Rain in the Hollow

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Suddenly Harepelt's negative feelings about having to work with her son vanished; it sounded like he needed help, and the she-cat wasn't going to deny him of her services. "Dearie, do you want me to find the leaks?" To be honest, she felt guilty for cursing him with his deaf ear, and would do anything to make up for it, and her terrible parenting skills when she had been younger. She quickly squeezed into the crowded den, it barely fit three standing cats. She hoped that this situation wouldn't end like it normally, always does when she tries to help her son. Birchflank quietly willed the tabby to get out of the den, but he knew it was useless, even if he bluntly told her to get out, she wouldn't listen, despite her fear of her son.

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Snowear nodded to his small mother, flicking his muzzle towards Lionloud's old nest. "You can listen for them, and I'll path them up. Deal?" His attempts to 'play nice' would hopefully be respected. Of course, every cat knew that the session would end in the cold shoulder and harsh words. His tone already sounded like somebody talking to a estranged Clanmate, not the molly who birthed him.
(this is his way of saying happy mothers day)

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Harepelt felt a little war, bubble grow in her heart, she was so happy and proud her son was being so respectful. "Deal." The tabby she-cat gleefully mewed. She began to sniff at the wall for a moment, trying to see if there was anything rotting in there, though she didn't smell anything particularly bad. She then pressed her right ear against it, and she silenced everyone with a flick in her tail. She could hear the telltale sounds of dripping water in one of the hollow parts of the den's shell, she told her son about it.