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"You go collect the herbs that were washed away." He ordered, his voice almost a growl. He offered no list of herbs or where to find any of them, but Tigress didn't mind. She kept a careful watch of the herb stock, and knew where to find most of them. She simply nodded and ran out of camp, pushing the issues with Sherlock to the back of her mind.

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Tigress ran without direction, letting her legs take her where they wanted to. She only slowed when she realized how far she was from camp, though when she stopped running fatigue began to set in quickly. Her legs ached, and her paws were sore. A few thorns that had gone unnoticed now stung, clinging to the skin on her ankles and legs.

She sat down underneath a large oak, taking a few moments to get rid of the thorns and lick the small cuts. It stung at first, but once the pain had abbed away, she was back on her feet.

She walked now, eyes peeled for the herbs that she was originally sent out for, but her mind far from the task. She thought about nothing in particular, just letting her mind drift into a lulled state as she went.

Too soon, she had located a majority of the herbs that were needed back at camp. She knew her little 'vacation', so to speak, wouldn't last long. No matter how much she wanted to take a break, her mind was always drawn back to work. Work, work, work. She couldn't help it; she just naturally needed something to do, all the time.

She trotted back to camp with a mouthful of marigold, poppies (that would be dried and the seeds harvested before they were used), borage, and burdock. She only had a few stalks of each, and she kept dropping them anyway, even after she had set down half of them near a tree to retrieve during a second trip.

When she arrived back at camp, she found Lion and Bear both missing. Sniffing around the edge of camp, Tigress found that Bear's scent trail lead in the direction of RiverClan territory. She hoped that Lion hadn't sent him out on a raid by himself, but part of her knew that was very likely. Bear had always been the muscle of the gang, and it wasn't uncommon for him to get sent on solo missions, sometimes gone for many days and nights, before coming back covered with wounds. Lion was always ruthless, giving the tom few days to recover before sending him back out.

Tigress usually had it easier, being a spy. She was never in the thick of battle, never in harm's way unless she put herself there. She felt bad for her brother, forced to fight whole she lied low and kept to the shadow. She told herself to stop worrying about him, that he was built better for fighting, that Lion knew what he was doing. However, her mind always seemed to wander, thinking of all the things that might-no, very possibly could- happen to Bear while he was off by himself.

Few times had Tigress dared to ask Lion about why he kept the two of them seperated and always put Bear in danger. When she did, Lion would say something along the lines of,

"That he what he is made to do. If I put you in a battle, your scrawny legs would do no harm, and your thin body would be broken within seconds."

The way he said it, cold and emotionless, like he didn't care if Tigress was killed, never failed to send a shudder through her.

Nevertheless, the gang was the only thing she knew. She could never even fathom the idea of leaving, becoming a loner, or even a rogue. It some ways, being in a gang made sense. Even if the missions were dangerous and the work was risky, there was always more strength in numbers and it was nice to know that someone had your back.

And of course, it always beat being a rogue on your own. And Tigress knew better than any cat how bad that was.

A/N: Oh my gog, this chapter, it is so short, I'm so sorry ;-; A short chapter is better than no chapter, right...? And a little bit of info on the gang, yeah, and hooray for crappy chapter endings. -facepalm-

I honestly don't think this is worth reviewing but if you want to I won't stop you.

[EDIT] (Because I forgot) You guys are right about the swearing, and I'm going to (One of these days) Go through the story and edit all the swears to the things used in the books (Mouse dung, mousebrain, etc.) Thanks for being honest, guys, and it does kind of look weird right now. *lol*