Strongcaper looked over the precipice of the canyon down into its gaping maw that had taken so much of WindClan, that had destroyed families and left only grief in its wake. Yet, still, in that silent twilight lit moment, he wondered, for no longer than a few seconds but in his mind it felt like an eternity of picturing him falling down into that death trap- wondering if there would be any change to his existence. Wondering if there would be any change to the Clan really. He knew temporarily, if he were to disappear to join the ranks of his family up in the stars, there would be mourning, there would be change, there would be chaos. But in the grand scheme, the grand picture, the tapestry on the loom of life…he really had no importance, nothing much would change. Because if he did have importance, if things would truly change, then he would have accomplished something of that import anyway. He was fifty moons old- older than his siblings and his aunts and uncles ever reached. His mother and grandfather had been older but now…they had joined the rest of his family in the stars. They had been part of the constants of Strongcaper’s universe. Sand was yellow, the North Star pointed the way, and Serenadelark and Shoalcry were always there even if they weren’t directly near him or if they were kidnapped or visiting another Clan- they were /there/. There in the world, breathing the same air Ronnie breathed, seeing the same stars he did. And now? They weren’t. And he was still there, surviving. Carrying on, step after step. Carrying on a legacy of a family where he was the only one left. He started his path towards the sandy dunes where he was to patrol, not daring to look behind back at the canyon that had taken so much from the Clan but instead looking up to the stars, where they hoped they looked back down at him with kindness and love. For the only reason he tried his hardest to believe there was something out there was to believe that they were there as well and that they loved him still.
Honestly while I'm so sad that Serenadelark & Shoalcry are now gone, and most likely won't come back, I'm so excited for Puddle & Mage!! You two are absolutely fantastic rpers and y'all's commitment to these two characters is and was absolutely insane, I look up to you for that so much. So excited to see Mage's new character and Puddle's Fourth in action!!! <33 Also I love my baby strongcaper, he makes me happy even when he's sad </3 Image from Adobe Stock(?)
