Leave her, Johnny! // Warrior's Plight

[RHINESTONE.]

LEADER ❝ RHINE ❞ PALMCLAN

Rhinestone knew that, on some level, he should've expected that Foamkit would be one of the one's among the group traveling towards Hurricane's new discovery. However, part of the leader had hoped that, perhaps, Foam would somehow be asleep, or otherwise preoccupied, unable to come with. It wasn't because he disliked the child, rather, it was because he actually wanted Foam to get some rest. Rhine knew that the other's caretaker did a rather valiant job at attempting to wrangle him and keep him safe and healthy, but the leader still couldn't help but worry. He worried for all those that lived within Palmclan, but kits in particular needed a lot of TLC, and Rhinestone knew that well, even despite not having any of his own quite yet. Unfortunately, the leader also knew Foamkit to be incredibly stubborn, and that was easy to see in the way the child held himself, turning his nose up at the slightest offer of help. The rusty red tom had to hold back a bout of laughter as Foam came stumbling over, the boy just barely able to catch himself before he collapsed into the leader's side. It wouldn't have surprised Rhine if he would need to carry the other back home.

When Foam spoke up, however, Rhinestone immediately felt his heart sink, swallowing down the sudden ball of anxiety that had somehow found its way into his throat. The tom would absolutely have his ears clawed off if Foam's caretaker heard about the bones, whether Rhine was leader or not. Thankfully, Foamkit didn't seem to yet have a very firm grasp on the word uttered by Hurricane, which would hopefully mean he wouldn't be understood. Shooting an antsy look towards Hurricane, Rhinestone sighed before turning to Foam, saying with a nervous chuckle, "Hey, Foam... I promise that this isn't anything you need to worry about. It's nothing all that exciting, right Hurricane?" He glanced back at the other as he hid another bone in the sand, trying to smoothly remedy the oncoming situation. It didn't help that Hurricane had referred to it all as some big secret, something that would definitely intrigue the child more than it would push him away.

NEVER OPENED MYSELF THIS WAY
LIFE IS OURS, WE LIVE IT OUR WAY

— Reggan