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[firealone]

[It's no surprise that Fireheart is feeling ashamed, after he overworked himself into a coma for a month and a half. And after nearly everyone who knows him has been telling him for months to take it easy... he is finally starting to listen. A little.]

So... there's a few things I want to talk about. But the most important one, is, well- I've got a warrior name now. When we were sending out those boats, I saw- Bluestar, my old Clan's leader.

[He only knew her for a short time, a lifetime ago, but there's still a somber tone in his voice. ThunderClan was where he thought he belonged for a long time, after all. ThunderClan has been on his mind less and less every day, but having his adult name still means a lot.]

She called me Fireheart. So... that's what I'd like everyone to call me. Firepaw was a kitten name, so... it's good to feel like an adult, properly.

[He wavers a little before continuing... he really should have rehearsed this a little.]

I'm going to cut down on my work, and... I think I'm done hanging around the Clinic for a while. So I'll be focusing on recovering this month, and then running messages for the senior Cheri members for a bit. Staying in the city, for the most part, unless someone needs me.

[He said 'month' instead of 'moon'... and doesn't seem to have noticed it.]

I think that's everything. And, if anyone needs to talk, after... Froslass... I'm happy to listen.

5th Quest [Video, Evening]

[bladeofnymeia]

[The image that comes through the Grumpearls is...dirt. Dirt flying, tiny clawed paws pushing it back, the sound of it crumbling and tumbling rushing in your ears. The occasional scrape of claw against...metal? Steel? And that accompanying shiver as if you had run your nails down a chalkboard-]

Thal's unrelenting balls-

[And Firoza's voice! With a creative swear. Who is Thal and why are his balls so unrelenting? Might have to ask her about that later, because now...

Now, the edge of something shiny, even in the dark shadow of the forest, was just properly breaking through the dirt. Firoza pauses to gape at it, and you can just...you can feel the swell of emotions that comes through, she can't hold them back. Something bittersweet, something that twinges with pain, but something reassuring as well. Something wonderous.]

How...how in the world did you get here...?

[And then the urge to dig overwhelms her once again. Panting, sweating, exhausted, eventually Firoza pulls out an honest-to-gods kite shield with a red unicorn as part of is heraldry from the earth, and the Grumpearl fades off as she declares,]

IT'S MY FUCKING SHIELD!!

[...She's. Uh. This is. How? Why? Fuck it, it's her shield!!]