MELODYKIT ;;
-----> Melodypaw blinked open her eyes, awoken by the sound of sobbing.
Because she wasn't big on sleeping inside dens anymore, Mel had taken to resting just beside the apprentice's den, in the open. Away from the unforgiving walls of the two- She shook her head, raising her gaze to peer around camp. Had she imagined the noise? Had she heard herself, crying in her sleep again? She touched her cheeks, but there was no tell-tell wetness udner her touch. Confused, she strained her ears...and heard it again.
Getting to her feet, she crept into the dark, her eyes slowly adjusting to the gloom. It didn't take her long to follow the noise, spotting...Wolfkit? The molly paused, for a moment surprised. Wolfkit had...always been an oddity to Mel. He was a kid whom had been orphaned yet...exhibited no emotion. She understood people felt grief in different ways but he was almost...chillingly numb to his mom's passing...
But her heart softened, seeing him now. It must've finally hit...poor kid.
Without hesitance, Melodypaw bounded forward, aiming to wrap her paws around Wolfkit and pull him into a gentle embrace. She said nothing as she rubbed the back of his head and shoulders gently, hoping to sooth his tears, help him hide them in her soft fur, or to just give him some much-needed physical contact. He could look as disgusted as he wanted about it, but everyone needed a hug once and a while. Even grumpy little
" SPEECH "
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