Hiding Away (Moon)

Hiding Away

Tilly

Munkustrap was no longer quite sure what time of day it was. Though to be honest his internal clock was incredibly messed up and he'd given up all attempts to correct it. All he was sure of at the moment was that he hadn't been up for very long and Munk had already done more than a day's worth of running around. He'd tracked down most of the other protectors to give them a brief run down of the information Buck had passed along and that they'd need to have a meeting sometime soon to figure out the details of how to proceed with Genghis. And the gray tom figured finding his father to see what he knew of the other tom would be beneficial. And try to keep Electra from doing someting rash and getting herself hurt. He ran a paw down his face and sighed.

He'd been awake a couple hours and already felt drained enough to crawl back into his den. More for a moment of peace and quiet than sleep. But knowing his luck someone would come barging in and he'd be running off again. No wonder Deuteronomy took time away from the Yard.

Suddenly Munkustrap managed to remember an old spot that he hadn't been to in a while. Sure he frequented the pipe maze because it reached so many parts of the Yard and made moving end to end easy. But there was a specific and out of the way spot he hadn't been to in a long while, the spot he and Bomba had found together years and years ago. They had never known that spot to have been found by anyone else and the sounds of the Yard carried like anywhere else in the pipes.

Munkustrap's expression brightened as his immediately changed his course from the center of the Yard towards the pipes. He was almost surprised that he remembered how to get to the old spot. He was so caught up in some of his memories of the place that he was slightly taken aback when he saw Bombalurina actually there as well. It only took another second for him to take in her posture and grow concerned. "Hey, hey. Ssssh, breathe Bomba." His voice had immediately gone softer, hoping that it'd help the sobs to subside as he immediately sat next to the queen and put an arm around her, drawing her into his side for comfort.

Hiding Away

Tilly

Munkustrap had to fight the natural and concerned frown that tried to make its way onto his face as Bomba continued to sob. He tightened his hold marginally and began to run his paw up and down her side in an attempt to have the repetitive motion calming and soothing.

Sure it'd been a good while since they'd been able to properly talk to one an other but he'd made sure to try and keep an eye on the scarlet queen. He still cared about her, he was just almost always running around to make sure the tribe was okay and well protected. And managing the sometimes ill-tempered protectors could get tricky.

He was relieved as Bombalurina seemed to calm down somewhat, so Munkustrap loosened his grip on her so that talking wouldn't involved oddly craned necks. He gave a small shrug, not much more than a slight movement of his shoulders because he was a little too weary to be as expressive with his body language as he normally was. "Thought I could use a minute or two where the tribe couldn't find me. I think I've run the entirety of the Yard half a dozen times today.". He wasn't even sure if that was an exaggeration at this point. "And I remembered that no one ever found us here before, thought it would work well.". He paused, unsure whether or not to pry into the reason for finding Bomba upset.

Hiding Away

Tilly

A small smile made its way onto his face as Bomba cited pretty much the exact same reason he'd all but fled to this spot. He began to relax a bit, already falling into the old familiar comfort that he'd felt around the queen. Sure he hadn't been here in ages, but he still felt comfortable there and had no problem relaxing a bit into their old rhythm.

Munkustrap minutely tensed, unsure if his presence was still welcome. However before he could actually get up and offer to leave Bomba was reassuring him that he could stay. The silver tom nodded, "Yeah, between coordinating the protectors, making sure my little cousin doesn't get herself bloodied up and helping out wherever else in the Yard since I've been up I needed a little quiet time. And my den wasn't really an option for that." He admitted with a small chuckle. A large enough number of cats knew where his den was and it wasn't uncommon by any means for them to appear in his den to get his help. Although Munkustrap couldn't really pin point when exactly he'd become accustomed and resigned to it.

His head shot up at Bomba, surprised and caught a little off guard by her question. Sure he was a bit used to the question; but when Bombalurina asked it it seemed different somehow. It was probably because of their past, often sharing worries and insecurities with each other that never really left the confines of the pipe. Growing up he'd always known that he would take over being in charge of the protectors - something he always worried about and had voiced concerned in his youth to Bomba. And he hadn't had the extra responsibility of the tribe then either. But he'd been reassuring those around him that he was fine for so long now. "Just a little tired Bomba. The past couple days have been a little hellish. I just need a little time away from it." He reassured easily. Although he was reassuring himself just as much as he was reassuring her.