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High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Rainywhisker stands by, witness to it all. After a while, the meeting devolves into cats murmuring, about how this was a good thing, or about how it was all too much. He nods idly to Buckstar, hardly paying mind as he watches Tallkit slithering to the body of his apprentice. At first, he does nothing but stare on as the kit thrifts from Frostpaw's mouth, some teeth. But then, they do it again.

Thought does not come before action for the first time in Rainywhisker's adult life, and he lurches towards the kit, raising his paw with the mindset to smack her away with enough force to send her skidding across the clearing. The stormy gray tom's pelt prickles, his tail lashes furiously, and he bares his teeth at the savage thing. "You will stop disrespecting the remains of your Clanmate!" he hisses. "You foul little demon thing, you-" Abruptly and all at once, Rainywhisker remembers himself, and he snaps his maw shut.

Turning to face Eveningmist and their leader, he narrows his eyes. "I will accompany Eveningmist with her body, and this kit will stay far away from me unless they are in need of urgent care, permanently." He felt sick, and angry, and ashamed of himself all at once. Frostpaw was gone, his Clan celebrating the execution, and desecrating her body. "You will allow me to say my farewell to my apprentice." It wasn't a request of Buckstar or the deputy, it was a demand.

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