This is important(ACRO)

[Sand]

Grassfall had spent a lot of time thinking after the ceremony. She was glad that Ratstar was back but that wasn't what she had been thinking about. She had been thinking about Shorttail and Smokewhisker. It wouldn't take long for everyone to notice that the two hadn't been hear for a few days if they had already noticed. She still got angry when she thought about her sister and brother if she could even call them that.

She finally came to a decision she would have to tell Ratstar that her no longer litter mates had run away. She just wasn't sure how much to tell her leader. She supposed that she could tell her leader that Shorttail had broken the warrior code by taking on a mate from another clan and that her brother had gotten mad at her for being mad at Shorttail.

She snorted and shook her head pacing back and forth. She knew if she didn't go and talk to Ratstar now that she would probably end up annoying the other warriors with all her pacing. She walked out of the warriors den guessing that Ratstar was probably in her den.

Taking a deep breath she made her way towards Ratstars den. 'Here goes nothing,' she thought coming to a stop just outside Ratstars den. "Ratstar are you in here? I need to talk to you...it's kind of important," she meowed her voice shaking silently. Why was she nervous it wasn't like Ratstar would hurt her or anything. She tensed waiting for Ratstar to say something if she was even in her den.

[[Acro.]]

{Hope is the thing with feathers}

Ratstar had just settled into the far reaches of her Den when she heard somebody calling her from the entrance. The leader was exhausted, but she knew she would never have been able to get to sleep that night, anyways, and so she held nothing against her visitor. Getting back to her paws, the petite she-cat shook out her pelt and padded a bit closer to the den's entrance, eyes narrowing through the dark at a familiar face. "Grassfall," she greeted quietly, nodding respectfully to the warrior. The air buzzed with the other she-cat's nerves, and Ratstar wondered what could be on her mind. "Please, come in," she invited, flicking her tail as a gesture for Grassfall to have a seat inside where they could speak with more privacy. The slender feline sat back on her haunches and kept her eyes respectfully on Grassfall. Her gaze was still drained and clouded by thought, but her attention was on the warrior. "How are you?" she asked out of politeness. "What did you need to talk to me about?"

{That perches in the soul}

[Sand]

Grassfall was relieved that Ratstar was in her den. She came into Ratstars den and nodded respectfully to her. "Greetings Ratstar, it's good to have you back safe," she meowed. When Ratstar asked her how she was she frowned. "Oh, I'm fine," she meowed sitting down and curling her tail over her paws thinking about what to say. "Well...I don't know if anyone has really noticed this but Shorttail and Smokewhisker are gone. There is no need to worry though. You see they chose to leave they didn't get attacked by the birds or anything though. I think my sister went to Stormclan but I'm not sure where my brother went," she meowed and couldn't help but look guilty. It was her fault that they had even left. If she hadn't gotten so mad at them then they would have never left. She should've kept her cool. She was still mad at her siblings but she didn't want either of them to die. She just hoped that her sister had safely had her kits and that her brother hadn't met the birds that Ratstar had. "It's my fault they left," she meowed at last looking pained.

[[Acro.]]

{And sings the tune without the words}

Ratstar's eyes narrowed. Two warriors, gone? That was bitter news to swallow... The leader began to run through all sorts of situations. Why had they left? Were they unhappy with their lives here? Were they discontent with her leadership? StarClan, she hoped not... she always tried to give everything she had to her Clan, and if that wasn't enough to keep her warriors around... what was left for her to give? When Grassfall muttered her self-blame, Ratstar's ears perked forward. Her fault? "How is it your fault?" she asked, tone steady. "And do you believe there's the chance that your siblings will return to SunsetClan?" Barring treachery or other villainous circumstances, Ratstar would of course accept them back into her Clan--this was their home--but she'd need to speak with both of them, get to the bottom of things, and make sure they knew that their behavior was... highly frowned upon.

{And never stops, at all}

[Sand]

"Shorttail was breaking the warrior code, she was seeing a cat from another clan. I went to confront her about it and Smokewhisker was there to. I talked to Shorttail about it but no matter what I said she couldn't see that she was doing any harm, so I got mad. I think we all got mad and said stuff we shouldn't have. Shorttail was expecting a Stormclanners kits, I was just afraid of losing my sister I didn't I would drive her away," she meowed looking unhappy. "My brother wasn't pleased that I was mad at Shorttail. After yelling at me Smokewhisker left as well. I had heard rumors that Smokewhisker was meeting with a Whisperclan cat but as far as I know they broke it off before I could talk to him about it," she meowed frowning.

[[Acro.]]

{And sweetest in the gale is heard}

Ratstar was silent for a moment or two after Grassfall had shared her story. The leader wished Grassfall had come to her first, before confronting Shorttail... but she could see how that might seem like the worse option, if Grassfall had been worried about the fate of her siblings. but Ratstar always tried to make herself seem... approachable. Perhaps not welcoming, but at least approachable. And she would have heard all sides of the story before making any rash decisions that would cost her a warrior... but the whole thing was beyond discussion, now, and Ratstar could only deal with the problem as it was presented to her. Gathering her thoughts, Ratstar nodded to Grassfall. "If you hear from either of them, I'd expect you to tell me. Immediately," she explained, voice low. She paused, and her eyes softened, losing some authority to make room for sympathy. "I'm sorry they've gone--they were valuable warriors. but you shouldn't blame yourself, because they are both capable of making their own decisions. And they chose not to stay."

{And sore must be the storm}

[Sand]

Grassfall nodded relieved that Ratstar wasn't going to try and track them down and make them rejoin. If her sister knew that she had told Ratstar that she had been seeing a Stormclan she would hate her even more. She was actually more worried about her brother chances were, was that he was alone out there. She knew that he sister had probably joined Stormclan and had probably had her kits right now. "Thank you, Ratstar for listening to me I thought about telling Thrushfall but I was afraid that he would try and get them back. Not that I don't want them back it's just that I don't want to force them to stay here if they are happy not being here," she meowed frowning.

[[Acro.]]

{That could abash the little bird}

Ratstar flicked her tail in acknowledgement. "I understand," she replied, resuming her usual tone of authority as she got to her paws and nodded to Grassfall. She wasn't trying to make the issue seem unimportant by dismissing the warrior... it's just that she was severely more tired than she was letting on, and the night was slipping away while they spoke. "Thank you for coming to me, Grassfall," she remarked, respect clear in her words. "If you'd like to try and track your brother down, let me know and I'll lend you Fallowmist." Her brother, recluse that he was, was one of the best trackers that she knew. And with those birds ravaging the skies, if Smokewhisker was out on his own... it begged for trouble. "Was there anything else you needed?"

{That kept so many warm}

[Sand]

Grassfall had already gotten up before Ratstar had even said anything else and she shook her head when her leader asked if she needed anything else. "No, and thanks for your offer," she meowed before turning and heading out of Ratstars den. Now that she had talked to Ratstar she realized just have tired she was. It was probably because she had spent so much time pacing before going to talk to Ratstar.