Dawnlark Plains i watched the fire that grew so low

Sunny stepped away from Dawn, ears flicking back at her bitter response. It stung that she was so harsh toward him in that moment even though it really wasn't  at him . "Obviously not" he responded, nearly snapping the words but just ending up sounding equally bitter and cold. Then he turned at the odd tone of Shale's voice, the laughter and the way he spoke was just...off. Sunny opened his mouth to gentle try to say that Dad wasn't sleeping but Shale continued on, telling a horrible story from his past. Sunny held himself still and silent, heart squeezing at the loss Shale had faced. Was every Sameth male cursed with loss? Dad had lost nearly every mate, some friends, and a brother. Sunny had lost his mother, his surrogate mother, his first love, and now his father. Shale had lost....well it seemed Shale had lost nearly everyone.

Just as Shale started screaming at the dead body of his father, a small shape was spotted creeping forward. Sunny turned and spotted kitten and gasped, moving toward her. "Shale please....Go see Pema. Maybe she can soothe your nightmare" he suggested, lowering himself down to kitten's level. "Hey kitten. I...know this looks bad. It hurts. It's scary. But death isn't all bad. Daddy is somewhere free and happy. Just try to focus on that okay? " he tried ever so hard to channel something akin to what his father had said when Sunny himself was dying and most likely epically failed at it. That death wasn't bad nescessarily. He didn't mention the new life theory because he assumed she'd just be confused.