Swanpaw pricked her ears in surprise, glancing around as someone spoke her name and spotting Sunflower's daughter looking back at her, her teeth showing in a smile. Her niece. A sudden pang shot through her. I haven't really spoken with them much. Suddenly, and rather disconcertingly, she felt old. Yet her name kept her from feeling too old.
"Hello," She greeted the other, opening her maw slightly in a somewhat hesitant smile. "It's alright, I... suppose I haven't been around much to see."
Then Spottedstar's call cut through their chatter, and her whiskers stiffened slightly in surprise as she looked around for the red-pelted tom in question. Foxfire is stepping down? Granted, she didn't know a lot about the tom, but she'd never heard of a cat stepping down from deputy before. In SkyClan, at least. Twisting her head, she glanced around, spotting Wolfcall as he stood up and headed over to Spottedstar. Spottedstar's son, and yet another cat she didn't know much beyond their name. What kind of deputy would he make?
At least Foxfire looked reasonably happy. I hope he finds peace in being a warrior. If he'd been that unhappy as the deputy.... Well, she could understand the reasoning behind it, at least.
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