Written in the Stars

a small purr erupted from crowdance's throat when puddlewish agreed to sit and eat with him, happy that he wasn't going to have to spend his time alone... things were always much more fun with company. he laughed as he watched the other warrior scramble to the fresh kill pile, licking a few spots of blood from his lips as he spoke, "something happen to your voice?" he asked rhetorically, referencing the squeakiness in puddlewish's voice as she spoke, "why so nervous, friend?" he chuckled, swishing his tail as he leaned down to finish his meal.

getting up slightly to stretch, crowdance let out a loud yawn and turned his head to glance at his company, "how are things with you, anyway?" he asked, still rather amused by the she-cat's nervousness. perhaps, some physical contact would make her feel more at home. grinning, he laid back down and flopped over onto his side, a few particles of dust flying up beneath him. he then shuffled over slightly towards puddlewish, letting his back touch her side as he stretched out his legs once again.

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crowdance burst into laughter when he heard puddlewish's response to his question. had she really somehow managed to fall into the swamp? as a full grown warrior too. he jumped up from his side to lay on his front, smirking as he raised a single brow, "you really fell into a swamp?" he asked, trying to stifle his laughter, "you're more mousebrained than i thought," he stated, still with a smile on his face.

scoffing at her questions, he began to play gently with the remains of the lizard he had been eating, "me? he began, "no, i can't say i have fell in any swamps... you see, i'm actually an intelligent, trained warrior who knows where to step," he continued, still rather amused at puddlewish's accident but managing to fully stop his laughter by now, "oh just the usual, you know," he paused to lick his paw, "hunting trips, patrols, checking borders and what not," he stated as if it were nothing, although it was clear from the bags beneath his eyes that taking on so many duties were starting to take their toll on him even though he was still young and capable, "i've also been training cricketpaw fairly often," he began, chuckling slightly at the thought of his apprentice, "he does well and listens like a charm but i sometimes wonder if he's all there... a little mousebrained like you."

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crowdance's eyes closed slightly when the other placed her paw on his chest, but he continued to look at her anyway, "yes, very much so," he continued, "i sleep well, just not often, but i'll be fine. there are much more important things than sleep." he stated, rolling his eyes at her worried expression, "wipe that look off your face, i don't need your sympathy," there was a stern manner in his voice as he spoke.

he leaned into puddlewish slightly and smiled as she licked his shoulder, "as lovely as that sounds, there's always another job that needs doing," he paused, "i'll sleep when i'm dead."

watching puddlewish get up, he did the same and slowly lifted himself from the ground, "i appreciate what you're doing, puddlewish, but really, i can sleep later," he stopped to stretch out his short limbs, "how about we go for a hunt and you can make my nest for me later?" he chuckled.

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crowdance rolled his eyes, he didn't need to be spoken to like a child, especially by someone less senior than himself. he let out a small grumble and nodded, "i will sleep," he nodded, slightly irritated that puddlewish was no longer making eye contact with him, but ignoring it to avoid creating any more tension, "after the evening patrol," he finished. usually, he would go back again a few hours after the final patrol to make sure that the borders were fully secure and marked, and that no rogues were wondering around late at night... but for tonight, he guessed he would make do and just pray to starclan that the patrols had done a good enough job.

he shook his head to signal the end of the conversation, dropping the remains of his meal on the bone pile before heading towards the bridge that lead from nightclan's camp to territory. "i'm sure you will," he smirked, although their was a challenging shine in his eyes. crowdance was certain that he'd be able to catch a much larger frog than puddlewish. "just don't fall in the swamp again," he laughed, beginning to jog slightly as they approached the bridge.

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crowdance purred, "don't worry, i'd still find something else to make fun of you for even if you didn't," he let out a soft laugh although it was quickly interrupted when puddlewish attempted to push him. admittedly, the black tom was quite tired and definitely wasn't expecting to be pushed so he did stumble quite a bit but, thankfully, managed to catch himself before he actually fell. that would be very embarrasing. in return, he jumped up towards her and attempted to swipe at her face, claws sheathed of course, he wasn't about to start actually sparring right near camp.

backing up again, crowdance rolled his eyes at puddlewish's statement, "you may be taller than me," he mused, although he was a little ashamed of the fact, "but do you have muscles like this?" he smirked, pausing to flex and turning around slowly to show off his full frame, "didn't think so," he poked his tongue out at her before quickly jogging away in search of frogs.

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crowdance rolled his eyes once more, "no, i flexed at you to prove a point," he poked his tongue out again, "don't act like you didn't enjoy it," he grinned, winking. this entire encounter had been very amusing to him and all of puddlewish's stuttering and stammering had only added to that... yes, he was still a little annoyed about her telling him to sleep much earlier on but that was a conversation to be had another day... or later on when they saw each other again that night. either way, it was time to to hunt some frogs.

travelling a little further away from puddlewish so that they didn't accidentally attempt to hunt the same prey, he crouched down, belly barely brushing the muddy grass beneath him. his lightly torn ears were perked straight upwards and his tired, amber eyes were wide despite the fact that sight wasn't of much use in such a dark environment anyway.

croak!

the sound of a nearby toad caught crowdance's attention and he stalked towards it stealthily.

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