Taloncall had felt good after Silvermist had touched his nose, but yet something wasn't right. Wolfshade had gone up to her and they bickered back and forth a bit, but then she compared them both as the same. They both couldn't mind there own business...
I have been minding my own, until now if she wants me to back off I can it's up to her. I'm willing to wait as long as it takes, as long as it's within my time.
Taloncall hadn't even opened up to anyone except his sister Rainshie, but even then it's like talking to an exciting rock. She waits until Taloncall finishes speaking never adds any advice, then just goes on about Wolfshade. Taloncall wanted someone more, he never had a friend and later, even Moorrunner his best friend had been distant. other cats were too old or irrelevant to him. The only cat who Taloncall truly trusted was Risestar, but Risestar never wanted to hear about his problems.
Taloncall felt more was ahead of him, or maybe just a dead end.
"Hey, Silvermist!" Taloncall called.
Silvermist whipped her head around, "What?"
"Risestar said that we can take a break! Would you like to come hunting with me?"
"No thanks," she meowed curtly.
"Oh, I understand," he shot her a rueful smile.
Silvermist narrowed her eyes at him and bounded out of camp.
The black and silver she-cat headed towards the Logclan border, her nose raised searching for prey. Silvermist then spotted a rabbit nibbling on a bush. She lowered her body, wanting to get as close as possible before she had to run. Suddenly the wind shifted and the rabbit shot off. Silvermist gave a small growl and ran after her prey. Soon she was close enough and lashed out an unsheathed paw and hit the rabbit on the leg. The rabbit tripped and Silvermist pounced on it. Giving it a killing bite.
"What are you doing here?" A cat hissed.
Silvermist looked around and spotted Shrewleap, Stumpytail, and Waspwillow.
"Who wants to know?" Silvermist bared her teeth.
"We do! After all, your on our territory and killed prey," Stumpytail growled.
Silvermist looked around and spotted the border two tail-lengths away.
"Maybe if you marked your border, I'd be able to smell it. Besides, this rabbit came from Sunclan territory," Silvermist barked.
Shrewleap came up to the she-cat and gave her a sniff, Silvermist lashed out with her claws and got him in the cheek.
"You stay away from me!"
Shrewleap and Stumpytail shared an amused glance, "Feisty!"
"We better take you to camp and see what Sprucestar has to say about you," Waspwillow meowed.
Silvermist thought about it then gave a small nod and followed the cats.
Taloncall disregarded the previous day and dashed off to find Silvermist, to ask her on a border patrol. he looked around camp for her, but couldn't find her. Taloncall controlled border patrols and hunting patrols, no patrol had been sent out yet... it was still dark. Dawn was creeping up as Tolancall took a whiff of the she-cats sweet scent, it was masked by another sent. The sent wasn't of a clan cat, rather than another tom...
"Is there a third tom shes seeing?" Taloncall exclaimed among his thoughts.
Taloncall was standing one moment and the next he was almost out of clan territory. He had followed the scent but soon picked up on another scent. The scent was a Stoneclan scent, not and cat though the previous deputy to Thunderclan/Stoneclan.
"Nightstream...?" Talon call whispered aloud as the black and silver tom revealed his plan to Silvermist.
"Thank you, Azure" The tom thanked a white she-cat.
"So Silvermist, you're going to have my kits since you are also a silver tabby they all will look like me. I'll keep you hostage until you've provided me at least thirteen healthy kittens. You can do so in one go, or thirteen, I know it's not up to you but if starclans listening they'll do as I say. If you provide me with this I'll release you unharmed, after the kits are all born. "The tom finished talking and before Taloncall could hear her respond they rushed her to a den, the medicine cat's den? The camp looked like an old clan setup.
it's up to starclan, and if they go through with the Ransome I'll love those kits the same. Taloncall promised himself among his thoughts. soon as he revisited himself back in the living, a sudden scent flooded through him. Before he knew it he was on the ground held down by Wolfshade.
" What have you done" the tom yowled it rang through the clearing, but before anyone could do anything, they were back in camp. Wolfshade had dragged Taloncall back. Taloncall didn't know how to defend his actions, he had no proof it wasn't his fault.
"Eat, " Nightstream dropped a large mouse in front of his hostage.
Silvermist hit the mouse away from her and bared her teeth, "No!"
Nightstream wound his body around her purring, "I hope our kits take after you."
The she-cat lashed her claws out and caught him in the nose. "I'm never going to have your kits!" she hissed.
"Then whose kits will you have? Wolfshade's? Taloncall's? Another tom I don't know about?"
"Any cat's but yours!"
He gave another purr, "I can why the toms all fall for you. I bet your leader even likes you."
"If he did like me, he would've made me deputy!"
" So? " Nightstream whispered, "Who do you chase? Wolfshade and Taloncall chase you, Rainshine chases Wolfshade. So who do you chase?"
Her answer can quick and simple, " Freedom. "
"Now that's something you'll never get. Will you?" And with that, Nightstream padded off.
Back in camp, Taloncall was trying to convince the leader it wasn't his fault but Wolfshade said otherwise.
Wolfshade paced and growled. The sun had risen and Silvermist wasn't back. The muscular tom believed with every ounce in his body that it was Taloncall's fault. Wolfshade's fur pricked as he thought about the deputy. Wolfshade had followed Taloncall thinking that he knew where Silvermist was. And he was right. Stoneclan had her and they were going to pay. Even after his fight with Silvermist, Wolfshade was going to do anything it took to get the black and silver she-cat back.
Time had passed since Taloncalls fight for innocents against Wolfshade and Risestar. Risestar wanted to wait it out. Wolfshade and Taloncall both were on the watch by Rainshine, more Wolfshade. Since the she-cat was watching Wolfshade so closely Taloncall slipped away, and off to Silvermist. Soon he was at there camp, he rolled threw some ferns. Nightsteam wasn't at his second camp. the only cat there were miserable she-cats. One guard and Silvermist.
How can I get you guys out? Taloncall thought for a moment.
Maybe... yes
Talon call rushed through the wood looking for a specific scent. He soon found it, he cut himself on a rock and made a trail of blood back to camp. Soon the black and white beast appeared. The guarding tom yowled and ran off, ran off before noticing the badger was right on the guarding toms heels.
"Sivermist!" Taloncall shrieked as he saw the malnourished she-cat on the ground.
"I'm here now... I'm sorry" Taloncall huffed as he gathered the she-cat on his back. The other queens stayed yet some left, it was their choice. Taloncall led the cats to the edge of the Sunclan territory, where a hollowed-out tree was and burrowed out a hole, holes with an ancient smell of cats. It was the clans previous came thousands of moons ago.
"W..What!" Dappledleaf nearly yowled, her voice echoing off of the wasteland that was their 'home'.
"I-"
Dappledleaf cut her off, glaring at her sister with a mixture of hurt and anger. "You'd rather ditch us all than stay here and get used to it!"
"I don't just dislike it. I hate it here." Feathersong pleaded Dappledleaf to understand.
"So what. Many others probably hate it here so stop being such a selfish piece of fox-dung!"
Feathersong stood her ground, though her legs felt weak and were trembling. This wasn't what was meant to happen. They had never fought before! "Please understand!"
"I do understand, Feathersong. I understand that you are a self-caring, lying, thoughtless little hare-brain."
Feathersong looked away, feeling as helpless as prey in a predator's grasp. "I'm so sorry!"
"I'm sorry as well. Forever thinking I loved you." With that, Dappledleaf turned and ran, leaving Feathersong alone and confused.
"Dappledleaf!" She cried, though the calico she-cat never turned around. Choking back a sob, she sat, wondering what to do. She felt as if she couldn't stay any longer, yet Dappledleaf was right. She was selfish and thoughtless. Feathersong hated herself as she walked back to their camp, head low.
In all of the worry about Silvermist, nobody noticed how troubled Feathersong was. Nobody asked her what was wrong and she liked that. Dappledleaf was always acting like she didn't exist, even when she padded up and tried to make amends. It was like Dappledleaf wanted a fight. So Feathersong gradually just ignored her, getting used to being treated like an outcast, the loner, the one that nobody wanted.
She was worried for Silvermist, like every other cat and memories of that glorious night spent together became the only thing she thought about. Except leaving. That worry felt like a giant stone tied to her neck. Getting heavier and heavier until it was hard to breathe.
Emberblaze padded past, on his way to the fresh-kill pile.
"Hi?" She meowed, hoping that Dappledleaf hadn't told him.
She had. Emberblaze glared at her before walking at a faster pace. She watched him go, pick up some prey and sit next to Dappledleaf. It was like they were the siblings. She was, well, nobody. She had no friends and now it seemed she had no family.
Feathersong had always been different, though she withdrew much more after the sudden death of her mother. She had witnessed it. It was a few moons ago now and it was when she and Feathersong were walking together in the forest. It suddenly turned into a thunderstorm, a tree suddenly crashing down. Just in time, her mother had knocked Feathersong out of the way. Sacrificing herself to save her daughter. The shock of it made her not talk for a moon and she had never recovered. Never told Dappledleaf. Never spoke of it again.
She hadn't noticed that she was crying. Small tears in her eyes. Dappledleaf was watching, she noticed, meeting her gaze with a pleading look. Dappledleaf didn't seem to like this any more than she did, though she didn't act like it.
Dappledleaf turned back to Emberblaze. Another ignored apology.
Sighing softly, she made her way out of the camp. Maybe she wouldn't bother coming back. Nobody needed her anyway.
Dappledleaf never wanted to start a fight. All she planned to do was ignore her for a bit, calm down a little, yet she couldn't. Her sister, leaving them due to a territory dislike. She was with Emberblaze, watching Feathersong pad out of the camp, still seething with anger and hurt. Something was up with Feathersong. She knew it. She couldn't hate somewhere so much that she'd leave, right?
"I'm off to explore." Emberblaze meowed suddenly. He was never one to sit still. "Want to come?"
"No thanks." Dappledleaf answered, "I don't want to run into Feathersong or anything."
That was a half-truth. She also couldn't be bothered.
A thought soon crossed her mind, after sitting there almost motionless, for a while. Maybe if she let Risestar know, then she could be talked out of it. But did she care about her sister enough? Deep, deep down, she loved her sister still so making up her mind, she padded over to their leader's den.
"Risestar?" She called. To her relief, the leader came out, looking expectantly at Dappledleaf.
"Yes?"
"Feathersong is leaving us. Forever. I"
Silvermist opened her eyes and tried to sit up. Her head was swimming, making her very dizzy. Her glossy black and silver fur was tattered and filthy. Silvermist tried to lick her fur clean but only succeeded in crashing down.
"Eat," a rabbit was placed in front of her.
The voice didn't sound like Nightstream or any of the guards. She looked up and saw the concerned face of Taloncall. Silvermist tried to stand up.
"I can hunt for myself!" She bared her teeth and hissed.
Taloncall didn't say anything, he just left the rabbit there and went to go check on the other cats. Silvermist kicked the rabbit away, refusing to have someone else feed her. This was her third day without eating if she didn't heal soon. Then she wouldn't be able to hunt for herself and she would die.
Feathersong stayed where she was, though having not moved from there for pretty much a day and a night, she felt pretty hungry. Yet she stayed, watching the occasional animal go past in the small forest below. No cat came to bother her and it felt as if she had been forgotten already. Not that she cared, Feathersong was pretty happy right where she was. Though she did miss Dappledleaf a bit. She tried not to think of her siblings; they didn't miss her yet she missed them already. She loved them and wasn't used to spending time away. Looking in the direction of 'camp', she got up and left.
She wouldn't leave just yet.
Silvermist opened her eyes and tried to sit up. Her head was swimming, making her very dizzy. Her glossy black and silver fur was tattered and filthy. Silvermist tried to lick her fur clean but only succeeded in crashing down.
"Eat," a rabbit was placed in front of her.
The voice didn't sound like Nightstream or any of the guards. She looked up and saw the concerned face of Taloncall. Silvermist tried to stand up.
"I can hunt for myself!" She bared her teeth and hissed.
Taloncall didn't say anything, he just left the rabbit there and went to go check on the other cats. Silvermist kicked the rabbit away, refusing to have someone else feed her. This was her third day without eating if she didn't heal soon. Then she wouldn't be able to hunt for herself and she would die.
Silvermist refused the food Taloncall brought, the tom was increasingly worried. He rushed to camp to gather up the rest of the clan to come and most likely lift the malnourished she-cats. He told Risestar he would tell him what happened on the way back.
" A rouge tom had snatched these she-cats most are rouges but Silvermist was a clan cat..." Then Taloncall continued explaining but in Risestars eyes, it looked as if the tom already knew.
"Please eat Silvermist," The medicine cat asked kindly and quietly.
Feathersong returned, heading into a far corner of the 'camp'. Everyone seemed worried, but why? She was curious, yet it wasn't her business. She noticed Dappledleaf glaring at her and hoping for the best, she padded towards her,
Dappledleaf growled softly and moved back.
"I'm sorry!" She said quickly. "Let's stop this silent treatment. Please?"
Dappledleaf blinked. She didn't expect Feathersong to want to end it. After all, she started it.
Thinking about it, she gave an almost unnoticeable shake of her head and walked away. She didn't want to fight anymore, yet she didn't forgive Feathersong for wanting to abandon them.
Feathersong felt broken, rejected, lost, as she watched her sister who she loved so much, decline her apology. Again.
She turned and raced out of the camp, in time to watch the sun slowly begin its descent. What could she do now?
Feathersong only had one option.
Runaway...