- Jun 7, 2023
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It seemed today was the day that pigs learned to fly. Within the tunnels, the confident tom found a bug in the back of his brain, demanding why he had let pride compel him to take this outsider on a tour of WindClan's most sacred place. Wire-framed and accomplice to Sunstar, had the point not approached him first, he may have hoped that Ukalek would stick with his betters and leave the chimera some privacy within the underground. Alas, his presence proved to be another cruel torment from StarClan in a moon so full of them he wished the very sky itself would disappear. Not one to be outdone by a child though, Sootspot pressed onwards within a shorter path, steps begrudgingly stilted as he waited for the newcomer to the moors to find his footing. Every now and again, he looked over his shoulder towards Ukalek, the dark hiding the extent of his discomfort. When he did speak, only a smile was evident in his voice. "Lost? I would not be surprised." Only the most experienced Tunnelers could pinpoint where each tunnel was within the territory - though Sootspot had needed plenty of practice himself, he almost told the other of impressive, albeit falsified, natural talent.
'I don't need to brag to this cat.' He'd decided after the first interaction with Ukalek, reminding himself of it even whilst other Tunnelers lurked nearby. 'I could tell this rogue anything and he'd be impressed.' It was almost nice, to be trusted and liked, but there was a falseness to the feeling that made the thought overly sacharrine, as if he knew it wouldn't last, as if he had to sour it before he became poisoned by it. "Spend enough time underground, and your whiskers and nose will be as sensitive as the rest of ours. We leave scent trails to keep ourselves from getting lost, again, something you may have to get used to." Just as he pictured the meadows above, a rock jutting out of the earth to the north, and a long winding river to the south, he pictured Ukalek standing there, taller than himself yet shorter than Sunstar. His whiskers twitched indignantly at the image. "You are awfully stubby-legged, are you not? Hardly much use for chasing rabbits up on high... has Sunstar suggested you become a Tunneler yet? "
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