"Hi Auntie!" Rosemarykit purred, wasting no time getting herself tangled up around Dappleglacier's paws. She was absolutely as cute as a button, the perfect combination of her mother and father, snowy white fur with delicate tabby stripes on her points. It was a soft, misty appearance, perfect camouflage for snow-speckled mountain tops. Those eyes of hers, though, they were a different story. While they were still tinged blue due to her young age, the shade of them was so dark that her pupils were hardly visible. It made her impossible to read, a skill most cats didn't develop until they were much older, but a skill she was born with, "Did you come to play with me?"

"Oh Hi there little darling" purred Dappledglacier at the warm greeting of her niece weaving around her legs, lowering his muzzle to gently nose the young she-cat affectionately before settling into her nest laying slightly to the side to keep her belly from having to much direct pressure "but I'm afraid I can't play with you today, the Witches said I need to rest until my kits arrive" she smiled kindly "You are going to have some little cousins soon enough, and when they are big enough you will have all sorts of new friends to play with" but when Dottymask spoke of the demons she curled up her lip in disgust "I don't know why you allow them in here, aren't you afraid their influence will corrupt your children?" she huffed laying her head down on her paws, eyes watching their every move "Vile creatures" she didn't want her unborn kits anywhere near them

"Yes momma, thank you momma" Dirtypaw replied with a big smile on her face, as if Dottymask had given her the best present by allowing them to eat the spit up fresh kill. She sat up straight and tall, like a proper lady trying to force herself to have proper posture. The only thing even slightly bent was her ears, falling forward from the heavy crystals that had been fused inside of them, glinting in the low light. She had been taken away for a while, only to reappear at her apprentice ceremony with the mysterious crystals and crusted symbols carved onto her back

"They're servants to my kits, I can't imagine anyone would try to harm my kits if they see those demon mutts around," Dottymask said passively.

Rottenpaw wanted to shift his paws with discomfort from the stiffness in his muscles, but refused the urge. He could feel Dappledglacier's piercing gaze, she had an inflated head with a wild boar like stink that only someone as prideful as Silverfury's family could have. But even though she was a queen with bigger things on her mind she could still destroy him in moments if she wanted to. That was why when he noticed Sinfulpaw start to move his tail moved over top of hers with a warning look that said, not worth it. In a setting like this if one of them were disobedient they were bound to all be retrained. It was a good method to force the siblings to keep the other in check because he definitely did. He could smell rain in the air, which always meant freezing rain in WinterClan. He did not want to sit outside in that. He was already counting his blessings that the WinterClan apprentices hadn't made them sleep outside.

Fluffykit stared at Dirtypaw, what a weirdo. She turned to look at Dottymask, she always seemed to like Dirtypaw more, that was why she was gifted to her as a servant. However, even though Dirtypaw was a demon she somehow felt intimidated. Mother always seemed to fawn over Dirtypaw, but she supposed she shouldn't confuse that for love as her mothers obsessing almost always turned into punishing behavior. Luckily she was her real daughter, her parents would never land a paw on her or her littermates. "If you're hungry I can always spit out more for you peasant," Fluffykit smirked.

Sinfulpaw did stop when Rottenpaw pulled her out of it, but she cast him a glare for intervening. She hated how often she convinced herself that today was going to be the day she did something worth execution or worse, but she always chickened out or came up with reasons to avoid it. It made her feel pathetic.

Rosemarykit dropped her paw down on command and cocked her head at Dappledglacier. Her aunt took a different stance toward the demons than Dottymask, she thought they were so impure that it wasn't even worth the risk of touching them. Dottymask, on the other hand, taught her that physically reprimanding them was the best way to keep them under control. She didn't seem even slightly concerned about catching their ick or whatever. It lead her to beg the question, "What'll happen if I touch them too much?"

"It's true, that's why you can't be soft to them, if you show weakness through kindness they'll grab a hold of your soul and never let go. Convincing you that their the victim, but as Wintrystar will warn you, you'll know what a true victim looks like if you let them go. That's why they must stay in WinterClan, we're selfless unlike the rest of the clans who let demons run free, causing disasters. Instead we take the burden of keeping demons, taming them the best we can in order to withhold their ability to cause wrath," Dottymask explained. But did appear visibly annoyed by Dappledglacier trying to scare her kit away from the idea of touching the demons. How was Rosemarykit going to grow up to be domineering if she shied away from striking a demon? Her tail twitched just slightly before turning to Dirtypaw, Rottenpaw, and Sinfulpaw, "How about your little siblings take you out for some exercise while the grownups chat."