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BILL.
Hailstorm folded her ears back as she pressed her face into the fur on his shoulder, fighting back tears herself. Her tail was resting motionless in the pine needles as she stood there in silence for a long moment.
"Falcondive," She muttered, her voice shaky.
"I can never possibly make up for the harm I've done. I'm so sorry for staying away." She took a step back, giving him space and looking him in the eyes.
"You are the most important person in the world to me, yet I've treated you so unfairly. I've never been good at...at talking to cats, and I didn't know what to do for you. So I did the selfish thing, and stayed away. And I'm...I'm so sorry. I know I've said it again and again, but I mean it."