[Rose]

Berryfrost
She/Her

Sleep. It was something Berrypaw seemed to have taken granted for far way too long, and now she was paying the price. But today, or this fateful dawn, it seemed Berrypaw could drop onto the ground and fall asleep at any given moment. Eyelids fluttering shut for half a moment, the young dame had to shake her head to refrain the drowsiness that threatened to overtake her. Why was she doing this again? It was getting harder to concentrate as the seconds ticked by, and as Berrypaw's now-sluggish brain put the puzzle pieces together, she recalled that - OH! She wasn't Berrypaw anymore! Her name was Berryfrost, after her mother mentor Peachfrost. Well, former mentor, that was.

Half-open, sleepy eyes travel in the direction of a familiar white coat as it shifts, and Berryfrost can't help the fond smile that creeps over her face as her friend stirs from his sleep. As sorry Berryfrost feels for her friend, tirelessly waiting day after day for his long lost mentor, the newly named warrior is still happy that despite not being named a warrior the same day as him, Snowybreeze has still managed to be there for her. He'd been her support, whether he knew it or not, when they'd gotten their apprentice names, sharing that perch at the front of the clan with her. And he was here now, offering her comfort during the dark night she'd sat through even if he'd been asleep.

Mismatched hues tired, but sparkling with newfound joy nonetheless as Snowybreeze drew closer, the eggshell colored molly couldn't help but purr with happiness, returning Snowybreeze's affectionate nuzzle. She almost said good morning, too, but remembered at the last moment and snapped her mouth shut with a barely audible 'eep' of alarm. Oh stars, had she just broken her vigil? But her worry was for naught, as only a few moments had passed before a gentle paw stopped her worrying, accompanied by even sweeter words, despite them being only ones to inform her of her freedom to speak.

"You're a warrior!" Berryfrost exclaimed softly, elation clear in her voice as she attempted to fling her paws around Snowybreeze and draw him in for a hug. Albeit a loose one, because she was a tad too tired to put pressure into her limbs. Mere moments needed to pass, however, before the young warrior realized.. oh dear, she'd mixed up her words, and her cheeks heated with embarrassment. "I- I m-mean, I'm a warrior. You've, uh, obviously already been a- a warrior. C-congratulations by the way. For, um, yknow, warriorship.. is it called warriorhood or warriorship..?"

[ @Alchemist Kitsune - Snowybreeze ]