by Arcaii » Sat Aug 09, 2014 11:36 am
Choices:
1. Looking out for Clanmates
2. Looking out for Clanmates
3. Looking out for Clanmates
4. Drop the conversation
5. Drop the conversation
6. Drop the conversation
7. Drop the conversation
Roll says... 7: Drop the conversation.
You start to say something else, but just sigh and nod. "Fine. Sorry."
"Thank you." Knotpaw turns back to the path that goes along to the north-east part of the territory. She eventually leads you to a patch of celandine, an herb known to help with injured eyes. You've actually had the juices squeezed into your right eye when you accidentally poked it with a teething branch. You're not sure if it was necessary, but a two moon old kitten wouldn't have cared.
The two of you silently pick a few of the flowers, you taking all of them once you're done so Knotpaw can go grab some feverfew from the bank. You don't exactly look at each other, but there's no hostility in the air, at least.
While you wait for Knotpaw to come back, you hear someone rustling around in the bushes. You can smell that it's one of your Clanmates, so you don't think too much about it, but she certainly seems startled, given by how she cries out in surprise and jumps backward when she bumps into you.
"Hah, 'Ayfafe," you say, completely forgetting to spit out the herbs.
"Oh...hey, Rookpaw." The light grey-brown molly sighs and shakes her head. "Silly me, I should have smelled you sooner."
Jayface, as her name suggests, is a very pretty molly. However, she doesn't seem to think much of it, and often comes back to camp covered in mud and stray blades of grass. An adventurous sort, certainly, and often leaves the patrols behind because she saw something sparkle in the water and wants to see what it is (spoiler alert: it's just light off the water. It's always just light off the water).
"What're you doing out here with a bunch of plants in your mouth?" she says, after an awkward stretch of quiet.
You finally drop the herbs and say, "I'm helping out Knotpaw with getting some stuff for Divercloud,"
"Oh! Okay." She glances around. "So...where's Knotpaw?"
"She went that way, I think." You point down towards the river. "Why? Do you need to talk to her?"
"Well, no, I just..." Jayface pauses, then shakes her head. "Nevermind. I'm just off to get some prey. I'll see you later, Rookpaw!"
And with that, she trots off, leaving you a little puzzled. Before you can really think about it, Knotpaw comes back, and you both head off with the herbs for home.
Aaand it's silent again. Good. Fun. She's still not quite looking at you - you hope you didn't upset her too badly. After a moment that feels like a minute, you stop, dropping your herbs. "Hey, Knotpaw..."
Sorry I pushed it.
I meant what I said. Stand up for yourself.
You don't have to go help her if you don't want to.
You should hang out with the other apprentices.
Nevermind.