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Getting his first apprentice had been something that warmed him to the core, he'd adjusted well to SkyClan and thought of himself more as from this clan than he ever had WindClan prior. His days of feeling like an outsider were behind him and each passing day proved to him he had been granted a last gift from StarClan for his services to them in how his life was unfolding. An apprentice, a loving mate, three beautiful kits he doted on constantly, the only issue was the environment at times made him struggle to leave the closed circle of his family; he spent far too long near the nursery before being chased off to do his duties and he had unfortunately neglected Lupinepaw in his adoration of being a father. With the threat of the rogues breathing down their necks and the possibility of a full scale attack, his shortcomings might punish his young charge who he only taught the basics of hunting and combat at all before losing himself in the tides of family life. If he could stay in the nursery next to Butterflytuft he would, but SkyClan needed him and he would be remiss to disregard his other family; the clan.
He roused the young spotted molly to her feet with a tender smile upon the morning, the first time he'd fetched her bright and early since his kits were born, "Ready to go out?"
And out they went, sleepy eyes and the crisp chill of the early day air blanketing them through the tall pines, paws light and his own steps confident if not somewhat uneasy. He could probably go the entire patrol without a word with how peaceful it was, but words needed to be said.
"I'm..sorry, Lupinepaw. I've....neglected your training these past few moons and it wasn't fair to you. I just got a little caught up in being a father for the first time, seeing their little eyes open, hearing their first words but you are just as important to me as my family. I want to make it right."
His intentions were a day with just them, unbothered by the clan itself and working to fill the freshkill pile to the brim with as much prey as they could manage - he wanted her to feel proud walking back into camp with her mouth full and head high.
Getting his first apprentice had been something that warmed him to the core, he'd adjusted well to SkyClan and thought of himself more as from this clan than he ever had WindClan prior. His days of feeling like an outsider were behind him and each passing day proved to him he had been granted a last gift from StarClan for his services to them in how his life was unfolding. An apprentice, a loving mate, three beautiful kits he doted on constantly, the only issue was the environment at times made him struggle to leave the closed circle of his family; he spent far too long near the nursery before being chased off to do his duties and he had unfortunately neglected Lupinepaw in his adoration of being a father. With the threat of the rogues breathing down their necks and the possibility of a full scale attack, his shortcomings might punish his young charge who he only taught the basics of hunting and combat at all before losing himself in the tides of family life. If he could stay in the nursery next to Butterflytuft he would, but SkyClan needed him and he would be remiss to disregard his other family; the clan.
He roused the young spotted molly to her feet with a tender smile upon the morning, the first time he'd fetched her bright and early since his kits were born, "Ready to go out?"
And out they went, sleepy eyes and the crisp chill of the early day air blanketing them through the tall pines, paws light and his own steps confident if not somewhat uneasy. He could probably go the entire patrol without a word with how peaceful it was, but words needed to be said.
"I'm..sorry, Lupinepaw. I've....neglected your training these past few moons and it wasn't fair to you. I just got a little caught up in being a father for the first time, seeing their little eyes open, hearing their first words but you are just as important to me as my family. I want to make it right."
His intentions were a day with just them, unbothered by the clan itself and working to fill the freshkill pile to the brim with as much prey as they could manage - he wanted her to feel proud walking back into camp with her mouth full and head high.
- - @LUPINEPAW
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Dandelionwish
—⊰⋅ Warrior of SkyClan
—⊰⋅ He/Him
"SPEECH", 'THOUGHTS', ATTACK
—⊰⋅ Cream/Chocolate Chimera w/mismatched green and orange eyes.
