howlspark by no means thought he was wise. He just had life experience and a habit for silence that made him come off that way despite being young.
“I don’t really know... I do know that the adventures out there can be pretty cool or can be a bit of a letdown- like everything, I suppose. You’ll never know if you don’t try it though. Hesitation keeps us in the known, which can be great. We are all looking for comfort and happiness, right? But I get the sense that your happiness in life doesn’t come from comfort. But yeah, I get it. Maybe if you just leapt into it... it would work out? I really don’t know.”