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A moon had passed in between Thornskip receiving their new name, a proper warriors name. It was still a novel concept to him, to be given a name. Of course his house folk had bestowed a name to her, the old title of Rosalia once felt that novel too but the appeal rusted away from neglect. She hadn’t been able to come to terms with that concept until new life had been breathed into him upon joining RiverClan. Things were different here, it seemed that there was meaning to the names bestowed to clan cats. If a name holds meaning then these titles wouldn’t wash away with neglect, right? Everyone seemed rather grand, even those without their warrior titles must have meaning to their names. Parents often gave care into naming their children, at least to her limited understanding of the concept that was the case.
They noticed that at the meetings Lichenstar would honour names based on attributes that she had noticed, or at least that’s what he assumed was the case? Did this StarClan actually tell her these names? Maybe through soft whispers at night or a voice carried in the bubbling of the river's stream, unheard by those who didn’t know that secret language. Maybe it was a secret third option, their orange tinted tail twitches then sways in thought as they stare at the river. Trying to listen to a secret voice, to no avail of course. This was a fruitless endeavour yet the flame point was nothing if not dutiful in carrying out the most minute of task.
Her curiosity got the better of them though and he decided to set aside the task of figuring out the mystery surrounding the river. It would be better to figure out the meaning behind their clan mates names through just asking them! He sets his sights on the cat nearest to him, marching up with bravado that was nothing short of genuine, no matter how misguided that confidence was. “Your name would have meaning, yes?” He didn’t deem it a philosophical question rather than something obvious. Wherever the cat agreed or disagreed with her question they would continue onwards in this march of conversation.
“Does Lichenstar always have a reason when naming someone in meetings? It seems to me that she does but perhaps you would be more knowledgeable about this than I.” They didn’t hide the fact that they were lacking in knowledge due to their kittypet origins, there was no shame in admitting when you didn’t know something. At least that was his mentality, how else would one hone their skills?
They noticed that at the meetings Lichenstar would honour names based on attributes that she had noticed, or at least that’s what he assumed was the case? Did this StarClan actually tell her these names? Maybe through soft whispers at night or a voice carried in the bubbling of the river's stream, unheard by those who didn’t know that secret language. Maybe it was a secret third option, their orange tinted tail twitches then sways in thought as they stare at the river. Trying to listen to a secret voice, to no avail of course. This was a fruitless endeavour yet the flame point was nothing if not dutiful in carrying out the most minute of task.
Her curiosity got the better of them though and he decided to set aside the task of figuring out the mystery surrounding the river. It would be better to figure out the meaning behind their clan mates names through just asking them! He sets his sights on the cat nearest to him, marching up with bravado that was nothing short of genuine, no matter how misguided that confidence was. “Your name would have meaning, yes?” He didn’t deem it a philosophical question rather than something obvious. Wherever the cat agreed or disagreed with her question they would continue onwards in this march of conversation.
“Does Lichenstar always have a reason when naming someone in meetings? It seems to me that she does but perhaps you would be more knowledgeable about this than I.” They didn’t hide the fact that they were lacking in knowledge due to their kittypet origins, there was no shame in admitting when you didn’t know something. At least that was his mentality, how else would one hone their skills?
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