So, welcome back to PelicanClan. I know, two chapters in one day! Insane! Well, I have some extra time on my hands and my Wi-Fi is doing what it is supposed to so I am completely ready for another chapter of this.
Rosedusk had finally finished taking care of the other injured cats, her sister didn't want any help until all of the other cats were taken care of. She gave Silverstalk and Crabkit goatweed and juniper berries. Goatweed helps with shock, and juniper berries are good for grief stricken cats occasionally. Rosedusk finally padded to Honeystar's side. "How bad are your injuries?" She asked her sister as she came into ear shot.
"Huh? Oh, not bad." She meowed. Her mind was elsewhere, grief and guilt welling inside her as she thought.
Rosedusk sensed this as she pulled out a bundle of herbs. "It wasn't your fault you know." She meowed quietly as she applied some herbs to her sister's scratches.
"It was though." She meowed. "I should have protected her better. Now Silverstalk is without a daughter and Crabkit is without a sister. On their apprentice day too." She flicked her tail in frustration at herself. Rosedusk just sighed.
"You couldn't have stopped it. It was destined." She meowed. "She was in StarClan's paws as soon as the pelican attacked. It was her time and her fate." She finally finished. "Go, rest." She meowed gently. The white she-cat was usually rough, but with her siblings she was a little bit softer. Also, with everything going on she couldn't help but be kinder.
"Not just yet." Honeystar meowed as she stood up and jumped to the top of the High Boulder, PelicanClan's announcement place. "May all cats old enough to fish, join here beneath the High Boulder for a Clan meeting!" she yowled strongly, her voice wavering slightly as she thought about the two cats that were supposed to be apprenticed, but one wasn't there. Silverstalk looked up and nudged Crabkit who widened his eyes. He nodded and joined the group.
"We have had losses. You all fought bravely, and none of us are without injuries of our own." She meowed. "But it is time to make the Clan stronger, Crabkit please step forward." Her emerald eyes dazzled as she looked down at the young gray tom, who stepped forward quietly. She flattened her ears to her head as she noticed that he wasn't as excited as he should be. She shook her head though, it was understandable. After all, his sister was just taken by a pelican. She felt heartless doubting that he wasn't excited.
"Crabkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Crabpaw. Your mentor will be Hazelspark. May she pass down all she knows to you." Honeystar called clearly, gazing at the young warrior who had fought bravely for Pebblekit, despite not succeeding.
"Hazelspark, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You have received excellent training from Beetlefluff, and you have shown yourself to be brave and kind. You will be the mentor of Crabpaw, and I expect you to pass down all you know to him." She continued. She saw as Hazelspark stepped forward and touched her muzzle to Crabpaw's head, and Crabpaw touching the shoulder of his new mentor. "I also have other news. We will have to have a vigil, but since there is nothing to bury we must find something to use." She meowed, her voice wavering with effort. "Maybe some moss from the nest?" She looked at Silverstalk for approval, and she nodded quietly. "Okay, Clan dismissed."
Honeystar then neatly jumped off of the High Boulder, looking at Silverstalk as she walked towards the nursery. She sighed as she looked to the newly apprenticed kit, who was already talking to Hazelspark about exploring.
"Well, we will do a small tour before the vigil, come on." Hazelspark meowed to Crabpaw. Honeystar smiled as the faint words carried on the breeze.
She flicked her tail as she saw Beetlefluff on the edge of the crowd, he must have slipped in when the meeting was going on. She padded up to her brother. He looked up with a small purr.
"Sis, how are you doing?" He meowed, already having heard the news from the crowd no doubt.
"Tired." She meowed weakly as she sat down, leaning on him. Her eyes were fluttering close with exhaustion.
She looked up to see Silverstalk out of the nursery, fixing Honeystar with an angry glare. Honeystar felt her ears flatten to her head. She could hear Beetlefluff growling.
"She has no right to glare at you. You tried." He hissed in Honeystar's ear.
Honeystar flicked her tail. "I could have tried harder." She meowed, her voice ringing with guilt. A kit's life lost at her paws. She lowered her gaze. "I've got to go."
She pushed herself to her paws and walked towards her den for a nap possibly before the vigil. As she pushed through the seaweed, she looked at the den that she slept in, her eyes landing on the moss nest that had pelican feathers in it.
'Worthless leader! You can't even protect a kit! Ha!' A familiar voice rang in her ears. She looked around with her pelt bristling in fear as she looked for the voice, despite knowing that the owner wasn't there. 'Wow! Looks like you're crazy now, looking for somebody that isn't there.' She heard the voice chuckle. The sound sent a shiver down her spine.
"L-Leave me alone! I'm better than you ever were." She meowed quietly as she shrank into her nest. The voice laughed again.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed! Who is the voice inside her head, who do you think it is? Suspense! XD I am pretty bad at writing, but I am happy to see that some people are enjoying it! Thank you Tiny-Scourge-1211 for all of the support. I appreciate it! Thanks to everybody else that is also supporting me! I couldn't do it without you guys! You are the ones that push me to continue these stories!
