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backwritten to take place after the gathering and this thread.
The trek back to camp felt longer than it actually was. Howlpaw's paws were weighed down with an indescribable feeling. The gathering had been hard to sit through, but what had come after was even harder. A choice had to be made - ThunderClan or SkyClan - and Howlpaw had chosen SkyClan.
Her parents had stayed back to say a final goodbye to each other, but Howling Wind had led the four of them back to camp, where Howlpaw and Fireflypaw were encouraged to say goodbye. Goodbye to their friends, goodbye to their family, goodbye to all the clanmates they had known and grown up around.
When they finally reached camp, Howlpaw looked around with tears in her eyes, trying to commit the faces of the cats around her and the way camp looked to memory. As time passed she would remember this place less and less and all she would have would be memories of the past, of a family not yet broken apart by grief and enforced borders.
"T-ThunderClan," Howlpaw called out, trying to summon the confidence and quiet strength of her grandmother as she called out to them. "This is goodbye..."
obligatory tag for: @HOWLING WIND , @Fireflypaw , @CRESCENTPAW , @BURNPAW !
plus a bonus tag for family members @COBWEBTAIL @WOLFWIND @BERRYHEART @RACCOONSTRIPE @Hollow Tree @GRAYSTORM
The trek back to camp felt longer than it actually was. Howlpaw's paws were weighed down with an indescribable feeling. The gathering had been hard to sit through, but what had come after was even harder. A choice had to be made - ThunderClan or SkyClan - and Howlpaw had chosen SkyClan.
Her parents had stayed back to say a final goodbye to each other, but Howling Wind had led the four of them back to camp, where Howlpaw and Fireflypaw were encouraged to say goodbye. Goodbye to their friends, goodbye to their family, goodbye to all the clanmates they had known and grown up around.
When they finally reached camp, Howlpaw looked around with tears in her eyes, trying to commit the faces of the cats around her and the way camp looked to memory. As time passed she would remember this place less and less and all she would have would be memories of the past, of a family not yet broken apart by grief and enforced borders.
"T-ThunderClan," Howlpaw called out, trying to summon the confidence and quiet strength of her grandmother as she called out to them. "This is goodbye..."
obligatory tag for: @HOWLING WIND , @Fireflypaw , @CRESCENTPAW , @BURNPAW !
plus a bonus tag for family members @COBWEBTAIL @WOLFWIND @BERRYHEART @RACCOONSTRIPE @Hollow Tree @GRAYSTORM