Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors. Got postcards from my former self saying "how you been?"
Uh... this is different. It appears tonight we have a FlowerClan point of view. Interesting.
Chapter 11: Fight or Take Flight
"All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather under Thornstone." Cricketstar declared. He watched as FlowerClan, the clan he was raised in, grew up in, and was now leader of, slowly trickle out of their previous places and under FlowerClan's Thornstone. Thornstone was a large boulder with thorny, usually flower-covered vines at the slightly narrower base. But it was winter, and a few dead buds were all that remained on the sharper, more vicious-looking bare vines.
Rednight, the unusually small tom that was the deputy, climbed up and stood beside Cricketstar. The medicine cat Silversky and his apprentice, Cloudpaw were directly at the base.
"You may all have your own ideas of why I am addressing you," Cricketstar called out. The muscular tom paused (though he was leaner than usual as of late).
Nightwind, a black she-cat, spoke during his pause. "Yes, speak. Where is Swiftpaw?" Her yellow eyes bristled with pure anger. "Tell me, Cricketstar. Where is my brother?"
Nightwind's apprentice, a small silvery-white she-cat named Wingpaw, also spoke. "He was exiled just as Rattail, Earthbrook, Rockpelt, Bloodtail, and Stemfur all were! What did they even do that was so terrible?!" Wingpaw's slight voice was rising.
"They leaked information to other clans! That is very dangerous at a time like this, when our clans are on constant edge and threat of war!" Cricketstar's pale fur stuck on end. He was trying to remain calm as not to further upset the worried apprentice, but was losing his temper.
"Swiftfoot was with you constantly! Was it really worth it?!"
"Yes, Cricketstar…" Yarrowclaw, the oldest queen and Cricketstar's sister, had a dull sadness in her eyes. "Was it really worth it?"
Cricketstar paused, his fur still bristling. He didn't really know how to reply.
"Don't question that!" Rednight said angrily. "These cats gave out information to enemy clans that could potentially destroy us! Do you not realize that?"
"I gathered you here under this rock to address something else, about the exiled cats from our clan."
Murmurs of surprise rose from this. The cats didn't what else they could be talking about the exiled cats.
"I have gotten word of the exiles forming their own 'clan' on their own little 'territory'..." Cricketstar practically spat his words. "We need to bring down these traitors before they take up anymore undeserved territory, stolen prey, and wasted breath!"
The cats looked worried. They seem to already know what he was going to say, but did not no any alternatives, nor how to convince Cricketstar if they did.
Confirming their fears, Cricketstar spoke once more. "We move at dawn! This 'clan of the Shadow Den' will fight or take flight!"
Sorry for the short chapters.
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