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Russetfur smiled as Blackstar pulled at his chain for the third time.

"You'll never trap me!" he panted, straining at his rope once more.

Russetfur cackled and patted him on the head. "Stop pulling. You'll never break free."

Blackstar groaned and stopped his fighting. "Why are you doing this?" he snapped.

"That's for me to know and you to never find out."

They were in the leaders den. Russetfur had recently finished putting the chains on all cats that refused her lead.

She jumped back as Blackstar tried to slash her across the back.

"Blacky, Blacky, Blacky." She grinned. "Always doing it that hard way."

She drew her claws and bent down. Before Blackstar had a single chance to move, she swiped him across the cheek till blood dribbled down.

Blackstar cringed but straightened up. "I will not be silenced!"

Russetfur narrowed her eyes. "Bad kitty." She growled.

Then she leaped at him. She sunk her jaws into his open eye and pulled back, ripping the eye out of its socket in a shower of blood.

Blackstar shrieked in pain and screeched again as Russetfur spit in his open wound.

"That will be a lesson to you." She hissed.

Russetfur turned away. She spit the eye out on the floor. It stared back at her, blood oozing from it.

She bent down and ate it, letting the juices dribble down her chin.

I am in power. Let the lead of Russetstar begin.

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I apologize for the blood. Next chapter will be focusing on Tawnypelt.