A Bat's soft Song in the Shadows of an Elm [P]

[~Sayonara~]

Originally Posted by Ravensong

Elmshadow's nose twitched. Spoken like a she-cat. He felt his insides steeling against the show of apparent weakness.

He sniffed. "I would not say she-cats are worthless. They are very important for their role in clanlife. We all have our parts to play and a she-cat who does not produce is dishonoring her clan. Every cat must contribute in the way best suited to them." He looked out thoughtfully. "And while a she-cat can be great, like Dawnstar, imagine what her potential would be of she were a tom! Without all the baggage of being a she-cat."

He sighed deeply and looked to the stars. "My mother was strong and she was a service to her clan. But it was my father who shaped me into the tom I am."

(Wow this is a hard point to argue lol)

Batsong looks at the tom, his golden eyes pooled with a distant look.
"I understand, but there's room to change. I don't mean to seem biased just because I was born a she-cat, I'm sure any other tom would agree... Any reasonable tom anyway. We're all equal, no cat is less than the other. My father wasn't exactly easy on me either... Mind if I possibly assist you with your mindset?"

(Lol he's becoming Elmshadow's therapist)

[Pitou]

Originally Posted by Jayden

Batsong looks at the tom, his golden eyes pooled with a distant look.
"I understand, but there's room to change. I don't mean to seem biased just because I was born a she-cat, I'm sure any other tom would agree... Any reasonable tom anyway. We're all equal, no cat is less than the other. My father wasn't exactly easy on me either... Mind if I possibly assist you with your mindset?"

(Lol he's becoming Elmshadow's therapist)

Elmshadow rose to his paws, holding his head high. Without looking at Batsong, he replied stiffly, "Your father sounded like a strong warrior. My mindset is not one that needs changing." He dropped gracefully off the log, his toes sinking into the marshy ground. Turning his chin over his shoulder but still pointedly not giving Batsong his gaze, he mowed, "I expect I'll see you around camp."

He gathered his rat firmly in his teeth and, with it dragging against his broad chest, he bounded through the pines back toward camp.

[~Sayonara~]

Originally Posted by Ravensong

Elmshadow rose to his paws, holding his head high. Without looking at Batsong, he replied stiffly, "Your father sounded like a strong warrior. My mindset is not one that needs changing." He dropped gracefully off the log, his toes sinking into the marshy ground. Turning his chin over his shoulder but still pointedly not giving Batsong his gaze, he mowed, "I expect I'll see you around camp."

He gathered his rat firmly in his teeth and, with it dragging against his broad chest, he bounded through the pines back toward camp.

Batsong shook his head and sighs, muttering softly to himself as he sat there. He didn't know how he would change the tom's views. He might never. What he knows for sure is that this tom's reputation will go downhill fast. Batsong doubted he cared but couldn't he save at least some dignity for his offspring's sake? Batsong at last stood up and made his way back to camp and to the warrior's den, slipping into his nest in the far corner away from the others before tucking his nose under his tail and closing his eyes to sleep, thinking about his recent interaction. Would there be a way to fix the tom's blinded vision?