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➳ Kestrelwing

Now here was a warrior worthy of perhaps leading RiverClan one day... Kestrelwing hadn't exactly expected this level of retort when he first finished his patrol report, but something about Stormcall reminded him of his mother; strong-willed and ready to defend RiverClan at the drop of a hat. The gleam in the molly's eyes was different than any he'd seen within Sootstar. "I would trust you to drive them out over Sootstar," he replied simply with an indifferent flick of his tail, not even bothering to look in the leader's direction this time. His own issues with Sootstar couldn't be fixed by having a new deputy simply tell him to respect the leader. Respect, in his case, had been lost long ago.

Kestrelwing eyed Stormcall, weighing the challenge she had thrown his way. Usually the battle hungry tom was more than willing to spar with his Clanmates, but for now he was just exhausted and wanted sleep. He wanted to shut the Clan out, and perhaps even the world, if only for a brief few moments. With this thought, his claws slid back into place, and he realxed his muscles a bit. "The next ShadowClan border patrol, I want in." It wasn't posted as a request, or question - more like a statement. He held Stormcall's gaze, his own unwavering as he searched her expression for any sign of resistance to it.


// @ghostwriter