[Fae Magic]

Beauty is a joy that forever increases
It will never pass into nothingness

She breathed in the cool and crisp air. Oh she loved Leaf-Fall. The changing of the seasons was so beautiful and almost magical in it's change as it went from green to golden as the leaves fell from the trees to make a cute crunching sound as you walked over the piles on the ground. Granted, Leaf-Fall also meant that they didn't have as many options for prey as certain animals skittered here and to into hiding for the cold weather. The pale cream ginger tabby lightly batted at the first leaves to fall from the tree as she made her way towards the brooks. She liked this area the most because of the calming waters and the leaves scattered along it's surface. She'd come out here often enough for fun and to think.

She'd decided that she'd be honest with herself and with a certain someone. Oh no not feeling of romance hanging in the air around her. She had a secret though that she didn't tell anyone...But it was far time that she finally tell him she knew his secret. Sitting on top of a root that jutted from a big tree by the water side she waited. Ears perked up awaiting the sound of footfalls to come her way. She'd waited for a good moon or so before she decided that she had to tell him she knew about his secret. She didn't want to hide that she knew since it wasn't her business but she couldn't ignore what she'd heard. Her blue eyes stared at the brook; growing hazy as she remembered.

She ducked through the brushes towards the border; having decided she needed to hunt. She was going to hunt and give the prey to the elders for supper this evening. She had gone out along because she didn't feel up to having company but in all honesty she didn't want others to see how weak she was when it came to hunting. Hunting wasn't her best skill and her tradition for praying over the dead animal after killing it wasn't something that others thought was needed; she was spiritual though and she refused to stop her habits. She was nearing the creek border when she heard voices. At first she thought that some of her clan mates had come out on a border patrol and smiled big just about to walk out when she, through the leaves of the brush saw who was standing there. She had to blink to make sure she wasn't seeing doubles. And then her curious nature got the best of her and her ears perked up in alertness to listen in on the conversation. Her eyes widening the more she heard....

the crunch of leaves and rustling sound made her snap back with a startle and she whipped her head around to look over her shoulder at the figure who strode towards her. He was young and handsome in his own right. He was only a few moons younger than herself but he seemed to have his own life together unlike herself...She gave Glacierspring a warm shy smile. 

"Thank so much for meeting me here Glacierspring! I'm so sorry for taking you away from your duties but I had something important I had to tell you and I couldn't wait anymore" she rushed out with sincere eyes as she turned to face him. She was smaller than him as he was rather tall and lanky compared to her smaller lithe figure and he didn't show much emotions around others but seeing as he was around her age Primrosepetal wanted to be friends; she feared though the conversation would blot out any forms of ideas about that.

"U-Um so...for a moon or so I've been hiding this secret about you..." she squirmed awkwardly and looked down at her paws. 'oh just spit it out you stupid girl! He's not going to wait forever for you to spit it out Prim!' she chided herself before taking a breath.

She raised her head quickly to look up at him with big blue eyes as she blurted her next words out. "I know about you and that Lightningclanne!"

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• He was not the sort to dwell on anything usually, but when one of his clanmates asked him to meet up by the sparkling brook, Glacierspring could not help but wonder what she wanted. After the conversation with Silverburr about she-cats and romance, his first instinct was to grimace; he felt no attraction to the young she-cat who was just a few moons older than him. Was she going to ask him to give her kits? Truly Glacierspring debated the worst. He had no interest in helping a she-cat bring kittens into the world. Though he supposed it was his duty as a tom, he had decided on his own that he would only do so if ordered by his leader or deputy, not wanting to compromise the plans Pumafang had for him just because he had chosen breeding over battle. The long-legged tom sprinted through the forest to the streambed, following the crossed logs until he finally saw Primrosepetal. He hoped she wouldn't think he was excited by the way he'd ran there; speed was Glacierspring's default, and he wanted to get this over quickly. His head tilted sideways as she began to speak. "..." He wasn't sure how to respond to that rushed expression. His huge ears swung out to the side, instead of pinning backward like most cats did when they were uncomfortable. "Alright. What is this about?" he asked finally. She squirmed awkwardly in front of him. Was this how she-cats felt when it came to confessing love or attraction? Timberfrost was not exactly a good reference for how most she-cats would react, and he couldn't help the undercurrent of irritation from slipping through him as he desperately wanted her to get to the point. His mentor and his mate hated dilly-dallying and had imparted that on the silveret. But her sentence completely threw Glacierspring for a loop. His statuesque composure cracked, and he was visibly taken aback. In fact, he even took a half-step backward, his foot splashing into the brook. "What?" he replied with more coldness than expected. "What is that supposed to mean?" His voice stayed even as he tried to act evasive, like he didn't know what she was talking about. His ears perked as he tried to hone in on anybody who could overhear the word LightningClanner in a place where most of TreeClan got their drinking water. Drawing his hindfoot out of the water, Glacierspring came up to his full height, his chin tucking down into his downy white breast. He stared down right into Primrosepetal's eyes and wondered if her sweet saccharine voice held a threat behind them. Was she trying to blackmail him? It was no secret that he wasn't TreeClan-born, but if she tried to compromise his position in the Clan for some reason, it was unforgivable. current calendar Leaf-fall 1: The first truly cool morning in a long time. The scent on the wind has changed. Autumn is here.

GLACIERSPRING of TREECLAN • warrior • 18 moons • #4a6c92 out-of-character remarks don't awaken the demon... Fae Magic

[Fae Magic]

Beauty is a joy that forever increases
It will never pass into nothingness

Her words seemed to have thrown him off guard. So, she wasn't fooling herself into thinking that what she'd heard or seen was just her idle brain playing tricks on her. Her blue eyes scanned his face quickly and realized that he was not happy with her. Naturally, who would if someone came up to you saying that they knew of your secret? Swallowing the ginger tabby relaxed her posture from the tense one she had moments before. She didn't know the younger warrior well but she had seen him around with his mentor. A mentor she herself didn't like because of the training method used but Primrosepetal had to think positive. No one was born to become a killing machine. This conversation would prove that; or at least she hoped it would. She seemed to shrink a moment under his cold glare after he finally seemed to register her words but she refused to back down. Clearing her throat she forced her body back upright to hold his stare. Not cold or judging. Not even stubborn or demanding. She was more determined than anything to tell him what she knew and he could take it from there. She needed him to know that she wasn't his enemy and that she didn't care if his father was from another clan. 

"You cannot lie to me Glacierspring. I happened to be hunting in the area where I found you with that other tom. I thought I was seeing doubles for a second." she said before her tone softened. 

"I know that he's your father. I heard most of it; enough of it to know that much. I wasn't hiding there long don't worry so I don't know a lot of what you talked about. No I have not told anyone of what I know and no one followed me either; I was hunting alone for the elders so I alone was the only one who heard you two." she looked away from his cold stare and gave a wary smile.

"Please don't be mad at me Glacierspring. I was going to just leave it alone and forget about it but the longer I thought about it the more I needed to make this clear. I was in the nursery with you when you got brought in. We aren't that far apart in age. I knew that you weren't from Treeclan...but even so, all I want to say is be careful. Your secret is safe with me too of course. I won't tell." she looked back up at him.

"What will you do about that tom though? Are you going to forget what he told you and move on or?..." she wasn't suggesting betraying Treeclan to go with a tom that he found out was his birth father. But, she would understand if he held reservations. 

"Look I just don't want you to carry this burden alone okay? As sappy as it sounds you are still my clan mate. We grew up together so...I want to be there for you if you need to talk."

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• Although his face flattened out that expression of surprise, his nostrils flared dangerously. All the better that he had turned Silverburr away later; he could not risk another clan cat coming across the two of them speaking freely at the border. Glacierspring scolded himself and vowed to train himself harder in recompense for such a mistake. What if this situation repeated in a way that had worse consequences? He couldn't afford the enemy overhearing his conversations. His instincts were telling him to eliminate this threat. His eyes flicked to the brook right beside him, and then up to the she-cat. Her wary smile was not returned. "You should have forgotten about it," he said in that croaky voice of his. "I have never doubted my place within this Clan, and I don't need your reassurance that I do." Hair lifted up at his neck and shoulders like the agitated feathers of a pheasant. Glacierspring's fur was normally sleek so being on edge made spikes appear in his pelt. Brows drew together. Why was she saying these things, like they were as close as he was with Asterpaw? He shifted his weight, scrutinizing her warily. "I think you presume too much, Primrosepetal. None of this is really your business, let alone 'your burden to bear'." Glacierspring took a long step forward on lanky limbs. He towered over the she-cat, his green glare boring down on her. "It would be good of you never to speak of this again. Not to me, not to anyone." current calendar Leaf-fall 1: The first truly cool morning in a long time. The scent on the wind has changed. Autumn is here.

GLACIERSPRING of TREECLAN • warrior • 18 moons • #4a6c92 out-of-character remarks oof Fae Magic

[Fae Magic]

Beauty is a joy that forever increases
It will never pass into nothingness

He was mad. He didn't want her telling anyone of what she knew; he wanted her to forget about what she saw and heard? A part of her; the submissive part of her wanted to agree and tell him that it was good as gone from her head. But the part of her that gave two rats tails stood up instead. Her posture stiffened and she stood to her paws. No longer holding the same meek and gentle demeanor that she had moments before. Eyes sharp like a frozen lake as they bore right back into his sharp intense ones. Did he think he could bully her into silence? Not like she was going to tell anyone anyways. Literally putting her paw down she took her stance and glared right back up at him. He was taller than her but they were around the same age; her being a bit older than him. Even so, she wasn't going to let him walk over her like that if she could help it. She was tired of giving her heart and sincerity to others and having them trampled all over them as if her attempts to help and show that she care meant nothing to them.

"You listen here Glacierspring. I am a sincere person. I care a lot for my clan. So when I see there is an issue I will bring it to attention! Whatever is going on between you and your father is none of my business you are correct on it. But that doesn't mean that you can walk all over me; to bully me into silence just because I know. I care for you not because we are friends but because we are clan mates and that's a good enough reason to get involved whether you agree with it or not." her voice came out a lot more mature than her previous personality would have implied.

She had taken it upon herself to try and grow up a little if it meant chasing a better part of herself. After her talk with Lionstar she knew that she would get nowhere in life that would make her happy unless she took it upon herself to focus on herself and her clan instead of focusing on others liking her. Taking a breath to calm herself she gave him an even look.

"I will not forget about it. But, I won't say anything about it either until or if you ever decide to tell someone else about it. I wanted you let you know that I am aware of what happened. I'm not your enemy here Glacierspring; I don't threaten for a living to get by but I do keep my promises. So if I say I won't tell I won't tell got it? You can trust me; that's easier said than done of course. I can't make you trust me but I sure as heck can show you that I am trustworthy. It's up to you whether you'd like to trust me or not by my actions." she sighed raised a paw to poke his nose giving a bit of a softer look on her face instead of the face of someone ready to rip him a new one like an angry mother would have.

"You need to lighten up. You are too young to live your life under a iron claw like Pumafang okay? Take this as you will like; be smart about who you make as your enemy Glacierspring." she sighed and shook her head as she backed up to give him his space.

She didn't want to come off harsh and she understood if he avoided her afterward because of this encounter. But, Primrosepetal was not one who wouldn't speak her peace no matter who wanted to hear it or not. She wasn't afraid to say stuff that others were too scared to let utter into the air for all ears to hear. Relaxing her posture and settling herself back on the ground in a stretch she looked up at him with cool eyes.

"Who else knows Glacierspring?" she asked curiously.

from his reaction to her words earlier she wondered if he was ashamed of where he came from. It was an interesting thought at least. Glacierspring actually showing some emotion was different even if it was of anger. She didn't like the thought of him being angry with her but what she had said had for his ears only.

"I'm not doubting your loyalty to the clan Glacierspring. I'm just wondering if you are happy with your life you know? I've seen the way Pumafang has worn your down through training growing up...it hadn't been easy for you I know that much." she had been in the nursery with him when he had been brought into Treeclan as a kit and he always had her interest of curiosity of where he had come from. But her kind heart could see that the way he was raised wasn't as it should have been.

"I know it probably won't mean much after all has been said and done but I do want to be your friend." she sighed looking at the river with a cloudy expression.

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• He was too far gone for all of this. If this nosy she-cat had gotten to him as a kit or an apprentice, she would have had a chance. He'd had a lot more compassion for others back then. In some airs, he still did, but in this particular situation, Glacierspring felt threatened and put on hot coals. There was no way he was going to open up to Primrosepetal when she'd done nothing to earn his trust first. No, she'd started immediately by blurting out his secret, and now he saw her as a threat, a gossipy air-headed loudmouth who had the potential of ruining him. She kept speaking as if they were close, as if her so-called care actually mattered right now, as if she wasn't a complete stranger where their only connection was TreeClan--and that connection alone kept him from outright murdering her to keep his secret safe. Mistylight had made sure that Glacierkit had been kept close to her brood; making friends were a distraction from protecting her fragile daughters, and thus not tolerated or allowed. By the time he'd become an apprentice, he was far behind his peers in social skills. Despite having the ability to ignore Mistylight's annoying hen-pecking, he'd only made two friends throughout his whole time as Glacierpaw--one was deaf and the other was an older apprentice. Why she decided to touch the assassin, of all things, was beyond him. A thick shelf of anger calved from the iceberg of his emotions, however, the moment she brought up his name. Pumafang's. And she had the gall to lecture him on making enemies? Although she backed up, it was hardly quick enough to outpace Glacierspring's lightning speed. The tom's lanky foreleg shot out with killer instinct. His claws unsheathed and extended, and only at the last second did he curl them back inside and aim a smashing blow across her muzzle instead. "Do not touch me. Do not lecture me," Glacierspring spoke with deadly calm. His face remained impassive, green eyes flat as his expression, but his long-haired tail rippled with the rage of churning ocean waters. "How dare you criticize our deputy--my mentor!--in front of me? After all this, you want me to trust you? You? Get away from me." Glacierspring's mouth opened to a savage breathy hiss, showing all of his sharp teeth as he towered over her. She knew nothing of his life, how much it meant to him to be Pumafang's right claw in their missions together. Being a warrior, so dedicated to his work, was everything he'd been raised to be. The age of being his sisters' valet was in the past, but he still could protect and serve someone with his entire being the way he'd been raised. That someone was Pumafang. "My friend? Don't waste your time," he snarled. "If this is all you wanted to say, then I'm leaving. If you follow after me, you will regret it." Glacierspring's claws dug harshly into the leafy soil as he turned away from Primrosepetal. current calendar Leaf-fall 1: The first truly cool morning in a long time. The scent on the wind has changed. Autumn is here.

GLACIERSPRING of TREECLAN • warrior • 18 moons • #4a6c92 out-of-character remarks so for like future reference Fae Magic you may wanna pull back on the amount of dialogue your character has in one post, simply because it really made it difficult for me to reply to everything in turn. so it either comes across like primrosepetal is monologuing or having a looooong conversation that ends up not making sense realistically because glacierspring has reactions to every paragraph she says. for example, glacierspring lashed out at her the moment she spoke pumafang's name the first time and would have told her to shut up, but in your post, she continues to talk and doesn't give glacierspring time to reply.

[Fae Magic]

"My words will either attract a strong mind or offend a weak mind."~Primrosepetal

She had pushed too far. She could tell just from the fire in his eyes and the tension in his posture. This was why she couldn't make friends very easily. Her big mouth would get her into trouble. She felt herself tense at the venom in his tone and at the look of pure anger in his eyes. She didn't regret what she had said; well maybe not all of it at least. But she probably should have made it come out a different way so as not to offend the lone clan mate. Bringing Pumafang into the mix probably wasn't the smartest move either. She didn't even think that Glacierspring would react as he had. She was too preoccupied with trying to get her point across and come off as wanting to be his friend that he could trust. She blew that up with a whole crate of dynamite with her words that had the opposite affect than she had thought in her head. 

The impact didn't register at first nor her brain picking up the fact her head had been snapped to the side in surprise at the sudden blow she took to her muzzle. Even if he hadn't used claws he didn't hold back on a lot of his strength and her muzzle slowly began to bloom with a throbbing sensation that started to hurt. Her head turned towards him and saw the red hot anger in his face that made her body cower down and ears fall flat on her head as she stared up at him in shock. He'd actually hit her. Did she underestimate him? Well no duh Primrosepetal of course she had! His words filtered into her brain like burrs and she felt the heavy feeling in her chest. 

"Glacierspring I- that's not how I- I mean..." she didn't know what to say to his words. Her anger and the fire she had inside of her got blown out like a bucket of icy water on a fire pit. 

She could threaten to expose him and tell Lionstar or even Pumafang himself but she knew she didn't have the courage to do that because even though he'd hit her and said those nasty words to her she didn't want to harm him by exposing his secret and ruining his life and making him lose trust of those he held close. She looked down at her paws and dug her claws into the earth to steady herself. She wouldn't say anything more to him, she wouldn't make this even worse for either of them. Her words were empty and she'd lost any thread she held if there was any ground she'd held down in this conversation. Taking a breath she looked up at his retreating figure.

"I'm sorry..." she mumbled slowly rising to her paws. She'd return back to camp defeated like a dog with it's tail tucked between it's legs. This was not how she'd imagined their conversation to go but it did. Her best bet was to leave him alone. His secret would be kept safe with her of course; she didn't have to heart to report it to Lionstar or Pumafang and she knew if she did Glacierspring wouldn't be opposed to murdering her she'd bet. 

Sighing the pale ginger molly stood to her paws straighter and just stared at the silver tabby male's back until his figure disappeared and she was left alone by the waters. She wondered if Glacierspring would ever forgive her for the things she said or apparently assumed but she honestly doubted. Maybe she hadn't learned much at all about people when she was younger because she kept saying the wrong thing. Shrugging off as much of it as she could so she didn't return to camp looking so..terrible she turned to the water to see if she'd received any physical wounds but thankfully Glacierspring didn't use his claws so the worst she'd have is a sore muzzle. Looking down at her reflection made the warrior wonder if she'd just go mute or something so that she wouldn't say the wrong thing again to people. First it was Sagepaw and then Glacierspring. Feeling a bit dejected she figured it was best to go back to camp after giving Glacierspring time to go back if that's his destination. Turning from her reflection she began slowly walking her way back to camp with too many questions in her head than answers and feeling like a scolded kit.

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