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Even a flame that burns softly can still bring warmth through the darkest nights.

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Orchidflame has noticed the spider before Bravesong has put on the little game, and this time, she leaned into it as Bravesong nearly backed up into her. She chuckled softly. "Oh no! The big hairy spider is about to get your dad, kits! He needs big strong toms to save him!" She encouraged, giving the flightiest of her sons, Weaselkit, a few comforting licks and whispered "You're okay to go, I'll be here to make sure you're not hurt." softly into the ginger tomkit's ear.

Orchidflame then shuffled a little closer to Bravesong's side, fake shivering in fear. "Such a big spider, Bravesong! Do you think these two strong kits will be able to handle it?" she asked, a false frightened tone being put on for the kits as the tiny brown creature crawled around the nursery. It was frankly harmless, that why it was perfect for kit-play.

While the kits would be distracted with the spider, Orchidflame leaned into Bravesong and gave his cheek fur an affectionate lick. "They're perfect." she whisper to him in a tone that her kits wouldn't be able to hear, then swiftly went back to the frightened queen in distress. For her kits

I da bravest!
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Skunkkit’s ears perked up as he heard his father exclaim out. Confusion rippled through the small tom as he rolled over to see what was going on. At first, as he watched Bravesong back away from something, the young tom grew frightened and leapt to his paws. Whatever could make his sire afraid had to be truly horrifying and Skunkkit instinctively felt fear, his fur bushing out. Then, his blue gaze landed on the spider and his fur settled. Confusion now lanced through the little black and white tom until Bravesong called out for brave kits and he realised that it was a game.

Skunkkit grinned eagerly and stepped forward, standing tall. “I’ll save you from the mighty beast!” he meowed, pulling what he thought to be a heroic pose with him standing tall and nose pointed toward the roof of the den. Then the young tom blinked and he pounced toward the spider, deliberately missing it. It would be no fun if he squashed the tiny thing the moment the game started. “Gah! It’s too quick for me! Weaselkit, I need your help! We gotta work together to end this foul beast!” the little tom purred out, trying not to giggle at his own antics.

The fluffy little tom’s eyes glittered with glee as his brother attempted a second pounce toward the spider. Weaselkit seemed so unsure and nervous a lot of the time, that Skunkkit genuinely felt proud of his brother for playing this game with the family, rather than hesitating. “We need to encircle it!” the black and white tom called out and began to creep around the spider to be on the other side of it from Weaselkit. There was no elegance or smoothness in his movements, that would come with a lot of practice, but right now he was trying to mimic what he saw the apprentices’ doing. “We can’t let it hurt Ma and Pa!”

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
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Bravesong's one eye widened with exaggerated alarm as Skunkkit declared his heroic intentions. As carefully as the disabled tom could, he dropped into a crouch beside the bit of moss as if seeking shelter. "That's it, brave warriors!" He encouraged the pair of them, the purr rumbling beneath his voice almost threatening to give the game away.

He glanced toward Weaselkit as the spider scuttled harmlessly across the nursery floor, then gasped dramatically when it changed direction. "Look out, Weaselkit! It's heading for your flank!" He shuffled sideways, making a show of attempting to block the spider's escape.

"We'll need Skunkkit to hold the line! Weaselkit...drive it towards me and we'll trap it between all of us!" Bravesong suddenly leapt sideways with a playful yelp, landing well short of the creature. "Before the mighty beast claims the nursery!"

Even a flame that burns softly can still bring warmth through the darkest nights.

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The ThunderClan Queen watched at the spider darter around the nursery, very little care in the world about the kits trying to stalk it down like it were a real threat. A deep purr threatened to make it's presence known, but she stopped such a thing, instead, forcing her fur to puff up like thistles and would cling herself tightly to Bravesong "Are you sure these big strong warriors are able to save us Bravesong?" She spoke in an almost pleading voice for the game.

"Taking over the nursery?! How terrible!" Orchidflame darted back in 'fright' at the idea and let out a false yelp at the idea. "I hope you're right about these strong ThunderClanners, Bravesong!" She wailed dramatically.

And then, she eagerly watched as her progeny circled the spider as it darted around in casual, non-frightened movements, as if it knew of the game and was simply giving itself to the cause. The smiles on the kits faces made it all worth it, Orchidflame was more than sure of that.

I da bravest!
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Skunkkit’s chest puffed out as he bravely held his position, blue eyes tracking the spider as it scuttled over the hills of moss and other soft debris that littered the Nursery floor. He would keep his parents safe, no matter the cost! “Of course we’ll save ya, Ma!” Skunkkit called out as he heard Orchidflame’s question. “Weaselkit an’ I are big ‘n’ brave!” The little tom grinned from ear to ear, having exceptional fun at the little game.

As the spider darted away from his brother, the black and white tom’s little legs scuffled as he tried to propel himself too fast for his body. Skunkkit chirped out a sound of delight as he raced in an unco-ordinated fashion to cut off the spider and drive it back toward Weaselkit. His task of holding position had been completely forgotten as he got caught up in the glee of the a chase. “You shan’t escape!” he yowled playfully and leaped to land in front of the spider. The sudden appearance of the young tom kit succeed in making it pause, hesitating long enough to give Weaselkit a chance at catching it if he wasn’t caught off guard. Yet, Skunkkit had been too eager in his leap and rather than landing on his paws in front of the spider, he had wound up tumbling over in a roll before flomping on the ground, out of breath. “It’s up to you Weaselkit! You have to save us!” he gasped out. The glitter of amusement in his eyes and the flick of his tail, however, indicated that Skunkkit was unharmed from his stumble and fall.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
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Bravesong gave a shudder as his eye met Orchidflame. "I think these big strong warriors will certainly save us, Orchidflame." He half sang over to her, voice a warble. He eyed the tiny creature as it scuttled near Weaselkit. He watched both his kits tumbling none too gracefully, but the warriors would surely be able to catch it.

He crawled forward favoring his front paw, half hiding behind the she-cat as he peered out at them. The spider was quickly crawling towards the outer wall, would Weaselkit be able to prevail? Surely there would be no bedtime story beforehand and sleepy kits made for long sleepers.

Even a flame that burns softly can still bring warmth through the darkest nights.

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Orchidflame's mismatched eyes looked on fondly at her kits as they chased the little spider around. They were both so bouncy and energetic, they'd make great warriors eventually, and especially with Bravesong to go by, they'd be two of the best. "Of course! It'd take a lot for these brave warriors to be bested!" She cheered to her sons, purring loudly as the spider around the nursery.

"Weaselkit! Block its path, Skunkkit! you can make sure it's blocked from the other side! Don't let it get away!" She exclaimed, for a moment, she was back in the nursery again, chasing spiders and leaves under the watchful gaze of Myrtlemist. Where had all that time gone?

But she knew it didn't matter more than her kits, they were having so much fun, and she wasn't going to bore them with her own past. This was their time to grow and be the best kits they could possibly be. "You'll get it for sure if you work together!"