- Sep 4, 2024
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Again, Sunpaw finds herself unable to sleep. She didn't use to have this problem, even when she first came to RiverClan. Mostly because the transition kept her so busy, that by the end of the day she found herself ready to crash. But maybe after three moons, she's finally getting used to the routine - no, she definitely is. And with everything steadying out, maybe it makes sense that her mind keeps lingering elsewhere, too unoccupied for her own liking. Tossing, turning, closing her eyes, opening them. Knowing that doesn't make it any better.
At some point, she's yawning, stretching herself out of her nest. A while passes, then another while longer before she groans softly, knowing she's not falling back asleep any time soon. Instead she hauls herself up out of her nest as carefully as she can with the other sleeping apprentices around her, carefully stepping over nests and bodies until she can push outside of the den and into the camp. She has no grand plans of escape nor adventure, but as she gazes into the quiet spaces of the camp, she finds herself moving anyway. Away from the heart of it all, towards the outskirts, the border of camp. There, she just sits, gazing out into the areas beyond this invisible little line, her tail tucked neatly over her paws.
At some point, she's yawning, stretching herself out of her nest. A while passes, then another while longer before she groans softly, knowing she's not falling back asleep any time soon. Instead she hauls herself up out of her nest as carefully as she can with the other sleeping apprentices around her, carefully stepping over nests and bodies until she can push outside of the den and into the camp. She has no grand plans of escape nor adventure, but as she gazes into the quiet spaces of the camp, she finds herself moving anyway. Away from the heart of it all, towards the outskirts, the border of camp. There, she just sits, gazing out into the areas beyond this invisible little line, her tail tucked neatly over her paws.