"Who are you and why are you here?" he demanded, padding closer and unsheathing his claws.
Island gulped and took a step backward, also unsheathing her claws, her pelt prickling in fear, "I-Island," she stammered, then controlled herself, mewoing more firmly, "This is where I live."
An odd flicker of warmth flashed through his ice blue gaze and he sat, sheathing his claws, "I won't chase you away. I know what it's like to lose your home. You bets hide though, some of my Clanmates aren't so understanding," he darted off, and Island could hear him talking to some cats on the mainland. Other voices answered him.
I wasn't sure what a Clan was, but I believed that hiding was my best option. I hurried over to a tree with twisted roots and squeezed into the small space that served as my den. The cat with the ice blue eyes would tell me what to do next, wouldn't he? I closed my eyes and waited.
I hadn't realized that I fell asleep. A scuffling sounded outside my den and I heard two voices. His voice, and other she-cat's voice. I pushed myself further back and gasped in fear as the moss embedded between the roots was torn away and the two cats stared down at me. The tom, his friendly icy gaze already so familiar purred in greeting, "Hey Island. Sorry I had to make you hide before I could tell you what's going on. I'm Hawkfrost and this is my sister, Mothwing." he nodded towards the beautiful she-cat beside him.
Mothwing's eyes narrowed at me, but she mewed, "Hello there Island. We don't want to chase you out. You see, we were loners like you once."
Hawkfrost nodded and continued, "We were recently chased out of our home and had to find a new home, you live in what is now RiverClan camp. If I told the others about you, they would chase you away, but I think I can convince them to move camp."
"What's RiverClan?" I asked, confusion swimming through my mind.
"RiverClan is one of the four Clans that now live around the lake. RiverClan, ShadowClan, WindClan, and ThunderClan," Mothwing mewed this to me quickly, and continued on about how clans work.
"What if...RiverClan won't move?" I whispered, eyes widening in alarm. I didn't want to lose my home! It sounded horrible, hadn't I been through enough with the Twolegs?
"Then you could join RiverClan," mewed Hawkfrost. Was that hope I heard in his mew? "I'll make sure you have a home. I promise."