Ask to Join Glow At Dusk

I can go the distance

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It'd been a few sunrises since they'd been taken in by Shadowclan. Slowly she was learning about camp life, although most of her time was spent hiding away in the nursery. He felt like she was being watched every time he stepped out of the nursery, even if that wasn't actually the case. His remaining in the nursery didn't mean she laid around and did nothing all sunrise. It was odd going from traveling to being stuck in one place, and a lot of her time was spent walking in circles and finding random things to do.

It was in one of her bouts of walking in circles that they heard a different voice than they were used to hearing in the nursery. Immediately their circle walking stopped and he swirled around to face the entrance, trying to get eyes on the stranger. "Who're you and what do you want?" They said sharply, fur standing upright, not used to having visitors in the nursery. Their actions were rooted in fear and might seem unnecessarily harsh or aggressive, although how that was taken was entirely up to the strange cat. 

Tiptoe through the murk and mire
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Duskmantle's ears flicked forward at the challenge he was immediately faced with.For a heartbeat he simply stared back, cornflower eyes blinking across the den as he stood by the entrance with the prey at his paws. His answer was immediate, if a bit exasperated.

"I don't want anything from you."He remained where he was, careful not to step further into the nursery as his tail swept slowly against the entrance floor. "My name is Duskmantle and I'm a warrior of ShadowClan." It didn't feel as weird saying it aloud anymore, but he still didn't say it with one hundred percent conviction.

"Emberdust thought you might be hungry." He didn't reveal that Glowkit reminded him of himself than he wanted to admit. "You don't have to come closer if you don't want to but I just caught it fresh. Best to eat it fresh." Wanting to keep it simple, he nudged the duckling closer with a darker paw.

I can go the distance

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Glowkit's bristled fur settled back down as they somewhat relaxed. Despite this cat's presence in the nursery being strange, he was just wanting to help. Like every other cat he'd met so far this cat just wanted to help. She wasn't in danger, but it still felt like she had to worry. After a few heartbeats she slunk forward, grabbing the duckling from near the other cat.

"Fank ou." They said through a mouthful of duckling as they backed up a few paw steps. As on edge as they still were they knew they should still be glad these cats were feeding him. They could decide to not feed them. After gently placing the duckling on the ground she took a small bite out of the creature. "Is good."

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Duskmantle watched the kit retreat with the duckling, some of the tension easing from his shoulders as Glowkit actually accepted it. It wouldn't do to have a fearful kit in the nursery. He nodded simply at the kit's gratitude. At least they had manners now...Maybe Ashcloud was the right cat to be a queen after all.

"Well. It should be good." He was mindful to leave the kit with plenty of space. For a moment he watched the kit defeather and fluff the bird, wondering if he managed a mouthful of down or meat. "I caught it this morning. It was pretty exciting - if you want to hear how I did it."