Characters mentioned:
Leafstar- brown-and-cream tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Sharpclaw- dark ginger tom
Mossnose- Dark brown she-cat with white chest and tail
Swiftbreeze- tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with long, fast limbs
Robinwing-light ginger she-cat with white underbelly
Pinefur- dark golden brown tom with black muzzle and crystal blue eyes
Heronwing- gray tabby she-cat with green eyes
Brookpaw- light brown she-cat
Deerspeck- light brown she-cat with a white specks on back
Fireblaze- handsome long-legged tom with fiery, bright orange pelt, large ears and plumy tail
Nightpaw- black tom with white muzzle, chest legs and blue eyes
Harepaw- russet-and-white tom with yellow eyes
Frostpaw- silver she-cat with unusual dark leopard markings and icy blue eyes
Goldenpaw- beautiful dark red she-cat with white muzzle, chest, legs and amber eyes and pink nose
Juniper- light gray tabby she-cat
Fang- large black tom with a torn ear
Let the story begin!
Goldenpaw picked out a shrew from the fresh-kill pile and joined Frostpaw, who had a rabbit at her paws and was halfway through it. Her eyes glittered with warmth as she sat down beside her.
"Oh no! The great and mighty Goldenpaw has come to eat with me! I shall bow down before her and tell her how absolutely honoured I am to beside her! I shall treasure this-"
Goldenpaw slapped her tail across her sister's mouth. "Oh, shut up," she teased, "I'm no better at fighting than you."
Frostpaw rolled her eyes and spat out a mouthful of fur. "Oh, c'mon, sis, you're obviously the best among all the apprentices. Every cat's proud of you, especially.." She trailed off, butting her shoulder with her head.
Although her sister seemed light about it, she could see a hint of jealousy in her eyes, and she knew she liked Fireblaze.
Flicking her tail uneasily, Goldenpaw crouched down and took a big bite of the shrew so that Frostpaw didn't have to ask any awkward questions. Fortunately, she kept quiet, bent her head and did the same. They ate in silence, until Goldenpaw finished and thanked StarClan for the meal. She was just about to get up when she caught a whiff of what smelled like rogues outside the camp. Frostpaw must have smelled it too- her fur was standing up, making her look twice her size.
Sharpclaw, who was organizing patrols, stopped abruptly and jerked around to glare at the entrance to the camp.
Suddenly Goldenpaw heard paws thrum the earth, followed by a frightened yowl, "intruders!" Leafstar shot out of her den, looking both alarmed and tired. She's been working too hard, Goldenpaw thought.
It was Deerspeck who had shouted the warning, and she exploded out of the brambles, her eyes wild with fear. A black tom and a gray tabby she-cat filed into the camp, flanked either side by Pinefur and Heronwing. Brookpaw brought on the rear, bouncing on her toes as if this was something to be excited about.
Leafstar padded up to them, Sharpclaw hard on her tail. She looked wary and annoyed, as if she was tired of strangers appearing at her borders. "What do you want?"
The black tome dipped his head stiffly, as if he didn't really mean the respect. "My name's Fang, and this is Juniper." He beckoned at the gray she-cat.
Juniper's blue eyes were chips of ice as she let out a growl. Fang rested a tail on her flank to reassure her. "We have come to claim back our daughters," he informed curtly. His gaze travelled across the clan and finally rested upon Goldenpaw, then Frostpaw.