Talk:The Pine Copse/@comment-5324136-20150719042308/@comment-5324136-20150719061926

She blinked slowly, heartened at the last sentence though she was loathe to admit it even to herself. Then, she startled a little, the meaning of his words suddenly becoming clear. " Stormstar ? Is my - is my mother alright?" Surely she would be, she reasoned, since she had mentioned wanting to visit her and Owlshade wasn't the type of cat not to correct her. Or, at least... he  hadn't been. Annoyed at her lack of composure, she meowed rather too hastily, "I believe it would be good to see the leader, yes. But if you'll pardon my disrespect, I will be making the decision to stay or leave regardless of who is in charge."

Tilting her head to the side, she studied him briefly. "You're looking healthy," she offered finally, ignoring the prickles of embarrassment at the awkward statement. "Has the Clan been doing alright?"