[Random Melody]

Originally Posted by starfall

The tom watched as the molly tried to fix whatever she said, which he found nothing to 'fix' he understood what she meant, she was happy that Russetstar was still alive, not dead or taken, or had disappeared. He watched the molly in confusion, he was...worried, and dare he say amused. He had never seen a leader act in such a way, they had always been cold-faced, or serious...a little too serious in his opinion. He was about to butt in and escort her down to the medicine cat's den when she congratulated him, and when she did so he felt his stomach churn. All those horrible, suppressed, negative emotions began to resurface, making the tom physically sink into the pain. Those emotions he tried so hard to push down now boiled over his soul, like the water pouring over too little of a container. He was a leader now, how in the world could he forget? He had become the very thing he despised the most, did that mean he now hated himself? He shook his head and pushed those thoughts aside and once again suppressed those emotions he vowed to keep under control for Honeypool. He replaced his serious, vaguely pained, expression with that of a strained smile "Thank you." he said, unsure of what else to say.

He was still eminent on taking Snowstar down to the medicine cat, but he made himself coftrable once more as she stated that it involved Riverclan as a whole. Once she finished he let out a low hum, indicating that he was thinking, and indeed he was, he was thinking deeply about the situation at hand. Fallenstream knew that a war was about to break loose, but he never thought that it was going to be him making the decision. The ebony feline let out a drawn out breath and looked up at Snowstar, his lapis hues flickered with hesitation " Snowstar, I apologize, but we're still recovering from our recent rank changes, with Geckoleaf gone and Russetstar stepping down, I still have to choose a deputy. But, this isn't a no. Once I've decided I will go to your camp and tell you, but now isn't the best time...I'm still processing everything that's happened, heck, I haven't even gotten my nine lives yet." he sighed, his tail tip twitching. He adverted his eyes from the white molly and began to speak once more "...I need to think about it, but I appreciate the fact that you've come down to speak with me about such a serious matter....you can stay if you'd like and I'll have two warriors escort you back to the border." he began "...Why are you and Blazingstar fighting? It must be a good reason...especially if I'm considering putting my clanmates at risk. No pressure, but the answer will effect my decision." he stated. He didn't want to shed any blood if it was uneccisary, he had heard that Skyclan was staying neutral...and besides, he didn't wish to be known as the battle hungry leader, he cared deeply for his clanmates safety, and the last thing he would want is a war, but if it effected Riverclan as well, he had to see which side both he and his clan stood on.

Snowstar could see the worry and faint amusement clearly in the Tom's gaze and inwardly rolled her eyes at herself. Yeah, great first impression. He thinks I'm crazy now. She thought, shaking her head at herself with a sigh. Great going, Snowy. She nodded when he thanked her, offering a small smile. "Of course," She replied, sitting back. She was beginning to feel a little more comfortable now, but not completely. She was still in another Clan's camp. And while the thought didn't really bother her, she didn't want to seem rude by making herself too comfortable. After she finished explaining, she took a look around as she waited for the Tom's response. When he finally spoke, Snowstar looked back up at him, ears flicking faintly. "Yes, I understand." She murmured. She'd expected this kind of response and was mentally kicking herself for turning to a Clan that had just gone through such huge changes in ranks. Her ears pricked slightly when Fallenstream said that it wasn't a no just yet, however. And she felt faintly relieved and faintly guilty. She didn't want to drag the recovering Clan into this, but now it was too late to turn back.

When he asked exactly why her and the WindClan leader were fighting, she paused and stared at him, choosing her words carefully as she spoke again. "Well, it started when one of my warriors was killed at the border." She stated, narrowing her eyes slightly as she remembered. "I confronted Blazingstar about it, but he brushed it off. After this, things only went further downhill." She said warily, frowning. "I won't lie to you, we've been in the wrong, too. Well, I have, at least. Taking one of his warriors was completely out of line. He has a right to be angry about that." Her ears went back.

"And I can see why he's angry about the stealing prey, as well. But my Clan was starving and I had absolutely nowhere else to turn. I had to do what was best for ThunderClan - That's what I was doing from the beginning. Perhaps, though," She added uncertainly, now mostly talking to herself. She still was sure WindClan was more in the wrong, but... "Perhaps I let it get too far." But should she have just kept her mouth shut about her dead warrior? Should she have let her Clan starve? No. She wasn't going to do that. And if Blazingstar wanted to fight because of it, then he'd get a fight... Snowstar shook her head and brought her gaze back to Fallenstream. "Well, thank you for considering." She said sincerely. "I understand you're busy, so if you want, I'll go ahead and get out of your fur now."