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    TAGS. she is a weakly little thing. sickness pours from her, not in the form of rasping breath or glossy eyes, for it is something not visible to the naked eye. her sickness does not spread, does not infect any but herself. the infection comes into the form of frail muscle and stuttering legs, deteriorating motor skills and choking lungs. it's been with her for so long, so, so, long that the child can hardly gather memories where it never came into fruition. where walking came easy. where leaps and skips were feasible without struggle, where a run didn't spiral into a wobbly tumble, or gravity caught her in it's claws and squeezed.


    no, she cannot recall times of that nature.


    in the curls of feathery pink dawn, little lambpaw's scent will be caught in the curves near the marshy river all by its lonesome. no trace of conflict stands, save for perhaps the way claws had caught and tore across the water's bank. that alone indicates that the doll may have had slipped and fell into its depths, ultimately lacking the proper strength to yank herself back onto solid ground.



    ooc: to clarify, i'm not dropping lambpaw! i'm currently hatching up a scheme with a friend, so she'll be making a return later on (^:

    //aw man, they never even got to that training thread XP jk, ahg Jagged's gonna be so upset! </3


    ･ﾟ ✦ ° Curiosity Killed The Cat - Jaggeddawn was taking a stroll by the riverside, not thinking about anything in particular. When the wind brought Lambpaw's scent to her attention, she wondered if her apprentice would be up for some light training. Jaggeddawn had seen how shaky she was getting lately, and was starting to worry. If not any training, perhaps they could just chat, bond a little together. And, if Jaggeddawn got the chance, maybe they could see Cedarpaw about Lambpaw's state, see if she could be helped. Following her apprentice's scent, it came to a halt by the water's edge.


    No Lambpaw. Jaggeddawn blinked, looking around. Could she be hiding? That didn't make much sense, the young molly would have no reason to hide. Yellow eyes flicked to the water nervously, and Jaggeddawn stepped closer to further investigate. The shore was scuffed a little, like someone had slipped... And not gotten back up. The black warrior's heart began to race, she scanned the shoreline, but there were no other paw prints. And Lambpaw's scent ended here. "NO!" Jaggeddawn's emotions exploded in a yowl of fear, realization, and despair. No... "Lambpaw." Compared to her previous shout, the one word sounded croaky and soft. She'd failed. Her apprentice had fallen into the river, she must've been swept away. I should've taught her to swim. Of course, Jaggeddawn herself didn't know how to swim, but she could've learned enough to stay afloat, then passed those skills on to Lambpaw. She could've, and now it was too late.

    sorrelfire || female || deputy of shadowclan

    "jaggeddawn?" the deputy called, pricking up her ears as she heard her former apprentice's yowl. running through the forest, she reached the she-cat and stopped, panting. "what's wrong?" sorrelfire scented the air. lambpaw's scent was overwhelming here, but the she-cat herself was no where to be seen.

    //Jagged*dawn ^^


    ･ﾟ ✦ ° Curiosity Killed The Cat - ShadowClan's deputy appeared, looking winded from her rush to Jaggeddawn's aid. The black molly was staring into the current, her expression seemed broken. "L-Lambpaw." She had to force the words out, trying to explain what she'd realized. "Sh-She's gone." Jaggeddawn lifted her head to look at Sorrelfire, her former mentor. What will she think of me now? Sorrelfire would never have lost an apprentice. She hadn't lost an apprentice. "I've l-lost her too." Tears glittered in her yellow eyes, and Jaggeddawn wished to bury her face in her mentor's fur and cry. But she couldn't break down like that, she shouldn't, it wasn't Sorrelfire's job to comfort her. She's with father now. That wasn't the comforting thought it could've been.

    //haha sorry! lol. edited

    sorrelfire || female || deputy of shadowclan

    lambpaw was gone. dead? there were skid marks by the river's edge. sorrelfire gazed at her former apprentice with sadness in her eyes. "oh jagged." she meowed, licking the younger cat's head. "i'm so sorry. you've been through so much." she vowed then and there to be there for her former apprentice.

    ･ﾟ ✦ ° Curiosity Killed The Cat - At Sorrelfire's words, tears spilled over the molly's eyes. She breathed deeply, trying to keep it together. When her former mentor gave her a comforting lick, Jaggeddawn turned a laid her head on the deputy's shoulder, silently grieving her newest loss. Her chest convulsed with the sobs she was keeping contained. Jaggeddawn couldn't speak, not without her voice shattering. She simply leaned against Sorrelfire quietly, glad that some cat was there for her.

    sorrelfire || female || deputy of shadowclan

    and then jaggeddawn collapsed into her, and sorrelfire held her. first lionsighted, now lambpaw. her former apprentice couldn't take more than this. she had always had a hard life. her mother had died, she'd trained in the dark forest. doubts and fears probably took over her mind most days. when her father had died, the deputy had watched jaggeddawn slowly sink into a depression. getting her out, letting her know that it was alright to grieve, but the sun would shine again was sorrelfire's task. so she held the younger she-cat, wrapping her tail around her.