I don't know what possesed me to do it! Here's what happened.

I padded up to Loonpaw, resting my muzzle on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry she died. I can't imagine what it would have felt like if Bluebellwind died."

After a moment of silence, Loonpaw spoke, "They were close, you know. My mother and yours."

I hadn't known that but I didn't say anything. I just licked her ear reassuringly before beginning to pad away.

"Wait." Loonpaw mewed, so softly, it sounded like the breeze. "Stay here. It's comforting to have a friend."

She had called me her friend. It was my first friend in the clan, other than Cougarstride.