enjoy AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! (it isn't to early is it?)
"I can't wait till tonight." Said Violetkit skidding in the snow watching as it flew past her paws.
"Me neither Winterclaws is visiting tonight." Said Snowkit gliding into the elders den and running up to Shiverpelt.
"Hello little one." Said Shiverpelt as she stopped Snowkit from gliding right into her.
"Can you tell me and Violetkit the story of Winterclaws?" Asked Snowkit as Violetkit skidded into the den.
"Sure," Said Shiverpelt waiting for Violetkit and Snowkit to get comfortable. "A long time ago when I was only a young kit there was a apprentice called Winterpaw."
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"Splinterstar we need more territory." Said Badgerstripe looking at the Leader of Snowyclan, life had not gotten any easier since the great snow storm that covered most of the territories and Snowyclan was the only one that taught apprentices to hunt in the snow, the other clans found it unessecery because snow very rarely fell away from Snowyclan until that moon when snow covered the intire area.
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"But Eclipseheart told me that snow always fell on all territories?" said Snowkit a little confused.
"Now this story is based long before he was born, so it is possible," Said Shiverpelt letting out a small laugh, "Now where was I oh yes, now Duckstar leader of Sandclan wanted Splinter to give him more territory so he sent over Badgerstripe to negociate."
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"We can teach you to hunt in the snow, but no more then that we need to eat too." Said Splinterstar looking at the young warrior thinking of how much of a coward Duckstar was for not coming over himself to discuss this issue.
"I will tell Duckstar to see what he thinks." Said Badgerstripe sneering and leaving the leaders den.
Winterpaw sat in the corner watching the meeting he hid perfectly in the snowy white den with his pelt.
"I know you're there Winterpaw." Said Splinterstar looking at Winterpaw and walking over.
"I thought that I could help if a fight broke out." Said Winterpaw with a sorry look on his face.
"You are one of my best apprentices Winterpaw, but sometimes you have to think about your own safety first okay?" Said Splinterstar smiling at Winterpaw who nodded his head and walked out of the den.
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"Hey Winterpaw,"Said Sweetpaw running up to Winterpaw smiling and Winterpaw watched as she shook her fur dry, "Summerwing just taught me to ice fish, I ended up falling in." Winterpaw nodded his head he didn't talk much he prefered not to.
"I was just watching Splinterstar." Said Winterpaw smiling as Sweetpaw's fur puffed From being dried off.
"Wow you're lucky I wish I was the leaders apprentice I never get to see anything cool." said Sweetpaw even though she was ten moons she had that kit like charm that was one of her best qualities in Winterpaw's opinion.
"Well it was kind of boring really," Said Winterpaw rubbing his paw in the snow, "I mean I would have been happy with any of the other warriors." Winterpaw let out a cheesy grin and Sweetpaw laughed.
"Well I better go to sleep I have patrol tomorrow." Said Sweetpaw pecking Winterpaw in the cheek walked inside the apprentice den and fell asleep.
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Winterpaw woke up late into the night, most of the clan was asleep except Splinterstar who was talking to a very angry sounding she-cat most likely Duckstar.
"Look we need that piece of territory," Said Duckstar Winterpaw could hear the beating of her tail against the hard dirt floor. "Most of our kits have caught and that's the only piece of territory that we know has a good supply of Cat mint." Duckstar's voice became harsher as Splinterstar became more reluctant to give up the territory.
"We'll collect the cat mint for you, but we will not give up territory for some kits that are not ours." Said Splinterstar turning his towards Duckstar and walked back into the den.
"This means war then." Said Duckstar hissing.
Winterpaw's eyes widened as he heard Duckstar leave he couldn't just let there be a war over territory but he knew Duckstar was known for her stubbornness and was very hard to be convinced to go another way other then her way then Winterpaw got an idea and snuck out of camp through a hole that he and Sweetpaw dug out as kits in the back of the apprentice dens, the clan kept it there in case of an emergency and the apprentices couldn't get out the front way and he was glad they did.
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"Snowkit! Time for your nap." Called Lightstep to her kit, Snowkit sighed not wanting to leave.
"Mum do I have to?" Asked Snowkit as Lightstep walked into the Elders den, "I want to hear the rest of the story."
"Well I'm sure you are tired and Violetkit should be getting ready for a nap soon too." Said Lightstep looking down at the young kits.
"I'll tell you the rest of the story when you wake up okay." Said Shiverpelt smiling as Snowkit looked at him with big grey eyes.
"Promise?"
"Promise."