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Palekit sat in the corner of the nursery, thumping her fluffy tail on the ground. This was a good angle to watch everyone around her. She was specifically looking for some of the kittens Owain told her about, though she didn't even know what they looked like. Getting bored of searching, Palekit instead began to watch a nearby game of moss-ball. She cheered for the players in her head, and thumped her tail against the ground as the moss was caught. The kitten looked around again. Watching the nursery was really fun. Does anyone want to join me?

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Wingkit rolled over in his nest, parting his jaws in a tiny yawn - though it was large for him. Another kitten sat awfully close to his nest, he realized as he turned his head. He sat up awkwardly, his long fur ruffled. She herself had long fur, and looked much like his mother. He watched her out of the corner of his amber eyes. "Um, h-hi," he squeaked quietly, ear tips burning. Why was she so close to his nest? Did she want something?

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Hearing a small squeak, Palekit looked around wildly until she found the source of the noise. It came from a little tom, who wasn't that far from her at all. Palekit tried to take a few steps back, and gave an apologetic nod. "Oh, sorry. I didn't realize how close I was." She paused, still trying to get further away from the kitten. She eventually just gave up and sat back down. "Hi! Who are you?" Palekit asked, scanning the tom with wide eyes. She giggled at his fluffy fur. He looks like a ginger cloud.

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Wingkit nodded. "Th-that's okay," he replied quietly, glancing down at his tiny, white-toed paws. He peeked at her, but quickly looked away. "Hi…?" He replied, unsure if he was supposed to greet her again. "I'm Wingkit," he replied, gaining a tad more confidence. "Who are you? Y-you look like my Mama," he meowed quietly. It was true. His mother had the same, long fur, white with gray patches and amber eyes. The only odd thing was the ginger patch between her eyes. "A-are you Lightfall's kitten?"

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"Nice to meet you Wingkit!" Palekit exclaimed, then flinched a little as the name sunk in. This is one of the kits Owain told me about, right? The name Wingkit sounds familiar... She looked at the ground. No, this could be a different Wingkit. Has to be. This kitten seems too shy and sweet! She looked at the tom and grinned. "My name is Palekit!" She glanced around the nursery at Wingkit's statement. I look like his mom? What queen looks like- She paused. Lightfall had gray and white fur too, didn't she? This had to be the kit Owain told her about. Palekit's smile slowly faded. "N-no, I'm not Lightfall's kitten."

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"It's nice to meet you too, P-Palekit," he replied. Though Wingkit wasn't the smartest of felines, he wasn't an idiot. He saw the way she flinched when she heard his name, and the way her smile faded when he mentioned Lightfall was his mother. Whats wrong with me? It was like this with Owain, too, he remembered. Am I too ugly? Does she shun me for my size? Or does it have to do with being the son of Lightfall? Why would anyone hate ethics mother? She was the sweetest cat he'd ever met, and would do nothing to harm anyone, unless, of course, they were hurting her kits. "O-oh," he pinned his ears to his head, shrinking back. "I-is something wrong? Did I d-do something?" He asked quietly, looking at the ground.

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What's he thinking about? Did he see me flinch? Why is he always stuttering? 'Why do you stutter?" Palekit asked bluntly. She didn't know if that was rude or not, and didn't care either. Does he stutter on purpose? She wondered, but assumed it was habitual. Palekit tilted her head as Wingkit shrunk back. "No, nothing's wrong. It's just...." Owain said these kits were bad, right? Why is this tom so nice then? "It's nothing." She replied, forcing a smile. "Do you want to go do something?" She asked, trying to change the topic, although she really didn't feel like doing anything with Wingkit.

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Wingkit was taken aback by her question. "O-oh," he blinked, trying to make sure he didn't stutter. Of course, it was only when he was nervous. "I… don't mean to." He cleared his throat, coughing slightly. "I don't usually - it's just, uh, I'm not very, well, I don't know," he shrugged, hoping she got the hunt that he was just nervous and shy. "It's what?" He asked quietly, but instead she asked if he wanted to do something. "S-sure!"

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"Well you do it a lot." Palekit said, not taking the hint that he was shy. She didn't understand shy cats. What were they afraid of? The she-kit internally grumbled at Wingkit's "sure!", but she replied with a light hearted chirp. "Alright, well what do you want to do?" She asked, looking outside. The camp was covered in snow. Maybe I can drown him in snow! Heeheehee. She chuckled to herself, and returned her amber eyes to Wingkit. "Well? Maybe we'll end up playing a game.

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"O-oh ok I'll try not to," he murmured, hoping it would make her hate him less. "Um… anything is fine." He squeaked. He stuttered because he was nervous, and if stuttering made others dislike him, it would only make him more nervous. So he wouldn't stutter. "We can go make a snow fort!" He suggested, eyes lighting up. "Then when the other kits attack, we'll be ready! We can kick snow at them! And hide behind our fort!"

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Palekit nodded at the snow fort idea. "Sounds wonderful! Are you sure Lightfall will let you out in the cold?" She looked outside. "Let's just go." Palekit stood up and led the way to the exit, glancing behind to see if Wingkit was there. Reaching the camp she leaped and plummeted into the snow. It took her a few seconds to sink down to the bottom. Once her paws touched to ground, she trudged around to face Wingkit. "It's kind of hard to walk!" She giggled, walking around in place but keeping her eyes on Wingkit. "Where will the fort be?"

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Wingkit shrugged. "I hope your not one to obey the rules!" He grinned, becoming more comfortable with her. He trotted after her, plunging into the snow. It was cold, but his fur was thick. He nodded in agreement, trudging forward. "It is! Try running!" He giggled. "The fort can be anywhere. How about over there?" He suggested, nodding towards the edge of camp.

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Palekit did what he said, and didn't get far when she tried to run. All of the snow got clogged in her thick fur. She grumbled, and looked in the direction of where Wingkit said to put the fort. "That's a good spot. I'll race you there!" Palekit exclaimed, racing to the edge of camp though she was very slow. She looked like she was trying to run in slow-mo. "Wingkit, this is hard!"