#rosetail

Rosetail :p

"So." Rosetail purred, already atop the Highrock as if she were meant to be there, beckoning Bluestar to lay with her.

The blue molly's ear twitched as she wordlessly did so, letting her life long friend start cleaning her fur.

"We're running out of cats now, are we?"

"Yes."

The two went quiet as they looked down upon Thunderclan, the noise of life filling in the silence for them.

Rosetail noted how the leader seemed honed in on the newcomer and chuffed in prodding question.

"Is that the only reason?"

"...Spottedleaf had a vision. He might be involved."

"Might be?"

"Fire alone will save our clan." Ah. She looked over to Charredpaw's distinct black fur, almost brown when underneath the sun.

"I see, not exactly fire enough. Why didn't you take him then? You'd know if he was if you were his mentor." At that, Bluestar scoffed, tail curling around her body, bristling from tension.

Rosetail idly licked the tufts of fur down.

"And if he isn't? I'd be unable to tend to the actual fire once they do arrive. Not to mention, this was an opportunity to add Tigerclaw into my test."

"Right." The apprentice test, the concept still made the molly wonder if leadership really made a cat's head turn a little loose, "I still think it's a detriment to the apprentices."

"I'd taken care to ensure it wouldn't be, the only one I agreed to switch over was Ravenpaw. The rest of my choices are still learning well. It's their flaws I'm looking to see if their mentors can find a way to handle it."

"Which would be easy, if they were paired with mentors that fit with them well." The dark molly mewed gently, ever patient even as Bluestar looked up at her with a hardened gaze.

"We're Thunderclan, Rosetail. We don't do easy."

Rosetail chuckled helplessly, she already knew where this was headed.

"No, we never do. I suppose there's a reason you're letting me know all this."

Bluestar rose from where she lay and tentatively smoothed over the ruffled fur on her friend's shoulder.

"Be my eyes and ears?"