Made, Not Born

by Alex Sunday

Branch has always been the plain one, but when she finds that a Clan has very different things to offer than her Tribe, she tries to have paws in both worlds, and her life turns upside down.

1. Allegiances

Tribe of Falling Stones

ALLEGIANCES

Tribe-Healer

Teller of the Jagged Stones (Stoneteller)-dark brown tabby molly with amber eyes and a white streak on her chest

Prey-Hunters

Sparrow in Flight (Sparrow)-plump ginger tabby molly with yellow eyes

Bark of Angry Dog (Bark)-brown tabby tom with green eyes

Small Mouse Running (Mouse)-large gray tom with a limp and amber eyes

Freshly Fallen Snow (Snow)-small blue-gray molly with amber eyes

Hollow Oak that Holds Robins (Oak)-white molly with blue eyes

Leaf that Drifts to Ground (Leaf)-ginger-and-white tabby tom with amber eyes

Den-Guards

Creek that Iced Over (Creek)-gray tabby molly with amber eyes

Finch Flying Gracefully (Finch)-tortoiseshell molly with green eyes

Dewy Morning Grass (Grass)-brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Caw of Loud Bluejay (Caw)-brown tabby tom with green eyes

Smell of Blazing Fire (Smell)-brown tabby molly with amber eyes

Minnow in Gurgling Creek (Minnow)-gray tabby tom with green eyes

Kit-Mothers

Water Lapping Sand (Water)-calico molly with yellow eyes, mother of Lightning Flash in Storm (Lightning) and Branch that Falls in Mud (Branch)

To-Bes

Rain that Washes Away Earth (Rain)-brown tabby molly with amber eyes and half a tail, training to be a den-guard

Elders

Cloud Heavy with Rain (Cloud)-blind brown tabby tom with milky gray eyes

Wilting Flower on Bush (Flower)-ginger tabby tom with yellow-green eyes