Advice for you
Hawkstorm wants revenge. Honeycloud has seen one too many go down this path.
Hawkstorm glared at the older cat. Honeycloud stared back unphased and unmoved. She sat laid out on a corroded rock looking down through the trees at her.
“This will be the death of you,” she repeated. “Now, I understand wanting to put Shadestar down a peg, but there’s a reason you fear her.”
“I don’t fear anyone,” Hawkstorm said in rebuttal. She stood defiantly, eyes blazing.
“Oh, but you do. Our leader-“
“She’s not my leader.”
“-is a powerful cat. You challenged her once already and lost terribly. Imagine a true fight, my darling.” Hawkstorm’s expression didn’t change an inch.
Honeycloud let out a tired sigh.
“Revenge won’t make you happy. It only leaves you wanting more,” Honeycloud said.
“It will make me happy. What do you know?”
“I’ve seen it before. It won’t. Find something that does make you happy and live for something else.”
Hawkstorm growled, her scowl growing larger.
“You’re on her side, aren’t you? Everyone always is. She’s a monster!”
“She’s not. She’s certainly not good, but Shadestar is not the scum you think she is.”
“Only a monster could do what she does,” countered Hawkstorm.
“Or a leader,” replied Honeycloud, her eyes lingering in distant memory.