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[ATBASH CIPHER.]

Family

    Of course Atbash had family. It was no secret, either; practically all of Snowbound now knew of her brothers, though whether or not they knew her full past was a different story. At first, Atbash didn't want anybody to know of her past, especially of Caesar, but Vigenere? She honestly wouldn't have minded telling anybody about him. She missed Vigenere dearly and felt hurt whenever he chased her off and left her to her own devices. Thankfully, her older brother soon visited and apologized. He had found a home in Tanglewood and honestly, Atbash wasn't sure if she wanted to leave Snowbound despite knowing that he was alive and well. After all, she was their leader now and she had to take care of them. Besides, she was happy here, in Snowbound.

    There was a difference between having actual blood-related siblings and family compared to a family that was made through bonds of friendship. Although yes, Atbash considered Snowbound to be her family, nothing would ever beat the memories and bond she had with both of her brothers. Even if Caesar was a prick and did some horrid things, Atbash couldn't help but still feel like she loved him. He was her brother, they grew up together. Atbash had faith that he would return to normal some day and accept that what he was done was unjust. It might be a long time before he did, but Atbash believed that he wanted to be close with her and Vigenere again. Why wouldn't he? After all, they both had been there for him when he needed them most, before Vigenere joined the King's Guard.

    Vigenere was a strong-headed person and didn't change his mind very often, but Atbash knew he wanted things to return to normal just as she did. That's what he wanted before Caesar destroyed their home and murdered the King. Hell, he had been the one to tell Atbash that things could go back to normal if they just obeyed the King. The only difference was, was that Caesar would not be joining them. Atbash understand why and sympathized with Caesar and wanted him to be able to return to the Seventh Tier as well, but he just didn't listen to neither her nor Vigenere. Both of them tried to explain that they loved Caesar and that they wanted to be with him as much as he wanted to be with them, but still, their younger brother did not listen.

    Her family was normal, for the most part. At least, at the beginning of their lives, they were. They were born into the Seventh Tier, with their father being a farmer and their mother a stay-at-home-mom like most she-cats were in this Tier. Despite being what is basically considered the lowest Tier, Atbash was happy and so were her brothers. They were loved and cherished by their parents, despite the shortage of food. Having one child was hard to keep, let alone triplets. Still, their family survived and Atbash was glad nothing ever seriously happened to any of them. Eventually, Vigenere was selected to be apart of the King's Guard and Atbash couldn't feel any more happier for the oldest of their litter. He definitely deserved it, though Caesar was deeply disappointed with the decision. Atbash was there to lend an ear to the youngest of their litter, always there whenever he needed to vent.

    And that's why his betrayal hurt so much. Atbash always was there for her family, and to know that Caesar was an awful, horrible person despite the comforting words she tried to provide. Atbash tried her best to be there for Caesar and offered him kind words in an attempt to cheer him up. But after he destroyed their Dimension, it seemed like all the talks they had were for nothing, and it hurt. Atbash thought she was making everything better; she thought Caesar was just saying things to be saying things. But then again, that was why their parents were left to rot as well - they didn't heed his warnings.

    But now Snowbound was Atbash's family. Ever since she first joined this tribe, the she-cat knew she would grow close with some of her tribemates. What Atbash never expected, however, was the entire tribe becoming like a family to her. They were all like brothers and sisters to her, and she felt a protective feeling over each and every one of her tribemates. Atbash loved her tribe dearly and vowed to herself that she would not let anything come to harm them ever again. Snowbound no longer deserved to go through any more hardships, especially with everything they've already been through. Atbash would make sure nothing would come to harm her tribemates and that was a promise.

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