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Lilyfrost 

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It was a nice morning as Lilyfrost entered the elder's den as she did so each day to bring her mother whatever lizard she had managed to catch that morning, they were Rainsong's favorite and the matriarch was getting to old to hunt for herself anymore, her health had deteriorated in these last few moons, Rainsong put on a brave face but Lilyfrost knew, she was getting old, her movements not as fluid, even Lilyfrost herself was a senior warrior now and that was a painful reminder to her mother at just how old she really was.

Lilyfrost could sense something was wrong long before she found her mother's nest. All the other elders just looked at her sadly, even cats who were disgusted with her father seemed to pity her today and Lilyfrost's heart sank in her chest as she approached her mother's speckled grey and silver coat, curled up in her nest. It was at that moment that she realised how still her mother was and as she pressed her nose to nudge her awake, Lilyfrost recoiled in shock at how cold the grey elder was.

" No.. no no.. Mum" she whispered in shock, nudging her mother again. No response, Lilyfrost dropped the lizard she was holding and layed beside her mother. " I am so sorry mum, I should have stayed here last night, when you asked me to" she mutttered sadly, burying her face in her mother's soft fur. Rainsong was gone, she had joined her mate amung the stars and while she assumed Blackwolf would have already known about Rainsong's death, she was now faced with telling her own family, her kits, mate and brothers that the one thing that kept them together, at times where they all wanted to give up on family, was dead. 


After a few precious seconds, Lilyfrost rose shakily to her paws, nodding as an elder asked her if she needed help moving Rainsong's body outside to be buried. Lilyfrost could barely remember the elder's gathering around Rainsong, working together to carry their commrade out into the world. Where her body could be buried and her soul released to be with her mate in Starclan, that was if Thorntail even made it to Starclan. However Rainsong could not accept her mate not being there and Lilyfrost hoped it was true, at least for her mother's sake.

After all Crowstrike had drowned and made it there and even Lilyfrost knew that despite the loyality she felt to her family, her brothers were not always the nicest of cats. Bonetail was even afraid of them when he first found out of their kits, scared of her siblings reaction. Lilyfrost still didn't really know what her brothers thought about in her choice of mate. It was clear than not many cats liked him, even his own sister had told Lilyfrost that she deserved better in a mate.

Except that did not matter to the warrioress, whatever his faults as a warrior he was a good father and e did love her, in his own way. Lilyfrost entered the warriors den and headed straight for the nest she shared with Bonetail, nudging him awake with her tail. " Bonetail, get up, it's my mother" she mused softly, her voice crackled with greif and loss, she remembered seeing Bonetail like this after Ghostflight's death and made a mental note, like Ghostpaw had been named after his paternal grandmother, there was gonna be a Rainkit in the future. 

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Bonetail

I'm bad behavior but I do it in the best way

36 Moons Warrior NightClan

The white warrior made no exceptions for family. Any cat that dared disturb his slumber was met with a glowering eye and a few rude words; but not this time. Despite the deliciously comfortable dream he'd been having - where he lounged in the sun while the Clan simply continued on without him - the broken cadence in Lilyfrost's voice put him in a rare state of solemnity.

"Bonetail, get up, it's my mother."

Unfurling, he eased from his nest without so much as a single groan or voiced complaint. Lilyfrost's expression told him everything; her mother must have passed on in the night, their kits' grandmother joining another in StarClan. He wasn't much for sentimentality, but there was something to be said about that. Rainsong and Ghostlight had a place to be comfortable, now.

"I'm sorry," he leaned in and licked her shoulder in an uncommon display of affection, slow to pull back in case she wanted the opportunity to lean against him. He hated extra work of any kind, but this was something else. This wasn't the tedium of daily chores.

This was a pivotal moment and, despite his many slothful habits, Bonetail was reliable in times of high stress. It was, perhaps, his only redeeming trait to anyone besides Lilyfrost. "Did you tell them?" He asked. Them being Graypaw, Ghostpaw and Crowpaw. Them being her formidable brothers. It didn't take a genius to figure out that the funerary preparations were already under way; he knew what that was like. The scent of lavendar and the respectful atmosphere that shrouded the Clan as Rainsong's body would be placed in the center of camp for mourning.

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Lilyfrost 

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Normally Lilyfrost would not dare arise her mate before the sun reached its peak in the sky but today was different. it was a day of mourning and even the sunshine streaming through the entrance to the warrior den felt a little less warm than usual. The grey female muttered a quick apology for awakening the white warrior, he was usually the last to leave the den at the start of the day and the first at the end. She almost recoiled in surprise when Bonetail licked her shoulder but instead, she leaned into the comfort the tom offered but could manage nothing more than a small meow as thanks. Words were a little hard to form in her current state. 


Then the dreaded question came "Have you told them?" she knew exactly who he meant, their kits, her brothers, heck even Foxstar would need to be informed. " No, I was hoping we could do it together, with the kits and Foxstar, I am not sure if your father already knows but I can manage to tell my brother's on my own, seeing as how they still don't like you that much" she offered a compromise, she dealt with the demons she called brothers and he would help her tell everyone else. It was a fair compromise, after all, Bonetail's family did not hate her or so she thought. 

There was plenty of cats that Lilyfrost needed to tell, Death happened just as frequently as life did and for once Lilyfrost was grateful that she believed in a place where her mother could rest in peace. Lilyfrost and Rainsong did not have an easy relationship, mainly fueled by Lilyfrost choosing to mate with Bonetail and then much to her mother's chagin, having kits with him. Not that Rainsong had hated her grandkits, opposite in fact, she had adored them, teaching them all the things that Lilyfrost couldn't and along with Blackwolf, things that Bonetail wouldn't. 

The elder grey feline may have been mated to a traitor once but she was one of the few elders Nightclan had and respected, besides Blackwolf. Lilyfrost was under the impression that most of her clanmates feared the great black tom more than respected him, but he had seemed to accept her and from what she could see, he at least liked the three kits she had given him to continue his lineage. 

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Bonetail

I'm bad behavior but I do it in the best way

36 Moons Warrior NightClan

"Wouldn't surprise me if Foxstar already knows." If she didn't, then someone would tell her soon. Bonetail's eyes narrowed in thought; if there was a way to minimize the tasks she had set up for herself, then he would find it. "Let Briarthroat tell Foxstar. You have enough to worry about." This was Lilyfrost's family, but this was also Clan news.

He'd have a quick word with the deputy, then they could round up their kits for a little family meeting. Bonetail was hardly responding with enthusiasm, but the white-furred warrior was solemn and even helpful; he was lazy beyond words, but even he knew to cherish the things that actually mattered.

It was the one trait he and Blackwolf shared that wasn't outright negative. Blackwolf had cared for Ghostlight, even more than his own kits - for a while.

Bonetail's two-toned gaze found the cave that made up the apprentices' den. He could not see their litter, but there was a chance they were all still there - though each of their kits had been given a mentor who was far from lackadaisical in their teaching. Even the rumors surrounding Hollystorm's neglect of Coalmask had finally faded over time, her role as mentor to Ghostpaw taken seriously now that there were results.

Bonetail looked back to his mate, a question in his eyes. ’Ready?’

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