Ask to Join A Goose Chasing a Flower

What are you afraid of losing if nothing in the world actually belongs to you.

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Goosesong had felt that Stormpaw's training had finished for the day and sent her back off to camp for the rest of the day to herself and her littermates. It had been a while since Goosesong really had a walk by himself without it being interrupted by one thing or another, and it had been a short while since he had begun his stroll around the territory.

But as he reached the gorge, Goosesong was quick to notice a familiar, black-furred warrior teetering a little close to their border by the gorge and flicked his ears. The warrior had yet to take a step on or over the border so Goosesong felt no need to be accusatory, and it wasn't as if he could accidentally chase a hare over the gorge like that Leopardrose had done. So there would be another reason why Bayflower was there, whether he knew why or not.

"Waiting for someone again, Bayflower?" Goosesong's voice came with his regular even fruition, however this time he gave a flick of his tail as if greeting a companion of his, or at least a compatriot of some sort. "Or is this border just your favorite place to come sight-seeing?" he asked, his tone unchanging but the raise in one of his brows betrayed a joking look in his aqua eyes.

"Your happiness is mine."

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Bayflower had seen Goosesong when he had seen them but he didn't budge. Was it unwarrior-like of him to think that he was happy to see the tom again? Was that strange? Looking into his eyes, Bayflower answered the tabby's question, their voice steady. "Goosesong. And I will confess that yes. I am in fact hoping to see somecat. It wasn't you but I can't say that I'm unhappy to see you." Bayflower responded, fur feeling a little warm at the confession. Stars above, their ancestors in StarClan were probably ashamed of them. They felt like a soft kittypet. Not just with Goosesong but around several cats. "And I certainly do not dislike the border between our clans. Don't you agree that its's nice too?" Bayflower didn't remember anything he and Goosesong had talked about last time they met but it probably wasn't anything important.

What are you afraid of losing if nothing in the world actually belongs to you.

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Goosesong raised a brow at the black furred feline but thought nothing more of whatever cat they were here to see, it hadn't gotten him anywhere last time they met, so StarClan knows who they're seeing. Not like it was Goosesong's problem anyway. “It looks like you're handling this season quite well given the circumstances.” Goosesong commented, he didn't really have any thought to back up his words aside from Bayflower seemed to be well-fed and healthy within his clan, the silver tabby just hoped the rest of the clan was the same.

“I sincerely hope you remember that encountering the wrong cat here could lead to significant controversy, even within your own clan.” Goosesong clarified with a swift flick of his tail. Though it had no effect on him if Bayflower was caught by any other warrior from his own clan or WindClan, he felt that it would be upon him if he didn't repeat his own warning that he gave when they had first formally met.

"But I do agree" Goosesong halted briefly, looking down at the river that wound into a gorge, he twitched an ear in thought, as if a memory brought back a few thoughts to his mind that he made the decision not to say before turning back to Bayflower. "The view is quite captivating from either perspective I could imagine" the large tabby sat down comfortably and wrapped his tail comfortably around his white paws "So, WindClan, how are they fairing?"

"Your happiness is mine."

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Bayflower nodded in agreement, smiling softly. "Yeah. No major prey shortages or cough breakouts, thankfully." the feline responded with a nod before having to restrain themself from rolling their eyes at Goosesong's reminder. "Yes, Goosestar. I know." The black-pelted feline responded sarcastically

What are you afraid of losing if nothing in the world actually belongs to you.

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“The same applies to RiverClan, but I can't say the river has thawed from the melting ice just yet; there are no fish in the fresh kill for the time being” Goosesong replied, his eyes fixed on the black warrior while his eyes were pricked to ensure that he wasn't going to be ambushed from another side. Though he didn't hear or scent anything that might have been out of the ordinary for his clan or any other. "However, we've managed to cope, not like you have the business to know any more than that" he added, his tone purposefully level as it always was.

"Goosestar you say?" The mighty silver warrior sat on his haunches and leveled his gaze with Bayflower, his dull aqua eyes hardly moving from Bayflower's. Any cat would think this might be an intimidation method, but Goosesong didn't really feel the need to intimidate the warrior before him, it was much more jut Goosesong's version of eye contact if he were to consider it anything at all. "Have I unknowingly attained a position of power?" He replied though there was a flicker of amusement peeking through his level and calculated stoicism.

Goosesong gazed at Bayflower for another moment before taking a quick break to tidy up his fur with diligent rasping of his tongue before moving his eyes back over to the WindClan warrior. "Are there healthy kits in your clan? I believe that's quite important for growth." the silver tabby didn't plan to answer the same question, as he was unsure if any cat was even planning of having kits anytime soon, especially any she-cat that he knew of, oh well, not to worry, kits would show up sooner or later to liven up the clan

"Your happiness is mine."

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"Ah. Fair enough." Bayflower responded simply, eyeing the frozen gorge once more. That was a deep fall. They'd heard stories of cats falling down them and drowning. The thought made him feel sick. Falling down even when it was frozen would also be bad, the chances of surviving probably matching that of when it was thawed. 

"Yeah. You have unknowingly attained a position of power." the feline joked, their tail waving behind them briefly.

At the question about kits, Bayflower smiled fondly. "Yes. We have Heatherkit and Oatkit who will be apprentices next moon. I'm hoping to have Heatherkit as my own apprentice." the feline hummed. "And there's Beewhisker's kits. Berrykit and Cedarkit. I'm not their second parent but they see me that way and I'm not complaining. I adore them as if they were my own. Last but not least. I suspect our deputy is pregnant. I haven't gotten confirmation but the signs are there. Increased appetite... Longer naps... Affectionate..."

What are you afraid of losing if nothing in the world actually belongs to you.

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Goosesong's ears perked up with interest as Bayflower casually mentioned the kits from their clans. Hmm, so they would be getting new apprentices soon, he thought to himself though it was a while before he spoke again. There was still a fair few toms in WindClan that could have sired the litter to Beewhisker, so he didn't want to jump to conclusions too quickly, especially not when the two were being rather civil at the moment.

"I never implied that you were, but that seems a lot of information to pass down to a cat you have only met once, no?" Goosesong wove his words with an almost practiced level-headed tone to them, no matter what Goosesong's thoughts were on a situation, he always felt that it was just easier to keep his voice flat and not take sides unless it was in his own clan, RiverClan was where his logic and his loyalty had been planted, and the roots wove deep in his territory.

His tail moved from being over his paws to being placed beneath them to keep his paws warm from the icy ground, though he didn't draw much attention to it, not like he thought Bayflower would notice the gesture anyway. "I extend my congratulations to Aspenberry." He responded to the news of Aspenberry possibly being pregnant, but he didn't want to jump to far into any conclusions. "If she is bringing life into the clan that is"

"Your happiness is mine."

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The feline kinda just stared at Goosesong for a few heartbeats as if Bayflower had no thoughts in his head whatsoever before responding. "I mean... I don't think I'm sharing too much information. There's no harm in what I'm sharing." The black-pelted warrior responded as if the senior warrior in front of him was scolding him for something stupid. Bayflower wasn't the brightest. "And thanks. If Aspenberry really is pregnant I'll let her know of your congratulations." 

What are you afraid of losing if nothing in the world actually belongs to you.

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Goosesong noticed the fleeting but blank stare in Bayflower's eyes before they spoke, the two seemed nothing alike in that way, Bayflower had little thought behind their words when they spoke while Goosesong seemed to think well before saying anything at all, he wondered if Bayflower had always been like that, but he decided the worthiness of questioning such a thing wasn't worth the little effort.

"A warning is not a negative thing either" Goosesong said in return, though his voice had no bite to it and he had no interest in starting a petty argument about something that wasn't important, so his tone was dismissive to anything more on the topic of weather his warning was needed or not and didn't utter another word on the topic.

Goosesong paused for a moment of silence, his tail flicking absently to break the atmosphere when it got particularly thick from the quiet. "Bringing kits into the world is no easy feat, especially for a she-cat, Aspenberry is a brave cat for doing so, risking her own life to have an ongoing clan is something to respect" he added, his voice, a regular steady meow on Goosesong's part "I do wish the best of luck to her"

A thought of any future RiverClan kits flickered in Goosesong's mind, wondering if any she-cat had considered providing for RiverClan in that way, but he wasn't surprised by any possible hesitation, given his previous words, so he chose not to mention it, and Bayflower had done nothing to earn such a peek into his clans wellbeing beyond 'they are doing well' and an average report if anything, Goosesong didn't know him that well yet. "Hmm, had you attended the gathering last night? You would have heard some important news from there if you had" He spoke, under the impression that Boldstar had spoken of the death of Alderfly, given Goosesong had not gone to the gathering himself.

"Your happiness is mine."

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Bayflower listened to Goosesong patiently, nodding when he spoke. "Ah yeah I figured." The feline meowed in response to the tom's first statement before nodding again to his second statement. "Yeah. According to my dam I was a tough one to deal with both at birth and when I was older." the black-pelted warrior chuckled briefly. "I wish Aspenberry well too since knowing her personality this will probably be her one and only litter." The dark-eyed tom mumbled. "Which well fair enough. Being deputy doesn't always give you time for kits... And uh no I didn't attend the gathering last night."