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Blossomheart- Thank you for the great reviews! I do know that there used to be a warrior called Frostfur but I remembered that AFTER I made the first chapter. But this is after the Last Hope.
Mintbreeze- That's cool. :) Umm, sure. You can chose if you want to. Oh, and to answer your question about how they can train to be a leader: Remember this is not a clan, their way of life is vary different. You will learn more in this chapter and the next few.
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Frostfur layed in her nest and ate a mouse. At her belly her five, multi- colored kits slept silently, flanks rising and falling slow and evenly.
"Ready to go?" Cloud asked once Frostfur finished the mouse. Frostfur nodded and stood up. Cloud had promised to show her around the camp today.
"Come on." Cloud led the way from the den. "Echo will watch the kits while we are gone." Frostfur fallowed her out side.
"Bye Cloud, Frostfur." Echo called as they left. She was curled around her oun kits.
"So you a have already seen the nursery of course." Cloud mewed once they both stepped outside and into the camp clearing. "Echo takes care of all the kits and queens."
"You mean that is her role here? Just staying in the nursery?" Frostfur asked as she stood next to as Cloud.
"Yep. Every now and then she goes on patrol though, because she trained as a Hunter before." Cloud nodded then moved away from the nursery.
Cloud led the way over to a large rock in the middle of the camp. It had step-like ledges up to the flat top and along one side ivy grew on the rock.
"This is where Friday and Leaf call meetings." Cloud mewed pointing with her tail to the large rock. "It is also their den. The rock is hollowed out inside to make a cave. You have to walk through the ivy to go in. Their den is where they hold gatherings." She paused to catch her breath.
"What exactly are Gatherings?" Frostfur asked, confused. This place can't have gatherings like the clans, right?
"Gatherings are like meetings, but only with the Leaders, their apprentices, healers, Keepers, and elders. Sometimes they other cats would be there, but not often does that happen. The gatherings are held when a kit is ready to be an apprentice or if there is a problem within the clan." Cloud explained. "I got to go to the one where they talked about if you could stay or not."
Frostfur nodded, thinking about that. It is definitely not like the clan gatherings. "What are Keepers?" Frostfur wondered, she had already heard that word a few times but she was never explained what it was.
Cloud started to walk again. She led the way to a large bush that was made stronger with sticks and branches then covered in thorns. It looked almoust exactly like the Nursery.
Cloud stopped to stand next to it. "The Hunters and Guards and Keepers sleep here. The Keepers are mainly leaders, I guess. There is the Keeper of the Hunters and Keeper of the Guards. They tell what cats to go on what patrol and they train the apprentices."
"How does someone become a Keeper?" Frostfur questioned.
"They must be chosen. You have to first become a regular Hunter or Guard and then when the Keeper dies or retires you must be chosen at a Gathering to be the next Keeper." Cloud explained.
Frostfur opened her mouth to ask who the Keepers are now but a cat walked out of the den.
The cat was a large light gray tom with small black spots all over and blue eyes. He turned to look at Frostfur. "So your the new cat? What's your name... Frostfur?"
"Yea. Who are you?" Frostfur asked, uncomfortable under his gaze as he stared at her.
The tom narrowed his blue eyes. "That is something you don't need to know, mouse-brian." He growled. "What are even you doing here, in this group of cats? You don't have our blood, so you belong here. Why don't you just leave now with your kittypet kits and make it easier for us all?" He paused and then smiled, "I bet you are only here to get food and shelter and protection for you and your kits."
Frostfur narrowed her eyes and flattened her ears. This tom knew nothing about her, yet still calls her a Kittypet and tells her to leave? "Listen, flea-pelt, I don't care who you are." She let out a growl as she stepped closer to him. "But you have no idea who I am. If you knew my past, you probably wouldn't even get close to me. Now listen, I am no Kittpet and I am well able to protect me and my kits. I could easily beat you now in battle if I wanted to."
The tom glared at her and Cloud stood there looking a little shocked.
Suddenly the tom started to laugh. "Wow, your the only cat I know who would stand up to me like that, well of couse Leaf and Flame would, but their different." He twitched his whiskers in amusement. "I like you." He paused. "I'm Hail, Keeper of the Guards, and welcome to the group. You will fit in well." And with that, he walked away.
"What?" Frostfur asked no one. She was confused. She growl and call him names and say that she could beat the Keeper in battle... and he laughes then says she will fit in well? Are all the cats like that here?
"I don't know." Cloud shrugged. "He is always like that. Always calling cats names and putting them down. If they stand up to him he just laughs, and if they don't and he makes them feel bad then he apologizes and then acts like he is their best friend. I don't understand that tom."
Frostfur nodded and watched as Hail walked up to a group of cats, and then headed out of camp.
"Anyways, lets go to the healer's den. It is right over here." Cloud led the way over to a large cave at the edge of the camp.
Frostfur stepped into the cave and Cloud followed. Inside the cave it was surprisingly not dark, after looking ariund Frostfur noticed a hole in the roof. Under the hole layed a little puddle of cool water. Along the side of the cave was rough ledges that had herbs stacked up on them.
"Hello, Cloud." A young voice mewed. A tom limped out of the shadows to the right of them. His face was vary serious and not in any ways welcoming. In a way it even looked a little mad. "This is Frostfur?" Did everyone already know Frostfur?
"Yes." Cloud answered. "Frostfur, this is Twist. He is Echo's apprentice."
Frostfur nodded, looking at the younger tom. He was a brown tabby with brown eyes, and Frostfur could see how he got the name, Twist. His right front paw was twisted inwardly at a vary odd way.
"Echo wanted me to give you, Frostfur, this." Twist turned to his herbs and stood on his back legs. He carefully reached up and onto the ledge that held the right herb, then grabbed an herb in his jaws. "This is borage. Eat it, and then leave." He added, setting it in front of Frostfur.
Frostfur nodded and looked at the herb. It had small spiky leaves and tiny blue flowers. Frostfur ate it and was gratefully that it was tasteless, unlike most herbs.
"Good bye Twist." Cloud mewed then led the way from the den. Frostfur followed her friend over to a small hole in the rocks not too far away. The hole was small, just big enough for a cat to barely squeeze through.
"This is the apprentice den, you go into the tunnle and on the other side is a cave." Cloud said quickly before moving on. Frostfur sniffed at it before padding after her.
"And finally, the elder's den." Cloud concluded as they reached a tree. The tree had a low hanging branch that reached the ground, as if broken. Around the tree had ferns and fresh moss growing. "They aren't in there now." Cloud added.
"Anywhere else?" Frostfur asked, looking around the camp.
"Nope." Cloud mewed. "Now come on, lets get back to your kits." She slowly led the way over to the nursery. Frostfur padded along at her side as they entered the nursery.
Frostfur went strait to her nest where her kits still slept peacefully. She had just layed down when Cloud gasped.
Frostfur looked over at Cloud. "Are you okay?"
Cloud layed down, hissing. A ripple passed through her and she gasped "The kits are coming!"
Alright so I have some news for all you readers. :/ I may stop updating this story as I am busy with the others I have. It will still be updated, just not as often. I'm sorry if this upsets you.