private A question for the ages || Twitchbolt

[Fawnkit~]

[ ༻ 𓆩✧𓆪 ༺ ] From what Fawnkit had learned over the 3 moons that he'd been taken in with Skyclan is, the Leader, deemed with the suffix "-star" were the ones who leads the clan (well no duh), that would be Orangestar in this case. The next in charge is the deputy, the future leader of a clan and one burden next with the responsibility of caring for the clan. Lead Warriors help in that organization for the clans be it patrols or just a general voice for Orangestar. After those would be the medicine cats, which is Fireflyglow and hes in charge of making sure the clan was healthy, mending their wounds, making sure they were recovering from illness. He did not know how the other did it, he didn't know how Orangestar also could lead an entire amount of cats, to stand in front of a crowd without bursting out in tears from the nerves of it.

Yet, out of the ones that crossed his mind, it would be Twitchbolt that first came in view of round yellow and blue eyes. Plumed tail swished slightly as he made his approach to stand at the twitching tom's paws. "Twitchbolt...sir, what does it feel like to uhm...be the deputy and... are your apprentices to be expected of more because you're going to be our leader after Orangestar? Were you nervous of becoming an apprentice yourself?" the words pool from his lips, all at once before the boy paused and nervously shuffled his tiny paws a bit. Was it okay to ask such questions? He's hardly interacted with the warrior, only those who had been in and out of the nursery did Fawnkit truly knew well.

"What makes... a good deputy?" he also placed in another question. Because, Fawnkit will soon be an apprentice and not long after, a warrior and if.. he shows much dedication into the clan could it be possible that one day he'll stand where Twitchbolt stood? Or Orangestar? Having been too young to of known the prior leader before Orangestar, yet heard the stories, Blazestar as well.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── You can t be caught you ll never fall ──┐‎

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  Fawnkit 𓆩✧𓆪 He/Him, Kit of Skyclan, 5 moons.
  ⭃ Fluffy Fawn with low white with bi-colored eyes (Blue and Yellow)
  ⭃ NPC x NPC
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted (ask first) / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by Ryn ↛ @/Rynnaro on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

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@TWITCHBOLT !!

 

[TWITCHBOLT]

A kit within him that had never grown up was surprised to see little ones approaching him; he'd always known adults to be impenetrable, sky-tearing, and most importantly indifferent. Endless confusions had spat from the maws of his parents- of Dawnglare, too, he remembered keenly- they were cats he'd never have bothered approaching for anything. Well, unless he had some sadistic desire to be painfully confused. Part of it was comforting, then, when Fawnkit wandered up to him- maybe his rambling, brittle tones made sense, then, past all the uncertainty.

Sir. It was amusing, but he shook his head. "Please, just... just Twitchbolt's fine," he assured Fawnkit, though quietened for the little barrage o questions he asked. Tiny river-rapids... a smile stuttered on his lips. The longer his paws walked the path of leadership, the more he felt as if he was in the right place- though it still skimmed his flesh like buzzing static when someone called attention to it. Quillstrike, speaking of Twitchstar- his heart quickened to nausea at the thought.

"I... I was very nervous to be an apprentice, Fawnkit," Twitchbolt murmured. He spoke gently, brittle tones frayed from moons of screeching finding an earnest tenderness. "My mentor was the deputy too, you know. B-But- she only ever wanted me to do my best. And that- that's all I want from my apprentices, too. Deputy or not, I think that's... that's what all mentors should want." Potential, found and forged and realised. It was the most anyone could ask for.

A good deputy. Twitchbolt shrugged. "C-Caring about SkyClan's future more than anything in the world. That's... that's what it means to me." Fawnkit was nearly an apprentice- he hoped it wouldn't be too confusing for him, all this talk ... Stars, he'd never forgive himself if he scared him or something...​

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[Fawnkit~]

[ ༻ 𓆩✧𓆪 ༺ ] Soon enough once the riverpools of questions spewed from the lips of the kit, one who will be an apprentice soon himself, did Twitchbolt finally answer his questions. Head lifted to hear his deputy's words while with round bi-colored eyes. Plumed tail swishing slightly while the hoarse voice of the other filled his ears.

A relief flood over him when Twitchbolt expressed he too had been nervous about becoming an apprentice, his deputy, nervous but look where he stood now, showing how it would be okay no matter how nervous Fawnkit was about becoming an apprentice himself, he still can succeed as well. Yet, his next answer about how he had been the apprentice of the deputy prior to him made his ears twitch before looking up at the other curiously, not knowing that there had been more than one deputy prior to Orangestar. "So... Orangestar mentored you?" he asked softly.

Sure, Fawnkit had heard some stories about Skyclan but normally he zoned out on them or got trapped in his own thoughts to even pay attention to what was being said fully unless it was something about rules or something Fawnkit had found interest in. Yet, the last question Twitchbolt said made Fawnkit hummed with a tilt of his head. "Caring about the future of Skyclan... It seems everyone...like you, Orangestar Fireflyglow and the lead warriors have a care for what happens to Skyclan... so, does that mean... if we grow up and work hard enough, we... I mean us kits... could end up like you or... the others?" he asked curiously.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── You can t be caught you ll never fall ──┐‎

• "speak""Thoughts"
• 
  Fawnkit 𓆩✧𓆪 He/Him, Kit of Skyclan, 5 moons.
  ⭃ Fluffy Fawn with low white with bi-colored eyes (Blue and Yellow)
  ⭃ NPC x NPC
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted (ask first) / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by Ryn ↛ @/Rynnaro on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

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[TWITCHBOLT]

The next question Fawnkit asked was, frankly, an adorable one ... Twitchbolt's gaze softened a little, looking at him. Though it swiftly threw a spear through him, too, at the realisation of his age. Cats... plenty of them... thronged the earth and did not know who Daisyflight was. Cats who had never mer Blazestar ... it was dizzying to realise that, soon, kittens might be born not delivered by Dawnglare's paws, too.

Strange, how his love for SkyClan remained so strong, despite all of the changes that had crawled past over time. Only now he thought about it did he realise quite how much it had changed, and- and how much it would continue to change. With his deputyship ... maybe he'd get nine lives, and who knows who he'd outlive, then? Gritted teeth chattered a little at the thought, but he tried... tried to keep his smile on for Fawnkit. Remembering those gone was difficult, always ... but it was nice at the same time to get to tell a new generation stories of those who had built the SkyClan they knew now.

"Not quite ... mm-my mentor was Daisyflight," he murmured, holding Fawnkit's wide-eyed look. "She was SkyClan's first deputy ever." A bit of dramatic flair on the end there, yeah ... it would probably make this history lesson a tiny bit more entertaining.

Curiosity fluttered in the tilt of Fawnkit's head, and Twitchbolt let his wobbly smile remain, despite the stone that sat firm in his stomach. Anxiety weighed every word down, but he knew he had meant every one, and ... well, Fawnkit didn't seem horrifically bored yet. "Of course you can," he said, trembling voice giving way still to earnestness. "Every one of us was a kit at some point, just like you ... nervous to- to go into the world. But you'll be just fine. And- and you'll find out what it is you want to do, most of all..." Because he didn't want to make any promises- he couldn't, really. "But so long as you focus on being a good member of SkyClan, your... your p-paws will find the right path. Mine did."​

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