Caroline- Oh! Have any more theories or head cannons? I'd love to hear them. Thank you for all the reviews lovely. It really makes my day! And yes! I hope Troutshadow will be brought to justice too! But by who?
MoonstripeTheGreat- Poor, poor Patchie! I guess it looks like Redpaw doesn't love him (or will she?) Ily for all the beautiful reviews!
Chapter 45
Dawnpaw's POV
Dawnpaw flinched and opened her eyes, only to feel claws raking her belly. She didn't count how many times he'd done this in a session, why bother? He would never stop till he was in the Dark Forest. "You deserve this" He growled. "Get up and clean the blood, remember-"
"Tell no one" Dawnpaw hissed grooming down her spiked fur "I know."
"Good" her father growled. "Catch some prey."
Dawnpaw washed her scarred belly thinking about where she should hunt. She waited until the blood stopped and quickly caught two messy catches; a mouse and a squirrel. The Leaf-fall dusk sent a leaf spiralling to her paws as she walked through the bramble entrance.
She spent the evening ignoring the newest apprentices and talking to Cloverpaw and Juniperfoot. Dawnpaw sighed and nested in the moss furthest away from the other cats. It'll be cold here in Leaf-bare. Time to train. Closing her eyes, she felt the world drift away and she fell into seconds of peace until the musky scents of the Dark Forest and her trainer filled her nose.
"He did it again?"
"He'll never stop, so why do you keep asking me?"
"Just interested. You can get rid of him, you can fight" Nettlespark meowed circling her. His voice was like the hum of the river, the idea lulling her like a sirens call, tempting her.
"Are you out of your mind? He'll kill me if a law a claw on him, he'll make a sob story and get me exiled" Dawnpaw growled raking the mud, getting the alluring idea out of her head.
"I killed someone, it wasn't so hard" Nettlespark sighed wistfully.
"And look where you ended up" Dawnpaw replied losing her temper.
"Your precious sister has been wandering these woods" the calico purred. "I just hope she doesn't get to close to Sorrowsong's claws, a rouges claws are sharp." Dawnpaw stiffened at the mention of Cloverpaw.
"Well, today we are training with some friends of mine" Nettlespark purred menacingly breaking the silence and a large dappled grey she cat with a large scar running from her belly to her ear, passing through her jaw and eye, leaving her half blind. The red aura showed the cat was long dead, ending up where stars never shone.
A calico she cat, the grey cat's apprentice, walked from under the red shrubbery. Her lean body and scent of the moor told Dawnpaw she was from MistClan.
"This is Brindlescar and her apprentice Mousebrook" Nettlespark introduced.
"It's nice to meet you" Mousebrook smiled. Her green eyes were friendly and Dawnpaw noticed the subtle difference in her eyes. One was a vibrant green while the other was slightly dull and dark.
"Practice fight for a while, make sure you keep her on your right side" Brindlescar growled and the mentors stepped back to watch the cats. Dawnpaw braced herself, studying the she cats structure. "Go."
Dawnpaw attacked first, leaping for the chest of Mousebrook but she landed on dust. Dawnpaw spun around to see a paw law a heavy blow to her head. Gritting her teeth she managed to claw some fur of the white shoulder but once again she was too slow as the next thing she knew there were soft claws on her neck pinning her down.
"You are good opponents" Nettlespark meowed and glanced at Brindlescar who just nodded. "I'll have to teach you how to attack cats faster than you, Dawnpaw. You attacked to weakly at the start, never underestimate your opponent even if they are nice out of battle."
"I know" Dawnpaw growled feeling her ear tips hot in shame. How could I do that? She's from MistClan for StarClan's sake, of course she is fast.
"Tomorrow come back here, you'll train together often" the older mentor growled the scar running deep into her mouth. Mousebrook nodded and Dawnpaw felt the sun on her back as she stirred in the early morning.
Mousebrook seems like an all right cat, she is a good opponent too Dawnpaw thought flicking her tail. She felt a pang of envy as all he apprentices were close together and she was on the other side of the nest. I chose this path, if I accidently hurt someone while sleeping StarClan knows what will happen. I must stay here, in the Dark Forest, in DustClan and in this empty nest. Here… is where I'm safe… safe from Troutshadow, safe from words, safe from pain.
Here ya go!
Q: What is your opinion on Mousebrook? Do you think her and Dawnpaw will be friends or enemies?
Q: How often do you think Troutshadow abuses Dawnpaw? Say per a week.
Q: Next chapter is Redpaw! She has left on her journey now! Do you think any DustClan cats or the travellers will die on the journey?
Q: Do you have any theories of what will happen or head cannons? Review them below, I may even TAKE SUGGESTIONS!
Sorry I haven't been updating! I've been feeling really unmotivated to write or draw. I have so much homework ;-; In less than two months it will be summer holidays and I can write most days then but I will get two chapters out by December 1st. I have exams dawning near so time I would usually be drawing or writing are taken up by me either doing homework or most of the time looking at a blank piece of paper with an essay due tomorrow and still applauding myself that I haven't reverted to drawing or doodling although all that time of mindless thinking is actually wasting a lot more time. Yeah mostly the second one.
If you're waiting decades for the next chapter and are interested in seeing some scenes DRAWN then find me on DeviantArt at xMysticWolf78x. Or go back and review on all the old chapters about plots that were mentioned and fulfilled on the recent chapters.
A bad example of this is Adderfang being like "Redpaw is weird" but it WILL be resolved, I don't think I have left a plot-hole that won't be solved in the future but review if you have any questions on this or characters or chapters or whatever.
Also if you want I can give you some hints for the future of these babies!
~Mystic
