| Snowybreeze |
Silence stretched between the warrior and leader, yet there was no awkwardness in the breeze. Not any the young tom could feel, in any case. They both understood their task. Taking the unclaimed warrior to his final rest. It still unsettled him, how in a clan so filled with cats not a single one stepped forward. No anguish. No shock. No claims of planned vengeance. It was almost as if the tom had never existed in the first place.
It was sorrowful, to say the least, although understandable. If he truly had been gone for moons, perhaps the other cats had simply deemed him a traitor and decided to carry on with their lives. Snowybreeze couldn't quite throw him in the traitor pile so easily. The gentle giant was certain the WindClan warrior must have had his reasons for vanishing. For staying away. He himself had almost done so. If he hadn't met with Berryfrost by the falls... would he have simply kept moving? Walking without destination until he had become unequivocally, irrevocably, and permanently lost? He didn't doubt it, and as such, he believed he was in no place to condemn the tom he now carried on his back.
He'd come back to them. Whoever had killed him had known he was WindClan. Brought him back here for a reason. Therefore, he still saw himself as WindClan. That was enough for the quiet warrior.
As Twilightstar took to scraping away the dirt for his grave, Snowybreeze gently dropped the fallen warrior from his back. Despite having never taken on the role of tunneler - his giant size making the tunnels a bit... cramped - his massive paws excelled at digging. A fact he had unfortunately learned in his times burying a fallen clanmate. A friend never to return. Allowing the silence to extend, the tom removed clumps of dirt with ease, glad he could be of use here. It was a grim job, but one he took with pride, refusing to do a rushed job. It was to be this tom's final resting place. It shall be done with the respect it deserved. Their more impatient energy could be reserved for when he inevitably led the lilac molly to the scene he'd been found.
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Moonraven [Twilightstar]