"I was on guard duty when she left earlier. She was heading west, toward NightClan, so we can go that way. We're bound to cross paths," Perfectstorm was actually more comfortable around Pollendrone that Lionpride, so he was looking forward to adding her to the party. He could have the conversation he wanted with his brother and, when in inevitably got awkward, she'd show up and smooth things out.

~*~

Perfectstorm very nearly bumped his head against the ceiling of the tunnel's exit. He'd recently had a growth spurt and, while Lionpride remained larger than him, the gap was getting narrower and narrower. It wasn't exactly a point of pride for him. He was now nearly a head above Bloodystar and it just felt... wrong. So, he slouched and did his best to keep as small a presence as he could when around the general population, but he felt no such pressure when with his brother.

"So..." Where to start? It was hard to say, really, now that they were alone thing were already getting really awkward, "... I... Well, I touched noses with Blindfaith yesterday."

"Bloodystar told me it was the Sun God's will, so yeah, of course it's what we both would have wanted," Perfectstorm laughed nervously, "We haven't talked since it happened, so I'm not sure if she even knows that, though. But she's a very nice she-cat. I'm sure we'll be very happy once we get to know each other better."

Perfectstorm, despite having so many siblings, grew up as one of Bloodystar's favorites and sort of had only child syndrome. A little awkward in his mannerisms and phrasing, but very genuine and knowledgable. A great friend, although you couldn't really trust him, for he always went straight to Bloodystar if he heard whisperings against the High Priest. So most never let him too close... most, that is, until Blindfaith. It may not have been her choice but she accepted it right away, and her influence already led the young tom to try and reach out to others, hence this evening stroll with his almost estranged brother.

Perfectstorm was caught off guard by Lionpride's sudden fire, but he also sort of expected it. He wasn't sure exactly what he'd said wrong but this was usually the kind of interactions he had when he tried to talk to his older siblings. Almost immediately he began to close himself, his movements a little more constrained, his tail slightly lowered.

"What I want and what the Sun God want are the same thing," He said, his honey brown eyes looking anywhere but at his brother, "I may not understand yet, but I will with time, for a God's guidance sees far beyond my own. You're the perfect example of that. I may have been just a kit, but I still remember when I visited you in the prisons with Polledrone. You two are so happy now. It's hard to believe how much you fought to be apart back then."

Perfectstorm's tone had softened somewhat, he felt like he had made a compelling argument so he was a little less defensive now, "There was a time that I doubted the Sun God, too. But your struggles taught me that there's no use fighting against the destiny he has laid out for you. Defying him breeds hardships, but trusting him leads to true happiness.""

"Bloodystar and I have talked for great lengths about your concerns, because they were the same kinds I had once," Wow, this talk really wasn't going to direction that he wanted it to, that was for sure. But Perfectstorm had sort of expected this. Lionpride was famous for being the leader of Bloodystar's opposition at one point in time. While the High Priest had believed that Lionpride had been won over to his side, Perfectstorm had never been quite so sure, and today proved it, "Brilliantbeacon is only unhappy because she is still challenging the path the Sun God set out for her, same as you were at one time. Perhaps she would never be happy with a tom, but, had she gone with him I have no doubts that the Sun God wouldn't have guided her to the happiness she deserves. The journey is just not as obvious."

Perfectstorm came to a sudden halt. He had done his best to tolerate Lionpride's heretical ramblings, but he could only take so much before he, like Bloodystar, had had enough.

"Speaking ill of our chosen High Priest will only bring your misfortune, brother. I will pray that Sun God shows you mercy for what you have just said. Our God does great good but is capable of anything to prove his point," His voice was cold and controlled, similar but different from Bloodystar. He was brainwashed, yes, but he still had his wits about him and able to see flaws that his adoptive father could not, "I-I will pretend that I didn't hear what you said for the sake of your kits... but I will not be so generous next time. Let's talk about something else."