Talk:Coldice's Truth/@comment-27038933-20170808034515/@comment-27038933-20170810050349

Yeah just change it to where they react more realistically, like when Lightheart brings Duskkit in, the clan asks like 'where'd Silvermoon go?' Like they noticed Silvermoons absence right away and Lightheart pretends to be frightened of a badger or something and then the clan discovers Silvermoon's body

Then when everyone notices Brownfur is absent Lightheart says he fled and Fernstar grounds out disgust at his cowardice and that of he ever returns there will be sharp words. She then entrusts Lightheart with Duskkit and Lightheart asks that Fernstar keep it quiet about him being adopted.

Fernstar could hesitate before agreeing 'It is not something Duskkit needs to know until he's older,'

Fernstar tells the clan Silvermoon died from some wild animal and a Brownfur has seemingly abandoned the clan and his mate. She does not mention that Duskkit is Silvermoon and Brownfur kit, if it's brought up she simply says Lightheart was blessed with two lovely kits.

Oh, here's a thought. Maybe since Lightheart mate is unknown or unspecified, everyone could notice the similarities between Duskkit and Brownfur and rather than Lightheart out and out tell them that Brownfur may have killed Silvermoon, they wonder if maybe Brownfur was with both Silvermoon and Lightheart resulting in Lightheart having a kit who looked like Brownfur.

Then despite Fernstar saying it's suspected a badger/fox killed Silvermoon, Lightheart encourages a rumor that Brownfur killed Silvermoon because she found out about Lightheart having Brownfurs kits.

Just a possible way the clan could react more realistically but keeping the narrative that Lightheart wants blame averted elsewhere and that only Fernstar knows the truth, but decides to do a noble lie to protect Duskkit from the strife

It's not severe enough to make the clan take notice since they just assume Duskkit is Lighthearts son she had with Brownfur (could even lead to scorn from some who liked Silvermoon and saw Duskkit as a symbol of Brownfur's unfaithfulness), and Fernstar being clan leader and the only one who knows the truth can't give Duskkit the attention needed to see his abuse at the paws of Lightheart.