[Estelle]

Coldpaw
[ 6 moon | She / Her | Wc Tunneller Apprentice | Heightened Perception: Touch ]

As much as she loved her sister, Coldpaw was often (internally) caught disgruntled by her behaviours. Rainpaw, clearly, oblivious to Coldpaw's never-ending internal monologue about her life and actions and the way she sometimes wished the ground would swallow her up or that she wasn't constantly attached at Rainpaw's side for those few moments where her bossiness and controlling nature truly showed. And yet every time Coldpaw actually found herself alone (and lost by extension) she came to regret having wandered from those few familiar areas into the unknown and misses her sister. The time during which Rainpaw was upset with her was some of the worst, to be quite frank, and awfully lonely, and basically Coldpaw had since decided that she wouldn't complain about her sister anymore. She was fine being a follower, it kept her out of unwanted attention. Most of the time.

With that tirade aside, Rainpaw had actually had a good idea today. While Coldpaw was undoubtedly not as close with Leopardsong as Rainpaw was, as Coldpaw found relation with their biological mother as well (unlike Rainpaw), it didn't mean that she didn't appreciate and care for the queen like a parent or guardian, and therefore the silently compliant apprentice was perfectly happy sticking to Rainpaw's side and letting herself be guided into the familiar smelling den. Ah. A result of being less close did mean she didn't get the special nickname, but that didn't hurt her. Nope. It sure didn't (she was, in fact, acting tough. Coldpaw wanted a cute nickname too, woe is her, even if she pretended to think they were dumb or silly and not something she cared about). But it did slightly shift the tone for this meeting, but only briefly as Coldpaw's ears picked up on the warm tone of their mother's voice. While she may not have a special name like Rainpaw, she was greeted with just as much warmth, and that brought a soft smile to her face.

"I have been well, Song-mama. How have you been?"
Her tone was pleasant, if not a little formal. She felt the urge to just plop down and curl up warm somewhere near and take a nap right then and there, or eat something alongside the two because she could use a bite, but the apprentice suppressed the urge and remained polite like she had been taught by her elders. She stood still, letting Rainpaw have the pick of where they would settle, with her ears occasionally angling towards her sister and then back towards Leopard-mama, oops no Song-mama, as Rainpaw called her (there was half a chance the feline would have heard for calling Leopardsong by the same name, but Coldpaw was at a loss of what else would be appropriate in this situation).


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