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Even in a nest - a small, cramped nest with two cats being in it at once, but still a nest - Talonstone found that he was having trouble sleeping. He kept brushing against Doetuft by accident, and her scent kept wafting over him - it
was her nest, after all - but it was quite distracting. Not in a bad way, he supposed. He was simply unfamiliar with this certain situation. That was a good thing? Being put on mandatory nest-rest shouldn't be something that a cat should be familiar with. It was what, slightly past sunhigh now? The later part of noon, meaning that he still had more than half a day to go before his usual resting time. His mind was rebelling against his tired body. Resting and sleeping weren't the same, right? So was it legal for him to stay awake as long as he didn't move around too much? It wasn't like he could fall asleep anyway; his body would succumb whenever it felt like it, regardless of Talonstone's personal preferences. The recently promoted warrior was a bit too exhausted to feel awkward about being in a nest with Doetuft. Sure, it was strange, but not awkward? He couldn't find the energy to really care. A head brushed against his cheek and Talonstone cracked an eye back open to see Doetuft much closer to him than before. He didn't want to answer her question, but she would no doubt worry if he didn't.
"I'm fine," the tom responded in a mutter. If she had been expecting something else, then this wasn't really the time. He was tired, but fine. Also hungry... guardians, he had forgotten to get something to eat earlier. Whatever. He could find something later, whenever that would be.