(AshStep)-(14 moons)-(Agender)-(Shadowclan Warrior)
" It's quite alright, sorry for getting in your way. "
AshStep gave a smile as they tried to remember how to soclize. They stretched as they got back to their paws to recollect themselves.
" So how have things been going lately? "
They mewed as they tried not to sound too tired.
@MangofDoom So sorry for the late reply I had to go to a riding lesson )
⟡ starlingcall ⟡
• shadowclan - XX moons •
⟡ dilute tortishell, white chest and face spot ⟡
• they/them - it/its •
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Starlingcall watches Ashtep recollect themself as it shakes some dirt off its pelt. They don't acknowledge their apology. "I've been well. Cold, but well."
Starlingcall looks up at Ashtep. "Have you been getting enough sleep? You look exhausted."
She couldn't quite avoid the sunlit clearing; ever since the incident and her return to the nursery, Nightshiver has spent all the more time inside. She would opt to ask Sleepysunrise or another willing feline to bring her some moss in their spare time, or dispose of the used bedding she often used to make mossballs for the kits, opposed to moving in and out of the den herself. She would sit often by the entrance, watching any kit walking outside, such as today. Her anxiety had spiked through the roof since Fishkit's escape and it meant she had had to miss her own child's ceremony at that, and she hated herself for it. Yet she knew this worry couldn't be good for the kittens that were not her own, and that concerned her all the more in turn.
Biting her lip, the forever queen had hardly noticed when her tail had come to rest around her swollen stomach, mismatched gaze lifting from her paws to rest upon a familiar pelt, and a strange sense of relief stirred within her instantly. There was something about Hawkbite's presence that calmed her; that brang her nerves down as if a voice told her everything would be alright. Maybe it was his strength and his constant presence, the fact that up until now he had simply... Always been there. She knew added to the risk of his disappearance, and yet she felt less worried that he would compared to the rest of those she considered family. She couldn't help it when she lifted a paw to wave at the enforcer commander, a tired smile spreading on her maw. Looking at him, she wished to thank him for saving Fishkit and looking after the young in her absence. Her head tilted and ear flicked, hoping it would inform the commander on her wish to speak with him. She would approach him herself, but... She couldn't leave her post.