Closed Thread A Walk with Reason

I am shaped by the trials I refuse to surrender to.

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Lilyriver knew that this interaction wasn't going to be drawn out for too long, it was clear and whoever thought otherwise didn't know Ebonyflare very well. "Ebonyflare" She greeted back, stepping away from the river, it was wise to make him aware he wasn't just here to stare and reflect, that was something Lilyriver can do on her own time.

"Right to the point as always" She noted with a nod, she knew that the ruddy elder wouldn't want his time wasted with medial small talk, that's never been like him so she has decided that it not the way to get him to agree to this, it would be better to be upfront with Ebonyflare rather than sugarcoat this whole thing. "I've come to respect that about you, its honest" she added with a flick of her ear.

Lilyriver took a seat beside Ebonyflare, the snow bringing a chill to her haunches but it wasn't anything that she didn't already know the feeling of. But what was on her mind send a chill down her back that was much worse than the cold snow. Lilyriver was getting old, she knew that, there were risks with having kits in any circumstance, death being the one that came to mind first, the worst result in something like this, for a queen on a kit, but Lilyriver was willing to risk that, RiverClan's future could be in her very paws after all.

"You're aware of our conversation a few days ago, about the kit situation within the clan, or lack there of" Lilyriver said, it wasn't an easy topic to bring up without sounding demanding, but Lilyriver reserved the right to pick whoever she liked to sire a litter and she wanted Ebonyflare to sire them, not raise them, sire them. The kits would be hers to raise not his.

I am shaped by the trials I refuse to surrender to.

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"I'm aware of your advice, I hadn't forgotten" Lilyriver stated, had he assumed she had forgotten about his advice? Or was he attempting to drive his point further into her mind. It had rested in the back of her mind, but bringing it up, Lilyriver thought of it for a few heartbeats. A younger queen could step up of course, but she didn't want her bloodline to fade away with her, she wouldn't let her family end it with her, and even if complications occurred, which was... likely, she was willing to face them to ensure a future for RiverClan. "I've thought of the ramifications of this you know"

"If death will be involved, cats will be able to state that I tried. And we have all pledge to risk our lives for our clan have we not?" She added, wrapping her tail around her paws to give herself some semblance of warmth. This was something she was certain of, and it wouldn't be as if she was asking a cat from another clan to sire them. "Though risking a kit's life may be reckless, it is always a danger Ebonyflare, young and old" she explained a fierce and determined fire in her icy blue eyes.

Lilyriver wasn't surprised that Ebonyflare had guessed what she wanted from him, and it wasn't as if she had made it difficult for him to assume. "I wasn't making it difficult, I felt you would have preferred truth rather than me wasting your time with talk that won't do anything" she added flicking her ear for a moment. She stared at the former deputy for a moment, his silence was almost endearing, but she could hardly see through the expression of stone that he always seemed to hold on his face.

"To sire them is the term I would use. I don't need you pressing into our lives and I don't believe that would be anything you want either" She continued, though she tried to keep her words to a minimum, boring Ebonyflare out of siring isn't something she aimed for after all.

I am shaped by the trials I refuse to surrender to.

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"A ghost? You? Why would I expect you to avoid your future clanmates" Lilyriver responded, flicking her tail over her paws, the warmth her tail provided wasn't much but it was enough. At least her litter wasn't going to be born in this cold, she liked that about the timing of this, early new-leaf was her guess, but she couldn't control when hypothetical kits, if any would come into the world, so it was just a matter of waiting, and Lilyriver didn't mind that.

One single icy blue eye shifted over to Ebonyflare, as she assumed his thoughts, however logical they may be, were settling calmly in his mind as he always portreyed. Before speaking again, Lilyriver opened her jaws into a yawn and snapping them shut before drawing her tongue over her muzzle "Our kits will be as much yours as they are mine, but I will not announce you as the sire, you may tell them if you like, but your name will stay out of my mouth." she explained twitching one of her ears.

"After this is done, I will return to camp, best we don't return together, rumors are never tolerable when shared across camp, especially by you know who" Lilyriver knew that Bloomfire would want to start some sort of fire for her own amusement, metaphorical of course. So to Lilyriver, it was best that she kept this act a secret from the clan until she shared news of her potential future pregnancy herself. "You wouldn't need to wait long if that doesn't pique your interest, but long enough" she added, twitching the tip of her snow white tail.