Private Thread Sun and Storm (10SC21)

Hickorystorm had been hoping to grab a bite from the fresh-kill pile but as his nose twitched, he realized that it was still raining. Ugh. Of course it was still raining, but he sighed inwardly as his stomach rumbled. Carefully making his way over, he began nosing the pile to see what might tempt him when he heard some soft purring.

Turning his head, he caught the scent of Sunpool nearby. Ear twitching slightly, ignoring the grumbling of his belly, he padded over to where he was relaxing. "Don't tell me you're enjoying this damp?" He knew she had longer fur than he did, so it genuinely made him curious. Her coat wasn't water resistant like some of the Riverclan cats, was it?

Hickorystorm gave himself a brief but vigorous shake, just to make sure the wetness on his pelt didn't seep into it anymore than it had. "I supposed the cooler dampness is better than the heat." He admitted before his ears twitched to listen to her movements as she rolled onto her back.

"There was a squirrel if you want to share? I'm pretty hungry but I don't know if I could finish a squirrel all by myself." He thought of the prey he scented on the pile and considered a moment, wondering if she would want to go back out. "Unless you wanted to maybe do some frog hunting. I know they like this kind of weather too." Not that he'd be much help if she decided that did sound more appetizing or more fun than just a plain old squirrel.

"I do like frogs," Sunpool purred, shutting her orange eyes, "and I can definitely help with a squirrel."

Her tail-tip curled slowly as she thought about the potential of hunting frogs in this weather. Maybe she'd get lucky if she went back out later. She remembered a time Dawnflurry brought a live frog back to camp for her to practice hunting. She wondered if Ashcloud or anyone else had brought things back for Glowkit yet.

Probably, the warrior thought—Ashcloud was proactive. It made Sunpool realize she hadn't paid much attention to the nursery at all lately. It is a little empty too, she thought further. The prospect of kits hadn't crossed her mind in a long time, but maybe now she could follow in her mother's pawsteps there too...

And she already had a great Clanmate right there with her. He was brave, resilient, had great kin...

"Hey, I have a question," Sunpool told Hickorystorm as she tucked her paws underneath herself. She opened her eyes to look at him. "Would you sire kits for me?"

Hickorystorm heard the red and white she-cat purring over the thought of enjoying a frog but when she mentioned squirrel, he dipped his head at her decision and was about to step away to go grab it for them when she announced she had a question. He paused and was about to reply to her when she asked her question. Would you sire kits for me?

If he still had his eyes, he would have blinked at her in an openly stunned expression.

The chocolate and white tom knew Sunpool was a few moons older than he was, but he remembered playing in the nursery with her and Hollyclaw. She always seems a nice she-cat and, if he thought on it, he remembered her being a pretty and brightly colored she-cat in comparison to the darker coloring of his bloodline. He still didn't feel very useful to the clan anymore without his sight, but the various kits and apprentices over the moons hadn't seemed to think less of him and if he remembered correctly, he had been told by a few clanmates that he should be proud of his strength and ability to adapt to his situation.

Him? She wanted him to sire a litter for her?

He felt his ears growing warm even as he felt that same warmth in his heart. Providing kits for the clan was something to be proud of and if she thought he was worthy to do that....

"If that's what you truly wish me to do, I'd be honored to." His voice came out a rich but honest purr before it became slightly hesitant. "Um... did you want to share the squirrel first or....?"

He knew how this worked but he didn't know the honest setup for proceeding forward in this situation.

When Hickorystorm accepted, Sunpool nearly leapt to her paws. Her heart beat fast with an excitement that tingled across her entire body. Invigorating joy surged through her from nose to toes and tail!

"Thank you!" Sunpool trilled, beaming. "I'm so glad." She stood up and trotted over to give him a friendly headbunt.

"And yes," she purred afterwards, amused at the question of which activity to start with, "we should have the squirrel first. Let's not get interrupted by hunger before we've even started—and we'll need stamina." She was up for multiple tries. She really wanted this to work!