Hero

[Quailpaw]

   I was still recovering from the avalanche—mentally, however, not physically. Fortunately, I hadn't obtained any injuries besides bloody paws and sore muscles. In fact, after it was over, I had felt a rush of pride. I had saved the leader's kit, after all, and I'd done exactly what he had told me to do—keep him safe.And Robinstar had thanked and praised me afterwards for my bravery. The feeling was a good contrast in comparison with the sense of failure that always followed me around.

  But it had begun to wear off, and instead I was feeling the great strength the experience had drawn from me mentally. I felt empty, as if a part of me was gone. It was—every memory I'd made was crushed, and my clan mates were mingling feelings of grief, dis pair, and anger. I could feel it in the air. Such thoughts were strange in an optimistic mind.

   However, that morning, I decided to visit the little guy that I had saved. He was recovering and being taken care of in the small, temporary medicine cat's den at the edge of the barn as far as I knew, so that's where I went. My paws were silenced by the hay (which, I had to admit, I liked the smell of) as I padded across the warm building's floor. I racked my brain for his name before popping my head in the entrance. "Pinekit?" He twitched my whiskers, hoping that was correct. 

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[Pinekit]

I was sleeping curled up in the weird moss they had in the weird den. It was poking me and smelled different from moss. I didn't like the feeling, but I was told that there wasn't any moss around. So I stopped complaining. I was tired of staying in the medicine cats' area. I wanted to go outside and explore the area. My mother hadn't left me out of her sight except for a few times when she went to visit Daddy.

A voice called out my name, making me wake from my light sleep. I flicked a brown ear, groggily opening my icy eyes to spot a familiar-looking apprentice. What was his name? I couldn't remember. All I knew was that he saved my life.

"Yeah?" I sat up, stretching my neck. "What is it?" I asked, tilting my head.

[Quailpaw]

   I was relieved to see him awake. That meant he wasn't dead. I took his raising of his head as an invitation to come in. The space was roomy enough, and there were cats sprawled around. It smelled bad in there, like blood and sickness. I crinkled my nose, glancing around. There wasn't enough space for everyone, obviously, as I'd seen some rather sick cats around the camp space. That wasn't good. 

   "I just wanted to see if you were doing okay," I said, tilting my head slightly, green eyes bright. "I didn't get a good look at your injuries after the avalanche, I was sort of swept up in preparation after I dropped you off here." I chuckled slightly, but the memory wasn't particularly a good one. Nothing about yesterday had been good, and it didn't seem like anything would be for a while. "So! How are you?"

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[Pinekit]

I hadn't really been injured too badly by the avalanche. Just an injury on my leg that was healing. It had been from when Momma tackled me down to protect me. She suffered worse than me, which made me feel bad. She risked her life to protect me. "I'm fine. Just a sprain, they said."

I was curious. Why did he care so much about me? It was probably because I was the leader's son. I was an important figure in IceClan society. I mean, it wasn't like I was the to be leader, but the son of the leader was a big deal.

"Bored. There's nothing to do here, and they told me I can't leave until I can walk properly." I heaved a sigh. "I want to explore, but Momma is being a hawk. She won't leave me alone unless she's going to talk to Daddy. She's there now. She doesn't seem like normal..."

[Quailpaw]

   I nodded. "That should heal in no time, then," he assured the kit, though the tom didn't really seem to need assurances. In fact, he seemed totally fine with what had happened just yesterday. Our home had been completely wiped out, leaving any trace that we'd lived there destroyed. All the memories, all the marks. Gone.

   I supposed he was a kit, or maybe he just didn't care that much. "That's smart. You don't want to make it worse," I agreed. "Are there excersizes they're having you do to help it heal quicker?" There wasn't much I could do to help, and this was something small that I couldn't mess up. I wanted to be useful. 

   "It's not that great out there, honest." I told him, though that wasn't completely true. It looked amazing and new—but even I wasn't allowed out. My curious mind yearned to, though. "They aren't even letting the ones who are fine outside! How crazy is that?" I rolled my eyes, looking down at his leg. "I can keep you company, if you'd like."

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[Pinekit]

I shrugged. "I guess. It's still taking forever." I was just an impatient kit. I wanted to leave and explore the world, but because of my rank, I was very limited. Not to mention Robinstar was very protective. Maybe Quailpaw could do something about that...? My icy gaze quickly flicked back at the tom, a small mischievous look in them.

I shrugged, pulling a rather bored face to hide the plan that was brewing in the back of my mind. "Maybe just walking on it. That's what I heard. And stretching it. But there's too many cats in here to do that."

He was actually following my plan perfectly. It was almost like he had a telepathic mind and could read what I wanted. "Sure. If you want. But can we go somewhere else other than this smelly place? Like... maybe that hay pile outside? I saw it from the window, and it looks harmless." I gave him a pleading look. "Please? Daddy doesn't have to know, and Momma's with him."

[Quailpaw]

   Walking on it? I supposed that was a valid excericise. I narrowed my vibrant green eyes suspiciously, but shrugged. "Alright, I supposed. Where would you like to walk?" As soon as he said outside, though, I became suspicious once more. Was he just using me to go outside? His parents clearly didn't want him out there. I frowned, thinking. 

     The thing was that walking would help his sprained leg. But I'd be defying my leader. I chewed on the inside of my cheek. Wouldn't he want his son to get better, though? "Okay, fine! But, only for a few minutes. And you have to stay with me. Okay?" He said, a smile returning to his face.

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