BEGIN TO SHAKE FOR NO REASON AT ALL - Medusa's death

[RHINESTONE.]

Normally, the sound of Mezrith's voice would be something that would make a smile come to Rhinestone's face. After all, she enjoyed the company of Mez, and the other's joking attitude often provided her with a sense of relief when she was dealing with the stresses of being legate. In this case, however, Mezrith's call caused Rhinestonestar's heart to sink. The canine's head flinched up from her paws as she tried to process what she had heard, slowly getting to her paws and beginning to emerge from her den. The screams of Mazekit did nothing to help with the legate's mental state, her ears flattening down against her head as she moved closer. Her voice was low as she spoke directly to Mezrith, trying not to sound too furious as her claws dug into the sandy earth, "Mezrith. You... you shouldn't have brought the damn body here. Did you just forget that we have children around? Go... go bury her. Or get someone else to do it, if y'want. We'll have a proper memorial for her, later." She didn't want to be angry with Mezrith, but to just dump the body in the middle of camp was idiotic, to say the least.

Glancing briefly towards Medusa's limp and cold body, Rhine found herself forcibly turning away, her heart aching within her chest. She couldn't focus on her feelings regarding the primus's death – not right now, anyways. The canine didn't want to fall apart, particularly with at least two children standing nearby, already falling apart in their own ways. With a quick shake of her head, Rhinestone turned and moved over to where Mazekit was, raising a particular to gently usher the boy towards Wildkit. She blocked both their gazes with her body, muttering softly as she looked them over, "Deep breaths... it'll all be alright. Close your eyes if you have to, okay? I'm sure one of your fathers will be here for you, before long..." She would've brought them home herself, but she didn't want Win or Magnum to panic if they were within camp, thinking their children had disappeared on them. For now, she would try to just calm the situation down a bit, so that hopefully the wailing would stop.

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