[graves]

Originally Posted by yummyluc

The bengal narrowed her eyes, staring suspiciously at the back of Daydream's head, "Of course," She replied plainly, though the words had needed no response. Really, Marshfur didn't believe them. How could she? The paranoia, anxiety, everything was nipping at her ankles, telling her to turn around and run, sprint back to the camp, back to the cage. The beast was left in the camp, and that was probably the only reason why Marshfur allowed herself to be outside. A break from the beast. It helped. Still, the void in her stomach grew with every step she took, each one feeling more and more real than the last, a growing weight began to press on her shoulders. She could breathe again, without having to ask permission. Was this what feeling real again felt like? Why was it only beginning to feel like this now? Even out here, alone, she'd never felt like this. She felt like one of the twoleg machines, cold and surreal. But she... she felt... warmth. Yes, it was beginning to bloom in her chest like pins and needles.

It only took a moment for fear to strike her heart in a sudden jolt, forcing her to lose the life that had been building in her pawsteps. She lagged behind some more, more than she had been. She put her eyes in front of her, not really looking at anything in particular, just following the soft padding of Daydream's steps.

"Why did you save me." She said abruptly, more of a statement than a question, as she stopped and turned her again blank gaze to the medicine cat.

her tone seemed to hold no emotion in it, until the question was brought up. it was abrupt, daydream noticed, possibly a sense of urgency to it.they kept silent for a moment, slowing their steps so she could walk next to them, instead of behind them. they could've felt her gaze stare right through the back of their head. they wanted eye contact, they wanted something to read. they kept their amber gaze forward, before speaking,¨because you deserved to be saved.¨ they mewed. it wasnt because that they were a medicine cat that it was their duty.they were to heal with herbs, not physical force. daydream didnt have to, but they did, they made the choice to go back down into the flood despite being safe at the very top of the hill inorder to save another life. ¨i didnt need t know you. you couldve been a killer, or the worst being. but you deserved being saved, just as the any of us.¨ with this statement, they took a glance over at her, wanting to give the emphasis that they truly meant what they were saying. after they had saved her, they had almost lost their life. and because of that, they were left with both emotional and physical scars. but if you asked them over and over, they would tell you that they would do it over and over again if it meant that it was one more life they couldve saved. any life was above theirs.