You pad back into the nursery den. After the world outside, the walls seem even more confining and it feels dark, dusty and drab. But when you see the welcoming face of Mossfur and the... less welcoming face of Brindleclaw. When she sees you, she gets up and nuzzles you aggressively. You fall to the floor. "Velcome back, little kit. Have you learned about true awfulness of vorld yet?"
You shake your head. "Actually, I think it was pretty nice," you say.
Brindleclaw gasps in horror. "I am tolerant she-cat, but I cannot be mother of... an optimist!" You look heartbroken and Brindleclaw lets out a guffaw of laughter. "HA! Brindleclaw only joking. She vill always love you, little kit." She begins to groom you.
"But what when I'm not such a little kit anymore? When can I leave the nursery for good?" you ask, frowning a bit despite your mother's licks.
Brindleclaw stops grooming you and takes a look at you. You get the sense that she's seeing the real you for the first time. "Soon, in zree moons. But do not be, how do you say, impatient! Time in nursery comes only once. Enjoy it vhile it lasts." She curls up on her nest. "Come! Sleep vith Mama!"
You reluctantly pad over to her. Her fur is comfortable and the nest is soft. Brindleclaw is soon asleep. But your mind continues to whirl. It is filled with dreams of the future. Dreams of the outside world, and what life would be like when you finally start to make your wishes come true.
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