Crystalpaw backed away out of sheer astonishment. Skyheart mated with a cat from another clan?
"B-But…That's forbidden!" She exclaimed to herself. She decided to shrink back and listen to the rest of the news.
New warriors, a death and even apprenticeships had been announced in Riverclan. A death of a deputy had been explained in Shadowclan, and Windclan's hardships were announced. A Windclan warrior walked over to the red apprentice.
"You must be Skyheart's kit…" he mewed, quietly. Crystalpaw stared at the young warrior. She saw a purple, beaten up collar around his neck. He was a kittypet.
"My name's Solarwind…I'm a very good friend of your mother…" he purred. Crystalpaw looked down.
"My mother…right…um…I'm Crystalpaw…" she quietly introduced. Solarwind laughed.
"First meeting, I'm to guess?" he asked. Crystalpaw nodded. Her eyes were still filled with worry and disbelief.
When they got back, Spottedpaw rolled her eyes at Crystalpaw.
"That catch was just luck, you hear me?" she growled. "You'll never have another chance at fame as long as I'm here. And I WILL become a warrior before you two, mouse brains!" she exclaimed.
"In fact, I'll do anything to become a leader! Just to get rid of you!" she shouted at Crystalpaw. Bladepaw growled.
"With that attitude, you're just gonna turn out like Tigerstar!" he growled. Crystalpaw shrank back. She had heard stories about how the Terrible leader lead the dog pack to Thunderclan and how he practically took over Riverclan.
"Tigerstar is NOTHING compared to me…" Spottedpaw hissed. Her ominous, harsh voice grew deep.
"Just you wait…I'll kill both of you SINGLE PAWED!" she spoke as she swiped a paw at Crystalpaw.
"THEN you'll see if I'm acting like Tigerstar…" she finished. Crystalpaw sighed in relief as the apprentice limped back to Twotails.
"What manners for a she-cat," mewed Bladepaw, sarcastically. Crystalpaw had enough on her mind to worry about the apprentice. She returned to the apprentices' den and, soon enough, fell asleep.