It's twisted, how they're paired together and forced to share a nest. After all, Strongclaw's the reason Smokefang is dead. Strongclaw is the reason two kits no longer have a mother.
He doesn't know if she hates him. She doesn't know either. She wears her indifference without reluctance, and neither cat is sure if there's more to the facade.
They don't talk each other- actually, Strongclaw doesn't talk, period. The only one he'd rather share words with is dead. She killed his jokes, his wit, his voice. Jayflight doesn't try to bring him back. They're strangers, even when they share breath in the pitch of night.