Confidance (Tagged)

[Lionhearted]

Tagged: Ambrose [Cinderstep] 

Thrushleap finally made it back to camp from the Skyfield. The silvery moon hung in the sky, and he tipped his head upward, breathing in the air as he stood atop the hill separating StormClan and his own Clan, WhisperClan. He hobbled tiredly down the hill, and found his way into the clearing and towards the nursery. 

"Cinderstep?" he whispered to his mate, laying against her. It felt so good to be back again, even if he was only gone for a couple of days. He breathed in the scent of the Clan, and he finally felt home, and safe. He was still slightly traumatized by meeting Silverstar instead of StarClan, but he didn't have to worry about that... yet.

[Ambrose]

Inside the WhisperClan nursery was a sleepless silver-and-grey queen. She lay curled up with her head on her paws as she suckled her kits, who were growing steadily. What a great, beautiful family I have. thought Cinderstep, smiling slightly. Though, her whole family was not together, as Thrushleap had gone to the Skyfield and hadn't come back in days. Her smile faded off of her face as she remembered this; her mate was very close to her. I hope he's okay.. he could have been possessed or something.. Cinderstep felt a sinking feeling in her stomach, and pushed tears away. She closed her eyes and let sleep take her to a nicer place.

Woken by the tender touch of her side, Cinderstep blinked sleep from her eyes and inhaled deeply. She thought of Thrushleap; there seemed to be a scent of him. Searching the Nursery, she found Thrushleap cuddling beside her. "Thrushleap! I was scared that you were gone for good." she purred, half joking, half not. "I missed you so much!" she whispered, licking his cheek. "How was it?"

[Lionhearted]

Thrushleap hesitated for a moment. Should he tell it as it had went, or should he pretend that he saw StarClan? No, she's my mate. I shouldn't hide anything from her. "Not well," he whispered, his eyes dark. "I didn't meet StarClan at all. Instead, it was Silverstar. Said StarClan didn't answer or something, so her spirit answered me. And she's said some pretty... convincing things?" he sighed. "I'm half-inclined to believe them, but then again, this is Silverstar."

[Ambrose]

The silence between Cinderstep's question and Thrushleap's answer was broken only by a loud, shrill mewl from Morningkit for more milk. Cinderstep adjusted herself so that Morningkit could feed. Cinderstep looked back up at Thrushleap, who was talking now. "Not well," he was muttering, Cinderstep's eyes widening. That's weird, And Thrushleap spoke again.
Thrushleap told of what happened; Silverstar showed up, saying some "convincing things", and Thrushleap said he believed her. "What?!" Cinderstep hissed, trying not to wake the others up. The silver-and-grey shecat's pelt bristled. "You can't believe Silverstar; do you know what she's done? She's a very, very evil cat.. You shouldn't listen to her!" She looked him in the eyes, and he really was unsure. "We have to believe in StarClan, Thrushleap!"

[Lionhearted]

Tagged: Ambrose [Cinderstep]

OOC: I'm sorry about the late reply ;_; it popped out of my notifications bar.

Thrushleap took a step back. "You're over-reacting," he half-murmured, out of fear of waking the kits and the other residents of the nursery. "I'm not saying I am going to," he continued, his patience wearing thin; Silverstar's words turned in his head over and over, and no one was offering any sort of comfort. The dilemma almost crushed him: should he follow what she said, or not? And what could he benefit if he did believe her? "Have to? I do believe that there is a StarClan, but they didn't answer me! What do you think that means?

"Silverstar may be partially right, but that's only because she's speaking the truth. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I don't know if StarClan still supports us or not. They have not sent us a medicine cat for moons. Where is Cedarpaw? We do not have a healer, Cinderstep, and now they have thrown this greencough upon us, just when leafbare hits. Are they punishing us? What did we do wrong?" he said miserably. I can't believe I'm repeating Silverstar's words. What if she's really right? "No. I'm not saying I don't believe in them or anything. but I can't let us get too dependent on our ancestors. We cannot sit here and brood over why they're mad at us, if they really are. The Clan comes first, and if StarClan isn't going to help us, then we'll need to help ourselves." he sighed, and placed his head on his paws, staring blankly into the night. "I see the stars, but they don't seem to be twinkling back. We can't afford to get lost. Fate isn't set in stone. We, WhisperClan, will make our own paths. We always have, haven't we?"