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// @:Grimmlin:

After all the moons spent only having her brother to talk to - who could be quite annoying and arrogant at times, in her view - it was refreshing to hear another voice. Perhaps this would become a cat she could talk to frequently. This was exactly why she had wanted to start thinking about settling down and grow some roots. Convincing her kin of that, however, would be another journey in its entirety. "Seems like you've got your head on straight. Trust should be earned, not given." Ironic, since she was hiding a majority of her personality from this newcomer and trying to force his hand into trusting her. Usually it worked quicker than this, with her charm and grace. But Flute was up for a challenge.

"Oh goodness. I do not want to be responsible for this load of kits. Probably never even seen a mouse, let alone a few of them." She chuckled, although the thought disgusted her. Leading a group of cats, all with differing opinions on what to do and how to run things? She'd much rather hang out in the sidelines, working her magic under the cloak of someone else. "I hope they at least know how to stay alive. We're quite far from civil grounds, as you'd mentioned earlier the farther you get into the forest, the more savage cats become." A glance in Cosmo's direction. "I'm Ruby, by the way." Yes, the lie slipped out like a stream over rocks, easy and unbothered, almost as if her name was in fact Ruby. This tom had no business knowing her real name. She was certain she'd reveal it soon enough, but for how she'd be Ruby - the caring, sweet, but quick witted cat who'd been around these parts for moons.