Ravenkit sniffed the air. Her paws were tired and she opened her jaws in a huge yawn. "I'm tired!" she cried to Whitetail, the she-cat who was taking care of her. "Not much longer, little one, we think we've found the place." Whitetail said in a quiet voice. Ravenkit's eyes widened. "Really? Can I see?" She asked. Whitetail purred. "Of course, come and see." Ravenkit bounded up the hill and looked over into a huge territory with a lake in the middle. "That's amazing! Which will be WindClan's?" she asked. Whitetail pointed to a huge moor, on one side of the lake. "That's all WindClan's," she said. Ravenkit bounced up and down. "I can't wait! When can we go and explore the land? And where's Crowfeather?" she asked. Whitetail smiled. "Crowfeather went to look for camp. And you won't be exploring anywhere. Kits stay in the nursery."

Ravenkit looked up with big innocent eyes. "Is Willowkit coming with us? She's my best friend! Do I have to leave her?" she asked.

Whitetail smiled sadly. "I'm afraid so little one, Willowkit will be going off to RiverClan." Ravenkit looked down at her paws sadly. Whitetail smiled. "Go and play with her, we might as well enjoy our last days as one big Clan."

Ravenkit's ears perked up. "Okay! Thank you Whitetail!" Ravenkit cried as she bounded over to Willowkit. "Hey, Willowkit!" she cried as she approached.

"Ravenkit!" Willowkit cried and pounced on the small, lithe she-cat. "I thought you'd abandoned me! Did you see RiverClan's territory? I can't wait to get there!"

Ravenkit smiled. "I can't wait either, but I'm sad that we're going to be separated again." She said. Willowkit nodded sadly. "Yeah, but we'll see each other at Gatherings and stuff!" she said, her ears perked up. "We'll be apprentices then!"

Ravenkit nodded. "I know! I can't wait! I'll be the best warrior ever!"

Willowkit purred. "I want to be a medicine cat, I hope Mothwing will accept me as her apprentice so soon after Mudfur's death." She said softly.

Ravenkit snorted. "A medicine cat? You've got to be kidding. I'm going to be a warrior! I'll be the bravest warrior ever! I'll go on patrols and everything! I probably should start practicing racing after rabbits now!" Ravenkit chased her tail until she saw a dark shape approach. She looked up as a thick, dark tabby with a white belly and ice blue eyes, walked past and snorted. That must be Hawkfrost, Ravenkit thought to herself. Hawkfrost's icy blue gaze met hers. "Instead of chasing imaginary rabbits, why don't you go with Mothwing and Littlecloud to chase after some real herbs?" Willowkit bounced up and down. "Okay! Coming, Ravenkit?" Hawkfrost gave Ravenkit an icy stare. Ravenkit huffed, but didn't argue with the muscular warrior. "Fine," she muttered. "I'll go." She padded off after Willowkit, feeling Hawkfrost's gaze burn into her back as she walked away.

"Now see this herb?" Mothwing said to Ravenkit and Willowkit. "This is comfrey, good for soothing wounds and helping elders with achy joints. Collect the leaves like this," she said, demonstrating how to collect leaves. "I'll leave you two to collect these while I go over there to collect horsetail and burdock root. Just call me if you need help." Mothwing stood up and padded away.

Willowkit purred. "This is so cool! I can't believe we get to collect herbs!" she said happily, and started removing leaves from the plant. "I can't believe we're less than a moon from apprentices, maybe Mothwing will let me be her apprentice!"

Ravenkit snorted as she started picking herbs, trimming the leaves from the plant with quick swipes. "Yeah, I know. You said that earlier."

Willowkit purred happily, clearly pleased with collecting herbs. "I know, but I'm so excited!" Ravenkit rolled her eyes. "Whatever," she muttered. "Be whatever you want, I want to be a warrior!" Her ears pricked up as she heard some voices nearby, just behind some reeds in front of her. "Willowkit, do you hear that?" she asked.

Willowkit's ears went up. "What? Those voices? It's probably just two warriors talking. What's the big deal?"

Ravenkit shook her head. "It sounds like Hawkfrost, and some other cat, I'm going to go check it out." She said, her blue eyes glistening with curiosity. "Are you coming, Willowkit?" she asked, her thick tail twitching in anticipation.

Willowkit shook her head. "And miss a chance to collect herbs? No way! You go ahead."

Ravenkit snorted. "Fine, be that way." She said, as she stalked off, peering into the reeds, seeing a two dark tabby shapes. One had ice blue eyes and a white belly, the other looked exactly like him, minus the white belly, except for the fact that instead of ice blue eyes, he had deep amber eyes. "I was right!" Ravenkit whispered. "It was Hawkfrost!" She twitched her ears so she could listen in on the two warriors' conversation.

"So when is Firestar going to accept that Graystripe is gone and appoint someone as deputy?" Hawkfrost asked.

The other cat shrugged. "No idea. He refuses to admit that Graystripe's dead, but I can't imagine how he'd be alive, and even if he was, I don't think he could find us."

"But don't you see, Brambleclaw? This could be your chance! You could become deputy!" Hawkfrost said, excitement shining in his eyes.

Brambleclaw's eyes sparkled. "You really think so? I haven't had an apprentice!"

Hawkfrost snorted. "Firestar would be foolish not to appoint you! You went to the sun-drown-place for StarClan's sake! Who needs an apprentice?"

Brambleclaw shrugged. "I don't know, Hawkfrost."

Hawkfrost growled. "You're lucky, if those frog-brained cats hadn't freed Mistyfoot, then I would still be deputy. Leopardstar must be getting close to her last life, I had leadership in my grasp!"

Brambleclaw nodded. "I feel bad for you," he said. He turned straight toward Ravenkit's direction, and his eyes lit with surprise as he noticed the tiny kit hiding among the reeds. He nudged Hawkfrost and Hawkfrost turned around slowly. Ravenkit tried to escape, but her fur was caught on the reeds and she couldn't pull free. The two tabbies padded over. Hawkfrost bent over and said in a husky growl, "What are you doing here?"