Irisdream noticed the relief in her father’s eyes and wouldn’t deny the little sting. Was she
so distant that her own kin was
relieved to see a semblance of an emotional opening? She knew the answer to that, there was no need to dwell in search of an answer. She offered a small, tired smile at her father and nodded in agreement. She blinked when Blizzardoak mentioned her daughter, surprised. She had never really considered Kitepaw’s behavior in that light previously.
“Honestly, I was always too afraid to get involved…” She admitted, shaking her head and staring at her paws.
She had never really spoken with Blizzardoak about this before, never opened up to him like this. But ever since that…admittedly monumental experience with Wavebreaker, Irisdream has changed drastically. She’s been more expressive, while some habits still die hard. Such as hiding such…horrific injuries from her - former? - mate and daughter.
“That girl of mine…her fur is always on edge.” She meowed with a soft sigh. The motherly kind of sigh of a parent who doesn’t know what to do about their nervous wreck of a child.
“But I suppose you’re right. Kitepaw certainly doesn’t hide anything about how she’s feeling.” Irisdream had to admit, this kind of…openness was refreshing.
But onward, they needed to move quickly. She needed to find this water source Dusklion mentioned before Kitepaw went looking for her. Anxious as she was, her daughter had sharp eyes. It had taken a great deal of effort to avoid her all this time. Irisdream motioned with her head for her father to follow her, honestly part of this was some kind of an excuse to talk some. They hadn’t really had the opportunity to have real one-on-one time in well…ever. Even after Pebblestorm died, she hadn’t been able to open herself up to anycat, if anything it maybe made things worse. Now, she glanced at Blizzardoak from the side, then averted her gaze. Wondering if she should mention the…incident with Wavebreaker. Blizzardoak
was Wavebreaker’s former mentor after all. They shared a tight bond, and Irisdream didn’t want to strain it.
Her whiskers quivered with the stress of her indecision as they walked the area immediately around the camp, looking for somewhere private where Irisdream could finally clean up.
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Quietheart - are you thinking of having Wavebreaker and Kitepaw discover her in this thread or later?]
we create our own nightmares [P]
