Had I been born into Boneclan I would have stood a chance but being born to a lone stray i never even had a shard of hope against the brute I was supposed to fight, who had been trained since kit-hood how to kill and maim. He was one of Lord Bones inner bodyguards and I was in this mess because the pigeon I had brought him as my weekly "thank you for not killing me" gift, was not suitable. I lived in a abandoned house along with ribbon and cake who had lived in the house with their elderly human before it has passed away and the house and the cats had been forgotten. I had lived there for just under a full moon cycle now and a few more had joined me. "I'll b-bring you s-something better and b-bigger then anyone has ever brought you" I stammered not really knowing where I was going to find anything like that. A ruff meow of laughter came from Lord Bones ginger throat. "I have watched you Shadow and I have decide to offer you something that might save and change your life. How would you feel about training to be a protector". I thought this over, this would change my life but did I want to raise innocent kits to be as blood thirsty as the cats that surrounded me now.
"Ok, ok I'll become a protector" I mumbled knowing that i dint really have a choice, it was either this or death. "Good" Lord Bones 'purred' if you could call it that, it sounded more like claws down metal, "you will meet some guardians by the old skip tomorrow at half sun, now go I will check on your progress soon"
I ran back to the old house and curled up in a shadowy corner wishing it wasn't true, the last thing I thought about was my old life in the park before the humans tore it apart. The morning were getting colder and when things get colder there's less rodents to hunt and all you can find is rubbish the humans throw out. When I woke up I decided to say goodbye to the cats who lived with me in the house and look for something to eat as I didn't have to meet the Protecters until midday.
I knew where to meet and I knew what time but I didn't know who would be there. I knew a few cats who had joined the Protectors but I doubt they would remember me. Turning a corner I s two toms sitting on a fence. One was a small but fierce looking tom who's pelt was an odd mixture of black, ginger and grey. One of his eyes was brown and the other green, they were flashing from side to side as if he thought they were going to be attacked at any moment. The second was huge, with a stocky body bit long legs. He was a white and silver pelt with green eyes. Unlike his companion he seemed calm and relaxed. As she walked over both cats turned to look at her. "You must be Shadow, my name is Caster and he is Snake" Caster meowed while Snake was still glancing around the alley looking for other cats. Caster nudged Snake who finally turned to look at her and meowed "we are here to take you and introduce you to the protectors and the guardians" Caster stepped forwards and continued "if you didn't know the protectors are the ones who look after the kit, your or another's . They also trains the young fighters and hunters. The guardians are cats who look after the protectors, a kind of protector for the protectors if you like, they are either permanent or are changed every moon cycle, I am one who changes between this camp and another but Caster will stay permanently at the camp you will be going to'.