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Was now a good time? Should she return? Would she be welcome?
Autumnalpaw had left shortly after her fathers disappearance to look for him, but found nothing. Sheepherder was gone, as far as she knew. But home called, and she could search no longer. She wanted to see her mother again, and her younger half sister, Paperpaw. What about Citypaw? How was he? She loved her kin, though was disappointed at her return. She knew some of the response to her return would be negative, it had been every time she'd seen someone else try to return. Archipelagoislands, after all, hadn't been able to come back. Not that she'd wanted to, but most still hated her. And even though she'd had ever intention of returning when she'd left, Autumnalpaw knew they would suspect her of treason. And she didn't even have any news of her father to comfort her mother with. Standing at the border, Autumnalpaw gritted her teeth and waited for someone to come and get her. Ask her who she was, and that her business was and she had a smart reply at the ready for one silly questions. Well, maybe they weren't silly if the cat was a stranger, but they felt cold and unwelcoming, and Autumnalpaw didn't want that sort of reaction.
