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My loyal friends: Graystripe and Ravenpaw

Graystripe:

When I arrived at ThunderClan, I was greeted by Graypaw, young apprentice and the first Clan cat I met. He was warm and welcoming. When I slept in my den at night, I understood that even though I missed my twoleg home, someone wanted me to stay here.

We grew very close, along with Ravenpaw, another apprentice. We all went to our first Gathering, and met new cats. It was a joyous time, learning to hunt and fight, allowing ourselves to play and be innocent.

Graypaw and I both solved Redtail's murder. We both earned our warrior names after helping Yellowfang retrieve lost ThunderClan kits.

Together, we journeyed across WindClan territory, and found a Clan that had been reduced to fear and deceit. Graystripe and I both made new friends, and grew even closer.

But we both got our first apprentice's together. I remember when Graystripe fell in love with Silverstream, a RiverClan she-cat who had saved him from drowning one time, after he had chased Cinderpaw onto the ice. They're relationship resulted in disaster, with Silverstream dead after giving birth to his kits. Our friendship was rocky after that, and continued that way.

Graystripe became weaker when his two kits, Featherpaw and Stormpaw were taken back to RiverClan. He left me to join them, and my heart ached to know it. He returned later, after a fire that raged through our camp.

Graystripe was forever torn, torn between loyalty to ThunderClan and loyalty to his kits and the promise he made to Silverstream.

He was devastated when they both left on a journey for StarClan. Feathertail and Stormfur were lost from his protection.

Feathertail died on the journey, leaving her brother alone. Stormfur returned to us with news, and that Feathertail had left to join StarClan.

Graystripe couldn't take it, and he was always so distant. But on one fateful day, he saved me and broke me at the same time.

Leafpaw, my daughter, was caged in a twoleg nest. He sacrificed himself and saved her, but was captured. My truest friend is lost to me.

Ravenpaw:

Ravenpaw was an insecure cat when I met him. He was intimidated by his mentor, Tigerclaw, and as we found out later, he had a right mind to be.

Ravenpaw did many remarkable things. For one, he caught an adder at Snake Rocks. Another time, Tigerclaw sent him into ShadowClan to get some fresh-kill. He came back with a mouthful of it. But he was always scared, and he got so frightened that Tigerclaw was going to kill him, that we sent him to a loner, Barley, to stay with instead.

WindClan stayed at his barn, and we got to see him again. Ravenpaw helped rescue Cloudpaw when he was stolen by twolegs.

We all had many encounters later, at TigerClan especially. Ravenpaw helped us drive out BloodClan as well.

But he was another great friend, and although he is happy, he could have been a warrior. He could have journeyed to the new Clans. Instead, he chose to stay with Barley.

I've lost the two of my greatest friends, and they aren't in StarClan. I can't reassure myself that they are watching, that they are protecting me and guiding my paws.

I will never forget them, because being forgotten is the same as dying.