a rabbit's shimmering heart [P]

[Luna16]

It had a few days now since Shimmer had wounded her paw while out on a walk with him, and the white tom felt it had been long enough since he last checked on her. Rabbitfur carried a small mouse to the warrior's den now, where he hoped he'd find her. The mouse was meager, but he wanted to ensure she was eating something. It being leafbare, it couldn't entirely be helped that his offering was small. He set the mouse down outside of the warrior's den and poked his head inside. "Shimmer?" He called, retrieving the mouse and treading carefully inside the den. Dark amber, almost red eyes peering into the darkness in search of his friend's pelt or eyes.

@Foxlily - Shimmeringtwilight

[Foxlily]

Shimmertwilight drowsily sat up to see the white furred tom walk in. Her golden eyes met his. Before she saw it, she smelled the mouse he was holding. Her paw felt a lot better, but she still needed like two days before she could start hunting again.

Hello Rabbit! She scooted over so he could sit next to her. Thanks for brining a mouse. I'm starving. She tried to smile, but she knew she couldn't. That news a couple days ago broke her heart. She cleaned herself up a bit to look more acceptable for visitors.

[ @Luna16 ; Rabbitfur ]

[Luna16]

Rabbitfur smiled in greeting, sitting next to his friend and setting the mouse in front of her. "Of course!" He purred. "What are clanmates for? If not to help in times of need." He responded, his gaze flickering across her form carefully. He could tell she was still feeling sick about what happened with her apprentice, and truthfully there was not much he could say to be helpful. He felt the same way, after all his precious daughter's mentor was one of the traitors too. Still...he could offer her the same words he was trying to live by himself. "Listen Shimmer," he started with a soft sigh, turning his gaze to look out of the den at the camp clearing, "you can't continue to blame yourself for what happened."

If only it were that easy. He knew, and he shot her a glance saying as much. "Before you say it, I know it's easier said than done. But it must be done." He meowed, his voice gentle but firm. "Those...cats," he chose his words very carefully, trying not to rub mousebile in the open wound, "made their choices independent of us. We could never have seen that coming." He looked at her now, bending his head to try and catch her gaze. "Surely you must know that. It wasn't your fault, and there's nothing you could've done differently to change that outcome."

@Foxlily - Shimmeringtwilight