Dark Clan
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Leader: Shadowstar- Black she-cat with ice blue eyes
Deputy: Darkshade- Large black tom with white tipped ears, tail, and paws. Green eyes
Medicine Cat: Featherstorm- Pale white she-cat with Amber eyes
Warriors: Talonbreeze-Dark brown tom with light brown stripes and golden eyes
Apprentice, Gingerpaw
Snowstream- white she-cat with pale yellow stripes and blue eyes
Lakefur- blue-ish tom with green eyes
Laefpelt- Pale yellow tom with amber eyes Dawndream's mate
Dewclaw- Grey tom with brown spots and yellow eyes.
Nightflame- Black she-cat with orange spots and green eyes
Apprentice, Icepaw
Rockpath- Dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Tangelclaw- Tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice, Swiftpaw
Mosspath- Yellow she-cat with brown spots and amber eyes
Sandmask- Light brown tom with dark brown face and yellow eyes
Apprentices: Gingerpaw- pale yellow she-cat with red ears, tail and paws. Golden eyes
Icepaw- White she-cat with very pale red patches
Swiftpaw- Red-ish tom with yellow stripes and amber eyes
Queens: Dawndream- reddish she-cat with white ears and paws. Golden eyes
Spottedstone- Dark grey she-cat with light grey and white patches. Ocean blue eyes. Mother of Darkshade's kits: Hawkkit (Black she-cat with light grey paws and ears) Willowkit (White she-cat with dark grey patches) and Foxkit (Very pale tom with black stripes)
Elders: Cloudheart- Pale brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Flowerbelly- Dark grey she-cat with brown stripes and white paws. Green eyes
Prologue
A small dark grey she-cat sat upon the more, her belly swollen, full of kits. Her ocean blue eyes stared out over the land, searching. Watching. A large black tom with white on his ears, tail and paws, approached and sat next to her.
"Spottedstone."
The she-cat turned to him
"Yes Darkshade?"
"What do you see that draws you from the safety of the camp so close to your kitting?"
Spottedstone stared back out across the more. The cool mountain air ruffling her fur.
"More clans have joined us here." she said nodding to a rather large group in a clearing not far down the valley.
Darkshade's eyes widened. "Shadowstar will want to know about this."
Spottedstone turned to him eyes wide. "No let them be Darkshade. They show no threat to us."
Darkshade shook his head. "They may show no threat, but she should still know that they are here."
He looked at his mate sadly. "And as clan deputy I have to tell her."
Spottedstone lowered her eyes, stood and padded slowly back to the camp. She paused a moment.
"Do as you wish Darkshade. I will not stop you."
Darkshade cast one last look at the group of gathered cats. Spottedstone was right, they showed no threat, but in time they would become more troublesome. He padded quickly after Spottedstone back to the camp and went straight to Shadowstar's den. He cast a sad look to the nursery where Spottedstone disappeared before mewing a quick greeting.
"Please come in Darkshade."
Darkshade pushed his way through the fern wall that guarded the entrance, and sat just inside, adjusting his eyes to the sudden darkness. Shadowstar, their leader was a black cat, but her eyes were an icy shade of blue. Darkshade gave a small shiver. Shadowstar's eyes were her trademark and truly were amazing, however she never had a mate and therefore she had no kin. She never showed any signs of being unhappy though.
"Greetings Shadowstar." Darkshade said dipping his head respectfully
Shadowstar dipped her head in return. "Do you have something to report Darkshade?"
Darkshade gave his chest fur a quick lick before answering. "Spottedstone spotted a group of cats down a ways in the valley." He paused for a moment waiting for her reaction.
"She believes they are of no threat to us."
Shadowstar narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "And do you agree with her?"
Darkshade gave his chest fur another lick. "I believe that for now they pose no threat."
Shadowstar narrowed her eyes again. "Is that all you believe Darkshade?"
Darkshade felt compelled under her intense gaze, like he always did, to tell her what he wasn't. "I feel in the future they may be more troublesome but for now they are going through hard times…"
Shadowstar seemed to accept this answer, for her eyes softened and she settled herself comfortably into her nest.
"That seems reasonable. We shall have more frequent patrols at the border and keep an eye out for any of these new cats."
Darkshade nodded. "Yes Shadowstar." He turned to go.
"And Darkshade." Shadowstar said stopping him
"Yes?"
"If you should catch any of them over the border bring them to me."
Darkshade didn't dare turn around afraid of what emotion would be in her eyes. Darkshade went out into the clearing and called a few warriors to him for a patrol. Lakefur, Mosspath, and Nightflame all came over to him. After giving them their assignment Nightflame went over to the apprentice's den to get Icepaw. Darkshade sighed as he watched them go. 'I just hope this doesn't change anything.'