- Aug 26, 2022
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Sunfreckle awoke from his nap with a sneeze and gave a disgruntled cough in response to it. How annoying, he'd been having such a pleasant dream too and it was just as quickly wiped away out of his head. Giving a shiver he stretched and turned in the direction of the back of the den where a burst of cold air had left his back cooled and uncomfortable.
He had seen Mintpool in here a few moments ago looking in this very corner so he assumed she must have noticed the wearing around the edges of the den where the cold air was beginning to creep inside. Sunfreckle gave a faint cough, tail flicking up to his mouth to cover it before he grabbed a wad of his own nesting and moved to shove it over the damaged patches; it would do for the time being until proper material was brought in to fix it. Really picked the worst time for that wall to start crumbling in places didn't it? Flickerkit would be fine, he was a living fire in his own right, thick red fur like gossamer flames and he could very easily keep one kitten warm enough she'd probably complain that her paws were sweating. In no time at all she'd be out with her siblings as apprentices and as much as he longed for the day to get out himself he also felt a sense of dread at it.
Part of him wished he'd pushed a little harder to keep the kits in the nursery longer, to apprentice them later than just 4 moons. It felt too soon, it felt like they were just born and immediately thrust out into the world without warning and he found his fur prickle at the idea of sending them off into battle or even normal tasks.
Stepping outside the den on heavy paws, stumbling every third step, the tabby frowned around the camp before his eyes lit up and he spotted the site of one of their warriors wander into camp with a rather hefty pair of mouse hanging from their jaws, "Good catch!" It was a relief to see given how little had been brought back last hunting patrol. "Did you see @Rabbitnose anywhere while you were out?"