Mudwhisker stretched awake light was filtering through the warriors den, the squeals of excited kits sounded from the nursery, and some cracks in the roots of the den let snowflakes wander around him.
Why could I not have slept a little later he thought, today was the day that he would have to bring his kits and his mate to the clan, what would he tell Rainstar?
He could not sneak them into clan camp without anybody noticing, could he?
"Mudwhisker" hissed a voice awakening him from his thoughts, he stared up to find Blizzardclaw staring up at him. "Dawn patrol"he hissed to Mudwhisker,
I can't do dawn patrol I have to tell Rainstar about my family coming to the clan he thought fast.
"I don't feel well" he said quickly,
Blizzardclaw narrowed his eyes but did not object,
"If you don't feel better soon tell longwhisker"he grunted as he padded out of the warriors den. Mudwhisker watched him round up his patrol before scrambling out of his nest.
"Come in" said Rainstar from inside his den, Mudwhisker stepped into the dark shadowy den. The only source of light was coming from the entrance of the den and was a very faint. Squinting his eyes he saw the outline of his leader and his mate Speckledfoot, he envied the time they spent together. Him and Meadow barley ever saw each other very much and when they did their time was scarce,
"Is something wrong'? asked Rainstar tilting his head,
"Can I talk to you alone"? He asked the words escaped his mouth before he realized what he had said. Rainstar looked surprised, but Speckeldfoot did not but if she did, she did a great job at hiding it.
"I will go help the queens" she said smoothly and walked out of the nursery,
"Is something wrong" Rainstar repeated. Mudwhisker could not bear carrying these secrets anymore, he had tried so hard to hide them but they had only made him miserable. He blurted it all out every single word, he let go of all of his secrets, when he finished a long silence passed between him and his leader. But a loud yowl from outside the den broke the silence,
"Intruders".