Family is everything [Open for All of Ivyfall's family]

RiverClan had suffered many losses recently, her brother Reedfang, her apprentice, Aspenfang, it seemed that even in Greenleaf, life was no easier at all. The silver she-cat couldn't help grieve for all the lives lost, feeling each of them weigh on her personally. She'd sworn the day that her father left her, on her sister's dead waterlogged body, that never again would she lose someone important to her. That she'd fight tooth and claw before she'd lose another cat that she cared for. Yet where was she when Reedfang was captured, where was she when Aspenfang disappeared. On a day like today, the she-cat needed to reaffirm that she wasn't alone, that her family was still here.

Broken, battered emotionally, the she-cat took to sunning in the clearing while polishing off a thrush. She sat just on the edges so that she could watch kits tumble around and play, apprentices clear out dens and warriors stroll in and out with prey.

Toadkit watched his mother and blinked "Mom?" he asked padding over and sitting down.

"Toadkit." Ivyfall purred warmly, moving her tail aside for her kit to press himself next to her if he wished. "Would you like to help me finish this thrush?"

Toadkit looked in surprise "Of course!" he squeaked opening his jaws to take a bite.

Oakkit's Brown,Fluffy fur looked fluffier than normal as she laid down next to her feasting 'Family'

"Have a bite, Oakkit. There's plenty to go around." Ivyfall nudged the bird so that Toadkit and Oakkit could equally share it. In her eyes, they were both her precious kits.

Oakkit took a few bites of the bird before nudging it back to Toadkit

Toadkit nibbled at the wing, half of it was gone now and he looked up at his mother "Can I eat the rest?" he asked.

"Of course, don't worry about me." She licked the pair on top of their heads, pressing down any stray tufts of fur, and curled her tail so that they were both protected from the elements.

Toadkit nodded and finished up the thrush, he licked his whiskers to clean them when he was finished with the meal.

Oakkit purred A good substitute for family She thought

Frostfall padded into camp a few fish on her that she had caught while she was out of camp. The white tabby noted her mother, and a few of her younger siblings sitting off to the side of the camp. She decided that she would join them as soon as she dropped off the fish she had. Quickly the white tabby trotted over to the fresh kill pile, and dropped of the fish, then wondered over to her family. "Hello." She said with a purr. The warrior sat down and curled her tail around her paws.

Clearkit was sitting at the edge of the clearing, on the opposite side from Ivyfall. He had been very engaged in watching the river through the reeds around the camp, an activity he could frequently be found engaging in. Every now and again, he would think he saw a fish dart by, but it was hard to say without really seeing the river properly.
He looked up when she saw a single cloud drifting quickly across the clear sky. It was a pretty windy day, and the cloud was moving accordingly. It would be out of sight or simply torn apart by the wind soon... Clearkit discovered that he quite wanted to see where the cloud was going. So,he started walking across the clearing under it, his pale eyes turned upwards. He didn't notice the eyes that followed him, or the whispers. Many cats thought he was quite strange indeed, but he still hadn't realized it.
Focused on the cloud, he didn't realize that he was walking straight towards his family, and it wasn't until he stumbled over the thrush that Toadkit was eating that he realized it. "Oops, I didn't notice where I was going." He mewed, shaking his head and focusing on his family, trying to forget the cloud that he had been intently following.

Toadkit growled quietly and starred at his littermate "Ya..." he murmured.

OOC: Thin, this is a group topic, therefore it's my turn to post, not yours. Wait your turn, I don't want to have to issue out punishments.

Ivyfall didn't even have to look up to know who had spoken, a mother's instinct and a dash of being very familiar with Frostfall's scent. "Hello Frostfall, back from your patrol, I see." She replied, shifting so that there was room in the shade for her daughter to sit more comfortably. The sun was nice, but after what was most likely a tiring patrol, she wanted her to be comfortable. It was the least she could do, Frostfall had to be working double time with all the warriors to feed the influx of new kits. "How's things with you? These little ones have kept me so busy, I feel like I barely have time to see how you're doing."

"Oh, Clearkit." Ivyfall sighed when her youngest kit ran into Toadkit. She grabbed him by the scruff and placed him between her forepaws, licking away the little smears on blood from the thrush. "Look where you're going." She warned, nuzzling him before nudging him away to play again.