what if tickpaw was a loner instead? (au wq) ♡♡♡ «ma! one day, im. im gonna travel the whoooole world» the kitten mewed, a striped charcoal tabby licking his head softly. «i'll always be on your side when you get into trouble then,» the she-cat gently said. but what she had said was a lie. abruptly leaving. leaving him and his brothers alone. when a strange, silver,, blue and brown cat approached the little trio huddled in a dry nest, the choice of joining some group called 'mossclan.' it seemed like an obvious thing.. a safer place.. with his brothers but he didn't accept. he didn't want to be confined into walls of rules. he wanted to be free. so the kitten ran off, leaving his brothers with the strange cat. forever? ★★★ the kitten ventured, managing to avoid danger, even if it allwas a close call. he wanted to find his mother. maybe an impossible task. but he still traveled. the kit barely survived the harsh season, but slowly, he grew up to be stronger. and independant. but he found no trace of his parent. and he missed his brothers. was it a foolish desivion to leave? leave the easier life behind`? but he didn't follow any code. the world was his. no borders could restrain him. ▲▲▲ the adolescent cat continued traveling, the cold weather biting at his whiskers. he had found a friend. it was a smooth rock. he named it george. he was isolated from everybody, with no trace of finding back anytime soon. he had no true friends. not even the cats he met on his journeys. the cold began to become unbearable, wind howling through his coat. he was. so cold. he didn't want to be cold anymore, so he found shelter, ,reluctantly, and curling up. he had ventured for too far. he had left. he left his brothers behind. he didn't even remember what they looked like anymore their voices just a silent echo in the back of his mind and he regretted forgetting the path of a loner wasn't made for him after all. he didn't want to explore anymore. he just wanted to find home. ... audio: nostalgia theme - Tormod Garvin
