Post by tansythorn on May 24, 2014 20:54:56 GMT -6
Tansythorn sat at the edge of the TreeClan camp, watching life happen all around her.
It had been altogether too long since she had had any time alone with her mate, but now would not be the time. He was out on patrol, and no doubt she would have to leave for some reason or another herself as soon as he got back. It was frustrating, really. She missed Briarstorm. Time alone together would be nice. At this point, an exchange of insults would have been sufficient to tide her over. Well, she would just have to wait for the evening.
Their daughters were probably out training right now, too. Tansythorn had heard that they were doing well. Fleckpaw and Flaxpaw were surely doing her credit now, and their mother was very proud of them under her prickly exterior. She loved her kits, even if she didn't get to see them nearly often enough now.
Watching the cats in the camp was always interesting, if nothing else. Those who were strongly unhappy with the prospect of a tongue-lashing were easy to pick out; if they saw or scented her, they always steered clear of Tansythorn. But those cats who either didn't notice her or didn't care about her reputation for bitter words were more interesting. They just went about their business, their business of resurrecting the old ways, and that was fascinating.
Tansythorn was a member of a Clan. Her mother would have been so proud, so delighted to see her now. It was just like in all the stories that Rosethorn used to tell her, about how the cats had lived together and shared their fortune and misfortune, how the warriors had cared for the kits and then become elders to be cared for by the younger cats in their turn... glorious, it was. A story come to life right in front of her, and she was part of it.
It had been altogether too long since she had had any time alone with her mate, but now would not be the time. He was out on patrol, and no doubt she would have to leave for some reason or another herself as soon as he got back. It was frustrating, really. She missed Briarstorm. Time alone together would be nice. At this point, an exchange of insults would have been sufficient to tide her over. Well, she would just have to wait for the evening.
Their daughters were probably out training right now, too. Tansythorn had heard that they were doing well. Fleckpaw and Flaxpaw were surely doing her credit now, and their mother was very proud of them under her prickly exterior. She loved her kits, even if she didn't get to see them nearly often enough now.
Watching the cats in the camp was always interesting, if nothing else. Those who were strongly unhappy with the prospect of a tongue-lashing were easy to pick out; if they saw or scented her, they always steered clear of Tansythorn. But those cats who either didn't notice her or didn't care about her reputation for bitter words were more interesting. They just went about their business, their business of resurrecting the old ways, and that was fascinating.
Tansythorn was a member of a Clan. Her mother would have been so proud, so delighted to see her now. It was just like in all the stories that Rosethorn used to tell her, about how the cats had lived together and shared their fortune and misfortune, how the warriors had cared for the kits and then become elders to be cared for by the younger cats in their turn... glorious, it was. A story come to life right in front of her, and she was part of it.