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Originally Posted by Dust

[ Cherryswirl - 54 Moons]

She/Her | Chaotic Good | Warrior
Go With The Flow [Active]

Her stomach gave her away, growling loudly as Dusklion nudged the fish towards her. An embarrassed grin settled on her features as Cherryswirl quickly leaned down to take a, rather voracious, bite. Though, as Dusklion thanked her, the warrior matched her gaze, tilting her head slightly in confusion. Thanks for? Thanks for what? She puzzled to herself, though quickly came to the realization as the other continued.

"Oh!" Cherryswirl tutted softly, swallowing down the bite, "You don't have to thank me for that you silly salmon... I'm glad to have helped. It'd be a sad life without you around, Dusk." It was lucky that Swirls had been there with the siblings. There wasn't a doubt in her mind that Fading would have been able to pull Dusk up by himself... but still. It was definitely a sticky situation that could have gone horribly wrong. Cherryswirl leaned down to take another bite of the fish. She would nod every so often as Dusk filled her in on all the clan drama and changes. Cherry was aware of a few of them, but wow... So much had really changed in the time she'd been gone. Maybe Riverclan really was cursed. Oh... There it was. There was something lingering on the edge of Dusklion's gaze before she turned away after talking about Fading and the rogues. Given the content, Cherry would assume it was some form of worry or grief. It was hard to imagine the worry Dusk was going through now that her brother was their leader.

"Me... Ugh." Her ears flattened, the fur along her spine raising slightly. Cherry matched her gaze, giving Dusklion a rueful smile, "I... I'm sorry Dusk - I didn't mean to worry you or anyone else. I-" She swallowed hard, "I- Well... I was starting to get antsy just laying around in camp after the raid happened. So, I decided to go out for a hunt and I ended up getting trapped in some cold thorny two-leg thing." Her pelt radiated with heat - very clearly embarrassed about the whole situation... but there was something else - another underlying and unrecognizable emotion. Blinking a few times, the warrior slowly continued,

"I was stuck inside of a blinding cave... and it wasn't... bad? I don't think I was in danger at all. There was some sort of prey and water, but the two-legs are so loud. And touchy. They were really, really touchy. I don't really remember what I did for most of the time I was stuck in that cave, but I remember them grabbing me a lot - mostly to mess around with my wounds at the time. I guess they did help though. Ugh-" Cherryswirl snorted with slight amusement, "As soon as I was able to get out, I did. The two-leg territory was awful though. Weird cats out that way..." She shook her head. "I feel horrible having made others worried about me... and silly that my responsibility was suddenly dropped by a stupid decision I made." Cherryswirl trailed off momentarily, "If there's ever anything I can do... Please tell me. Maybe, we could look to find anymore of those thorny traps? Warn our clanmates of them so it doesn't happen the anyone else?" Maybe she was being a little too harsh on herself. It wasn't like she had any control over the situation.

[ @taillow - Dusklion ]

DUSKLION
she/her | riverclan's head lionheart | 27 moons

Swirls statement that it would be a sad life without her around struck something in Dusklion's chest. She prided herself on not needing approval from any cat, on not caring what others thought of her - on the surface, that is. Deep down, mostly buried in her subconscious, the head Lionheart did strive for the approval of others. Not that she'd ever say that out loud. Ever since that one fateful meeting she had been unsure of her place in the Clan. Hearing those words from the former Lionheart, from a cat she had looked up to... it raised her spirits a little as she grinned.

Taking another bite of the fish, the small dark tabby chewed thoughtfully as Swirls continued. Her apology was met with a quick shake of her head - as far as Dusklion was concerned, the golden tabby had nothing to apologize for. A cold thorny two-leg thing? She knew from her own experience out with Fades that those traps could be brutal. She'd never gotten stuck in one while out in the forest, but she could imagine how difficult they were to break out of. "You found your way back, 'n that's what matters. No two-legs could ever hold you down, Swirls." She reached a paw forward to touch her companions, offering any reassurance she could with a single look.

"I think that's smart. We can go out together, have a look around, 'n report what we find back to Fades. He could put a warnin' out at the next meetin', that way no one else falls into those traps." It troubled her to think that there might be more of those traps on RiverClan territory as her brows furrowed together in thought. "Was it far from here, the place they took you?"

[ Cherryswirl - @/Dust ]