Lakely's POV

He just stood there, his mouth wide open. Lakely was amazed. Not the quarry, or the bramble wall, but there were cats in the quarry. They were everywhere, all ages and all colors. Lakely didn't know what to do, but he took a few steps forward. The cats started hissing at him. He froze, and took a few steps back, and they stopped hissing. These cats were smart.

Jayfeather's POV

Jayfeather padded slowly out the medicine cat den. What will it make of me? Jayfeather wondered. Jayfeather sat down in the clearing and stared up at it. The twoleg squinted back at him, and after a few moments, he gasped. He realized. This twoleg is smarter than we think.

"Smart." Jayfeather murmured.

"What do we do with it?" Stormcloud whispered nervously, but the answer was obvious. They could not do anything about it. They couldn't chase it out, they could not lead it out, it was injured. It moved to the side and sat down on a rock, and watched.

"Well, I... I guess you can take out the afternoon hunting patrol, Lionblaze." Bramblestar said, flustered.

Lionblaze cleared his throat. "Right, uh, Cloudtail, Mousewhisker, and Blossomfall can come with me." The twoleg watched them leave, and turned his head back to camp.

"So, I guess we can continue with our daily routines." Jayfeather said, padding back to the medicine cat den. He got some herbs and headed to the twoleg. But he's awake! A little voice said in his head, but he ignored it.

Lakely's POV (Continued)

Lakely watched the blind, gray cat pad up to him. It's blind! He thought. A blind cat. The cat put the plants in his mouth and started to chew. Lakely was confused, but then, the cat spat it back on his paw and smeared the paste on Lakely's skin. Suddenly, Lakely realized it. He smiled.

These cats had cared for him. They were smart. They were better than all of the people he knew, combined! They could be friends. Lakely thought. Hmm, a human friends with a cat.

He would live out here with this... clan, he decided. A clan, with a leader, a doctor, warriors and their students, and mothers and their young. A clan, where everyone is respected with loyalty and everyone does their job.

And if anyone finds me and asked who I am and if I hit my head, I'd say, "No, and my name is Forrester."