Stagkit nodded in confirmation,
"Yes! Corn is strong, and clever and smart like Twiglight!" He didn't care he was saying the name wrong, at this point it'd become more of a joke between the kit and the leader. He was Parasite, she was Twiglight. And then he felt Cornkit's unease and the kit pressed himself up again the older kit.
"Is Cornkit okay?" he questioned carefully. He wanted Cornkit to feel okay. Stag himself did not like being abandoned but now Stag had Corn so Stag would never be abandoned ever. Yes. Stag had a friend in Corn. But now his attention was once again drawn away and he focused his eyes on the bugs that Cornkit was pointing out.
"Corn knows so many bugs and beetles! Corn is king of beetles!" he proclaimed once again before reaching out for the stick bug... Would stick bug be tasty? He would have to see, but before he could pick it up Cornkit poked him and Stag let out a happy squeal. Could he poke others now? He poked Cornkit back with a smile before taking the stick bug and stuffing it in his mouth and chewing it up.
"Stick bug was tasty!"
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Wings --
"Well if your fur was sparkly clean before! then maybe sit down and clean it again!" Mountainmist snapped with amusement. And then she quieted to listen to her apprentice's engaging tale about a little kit he wanted to mentor and she let out a rumbling soft purr.
"You know.. you gotta be a warrior for that to happen little one," she was being a bit reprimanding but couldn't let the smile on her face escape.
"I know you'll do a good job it that becomes an possibility at some point. I would wish it for you. Just got to wait and see." Flopping back to her side she patted her own belly,
"These will surely get good mentors too. They just need to drain me of all fat and food before they're born," and she let out a soft laugh at that... Her apprentice was truly more of an adopted son to her lately and she quite enjoyed these... relaxing talks with him. It brought comfort to her, despite the unnerving feelings she sometime felt... because with Cloudberry's reappearance in her life... Mountainmist herself stood at a cliff. Yet she wouldn't dare share that with Creekpaw. That was too deep and the older molly wanted to protect the apprentice for as long as she could.