The gray tabby quietly slid out of the camp entrance casually, hoping to not draw too much attention to himself. He knew that everyone in the clan had expected elders to simply lay there in their nest all day, tell stories and gossip. To relax until their time to pass had come. It was a gentle, quiet and honorable ending, but he wasn't quite ready to settle in just yet. The past few days, since the gathering had gone on, he had stayed in his nest with clouded thoughts. Of course, over and over he mourned Froststar's death when the clan wasn't looking - feeling at fault for her death and cursing himself over and over, using the pain and regret to shame him into believing he had made the right choice of retiring. After all, it was bad enough that Cloudkit and Mistkit were his, but to cause the death of his love, another clan leader... StarClan have mercy on him. He prayed every night for his family, hoping their ancestors would at least lend an ear.
His family... It didn't run as far as blood and the three of them weren't only of his concerns. Perhaps it was stubborness, and with time this mindset might fade away, but he was concerned with the situation that he had left ShadowClan in. On the verge of war, would all be forgotten with the simple exchange of leadership? A sharp chill in pelt reminded him that it was Leaf-fall time yet again, and that leaf-bare would soon be on the horizon. He frowned, starting to pad away from the entrance. The last thing he wanted was for the clan to starve. He was an elder now, but that didn't make him useless, right? He wasn't like all the elders before him, put there with injury or sickness. He could still hunt and feed the clan, at least, right? After all, he wasn't named Sagewhisker for nothing!
Another sharp breeze flew his way and he shivered before he was able to scent the area. Well, some company would be nice, at least. He glanced at the entrance to see if anyone was heading out at the moment. He just didn't want anyone fretting on him, was all... They were already starting to treat him different even though he had been leader not less than a moon ago! It irked him to say the least... I think Ebs is just repeating herself at this point. Blah, blah. Froststar. Blah, blah. Kits. Blah, blah. ShadowClan. Blah, blah. Elderness. Blah, Blah. Kay. Lets hunt now, Gingurrrrr? :'D
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