A [River] of [Ice] ((TAGGED))

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Raging as a river...

She was going to do it. She was going to give up her kits. She was going to stop being a queen. For good this time. Rivercloud sat in the clearing, mustering up the courage to ask Icecloud to take care of her kits. She could do it. It was for the good of her kits. They needed someone and, well.. She just wasn't that someone. Icecloud would do a much better job looking after them than she would. Definitely. Earlier she had asked Icecloud if they could talk in private. So that was where she sat, right at the edge of the clearing, dreading the moment. Not because she wanted to keep her kits. Because she was embarrassed to tell anyone that she didn't want to stay in the nursery. She shook off the feeling and smiled. Just don't worry. It'll be fine.

... Peaceful as a cloud

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Icecloud came back into camp with the sun high hunting group. She was carrying nothing but a small mouse in her mouth. This was a very cruel leaf-bare, almost no prey anywhere to be found. Her cream color fur couldn't even help her with blending in to the fallen snow because there was so little prey. The she-cat dropped her prey off at the pile, looking it over. She remembered that Rivercloud wanted to talk to her right before she went out to hunt. She picked out vole for the queen then set off to go looking for her. It wasn't too long after when she saw the she-cat sitting alone at the edge of the clearing. Icecloud picked up the pace and made her way over. The cream bengal wondered what the queen wanted to talk to her about. As she came near, the warrior set the vole in front of her. Hello Rivercloud. I thought you might like something to eat. She said as she sat down in front of her.

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Raging as a river...

She looked up as pawsteps signaled an approaching cat. And then all of a sudden Icecloud was sitting in front of her. It was time. "Icecloud..." Where should she start? "I-I have something to ask you. You see..." She sighed. This was so hard. but she had to do it. Just get it over and done with. "I've decided to go back to warrior duties and was wondering if you could look after my kits." There. It was done. "It's not because I wan't  to leave them or anything... I just didn't mean to have a second litter. It's all gone wrong." She looked up at the cream bengal with pleading eyes. "Please?"

...Peaceful as a cloud

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The she-cat fluffed up her fur as much as she could while she listened to the queen. When Rivercloud just came out and asked what she wanted Icecloud to do, she was surprised. Me? Be a mother? The warrior thought to herself. She understood that the she-cat wanted to go back to being a warrior but she couldn't believe that she wanted to leave them while they were still young. Shouldn't another queen take care of them? Why wouldn't she ask one of them? If Icecloud had kits, she would want to be around them until they were apprentices. The cream bengal nodded her head. Of course, I can look after them. Are they off of milk yet? She would watch her kits but the warrior couldn't support them if they needed milk.

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