Hey guys, I'm back! With another chapter in our hero's journey from home.
Silverbriar rran as far away as she could from the territory she had once called home, she ran until the only scent of Windclan was that of her fur. Now a new scent took her clan's place.
Shadowclan.
It seemed she and her mate had reached the Carrionplace. Silverbriar looks around, there he is, albeit slightly slower than herself, Ravenlight was still following her trail.
Silverbriar sighs and sits down, wondering why her friend had fallen on the path of evil.
"Are you...huh... still...huh...thinking of...huh...Icestar?" Ravenlight pants once he reaches his forlorn mate.
"You know me too well." The silver she cat responds, watching the coming dawn. "It's just, why? Why would he do this?"
Ravenlight shakes his head, fur ruffled, looking almost like ocean waves on a stormy night.
"I don't know, I honestly don't know." Ravenlight sighs, taking a step back and scenting the air. "We need to get out of here, e'er deep in Shadowclan territory."
Silverbriar nods.
"You're right, let's go."
And back to running the went, stopping once they were across the border.
"Where do you want to go?" Ravenlight asks. Silverbriar blinks.
"I know this is probably ridiculous, but I want to make our home close to the Windclan border, it's all we've ever known after all." She sighs, placing her head on her paws.
Ravenlight nods.
"I understand." Silverbriar's eyes gleamed, reflecting the rising sun.
"Thanks." She purrs. Ravenlight nods.
"Anything for you." He meows.
The two ran back the way they were coming, stopping about several foxlengths from the Windclan border. Silverbriar began walking along it until they discover a beautiful meadow, say 2 miles southwest of Highstones.
The meadow had a small cavern, where Silverbriar ran to, as it looked like the only avaliable shelter for the day, when she entered, she gasped.
"Ravenlight... I think, we were meant to find this place."
Directly five foxlengths from where she was standing was a small waterfall, with a ledge peeking out from it, a foxlength to the left was a small opening that led to a bigger cavern where there was a small pedastal type rock in the middle. A foxlength to the right was another small opening that led to a medium size cave. Diagonally from the waterfall was another cave, only this one had another trickle of water flowing in, and many crevices, perfect for storing things. Next to it, in between the first cave and this latest one, was another big cave, only this one was covered head to toe in moss. Finally there was another mossy cave, directly across from the first.
Ravenlight stepped into the cavern, and was in as much awe as Silverbriar, he looked to find that his mate was standing on the ledge jutting out from the waterfall, he looked to see how she got there and discovered a small pile of rocks that led up to it, and a little cave. Poking his head into the cave behind the waterfall he found a mossy space slightly higher than the rest of the ground, and a flat rock, perfect to sit on.
"I think... you're right my love, we were." Silverbriar joined her mate and looked at the cave he had found.
"I know, let's start our own clan! We can take in all those who are lost and were cast out for the wrong reasons, like us!"
Ravenlight nods.
"Yes, and we'll be... Silverclan!" He suggests. Silverbriar shakes her head.
"No, we shall be Iceclan, after our lost friend."
Ravenlight sighs.
"Are you sure? He's not lost, he seems just fine, only insane now." Silverbriar looks at him.
"I'm talking about Icepaw, who was nice and kind, much better than Iceheart." Ravenlight nods.
"Oh, of course my love."
Silverbriar sighs.
"Right then, let's get some rest." Ravenlight nods, and lies down, soon drifting off to sleep, Silverbriar right behind him.
One moons later,
Silverbriar was lying in the newly named nursery. Ravenlight having just dropped her off a rabbit, she sighs, I wonder when we'll get our first members?
Ravenlight popped into the nursery.
"My love, you know I wouldn't normally call you out, but... you need to see this." Silverbriar tilted her head and stood up, she gasped when she saw what was in the centre of camp.
It was their old clanmate, Rabbitleap, and someone who smell distinctly of Riverclan.
"Help!" The Riverclanner called out. "I-I ran away from my home because our leader, Lakestar, has aligned herself with Icestar, they cast out Rabbitleap, and when I saw what they were doing to him, I had to save him and leave..."
Silverbriar waddled over to Rabbitleap and examined him, he had three long cuts along his side, a light bite over his throat, and there was a small trickle of blood coming from his mouth. Her eyes widen.
"Icestar did this?" She asked. Rabbitleap nodded. "I...I..."
She turned away.
"You can stay, help yourself to our fresh kill, we'll see what we can do for Rabbitleap miss...?"
"Oh! My name is Reedrush." The warrior introduced herself.
"Right then Reedrush." Silverbriar continues. "You're free to stay... and join Iceclan."
"Iceclan? You mean to tell me you're naming this clan after that... that traitor!" Reedrush snarls.
"I'm not naming it after Icestar I'm naming it after Icepaw." Silverbriar made sure to put more power behind the words 'paw' and 'star'. "My friend."
"Reedrush... st-op she's letting us... stay... isn't she?" Rabbitleap's voice was raspy and barely understandable, he sounded life a dried up whale. Reedrush blinks.
"Rest." She turns to Silverbriar. "You're right, I'm sorry."
Ravenlight looks at the two she cats, and the white tom in the center.
"Get herbs, we'll need cobwebs and Goldenrod." He meows. Silverbriar purrs.
"Now I'm thankful for all the time you spent following the medicine cat around." The queen drags herself back to the nursery, hopefully to get some sleep.
Hey everybody, I'm going to give you a choice...
Should Rabbitleap live... or die?
Remember to R&R your choice, and feel free to comment on any mistakes... just don't flame, I work hard on my stories.