We arrive at camp to see Jayfeather pacing back in forth with Lionblaze talking next to him.
"-leader, can take care of herself." Finishes Lionblaze and then looks up at us.
"That statement might not be entirely true," I interrupt.
"What do you mean?" Asks Jayfeather.
"See," I say calmly, "we were running through the woods and I tripped-"
"You tripped!" shouts Jayfeather, "Are you ok! Are the kits ok? You can't be hurt!" He knocks me down and puts his ear on my stomach. "Everything sounds fine."
"Jayfeather, stop worrying." I say, "Just cause your k- BROTHERS kits. Yes, just because your brothers kits could be in danger doesn't mean they are."
Graystripes's eyes get big, "Wait, Lionblaze is-"
"Anyway," I interrupt. "I think I broke my ankle. Can you look at it?"
"Sure, walk we me to the den. Then I can give you something to stop the swelling and to keep away the pain."
I limp with him to his den and I lie down in a nest. It feels so good to lie down and especially with a nest that smells like the sweet herby scents of Jayfeather.
"You have to be more careful," says Jayfeather as he does his medical stuff. "You can't go do rash things like you usually do. Maybe you should not go on patrol and stay in the nursery now."
"No way! I have to help my clan."
"Well you're not helping by hurting yourself. Plus, with that ankle you can't go anywhere anyway."
"I hate when you're right," I say jokingly. "I think I'm going to tell the clan. Lionblaze can take over for me and I guess I'll have to appoint a backup deputy."
"That's a good idea. You shouldn't have to care for an entire clan and kits."
As soon as he's done with my paw I exit the den and limp to the rock pile. "Will all cats old enough to catch their own prey please report here for a clan meeting. After about 30 seconds everyone has gathered. "I'm going to be taking a break from being leader. As you probably realized by now I'm going to have kits." Cats start to murmur among the clan. "Lionblaze will fill in for all the leader responsibilities and Graystripes will temporarily take over the deputy's duties."
The cats start to disperse and congratulate Lionblaze and Graystripes.
I walk to the nursery and sleep. It's been some day.