“Blossomkit?” The ginger and white she-cat sniffled as she buried her nose under her fur. “Blossomkit, c’mon, lil’ one.” Hawknose approached on heavy pawsteps. “Y’gotta eat sumthin’.”
“Well,” Hawknose chuffed, “I can’t give yah milk and you should probably keep eating fresh kill but...we c’n go ask-”
“I want THRIFTPETAL’S milk.” Hawknose sighed and approached the kit on clumsy large paws. He collapsed next to her, paws tucked beneath his soft body. She looked up at him with massive amber eyes. “I miss her so much.”
“Why’d she have to go away?” Hawknose sighed. His two-toned eyes widened when he felt Blossomkit burying into his shoulder fur. “It was too cold, wasn’t it? She was hungry. They should have been hunting for her!” Hawknose was surprised to hear the snarl of anger in the small kit’s voice.
“Someday, you’ll hunt and make sure no queen dies ever again from hunger.”
“I don’t want to hunt,” Blossomkit whined, “I want my mother!” Hawknose’s ears lifted as he finally spotted something she’d been clutching since she was moved into his den.
“What’s that’cha got there?” She unfurled her arms to show him. It was a feather, red and brown in color. It was a pretty little feather. “Where’d ya get that?”
“Thriftpetal gave it to me,” she whimpered, “It’s mine and I’m keeping it.”
“I won’t let anyone take it away,” He said. He sighed. “I’ma look out for you, okay kit? You hear ole’ Hawknose?” His ears twitched as he looked down at the she-kit. She had fallen asleep. “Yeah...I’m gonna look out for ya. I promise.”
FYI Hawknose's voice actor is Pat Buttram aka Chief from Fox and the Hound and once you read the dialogue in that voice you'll see why lol
Anyway Blossomfeather's mother passed during a particularly hard leaf bare. Since Blossomkit was very sick and small Hawknose took her to the medicine den. The normally grumpy Hawknose had his heart melted by the small, feisty kit. He was delighted when she wanted to be a medicine cat apprentice.
