After Gingerwhisker's near miss Darkstorm stalked back into the forest. But instantly he heard Gingerwhisker pursuing him. He rolled his eye and kept walking.
"Hey wait!"
He didn't stop walking but she quickly caught up to him.
"Hey! Shouldn't you be back at camp?"
"Why should I be?"
"Blackspot's worried and don't you need to sleep?"
"I need to sleep but I'm not sleeping in the warriors den."
"What?! Why not?"
"I'd rather not sleep with Goldtail, now good night."
As he stopped talking he walked under some tree roots he curled up to sleep. Only a few heartbeats after he closed his eyes he felt fur against his side. His eyes flew open and he lifted his head to see Gingerwhisker curled up next to him. She looked right back at him.
"Even if you don't want to sleep in the warriors den you should still appreciate a little company."
Then she put her head down to sleep. Darkstorm figured it wasn't worth arguing about, and he liked Gingerwhisker's company, though he wouldn't admit it. He just laid his head back down and closed his eyes.
