Scattered Leaves (Flamingmist Intro / Open to all!)

she takes time every once in a while to stroll through her territory, taking it all in. it's a queen's job to reign with peace, and she finds it easier to sleep at night knowing she's made sure of the safety of her kingdom. it is with a startled gasp that she is awoken from her calming jog by the crunching of leaves ahead, accompanied by the vision of the flaming woman bursting from the undergrowth. her warrior is flushed, breath coming in healthy gasps. darkstar's whiskers twitch. "it's a nice day for a run, flamingmist!" she'll call after the bushyfurred femme. "it's good to see you!"

she doesn't often get to interact with her warriors, having been a mildly introverted deputy. she barely knows many of the warriors who now serve under her, despite having slept in the same den as them for moons. "how's the territory looking today? everything peaceful?" 

she lets out a soft noise of acceptance at the warrior's words, a smile gracing the maw of the large femme. "it's a good day for us all to be out," she'll agree with flamingmist, blinking. "thank the stars for warriors like you." she nudges her clanmate softly. her mouth opens as if about to speak but she is interrupted by the arrival of driftingskies, a delightful distraction. "hiya, darling!" her voice lilts with a kind recognition of the other as she pads up to the two. darkstar offers a nod to violetcrow, although a frown briefly crosses her face at the elder warrior's words.

"greetings violetcrow. i'm not busy at the moment, simply enjoying the beautiful day. it's always drifty's business what i'm up to- she keeps me out of trouble." her tone is forcefully cheerful, something only those close to her will notice. even the twinkle in her eye as she glances at driftingskies is tinged with pity and worry. "flamingmist's just been to check the borders. were you two going hunting? it's a good day for it." she's not one for words, in fact it's times like these when she resents brindlestar for appointing her deputy and then dying before she knew anything. driftingskies is one of her best friends- has been since they were young, although darkstar has never known where she's stood with the woman's parents. it seems that whatever misgivings violetcrow has over her leader's gender are trumped by the warrior's code. the femme shows respect to her leader, but darkstar still is uncertain, knowing of her best friend's relationship with the stern female. a glance at driftingskies tells her everything she needs to know, and, feeling the contained energy emanating from her ginger companion, the leader silently agrees.