Foxbane had gone through essentially all the stages of grief in the time since her return from the Regime. And now that it was all said and done, it seemed that she hadn't changed so very much at all. Well, she had, in a sense. More than any of her other litters, she'd been paying attention to her youngest. Then again, maybe that did have something to do with the crush she had on their father, or maybe she was just interested in being a half decent parent for one. Okay, no, Foxbane was a horrific parent, so really, any genuine care at all for her children was appreciated and probably a bit strange to the cats of SunClan.

The fox-furred feline was adorned in the stark white all Senators were granted, blizzard lines echoing across her pelt in dangerous and dazzling design, a mischievous gleam to her ivy eyes. She walked like she owned the earth, and in a way... didn't she? The feline had brought the Sun God into the clan, though not without a push from the deity. She had largely shaped SunClan into what it had become, had made a name for it through blood and fear. The Senator was a tyrant in her own right, and though that flame didn't burn so brightly any longer, she wasn't just a creature happy to fade into obscurity.

Hatred no longer ruled her heart, but her morality was still nonexistent, stemmed only out of conscious effort to appease Glowstar so far as she could manage it by avoiding harm to DayClan or to the Eerie family. Then again, she also intended Glowstar's family to be her own, now that the leader finally understood that she loved her in a more-than-friend type of way. But that was a conversation for her and others, not to gush to her daughter about.

Speaking of her daughter... she had a mommy-daughter 'date' of sorts with her. What once would have been unusual warmth now sparkled in her cunning gaze, smile softened a fraction from her dangerous smirk into something that suggested real care for the young feline before her. "Discordantpaw." She purred, licking between the apprentice's ears before pulling back a bit. "You're looking beautiful. Did you do your pelt yourself, or did you get someone to help you with it?"

"Scared? After all I've heard of him, that is not how I'd expect him to react." Bloodyrondo seemed more the type to be arrogant to a fault, not really fearful, even if Foxbane did have a rather, um, scary history. Killing over two dozen cats would give you a reputation, she supposed, especially when a significant number included leaders or deputies, and equivalents, of course. Maybe she'd have to see it for herself, what he thought of her.

But that wasn't on the agenda for today. No, no, she had much more important things in mind. "I'm going to teach you SunClan's code." That seemed extraordinarily boring, yet the way Foxbane's smile stretched, turning conspiratorial and sly, suggested it wasn't that simple. "After all, no child of mine gets to go about not knowing all the loopholes of a rule set I created." Okay, she'd technically had help from her staff at the time, and some influence from the deity himself, but the Sun God hadn't told her no, and that was very much as good as condoning it.

"Of course, we'll also put some of those to the test. Rule number one. The word of the High Priest is law. Only the Sun can overrule it. Well, Littlestar isn't here, is she? Sooo, if she can't order us not to do something, meaning it's not wrong."

Foxbane laughed softly. "In principle, yes, if you were a warrior. As an apprentice, you MUST listen to any orders given by a full member, but that is addressed in a later rule. Assuming you were a warrior, you can argue you didn't break the code because Littlestar didn't give the order. On the other paw, Bloodyrondo, and maybe even Littlestar, will argue that he was directly appointed in her place to lead while she was away, so his orders should be adhered to. So you have to be careful when you do these things that you believe you can argue your way out of it if caught. This generally scales up to major things most often. You stole from another clan. That is allowed, so long as Littlestar hasn't forbidden it. Same with trespassing, even kidnapping cats. Littlestar can order you to release them, or return the prey, and you MUST do it, and it would also be breaking the code if you did those things and she'd previously ordered the clan, or you specifically, not to. If Bloodyrondo asks, you should listen, and you may be punished for ignoring an order, but it doesn't necessarily break the code." She smiled softly. Discordantpaw caught on quick.

With that, she motioned for her daughter to rise, and headed for the entrance to the gorge, the winding maze of tunnels where, if you made a wrong turn, you could end up walking back into the gorge.. right off the edge of a cliff if you weren't paying attention, and would almost certainly die. Luckily, most cats in SunClan knew how to get out, and apprentices were guided their first few times, until it became natural to follow the correct path. "That brings us to rule two. There is to be no worship of any god, deity, or spirit other than the Sun. Can you think of a loophole in here?"

"The code says you can't worship any other creature or being, but it says nothing about believing in them. You can believe and acknowledge the existence of any and all deities, ancestors, or afterlives you'd like. For example. StarClan and the Dark Forest exist, though that's not too much of a stretch considering how our afterlife incorporates them. Another example, Absum Lux's deity, Wanheda existed, at least until the Sun God devoured her. It's much like we acknowledge the Moon's existence as a deity. Yes, the code demands you put your trust and praise in the Sun God only, and follow his orders, but it doesn't ever prevent you from learning about other religions, or even meeting with their gods in pursuit of that knowledge. And, really, you're better off exploring and understanding all that you can in other religions. That's information that's useful to you, even if it is all second to the Sun." Foxbane explained, easily leading them through the rock and earth walls up, and up, and up, until they could see the Sun's light, stepping out into the snow covered forest. Behind them, only may's a dozen foxlengths away, the ground fell away down into the gorge SunClan made their camp. There was no secret trick with this maze, and there never was supposed to be. One way in, one way out. It was their safety from invaders, as a clan would have to stream down in limited number to the camp, and one wrong turn would take you to the hazardous openings above the camp itself.

This rule she'd just been talking about, it was one of the less 'loophole' ones, because there was no getting around the rule on it's face. The Sun God came first, that much was clear, but knowing other beliefs, even if you didn't follow them, or thought they were useless, was only a benefit.