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..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .Their expression was bordering uncomfortable as their face lifted to meet his eyes while he spoke. Was he only standing before them now to be unkind? Was he trying to insult them? For a moment Sparrowsong didn't reply, gaze falling back to the feathers at...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .Sparrowsong made at least an attempt to get to know each cat they could in SkyClan. It was natural, almost instinctive for them; to ignore someone or just simply be disinterested from the start wasn't in their nature. They were social, friendly, having been...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .As the leaders settle themselves at last upon the Great Rock, Sparrowsong seeks out Happypaw to sit beside him. "Up there," they murmured to him after a moment, gesturing with a point of their nose. "You might recognize them. Along with Blazestar, that's...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .Wolfkit's eyes are intense as she stares up into Sparrowsong's eyes, demanding their undivided attention while she explains the rules of the game they were about to play. Of course they knew how to play chase; it was something they had played themself as a...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .A normal, routine patrol felt good. It felt good to make rounds, to feel secure knowing, proving that only SkyClan was left in SkyClan's forest. No hostile cats trying to take it from them. With each round through the pines, the scents grew more stale and...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .They could finally meet Butterflytuft's kits, and Sparrowsong was indescribably excited. With an eager tip-tapping of their paws upon the earth in a small restless dance, the little tabby wasn't far behind Bobbie as they came forward at the first...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .Even if it was during a confusing and tumultuous time in their life, Sparrowsong remembered their apprentice naming well. It simultaneously felt like a lifetime ago, and yet not that long at all. Had it really been seven moons ago? The brown tabby still...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .With everyone finally home, with the cure in the jaws of those who needed it so badly, with SkyClan once again returned to its home, things could finally go back to normal. It was a feeling they reveled in. Sparrowsong knew they had missed it, but in the...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .It was difficult for things to truly feel like they had gone back to normal. After all, had it really? The camp had been in shambles, and it still didn't feel quite right despite their past few days of work. Their friends were still sick. Brightflame had...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .Abandoned to their own devices at the charred sycamore that now loomed above them ominously, those that were still capable had hastily gathered materials to construct a makeshift camp. Somewhere, anywhere to rest their weary paws, their injured Clanmates...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .The world was falling apart around them. For a second time they had been uprooted entirely, driven from their home by forces beyond their control, their will. It still hardly felt as though any time had passed at all since they'd left Twolegplace for the...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .There it was. As they looked into his eyes, the glistening tears finally began to fall, and their face twisted further. He leaned down, head bumping theirs tenderly, and they pressed up into it, not caring as his tears dampened their own fur. Being sad was...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .Sparrowsong's paws were weary as they trailed behind their patrol, head unusually low. Sick warriors, warriors on the journey, rogue theft, kits and queens... no matter how hard they worked, it just wasn't enough anymore. Constant patrols, border and...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .With their eyes squinted joyfully, a rumbling purr shook their chest. Even Dawnglare seemed intrigued by the gift, offering a thank you they hadn't quite been expecting. "You're welcome!" Sparrowsong chirped in response. When Blazestar next wandered over...

..╭―――――――――――――――|➹|―――――――――――――――╮ .The second time they heard paws pounding, Sparrowsong was quick to jolt and flinch away. Upon the realization that it wasn't another rogue, SkyClan scent washing over them, their shoulders sagged with relief. The tabby reached up to swipe tears from their...