Brightpaw paced the clearing in annoyance. She had been banned from training thank to her broken claws. It was stupid to her. What was she suppose to do lay around and grieve? There were cats to be fed and Fernclan needed all the hunter they could get. She paused for a second to look around. Blackface and Sagecloud were sorting their pitifully small herb stores. Rushkit and Stormkit were playing under the watchful eye of their mother. She sighed and returned to her pacing
Blackface watch in amusement as Brightpaw Paced the clearing in frustration. Most apprentices would be happy for a break. 'She needs a break with that claw.' she thought. ' if that apprentice does not learn how to do as she is told she will never be a warrior.
"Maybe we should give her something to do we need more tansy?" Sagecloud's voice cut into her thoughts. She looked over at brightpaw just in time to see the apprentice stumble and fall.
Brightpaw felt pain shoot thought her leg as her paw twisted and she found herself falling to the ground.
"Foxdung!" She grumbled.'
'Now you you defiantly have to rest." Blackface's Soft voice said as she made her way other. Brightpaw could tell she was not even trying to hide her amusement. She felt Blackface grab her scruff and drag her over to were she had been sorting herb. Sagacloud examined her leg.
"You'll be fine. I'll give you poppy seeds for the pain but you need to rest. You should be able to continue your apprentice duties tomorrow."
"forget tansy." She heard Blackface purr. "If cats don't stop hurting themselves we will need more poppy seeds."
Brindlepelt crept carefully toward a rabbit. Moving silently her sleek frame silhouetted ageist the undergrowth. She enjoyed being in the forest again weaving thought the foliage. She longed for there old camp the dark dens carved out of old badger set long ago by cat long sense forgotten. When she was a fox-length away from the rabbit she sprang smirking. She had it cornered perfect. She thanked starclan, burred her catch to retrieve later and looked round for the rest of her partol. Eagelclaw, Rabbitskip, and Snakepaw came throw a clump of bracken prey in their jaws. Eagleclaw had a couple of mice ad a blackbird. Rabbitskip had a couple of plump voles while Snakepaw held another Rabbit. She felt a bit mouse-brained for burring her prey now and turned to retrieve it. Once in camp she took in the sight around her Brightpaw was out, sleeping near the medicine cats likely from poppy seeds. Rushkit and Stormkit were climbing on Fang biting him with tiny needle sharp teeth. The dog seem unfazed as the kit ''Defeated'' him. Shadow was cleaning out bedding. Brindlepelt could not help but think about how much he look like Nightstar, almost like they were kin. No Shadow was kittypet how could he have clan blood? She dropped her rabbit in the makeshift fresh-kill pile. She went over to the black furred cat.
"Shadow." she said as she moved no sit down in front of him.
"Did I do something wrong.?" He asked worry and confusion shone in his amber eyes.
"No I just want to talk to you." She said feeling a bit guilty. She had not meant to scare they young cat. "your the only cat who lives in the two-leg nest right?"
"Yes." He replied hesitantly. " Tink found me last leaf-bare. My mother was killed on the thunderpath." "I'm sorry. That must have been awful to watch her die." She dipped her head and to think she had been thinking he was a clan cat.
"Actually I don't remember." Shadow said staring at the ground. "All I know is what I have been told. Once Brightpaw is gone I don't know what I will do."