After a short delay, The training chapter!
Petalpaw woke up with a slight groan. It was a bit before dawn, and the air was wet with coming rain. Petalpaw stretched, her leg nearly completely healed. Perking her ears, Petalpaw heard people talking. Believing it could be Hollowheart, Petalpaw followed her ears. Then she recognized Pheasantfoot and Greenwind's voices. "…Are you sure Greenwind? I can't mate, or give you a bigger family…" Came Pheasantfoot's voice.
"Positive. I love you more than the wind! No way will I abandon you, Pheasantfoot!" Purred Greenwind. Petalpaw had heard enough of the wonderful sickening sweetness. Fairly annoyed, she darted away. Why? Just why?
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(A/N I'm gonna go to Roseleaf's PoV for some fun (For me, maybe not you!))
The sun had fully risen by the time Roseleaf woke up. She woke to find Petalpaw gone, making her ear twitch in annoyance. How Roseleaf hated that! Roseleaf got up and nosed through her herbs, making sure everything was still there.
"AAAAAAAArrrrrggghhh!" Foxpaw came screaming in. Immediately, Roseleaf saw Foxpaw's ear was torn off, hanging by a thread. Just afterwards Petalpaw ran in.
"Sorry I'm late," Petalpaw shouted over the screaming.
Yet again, Roseleaf's ear twitched in annoyance. "Sorry?" Then, Fishtail ran in.
"Ambushed by fox… fox ran after hurting Foxpaw…" She panted, before shuffling her paws and hissing at air.
Roseleaf ran around the den, grabbing herbs. She showed some to Petalpaw and said, " This is Marigold, good for infection. Chew it up and lick it onto Foxpaw's ear." Roseleaf ordered like a pro. "Thyme is for frayed nerves. They should each have some of that," Roseleaf said.
Petalpaw nodded and started to work. "Cobwebs should help Foxpaw's ear stop bleeding, and Poppy seeds, which help relax and sleep, for both of them as well," Roseleaf was finished, and allowed her apprentice to do the work. As Roseleaf observed, she corrected Petalpaw when she got something wrong.
Soon enough, Fishtail and Foxpaw were curled up, asleep, Foxpaw's disembodied ear lying deep underground. Roseleaf grunted in satifaction. This was good. Petalpaw was willing to learn, at least.
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Petalpaw sighed, and watched the Sunset. The day had been long, with many twists. The fact that Hollowstar liked her didn't help her at all. Suddenly, Petalpaw shivered. She did not know why, but it felt like something was telling her to go to Hollowstar's den.
Very quietly, Petalpaw snuck up next to the leader's den entrace, paws skimming the rocks oh-so quietly. Hollowstar, and a bone chilling voice, could be heard. "Kill the mouse-brained she-cat, you fool," Said the scary voice.
"I cannot, Hawkfrost," Hollowstar mumbled. Petalpaw forced back a gasp. Hawkfrost!? Fox dung.
"Weakling. Love will only get in the way. Launch the plan on the new moon, or death to your weak link," Whispered the fading voice of Hawkfrost.
Petalpaw shivered and dashed back to her nest. Hawkfrost was involved in this now? TERRIBLE!! Petalpaw wanted to stop, back out, pretend it never happened. But Petalpaw knew she was too deeply infused. And the new moon? That was in five sunrises. Sighing, Petalpaw went to sleep.
Woow. Who knew? I tried in vain to make it longer, I did. Sorry.
