I'M A BIG BOY NOW / intro

[RHINESTONE.]

It had been quite a while since Rhinestonestar had initially found out he was going to have little siblings – or rather, a little sibling. Back then, he had just been Rhinestoneeyes, a senior warrior who was surprised his parents were still having kits. Not that he didn't think it was great, he was just so used to he and his two littermates being the only kits that had been born to Sprucefleck and Otterswirl. It had also been quite the surprise that he had only gotten one younger sibling out of it all, but that wasn't bad. It put less stress on his parents, and meant that he had only one little sibling to dote over and spoil. Rhine knew that Weepingkit sometimes hated how much he babied his little brother, but he couldn't help it. Weeping was so much younger and so much more fragile, and the thought of him being hurt filled the leader with both cold fear and white hot rage, all at the same time. Rhinestone had honestly hoped that his ascension to leader wouldn't convince Weepingkit that he needed to do even more to impress everyone, but it seemed as though his fears had been realized.

One moment, Rhine had been laying at the entrance to his den, the front half of his body sticking out into the camp and the back half lazily resting inside his usual resting place. The next moment, a harsh yelp had split through the sky, followed by yet another one as well. Immediately the male's ears had pinned back, startled into movement by the fact that he recognized the voice that had called out. Getting up to his paws, the leader headed towards the edge of camp, following the familiar scent of Weepingkit that led him along. He couldn't help the sigh that left him as he grew close, noticing just how far from the center of camp they really were – his brother really did seem to be making a habit of pushing his limits. Once Rhine came upon the poor injured kit, he felt both guilt and sympathy flood through him. Leaning down, he touched his nose gently to one of Weeping's temples, muttering softly to his brother, "Weepingkit... what exactly do you think you're doing out here? You know it's dangerous... although you obviously found that out more personally..." His eyes drifted down to the other's paw, as well as the red that had splattered against the sandy ground. Shaking his head from side to side, Rhine flicked his tail back towards the inside of camp, "Come on... I'm sure that Featherear can help you with that paw of yours, alright?" He was sure that Weeping didn't actually want to go back, but he couldn't risk the other getting any more hurt than he already was.

RHINESTONESTAR - PALMCLAN - PENNED BY STILLY

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