"No, not all of us." Cinnamonkit said simply getting up and going over to Serenepaw. "I see that you're being a mousebrain, but it's okay go down in the dirty stinky tunnels. There's a higher chance that down there a rock'll fall on you and bonk out the stupid that's holding you back. Just a long round about way to fix you up so you're better when you come back."

Then he turned looked at Sean and Shule before he glowered at Sean. "As for me! I'm not going to the Regime. I'm not going with you, cats who supposedly claim to be my father and mother but somehow only show up now and act like you have a claim to me. Well it's too late, maybe you shouldn't have sent us away. Even if there was a big nasty boogey cat, that's a pathetic excuse and that just means you knew you didn't care about us enough to protect us from whats-his-face that Mom mentioned. You can have Serenepaw until he comes to his senses. Which he probably will he just takes his time. I won't speak for the rest of them though,"

He shot another look at Serenepaw. "Don't want to take their freedom of choice from them or what not. But I'm staying here, with my mother who is Glowstar leader of DayClan." He said resolutely sitting down.

Cinnamonkit scoffed and rolled his eyes, "Try not to get squished by the rock that bonks some sense back into you!" He called after Serenepaw remaining resolute.
He'd heard enough, Sean had gone and declared that they were all coming back to the regime. A 'happy ending' as he'd put it.
As far as he was concerned, that was worse than mother urging them to remain. A bigger move against their freedom to choose, as the tom took Serenepaw's desire to investigate as the rule for all the kits.
Cinnamonkit wouldn't deny he didn't like the sound of the boogie cat Kotori or whatever his name was that his mother had mentioned.
"But well before you go, cat that claims to be our father, mother offered you an excuse in that boogies cat Kotori. But I want to hear it from you! Why'd you abandon us!" Cinnamonkit said. "If you want us soooo much, why'd you abandon us in the first place?"

The Sentinel sat in utter silence as Glowstar spoke, as her kits argued over who their families were and where loyalty might belong. She flinched, reeling back at Green's comments about Kotori, the son she had failed in each and every way, the Spy she'd been so blind to, that she was utterly surprised by his betrayal. Kotori was her own fault, that much she knew. She had failed the Regime that day, failed to see the monster she'd created, all the while trying to nurture and encourage him. And she hadn't even had the chance to properly end him.

As the words continued, blurring almost together to the point of being nearly indistinguishable, Shule sat there in her silence, blood roaring in her ears as she listened, saying nothing, not moving so much as a muscle. Until Sean spoke, and the spell around her seemed to break as she watched him rise to leave. Almost on instinct, the white pawed feline's ebony tail twitched, rising to her own paws, a shadow crossing over her face that seemed to cover her dark features as her tail rested gently on his shoulders. She was angry, so, so angry at what he'd done, at the irreparable loss of her relationship with her kits because of his inability to cope. Shule couldn't understand it, but when had she ever truly understood Sean? All the same, he was her mate, her best friend, and she loved him, even in the worst of times. It would take weeks, maybe moons or seasons, for her to finally, truly get over this, and yet, she knew she would. They would come out of this stronger than ever, she was determined about that. "Stay safe, Sean." Her voice was soft, though her tone was almost detached, only the barest fragments of her heart shining through the cracks. "Whatever comes, we're in this together, so don't go disappearing on me."

And now, she had to focus on her kits. Closing crystalline eyes for the briefest of moments, Shule breathed, forcing the tension out of her muscles and deep down into her soul, all her anger, her rage, and her hurt, condensing into one tiny little fire in the center of her heart, burning dark and strong like a midnight flame. When she opened her eyes, they were hard, set with determination, but the blind fury and hatred had faded away. "I never did want to leave you, I just wasn't given the choice." She stated, casting her eyes once more over the kits she'd loved and lost, those she'd spent the past two season pushing on towards finding, only to learn they'd been taken out from right under her nose. "No one will force you into joining the Regime, though you're always welcome to visit. I'm sure my nephew, your cousin, Commander Mars, wouldn't complain. As for Kotori..." Her head tilted down, concealing the remains of her face in darkness. "He is part of the League now, and I'm sure Glowstar will have Senescence keeping an eye on him. But even if that fails, I would kill him before I ever let him touch you. It was my own naivety that failed to see what he was becoming, and it is my punishment to have to right that wrong." She still loved Kotori. Still had some hope in her heart that he could be a good person. And yet, she knew, that if he ever stepped on Regime land again, or went after her kits, she would be the first in line to end him.

"I'm going to SunClan. Foxstar has questions to answer, and I won't ask any of you to join me without first knowing whether I am really your mother. Join me if you wish, so that you can confirm I'm not feeding you lies. When I return, I'll explain what I've learned, and then you can make your decision on whether you'd like to join me in the Regime, temporarily or permanently, or stay here with Green. But I meant what I said before. I intend to build a relationship with you, even if that means I can only visit you here. I've lost most of your youths... I don't want to lose the rest." With that, Shule took one more breath and turned towards the entrance, mind set on filling in the details, though the longer she remained, the more certain she was that the Priestess was the cause of all their suffering.

"Oh." She paused to look at Windchaser and Rubyflame. "Since I don't expect I'll be seeing Glowstar before I return to the Regime, apologize to her for me. I didn't realize what mess this all was, and I grossly overreacted. I shouldn't have attacked her. Tell her to send word if she needs any herbs for her injuries, I'll have Mars send Miracle or Apollo, over with some."

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Darkcomplex too, had been quiet throughout this ordeal, watching his life fall apart before him, his kits supposedly not really his, his mate being tipped over the edge by the prospect of them leaving. It hurt, to know that Shule was likely right. He could see her in them, even if Glowstar and the kits couldn't. The silver tabby had always thought they'd gotten their appearances from their mother, Glowstar, rather than him, and now he knew why that had seemed to be the case. "I'll go. You'll need an escort to SunClan if you don't want to get killed after crossing the border." His gaze turned to his kits, heart breaking as he watched them, knowing that this might be the last time they truly viewed him as their father. That they would soon know that he wasn't biologically related to them at all. "Whatever the truth is, Glowstar and I will always be your parents, and you will always have a home here, even if you find happiness and another set of parents in the Regime. Never forget that."