Vixen and her family followed the fennicin named Breezestar.
"This way to camp" he ordered. He turned and bounded across the meadow, leaving the forest behind. Vixen trotted after him, taking in everything. After they reached a rock Breezestar ordered them to stop.
"Vixen, tell your familiy to close your eyes. We can't have you seeing the way into camp"
"Why? afraid?"
"Just close your eyes" Breezestar growled. Vixen repeated the message to her family and they closed their eyes. A tail fell on her shoulder. Growling slightly, she then realized it was for leading.
"Get your filthy paws off of me, filthy fennicin!" Streak gekkered. Vixen opened her eyes. Streak was growling at a fennicin, who was hissing back. The fennicin's fur was spiked up.
"Mouse-brained foxes" Breezestar muttered under his breath. Vixen opened her mouth to say something back, but then closed it, remembering that Breezestar was clan leader.
"Streak! Stop! It's just trying to lead you!" Vixen barked. Streak calmed down.
"If I must" He growled. He closed his eyes and allowed the fennicin to put his tail on Streak. Vixen sighed and closed her eyes as well. After a while, they heard Breezestar.
"You can open your eyes now"
Vixen looked around her. Fennicins were everywhere. The shared prey, slept and brought back food.
"Umm. Hey" There was a fennicin right beside her. He was and orangeish ginger color. He has a white chest and tailtip.
"I think your family might need some help" He gestured to Streak, Crimson and Melody who were standing still with their eyes closed. More fennicins were around them, shouting at them to open their eyes.
"My name is Foxfrost by the way" He said in a half bark, half whine like way. Vixen stared.
"How did you do that?" She asked.
"Oh, that was a meow. It's how we normally talk" He said.
"Like this?" Vixen softened her bark. He shook his head.
"No. Almost. Like this" He meowed again.
"This?"
"Yep" He said "How do you bark"
"I'll teach you" She replied "Like a rough mew. Say 'Open your eyes'"
"Open you eyes" He meowed and barked.
"Try again, louder"
He tried again.
"That was just about a bark. Tell my family"
"'Open your eyes'" Foxfrost barked. Melody, Crimson and Streak opened their eyes.
"Cool!" Foxfrost exlaimed "I can speak fox!"
Vixen cuffed him playfully. "You still have to learn to gekker. And do an alarm bark. And a Vixen's scream"
"How much different ways do foxes speak!" Groaned Foxfrost.
"A lot. Like this is an alarm bark" Vixen raised her head and let out a series of short rapid barks.
"Woah!" Foxfrost widened his eyes "The closest we have to that is- is- I don't know"
"It is unique. The only other animal we know that has that are Barkers"
"Barkers?"
"Never mind" Vixen chuffed "Nice camp for fennicins by the way"
"Fennicins?" Foxfrost cocked his head.
"You are a fennicin. Right?"
"No" he said. "We're cats"
Vixen smiled.
"All Meadowclan cats. Gather around the season tree!"
Foxfrost started bounding away.
"Hey!" Vixen stumbled to keep up with him "Where are you going?"
He stopped.
"I feel it's your apprentice ceremony"