The cameras clicked on.
"Welcome back to Ask Birchclan!" Alderberry cheered, bouncing up and down excitedly.
Mossbranch watched, amusement warm in her gaze.
"Today we have two more questions! Yay! Mossbranch, would you like to read it?"
"I'd love to, you energetic furball. First question's for Silentstar!"
Silentstar looked up, eyes widening as Frostpool instinctively scooted towards her in a protective manner.
"Silentstar, are any of the other cats here your siblings? Did you have any siblings?"
Frostpool blinked at Silentstar, who nodded.
"Silentstar had three siblings; one of them born stillborn and not given a name, a tom named Adderkit who died to greencough, and-" Frostpool was cut off by Silverpaw
"And me! I was the second litter of Fallenpetal and Mintfrost. I was born an only it counts!" The medicine cat apprentice purred, eyes bright, before squeaking as Hopeleaf cleared her throat.
"Oops… sorry for interrupting you, Frostpool."
"It's fine. Now go back to your mentor." The deputy meowed as Silverpaw ran off to join her mentor again.
Silentstar watched in amusement, as Frostpool purred warmly.
"Okay, next question." Mossbranch meowed, sitting with her tail wrapped around one of her paws that was helping balance her.
"This ones for Mousepaw."
The dark browntom jumped up in excitement, bouncing excitedly from paw to paw.
"Really? Yay! My first question!"
The white and black medicine cat purred in amusement before finally reading the piece of paper, at Alderberry's impatient nudge.
"Calm down, Alderberry, great Starclan. I'm reading it, I'm reading it."
Alderberry huffed, pouting as Mossbranch flicked her tail at him.
"Anyways. Mousepaw, who is your mentor, and do you like him/her/they?"
Frostpool nervously watched Mousepaw.
Mousepaw squealed excitedly.
"Frostpools my mentor! And she's really fun even if she doesn't seem like it! I have a bad time paying attention, but she has a lot of patience to deal with me. I'd be tired by now if I was my own mentor!" Mousepaw jokingly said as he flicked his ear at his mentor, who laughed.
"She even makes up little games that also teach me how to hunt and defend myself and attack and stuff like that. Plus, she let's me ask if I can train with Whitepaw almost every time! I like training with Whitepaw. He's super kind and he's also adorable when he messes up!"
A small hiss of protest came from the said odd-eyed tom, but Mousepaw didn't notice.
"Though Duskwing's super duper grumpy, I can tell he's also a good mentor!"
"I am not!" Duskwing protested angrily.
"Duskwing's also hot-headed, which I'm not sure works well considering how calm and collected and patient Whitepaw is. Duskwing probably wouldn't have been able to be patient even if patiences hit him in the face!"
Mousepaw was out of breath as soon as he finally finished talking.
Whitepaw cuffed his ear before mumbling a small 'Catch your breath, you mouse-brain.'
Mousepaw then started excitedly talking to Whitepaw, happy.
"Well, I guess that's it for this chapter of Ask Birchclan. See you guys later!"
Alderberry called, with Mossbranch echoeing as the cameras flicked off.
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