Chapter 10
Patchpaw felt a growl rising in her throat as an enemy cat took a large rabbit she couldn't help it, she let out a menacing growl, the young cat stopped in her racks and stared wide-eyed at Patchpaw. Dewpaw wrapped her tail around Patchpaw's chest to restrain her. The lead cat shot around and glared at Patchpaw. The end of his tail flicked forwards and all the cats silently shot towards Patchpaw and Dewpaw. In an instant they had separated the two and had pinned Patchpaw down.
"What now, Yarrow?" one whispered. The lead cat, who was a yellowish color and looked strong and lean dug his claws into the dirt. "Teach her a lesson about disobeying orders."
The cats nodded curtly and with one swipe they slashed at her throat. She leaned back and kicked the attacker off using her hind legs. But the others scratched her flank, she kept quiet not wanting to put her clan in danger, but pain and anger welled up inside her. Yarrow didn't stop his cats and Patchpaw was relentlessly attacked, Dewpaw struggled towards her but was unable to push through the other cats.
Then a memory struck Patchpaw "I know your sister!" Patchpaw whispered frantically to Yarrow. "Starling, she-she saved me, we are friends!" She continued desperate to stop the attack. Yarrow's eyes lit up with hope, he flicked his tail again and his cats stopped at once. "Where is she, Starling, when did you see her?" This caught Patchpaw off-guard. "Why i-is she missing?"
"A moon ago my sister left on a hunting trip, this is when I lived in our my home a ways off from here. She never returned... and" Yarrow's voice trembled but he continued "I thought she was dead but I followed her tracks, it lead me here. But...I thought she was already dead, I searched...but never found her." Patchpaw knew this was her chance. "I saw her, if you leave me and my clanmates alone I'll tell you." Yarrow narrowed his eyes.
"I wish I could guarantee your clan's safety, but this is not my group. They merely sought me out to find food. I am just the leader of this mission, which will end with you telling me where my sister is."His razor-sharp claws flashed out." If you do then I won't hurt you and you and your friend can go and whine to your leader. It won't matter lots of cats are angry at the clans. Soon, an attack will happen all the clans will fall." He ended with harsh words, his tail lashed.
Patchpaw knew her only leverage was gone. "I saw Starling a few days ago, she ran off towards the end of our border, we have caught her scent near there." Yarrow nodded to the other cats who grabbed all the food and ran off. Dewpaw sighed with relief. Patchpaw got to her paws, her flank bled and she had a few minor cuts but was otherwise unharmed.
"We are in so much trouble." Dewpaw whispered her voice tight with fear. Patchpaw couldn't help but agree.
Thanks for reading! Chapter 11 should be out my Sunday or Monday! Please review and follow! :) Also, I jammed my finger at basketball, so i can't type as well, so it might be a bit longer until I update.