WARRIORS
OLD ERA
PART III
"Everybody! I have some startling news! Greeneyes has passed away. He died defending the clan. He was the youngest warrior but he fought bravely. In fact if Sharpclaw should die, Starclan forbid it, I would have made Greeneyes the new deputy." Silverpaw's body welled up with sadness and guilt. Then before anything could get even worse Silverpaw spoke up.
"I am responsible for Greeneyes' death. He died protecting me. I had been foolish and I wanted to fight. I should be banished from this clan and become a loner." Silverpaw sighed. Everyone whispered and murmured among themselves.
"Silverpaw, you should have listened to Greeneyes." Silverpaw looked down. "I'm not finished Silverpaw. You shall not receive any punishment for this for it was not your fault." Stripedstar said coolly. Silverpaw looked up. "Your new mentor will be Sharpclaw. He has not had an apprentice for many moons now." Warmth returned to Silverpaw's body. He looked at the muscular deputy and purred in delight. They nuzzled noses and the meeting was over.
"Silverpaw, because of the meeting our lesson will be a bit short today. But we will get as much as we can done." Sharpclaw said sturdily. Silverpaw nodded trying to be a good apprentice. "Today we will learn to hunt."
"Um, will Bravepaw be with us?"
"Yes, he will, at the end of the lesson you two shall have a competition to see who can get the most prey."
"Yes!"
"Well Come on then!" Sharpclaw, Silverpaw, Bluetail, and Bravepaw set out in the forest. "Silverpaw, What do you smell?"
"Um, I think its rabbit." Silverpaw said as he sniffed various times.
"No Silverpaw, It's a mouse!" Bravepaw retorted. Sharpclaw and Bluetail smiled.
"Bravepaw you were wrong!" Bluetail laughed. Bravepaw's cheeks reddened.
"See Bravepaw!" Silverpaw said proudly.
"You were also wrong Silverpaw." Sharpclaw chuckled. "It's RAT!" Both apprentices said "OH!"
"Ok now Silverpaw try and catch it." Silverpaw looked up nervously. He kicked the dirt and stared at his prey. He jumped and he struggled and then Silverpaw stopped. He turned around and held up a dead rat in his hand. Sharpclaw nodded his head with approval.
"Ha I beat you Bravepaw!" Silverpaw teased as the two apprentices reached their den.
"That's only because the place you hunted was packed with prey!" Bravepaw said. They both playfully wrestled as the reached the den. They lay down comfortably until they heard screams.
"Lionclan!" Shrieked Bravepaw. Silverpaw shuddered at what happened a few days ago. He peered outside to see Manestar and Stripedstar at it again. Silverpaw wanted to go outside and fight for his clan but he knew better now. But it wasn't that easy. A Lionclan warrior ran inside their den and growled.
"I'm going to rip you two apart." The warrior smirked. Silverpaw gulped. He looked around and he jumped on the Lionclan warrior. Silverpaw scratched the warrior's face and pinned him to the ground.
"Next time you better think twice before you come and invade in my territory." Silverpaw hissed. Then Sharpclaw walked inside the den.
"Redear?" Sharpclaw asked. The warrior nodded. Your clan has left. You are now our prisoner. Redear growled. Then Stripedstar came in. His face was soaked with blood. He has more scratches then he had stripes, and considering he's a tiger that's a lot of scratches.
"Take him away. Sharpclaw, we have lost yet another life." Stripedstar moaned.