Freeze looked away. "That's not what I meant," He sighed. "I don't want you to avoid fights for me. I just...don't want you to get in them expressly. Every warrior, especially a Clan leader, needs to fight. It's in our blood. It's written in our code, not only the Warrior Code, but the unwritten, unspoken code. The one that all felines everywhere somehow know, even though if they were asked to explain it, they couldn't place a paw on it accurately. The code that defines our existence, gives us our instincts, and the power to have emotions. And right now..." He looked back up into her moss-green eyes. "The unknown code that everybody knows is telling me that I love you, and I need you. But it is also telling me that the Clan needs a strong leader to survive. So I am not telling you to stop fighting. In fact, I'm saying the opposite. Keep fighting, Brightstar. Not just for yourself, and not just for me, but for all our Clanmates...whether they walk among us today, or if the stars shine in their fur." His gaze grew fierce, until it almost pulsed red. "I know you can do it. It might seem hard. You might want to give up. But Abyss, Enderpaw, Shadowmoon, Flowerstar, Angelstar, and Featherheart were all prepared to fight for you until the day that they died.. And some of them, even afterwards. With StarClan as my witness...I swear to do the same."
(Yay motivational speech!

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