swiftshade! what's your relationship with your family like?
"Our dad Batwhisker died when we were apprentices in the same patrol that nearly killed Magpiemask. Juniperhop, our other dad, died in the fire. We're really all we have left for each other, and it's always felt like I've been chasing my brother for one reason or another. I always feel... left behind, somehow."
"I have to carry our dads' legacies on my shoulders, since Magpie sure isn't going to do it. And I have to keep him safe, too, like Batwhisker asked of me. But all I'm known for is being Magpiemask's sister... I'm nothing on my own. Our parents are going to fade into nothing and it's all my fault."
"I just -- I wish he'd slow down a little. Let me catch up sometimes. He never sits still, but sometimes I need someone to lean on, you know?..."