Song of the Warriors: Part Two
Silverkit blinked sleep from her eyes. Was this really for real? Had Leopardstar actually invited and welcomed her into RiverClan? Silverkit shifted into a more comfortable position in the lowsy log shelter Mudfur had helped her find the day before. Leopardstar had said she'd sent a patrol out to find her, so Silverkit, filled with excitement and boredom, began to sing.
Now, to a Twoleg, a cat's song is loud and obnoxious; to another cat, a cat's song is usually loud and obnoxious. But this kitten (today 6 moons old) could actually sing! Singing is a rare trait and a prized accomplish, but Silverkit didn't know this, so she sang anyways:
"As the cold of night creeps over, this land of grey and white, I huddle close to Mother, to get some warmth to-night!
I feel my feet a-freezing, and wail like a kit. But Mother comes to save me, before my cold paws split!
While I am..."
Silverkit sniffed with sorrow, realizing that she was singing a song about her mother, Hannah, who had died from green-cough just 13 days before her daughter turned 6 moons. Silverkit sniffed again and turned her head to look in sightless confusion. She had smelt a large group of new scents. Different as individuals, but alike in the sense that they carried the smell of the wild water from the lake. "Wait!" She called as the scents dimmed. She sensed the group turn and look for the source of the noise. "Wait," she called again, "are you from Riverclan?" Silverkit felt alarm buzz through the new cats' paws. They don't know! The cat at the head of the patrol said, "I'm Mistyfoot, why do you ask?" Relieved, Silverkit mewed, "Leopardstar came to me in my dream, she said she'd send a patrol to retrieve me!" Silverkit heard stunned whispers from the group and Mistyfoot said, "Are you Silverkit? The blind kit Leopardstar told us about?" Silverkit was astonished Leopardstar had told her clan about her weakness before she even got to the camp, but she nodded never-the-less. "Then follow us." Mistyfoot said, putting her tail around Silverkit's neck to guide her.
The trek to Riverclan was devastatingly slow, but walking beside Mistyfoot was like having her mother back again! Mistyfoot told her that Willowpaw (Riverclan's new medicine cat) would be delighted at having her first apprentice. (Mothwing had mysteriously disappeared & Leopardstar hadn't yet given her a medicine cat name) Filled with new excitement, Silverkit purred, "Do you think I'll be accepted?" Silverkit felt sympathy flood through her tail, "Of course! Riverclan aren't badgers you know!" Silverkit relaxed. Excitement suddenly sparked in the cats behind them. "What's going on?" She asked. Silverkit felt Mistyfoot's head turn. "Why do you ask?" Silverkit replied meekly, "The cats behind us are excited. I can feel their anticipation flowing through their fur like tsunamis!" Mistyfoot looked behind her, then mewed, "We're almost home."
Silverkit almost bounded forward, but the Starclan voices froze her paw-steps, 'Four there will be, from the four corners of the lake, with the heart, mind, strength, and agility to lead the Clans once again.' Silverkit looked around wildly thinking, 'Starclan, what are you saying!?' She thought Starclan answered with, 'Ponder the knowledge of Song child. It will come in handy.' But it must have been the new scents of the lake...