R&R [For TC kits/Apprentices]

The weather was nice, still chillier than the brown tom preferred but he endured for the sake of being out in the dying gasps of sunlight that filtered through the clouds. Soon, even this, would be a luxury. Leaffall was well underway. Stretching out, Duskfall relaxed in the clearing, grooming himself in long, slow brushes of his tongue. Not quite reaching his back, but unused to asking anyone for assistance. All of his children were dead or worse, Littlefang, Hawkstrike, Coalspirit. The grief was no longer overwhelming as it used to be, but there was still a pang.

So instead, he focused on happier things. Viperfang stalking through camp with prey in his jaws, while his niece, Mothpaw shyly followed. The bustling of apprentices, cleaning out nests of elders, Specklefur and Miles. The laughter of kits.

It was enough. It had to be.

Bluepaw padded back through the tunnel into camp carrying a mouse. She dropped it on the prey pile and stretched.

Roaringpaw had followed closely behind his sister carrying a squirrel. He set the squirrel on the pike before he looked to Duskfall seeing the deputy. Quietly the multicolored apprentice padded over to the deputy

Bluepaw looked at Roaringpaw and followed him over to Duskfall.

"Roaringpaw, Bluepaw. Good hunt?" He asked from where he laid, pausing his grooming momentarily to look over at their prey. A fat mouse and a healthy squirrel, Leaf fall hadn't claimed them yet and he thanked StarClan for that.

"Wait for me you guys! Honestly, I'm not some hedgehog that can run faster than a monster!" Beanpaw squeaked around a small mouse, shyly looking at the ground as he neared Bluepaw. He was never really good with girls, they always left him feeling giddy and skittish. Resting the mouse at his paws he proudly looked at Duskfall before picking it up and running to the elders den, he loved visiting his mother when she wasn't being violent. Today he wasn't lucky when he fired out of the den at top speeds as soon as a loud yell ensued. "Gosh...Specklefur has been doing a lot of yelling lately, maybe I should get her something to soothe her or something..." Beanpaw muttered before turning back to Duskfall.

"How are you today Duskfall? Mom told me to ask you before she yelled at me, she wants me to have good relationships with other cats from the clan. She always tells me to help around and make lots of friends so I'm not sad. I don't understand that, do you Duskfall? Oh nice catch Roaringpaw... B-Bluepaw." Beanpaw spluttered, skittering around as he spoke and settled next to Roaringpaw. Toms before She-cats after all.

Blue paw looked up at Beanpaw, her eyes sparkling.
"Nice catch Beanpaw," she mewed, looking at his mouse.

Roaringpaw smiled a bit " yeah it was food hunting."he mewed before looking to Beanpaw.