"the game of trust versus fear is fun to watch," tansyheart purred, "but for its victims, it's agony... doesn't that just make it more heartrending? it makes the show so much better~"

"but no suspicions yet...?" coneflower snorted. "if they think they can scrape by by withholding judgment, they're fools."

"they'll just have to learn." rosewither stared at the concave line of trees at the other end of the field; from this distance, each tree looked barely bigger than a paw. "they already sleep separately with one tree to themselves, and they rarely share tongues. toppling their trust may not come as slow as you worry."

"but no matter..." tansyheart stared up at the evening sky. "i'll slowly get my garden either way. recruiting their own warriors is just another way to show my absolute power. they know they can't fight us."

"but do they even know that they have traitors in their midst?" coneflower asked cuttingly.

"they're bound to find out. after all," tansyheart reasoned, sitting straighter, "some of their talents aren't talents we can use. put two and two together, and sure enough- well, if they weren't scared before, they will be by tomorrow." tansyheart's tongue flicked across her jaws, anticipating a feast of more despair. "they will be, or else i'll take matters into my own paws."

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