Family Connection [p]

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"How is she?" "She's..." He wasn't sure what to say. There were too many words to describe her. "She's a good cat. Don't listen to whatever he said." Jude shook his head, not even wanting to think of the tom. "Were you sitting here to look for her?"

[Nightfall]

Nightpaw cocked her head.

According to Jude, Thomas was an untrustworthy source. She supposed if she wanted truly accurate information, she'd need to seek out Natalia herself. Unfortunately, she had no interest in sparking conflict. She was fairly sure that the last target of Deathclan's was Treeclan. But for now... She decided to be vague.

She shrugged at Jude.

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He didn't say anything to her shrug, taking it as a yes. He thought it was weird that Nightpaw knew of Natalia's existence, and Natalia had never even mentioned a sister. 'Could it be that she really doesn't know?' She did say that Thomas was her half-brother, so that could mean that Nightpaw was a half-sibling as well and they weren't close. Jude stared ahead, lost in thought.

[Nightfall]

Nightpaw was admittedly annoyed by the tom spacing out.

She wasn't going to gain any information if he wasn't even paying attention! "Jude." She suddenly meowed sharply.

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Jude was surprised by the she-cat's sudden snappiness. "What?" 'Did I do something wrong already?'

[Nightfall]

"You were spacing out." Nightpaw pointed out.

"I am... Curious about Deathclan." She cocked her head. "Deathclan maintains a rather negative reputation, however you don't seem to be a bloodthirsty cannibal as some of the stories seem to claim."

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"...Sorry." He focused his attention on her again.

Jude shrugged when she went on. "I guess not." 'Though there are cats like Pain and Static, no one's near being called a bloodthirsty cannibal.' He wondered how those stereotypes started.

[Nightfall]

Nightpaw cocked her head.

"Then I want to know the truth." She stated plainly. "I'm interested in accurate, unbiased information."

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"The truth?" He questioned, twitching his whiskers. "The truth is that we're all cats, just like you. I wouldn't generalize anything."

[Nightfall]

Nightpaw cocked her head.

"I highly doubt there are other cats like me." She had no delusions. The only cat she felt any sort of attachment towards was Thomas, and even that was fleeting. She'd been apathetic enough to leave him when they were kits, with a family she knew he would not get enough love from.

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"I highly doubt that there aren't cats like you." Even though she was strange, Jude knew she couldn't be the only one. 'I feel like she'd fit in well with DeathClan.' He could see that she liked to use her head, and DeathClan could use more thinkers.

[Nightfall]

Nightpaw cocked her head.

"Hmph." She wondered what was going on in that strange little head of Jude's. "Tell me about what structure, or lack thereof, there is in Deathclan."

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He'd never given DeathClan's structure a second thought until Dove's announcement. "Well, we have a leader, royalty, and peasants." He didn't elaborate.

[Nightfall]

Nightpaw cocked her head.

"That last one sounds rather demeaning." She observed. "And... Which one do you fall under?"

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"Peasant." He didn't really care what his title was. Everyone was currently a peasant anyway. 'It makes things simpler, at least. Those clan cats have too many titles and ranks.'