Delphine sat in the clearing, looking at her Clan. They were more than enough ready, and it was time for her to go. But there was no reason to say goodbye. Of course, Delphine wanted to, they were her young, but she did not see any benefit to doing so -- she had raised these kits far more distantly than the first, in the hopes they wouldn't become attached. Reliant. Taking the time to make a big deal out of her leaving would only remind them how ill-prepared and inexperienced they still were, as all young cats are. They would be fine, of course, but self-doubt tends to poison the most capable. They were told she would be leaving. That would simply have to be enough. She lifted herself to her paws, taking one last glance to the faces around her. `Sunspidersolace,` she called. `Come with me, I need you for an errand.` That kid would return a leader in her stead, and life would continue on for them all without her.
