Kahlua's Baby
14 years ago
OakClan is one of the strongest and bravest clan in the forest. They fight with bravery, courage and loyalty. We care for our clan like family. We provide plenty of food even in winter. Our apprentices are trained by the best warriors in the forrest. We always stay loyal to our clan. We are swift hunters, who always follow the warrior code. We risk our lives for our clan mates. We are led by one of the greatest leaders in the forrest. We are OakClan!
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 1 ~ AFTERNOON ~ On DeathClan territory
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*Rockstar and Tigeroak slink through the frozen undergrowth and around trees.*
Tigeroak: I smell DeathClan
Rockstar: Me too
*They hide under a Hawthorn bush*
A DeathClan warrior: I smell OakClan!
Another DeathClan warrior: Me too
*A DeathClan warrior pushes through the bush and hisses when he sees Tigeroak and Rockstar. They emerge from the bush.
Rockstar: Greetings. We are just passing through to Highstones. StarClan grant us safe passage.
DeathClan warrior: Who says we have to let you through! You're trespassing.
Tigeroak: StarClan grant us safe passage!! This is the only way to Highstones. We are allowed to pass on your territory when we're going to Highstones!
DeathClan warrior: You're lucky we don't rip your fur off. Now hurry up and get off our territory!
*Rockstar and Tigeroak trot pass them and lope across the moorland until they are off of DathClan territory. They slow to a walk.
Rockstar: That was close.
Tigeroak: It's a good thing they don;t know where we're really going.
Rockstar: Well I didn't lie. We ARE going to Highstones. We're just not sharing tongues and dreams with StarClan.
igeroak: Well it's a good thing THEY don't know that. *He glances back to make sure the DeathClan patrol is not following them.*
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 1 ~ EVENING ~ AT HIGHSTONES
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*Rockstar and Tigeroak arrive at Highstones*
Tigeroak: The sun is going down. I think we should find a place to sleep for the night and hunt.
Rockstar: Good idea
*They pass the Mothermouth and travel down a steep rocky slope. A smaller cave at the bottom halted Rockstar.
Rockstar: how about here?
Tigeroak: Look like a good place. Let me go in and check it out. *He sniffs the air.* There's fox scent but it's stale...two days ago.
Rockstar: I'll go find us some bedding and check the area out. *She trots in the opposite direction of the cave and soon finds some moss and bracken, which she brings back to the cave. Tigeroak was inside digging a hole for fresh-kill. Two small dips in the sandy earth at the back of the cave, told Rockstar where to put the bedding. She neatly padded it into the dips in the floor of the cave and then stepped back to examine her work.*
Tigeroak: that looks inviting. Lets go hunt.
*Rockstar and Tigeroak go out to hunt. They soon catch a vole, a wren and a falcon. They share the prey.*
Rockstar: I'm going to sleep for a while.
Tigeroak: Okay. I'm going to look around and see if there are any streams to drink from. I won't go far, you never know what could be lurking around here.
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 2 ~ NOON ~ AT HIGHSTONES
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*Rockstar and Tigeroak finish eating their voles and then go get a drink from the stream. A low snarling on the other side of the stream made Rockstar look up form where she was drinking from the stream. A fox was crouching on the other side of the stream. Rockstar and Tigeroak drew their lips back in a snarl and pinned their ears back. The fox leaped of the thin stream with ease and landed on the other side. It stood in front of Rockstar and Tigeroak a few tail-lengths away. It lunged at Rockstar and she dodged. She bit down on his tail and Tigeroak jumped on his back, biting into his scruff. Rockstar let go of her grip on his tail and sank her teeth into his front legs. The fox tried to spin around and bite her. Rockstar jumped out of the way as the fox sank its teeth into her shoulder. She yowled in pain and wriggled, trying to free herself of the fox's razor-sharp teeth. Tigeroak raked his claws down the fox's side. it yowled, letting go of his grip on Rockstar's shoulder. Rockstar bit into his leg and he yowled again. Tigeroak jumped off of its back and gave it a warning bite on the tail as it took of, tail tucked, toward Highstones. Rockstar collapsed in pain. Tigeroak began licking at Rockstar's shoulder wound. he helped her to her paws and guided her back to the safety of the cave. Rockstar lay down in her nest and licked her wound.*
Tigeroak: What was it that Lightfrost and Morningpaw used on my wounds. There was poppy seed for the pain and...Marigold to heal wounds and stop infection... and there was cobwebs to stop the bleeding. Are you experiencing shortness of breath?
Rockstar: No
Tigeroak: Okay. Let me just go and find some poppy seeds, marigold and cobwebs. I don't think the fox will come back. We'll have to stay here until your shoulder heals. I'll bring you some water-soaked moss from the stream also. Just keep licking it. *Tigeroak walked to the back of the den and scuffled around on the floor. He came back to Rockstar a moment later with a wad of cobwebs on his paw. He dabbed it gentle onto her wound and then trotted out of the den. When Tigeroak came back to the den, he had a wad of wet moss dangling from his jaws he placed is next to Rockstar's nest and left again only to return a little while later with a leaf dangling from his jaws.
Tigeroak: Here. Eat these. they're poppy seeds for the pain. *Rockstar laps up the fowl-tasting seeds and winces as Tigeroak dabs a poultice of marigold onto her shoulder.
Tigeroak: Good. That should do it. I'll go and find some more bedding and some fresh-kill. Why don't you rest? *Rockstar nods, licks the water-soaked moss and falls into a deep sleep.*
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 3 ~ SUNHIGH ~ AT HIGHSTONES
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*Rockstar wakes up to the smell of freshkill. Tigeroak was just entering the cave with a water vole and a wren in his mouth and a mouse tucked under his chin. He dropped his catch in a little dip in the center of the clearing where a mouse was. He picked up a water vole and dropped it near Rockstar.*
Tigeroak: How's your shoulder?
Rockstar: Better. It doesn't hurt as worse. It's starting to cramp up though, I think I'll o and get a drink from the stream when I'm finished eating.
Tigeroak: Okay, and then I'll put some more marigold poultice on it and you can have some poppy seeds for the pain. *Rockstar nodded and gobbled down the vole. Tigeroak pushed a half-eaten wren toward her.*
Tigeroak: I ate earlier. you're probably pretty hungry. *Rockstar dipped her head in thanks and finished the rest of the wren. She began washing thoroughly and then stood up.
Rockstar: I'm going to go and get a drink from the stream.
Tigeroak: I'll come with you just to make sure the fox didn't come back. *Rockstar and Tigeroak exit the cave and walk to the stream. The sun was high in the sky and a cool breeze ruffled Rockstar's fur. She bent down to lap at the icy water. Tigeroak did the same. Rockstar sat up when she was finished and twitched water from her whiskers. She watched the stream hurry past where the cats were standing and down the rocky slope. The stream got wider as it hurried down the slop and formed a pond at the end. A trickle of water rushed through the pony and down into a grassy field where it kept going.*
Tigeroak: Lets get back so I can put some more marigold on that wound and you can get some more rest. *They walked back to the cave. Rockstar was limping heavily and she leaned on Tigeroak for support. When they got back to the cave, Tigeroak took the old moss bedding and replaced it with fresh moss and bracken. Rockstar dipped her head gratefully and lay down in the soft mossy nest. Tigeroak began rubbing a gooey poultice of marigold on her shoulder, covering the entire wound. He wiped his paws off on the old moss and dumped a few seeds out of a pod.*
Tigeroak: Here, eat these. They'll help with the pain and make you sleepy.
Rockstar: Thank you. You could have been a medicine cat *She mewed jokingly.* She lapped up the seeds and lay down, drifting off into a deep sleep.*
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 5 ~ MOONRISE ~ AT HIGHSTONES
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*Rockstar is dreaming* Rockstar! You must leave in the morning at dawn. *Oakstar, Rockstar's father, speaks to her in an urgent tone.* you must restore CloudClan. Follow the stream and you'll find your way *He suddenly fades away and Rockstar awakes to find herself in the cave at Highstones with Tigeroak snoring beside her.*
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 6 ~ AFTERNOON ~ TRAVELING THROUGH TWOLEGPLACE
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*Rockstar and Tigeroak slink through the tall grass beside the Thunderpath in Twolegplace. They had left at dawn and followed the river through around carrionplace and into Twolegplace. They had hunted before they let and dressed Rockstar's wound with a poultice of marigold. They had just narrowly escaped a dog and had sought refuge under a small twoleg house until the dog left.*
Tigeroak: We need to cross the Thunderpath. Two of them cross just ahead. We'll have to cross there. *Rockstar nodded and followed him to the Thunderpaths that met and crossed. Monsters buzzed by after each other, their pelts glowing. Se waited until a monster roared by and then the Thunderpath was silent and she raced across the hard, black surface with Tigeroak hard on her heels. She could hear the roaring of a monster in the distance. She felt a pang in her shoulder and started limping as they journeyed on.*
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE COULDCLAN ~ DAY 7 ~ SUNHIGH ~ TRAVELING THROUGH TWOLEGPLACE
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*Rockstar and Tigeroak charge across yet another Thunderpath. The roar of a monster in the distance made Rockstar flatten her ears and wrinkle her nose at the acrid stench of the monsters. Rockstar led the way along a hedge, as far away from the Thunderpath as possible. She could just hear the stream slopping. The Thunderpath veered off to the left and the path sloped downwards and ended at the stream. Twolegs were splashing in the stream and yowling to each other at the bottom of the slope.*
Tigeroak: If we are quiet, we might be able to sneak around them.
Rockstar: Follow me. I think I have a way around. *Rockstar crouched lower in the grass and started downt he slope. The twolegs didn't even seem to notice as they skirted the part of the stream where the twolegs and their kits were and headed downstream. When they were well away fromt he twolegs, Rockstar stopped.
Rockstar: That was easy. Lets stop and eat and then we can continue when we're finished. *She begins licking her shoulder wound.*
Tigeroak: We should probably try and find some marigold to put on that wound since there wasn't any at that alley we slept at last night. *He flicked his tail toward a clump of berries and flowers a few fox-lengths away.*
Tigeroak: We could probably find some over there. *Rockstar bent down and lapped up the icy water from the stream. A cool breeze sent a chill down her spine and she began to shiver. She longed to curl up in her warm mossy nest back at camp. She shook her head, clearing the thoughts and began to stalk among the grass, looking for fresh kill.
Before long they were bundled up in a nest of reeds and grass, eating mouse. Rockstar's wound was dressed with marigold poultice and the pain was subsiding. She began to wash thoroughly before they were wandering off again in unknown territory.*
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 8 ~ SUNHIGH ~ LEAVING TWOLEGPLACE AND ENTERING A FOREST ~
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*Rockstar pelts across a Thunderpath and skids to a halt on the other side. A monster roared int he distance. She slinks through the short, spiky grass with Tigeroak at her side. The stream, now bigger and deeper, bubbled a few tail-lengths away. Rockstar quickens the pace at the smell of carrion and rats. Carrionplace loomed ahead of them. Rockstar stops and seeks a way around it.*
Rockstar: When I give the signal, we run. Just follow me, I have a way around. *Tigeroak nods and on Rockstar's signal, they pelt into the open territory. Rockstar skirted around Carrionplace, stealing a quick glance to see if any rats had spotted them. Rockstar's sides were heaving when they reached the safety of an unfamiliar forest. They sat down to rest for a couple heartbeats, glancing back to make sure nothing had followed them. Rockstar bent down and lapped at the cool water of the river. A low snarling called down to them from a tree above. Rockstar glanced up to see a sleek, dark gray she-cat, lips drew back, glaring at them with menacing eyes. Rockstar took a step away from the river.*
Rockstar: Greetings. We wish no harm we are just passing through.
Gray cat: What are you called?
Rockstar: I am Rockstar, leader of ThunderClan, and this is Tigeroak, my mate.
Tigeroak: What is your name?
Gray cat: I am called Froststar. *Rockstar glanced at Tigeroak, surprise in her eyes.*
Rockstar: Nice to meet you, Froststar. Do you live here? *Frostar jumps down from the tree to land gracefully beside Rockstar. Her menacing glare because a friendly one.
Froststar: Yes. I live downriver. Where do you come from? Where are you headed?
Tigeroak: We come from a long ways away from here. We live with our Clanmates in the forest past Twolegplace. *Froststar's expression went from a friendly one to one of pure hatred. Rockstar glanced at Tigeroak*
Rockstar: We are looking for cats that used to live in that forest but they were forced to leave when a band of foxes took over their territory and prey disappeared. We wish to bring them back to the forest with us for their territory is now running rich with prey. We must find them soon for an enemy Clan is plotting to take that territory.
Froststar: What was the name of the Clan.
Tigeroak: CloudClan
Froststar: You have come to the right place. Come with me.
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 8 ~ SUNHIGH ~ IN THE FOREST
ReplyDelete*She bounded off into the wounds and Rockstar and Tigeroak pelted after her. Froststar stopped at a small den made of bracken. A lichen drape hung over the entrance, reminding Rockstar of the medicine cats' den at the OakClan camp and her own den.
Froststar: This is where I sleep. Please come in and have something to eat. I have much to tell you. *Rockstar and Tigeroak shouldered their way through the lichen and into the dark den. The smell of fresh kill her nostrils and made her mouth water.*
Froststar: Please help yourself to the fresh kill. You have journeyed far and deserve the food. *Rockstar and Tigeroak each scooped up a plump mouse from the pile and sat down to eat.*
Froststar: This CloudClan you speak of, I know of them. In fact, I was one of them. I was their leader.
Rockstar: You were? *Froststar nods. A distant look came to her eyes.
Froststar: We left the territory moons ago. You were a kit when we left. I remember your father talking about you at one of the gatherings. My Clan was weak. I only had a few warriors and we could not drive off the foxes. before the foxes came, prey was scarce and kits and elders were dying. I lost two warriors to greencough including my deputy, Mintwhisker. I had no other choice but to choose an inexperienced warrior, Raincloud, to be my deputy. All of the other warriors were sick at the time. We had no choice but to leave. We traveled far. Two of Doveheart's, one of the queens, kits died because she did not have enough milk for them. Palekit and Falconkit caught whitecough from one of my warriors and almost died. We finally reached this forest and made camp right here. We were too weak to care for each other. Stoneheart, one of the senior warriors, went to live with Twolegs along with his sister, Larkfang. Cometstep and Blazetail are loners living at the edge of the forest and a couple of the other warriors are now rogues. I see Raincloud hunting near the river from time to time. Runningblossom, our medicine cat, disappeared one day but her apprentice, Milkpaw, still lives around here. You don't know how long I have waited for you. *She mewed excitedly.*
Froststar: I was devastated when my Clan scattered and I have prayed to StarClan for many moons to bring us back together again. *Rockstar finished her mouse.*
Rockstar: We will do our best to bring your Clan back together. We will need you to show us where the Clan cats live. *Rockstar stood up and stretched.*
Froststar: As much as I'd like to get going right away, we can't. you must rest first. You have traveled a long way. We will begin our journey in the morning. Thank you for risking so much to help me restore my Clan. StarClan and I honor your kindness.
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 9 ~ AFTERNOON ~ IN THE FOREST
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*Froststar led Rockstar and Tigeroak towards the edge of the woods. They had already spoke with Raincloud, who was excited that the Clan was being restored and agreed to join again. They had also met two rogues who were former members of CloudClan. One of them, Pantherstripe, agreed to join again but the other, Spottedpath, said she did not want to join. Now they were looking for Cometstep and Blazetail. They swerved around a tree and under some brambles. A thorn prickled Rockstar's fur, but she ignored it. They had hunted and ate well that morning and had journeyed through the forest since dawn.*
Froststar: They live right over here. *She flicked her tail towards a ditch in the ground. Froststar ducked into the hole and disappeared. She reappeared a minute later followed by a bright orange tabby and a tawny-colored tabby with an orange tail-tip.
Froststar: Rockstar, Tigeroak, this is Cometstep *she flicked her tail towards the bright orange tabby* and this is Blazetail *she flicked her tail towards the tawny-colored tabby*
Rockstar: It's nice to meet you. I am Rockstar, leader of OakClan, and this is Tigeroak one of my senior warriors. We have traveled from the forest where you used to live. I have come to restore CloudClan and bring them back to the forest. Would you like to rejoin the Clan?
Cometstep: I would like to. I was devastated when the Clan scattered I have prayed we would join up again.
Blazetail: I will join also. Who else is in the Clan?
Rockstar: Raincloud has joined us and so has Pantherstripe. there is no deputy yet. I understand Raincloud was once deputy but he is young and needs training. Froststar, your leader, shall choose the deputy.
Cometstep: Would you mind if we traveled with you to find other?
Tigeroak: That would be great. Thank you! *Froststar led the way followed by Rockstar and Tigeroak with Cometstep and Blazetail at the rear. The ducked under bushes, avoiding briars until they stopped at a large tree with a hole big enough for a cat to slip through in the trunk.*
Froststar: Doveheart? *Froststar crouched down and called into the hole in the tree. A white tabby she-cat emerged from the hole followed by a pale gray she-cat and a dark orange tom with long claws.
Doveheart: Forststar! What an unexpected visit! *She backed away when she saw the rest of the group.
Doveheart: Cometstep? Blazetail? Is that you? I have not seen you in a while!
Comestep: Yes. it is us. We have come to see if you, Falconkit and Palekit would like to join ClouClan. Rockstar, leader of OakClan, and her senior warrior, Tigeroak have been called by StarClan to restore ClouClan and bring them back to our home in the forest with the other clans. Pantherstripe. Raincloud, Blazetail and I have joined.
Doveheart: Yes. i will join. As for my kits, they are old enough to make their own decisions. I will let them decide.
Palekit: I will join!
Falconkit: I guess I'll join.
Rockstar: Great! That's eight members!
Froststar: Please come with us back to my den. We can get started making a temporary camp. I shall choose a deputy when we get back.
Doveheart: Will there be room for my new litter of kits? *Three tiny kits approached from the hole at their mother's call.*
Doveheart: This is Jay *She motioned to a black tom with icy blue eyes* this is Fawn *she motioned to a light brown she-cat* and this is Birch *she motioned to the last of the kits, a darker brown tom with jet-black paws.*
Froststar: There will be plenty of room! Welcome to the clan all of you.
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 10 ~ SUNHIGH ~ IN THE FOREST
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I, Froststar, leader of CloudClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these kits. They are well past their six moons of kithood and are ready to learn the ways of your noble code. Palekit, from this moment on until you have earned your warrior name you will be called Palepaw and you mentor shall be Cometstep. Cometstep I trust that you will pass your knowledge and dedication on to Palepaw. *Metor and apprentice touch noses.* Falconkit, from this moment on until you have earned your warrior name you will be called Falconpaw and your mentor shall be Blazetail. Blazetail I trust that you will pass you courage and loyalty on to Falconpaw. *Mentor and apprentice touch noses.*
Palepaw! Falconpaw! Palepaw! Falconpaw!
Rockstar, Tigeroak, will you watch over the training of the apprentices. We are just uniting again and we may be a bit rusty in our knowledge. Perhaps you could even give us some hunting and battle tips? *Rockstar steps forward.* We would be honored to help. Thank you! *She steps back.* There is one other ceremony. As you know, CloudClan does not have a deputy. Raincloud was the deputy but he is very young and does not fit the job yet. *She glances at each cat before continuing* Pantherstripe will be the new deputy.
Pantherstripe! Pantherstripe!
Thank you, Froststar. I will do my best!
~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 13 ~ MOONRISE ~ IN THE FOREST
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*Pantherstripe led his hunting patrol, Palepaw and Cometstep, into the clearing. They each had a piece of freshkill dangling from their jaws. The Clan had made a temporary camp around Froststar's den. Rockstar and Tigeroak finished their pieces of freshkill and shared tongues.*
Rockstar: Nice catch!
Pantherstripe: Thanks. *he dropped his catch on the pile of freshkill in the center of the clearing. Froststar trudged out of her den and took a piece of the fresh kill and then began walking back. She looked at if her paws would fall off. Rockstar got up and darted over to her.*
Rockstar: Are you alright?
Froststar: I'm just tired. My limbs are aching. I'm not as young as i used to be. There's something I've been meaning to ask you. The Clan does not have a medicine cat. Has StarClan sent a sign to you?
Rockstar: No. We shall wait. I hope they send one soon we need to be heading back to the forest before it gets any colder. We don't want to get caught in snow. *Froststar nodded.*
Froststar: Well, I'd better be getting some rest before my paws fall off. *Rockstar nodded and helped the leader back to her den.*
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*Rockstar trotted out of her den later that night. she was restless. She padded over to Froststar's den to check on the leader. She quietly slipped into the dark den. Her eyes slowly adjusted to the gloom. She could just make out Froststar's lithe shape at the back of the den. She hurried over to the leader and nuzzled her. Her body felt ice cold. A terrible feeling shivered down Rockstar's spine. She stepped back. She didn't see the familiar rising and falling of her flanks and bowed her head as an ice-cold wave of shock and grief hit her. She yowled in grief. the Clan came running in and stopped when they saw their leader's frail body laying in the moss, unmoving.*
Rockstar: Pantherstripe, you are the new leader of CloudClan.
Pantherstripe: She lead the Clan through tough times. She will live on as a memory in the Clan. I shall travel to the moonstone tonight to receive nine lives from StarClan. i shall always remember you, Froststar.
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~
JOURNEY TO RESTORE CLOUDCLAN ~ DAY 14 ~ LEAVING THE FOREST
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(Rockstar is dreaming) *A vast expanse of darkness lay before Rockstar.*
Rockstar: Hello? *She yowled but her voice just echoed into the distance. A familiar scent washed over her. Suddenly she felt paralyzed and couldn't move.*
Oakstar: Rockstar, you must leave the forest now! Your Clan needs you back home. The one with great knowledge will be the CloudClan medicine cat.
Rockstar: Great knowledge? How am I supposed to find the one with great knowledge.
Oakstar: When the time comes, you will know. In the mean time you mus get back to the forest. *His scent faded and she spun around to see darkness. Her eyes flew open and she found herself laying in the den. Tigeroak came in and the scent of fresh kill flooded Rockstar's nostrils making her mouth water. Tigeroak dropped a wren at Rockstar's paws and Rockstar gobbled it up and then stood and stretched.*
Rockstar: We have to leave today.
Tigeroak: I know. Cometstep and Blazetail are just training their apprentices. We could gather herbs for strength for the trip and leave at dawn.
Rockstar: No, we must leave tonight. i had a dream. My father told me we had to leave now. he also told me that the CloudClan medicine cat will be shown to me when the time comes. *Tigeroak dips his head and finishes his mouse.*
Tigeroak: Very well then, i will go and gather the herbs I remember immediately. Pantherstripe - I mean - Pantherstar returned this morning. you should go and tell him about your dream. he will want to know. I will tell Cometstep and Blazetail to hunt before we leave.
Rockstar: okay. I will tell Raincloud to hunt as well and tell Doveheart to get her kits ready. *She dips her head in departure and pads out of the den*
~~Rockstar and Tigeroak~~