Talon growled as he saw Ferret pad over, they had been in a dispute. Ferret was the leader of the group and often told cats what to do. Yesterday, he had allowed Rage to join the Red Cavern for Rage had the red paw. He also let Flower join Purple-Headquarters for she had the purplish-gray paw. The only diffrence beetween all three of the siblings was the color of their paws, the reason he hadn't joined the Black Cavern was because his stupid right paw had to be black, not his left!
Black paws were a sacred tradition that they would lead the group. The only thing that was wrong was that he had a black right paw and not a stupid left.
"Talon!" Ferret hissed
"Yes, Ferret?" Talon asked
"Seeing as you do have a black paw I will allow you to train as a Black but the only diffrence beetween you and Thorn, the other Black trainee is that you will have to have five mates before the six moons of training is up."
"Really?" Talon asked, excited.
"Yes, but the she-cats must be willing, you can not force them into something they are not ready for."
"Yes, Ferret."
"Excellent, now go to the Black Cavern. Berry you may return to the Orange Headquarters. Storm you may return to the Gray Headquarters. Now I must take young Talon to see how we classify cats here."
As Ferret led Talon out of the nursing den he got his first glimpse of the camp. It was huge! No telling how many cats lived there. A pretty white she-cat padded past him, she had a purple paw. Ferret signaled to him to come with him.
Ferret led him to a den where a small streak of green was. He turned to him and said "This is the Green Cavern, where all the cats that hunt and fight are, they are the bottom of the food chain and can only have a mate if a Purple offers or if they get permission from a Black. The Green Cavern is where the training cats live. They are often called Thrashers. Above it is the Green Headquarters where the official Greens live."
Ferret then turned away and padded to another area and said "This is the Blue Cavern, known for their amazing fighting skills they often are referred to as the Fighters. They fight for our safety which is why it is rare for them to have mates because they become protective over those cats mainly instead of the rest of the clan. They only have a mate if the head-of-the-Blacks allows."
"Will I be the head-of-the-Blacks?" Talon asked curiously.
"Only if you can become the most popular, I am the head-of-the-Blacks so you have to become more popular then me."
"No one is more popular then you."
"Of, course."
Talon honestly didn't believe it but he went with it. He would need to get on Ferret's good side because with out him he could never become a full-fledged Black.
"Ok, now here is the Purple Head-Quarters, it is where your sister is. She is to be a mother someday. They are what you would call the Undeniables. For they can't deny you but in your case they can."
"Next is the Orange Cavern, or as they are often called the Hunters. These cats are training in the ways of hunting, they must become the best at hunting for that is their only job unless they are a she-cat for then they can have kits."
"Ok, here is the Red Cavern, your brother is here. He is being trained in the art of Battle Planning, which is the hardest thing to do. They are nicknamed Battle Planners which is their jobs. They can have only one mate at a time as well."
"Well the next one is the Gray Cavern where second-in-commands are being trained they are being taught how to handle situations that involve border and hunting patrols. Your father is in the Gray-Headquarters. They are often called Second-in-Commands."
"Then we come to the White Cavern where all the cats in there are learning to be healers. None of them can have mates and are often angry about this for they want kits of their own. They have never broken the rules before though."
"Finally, we come to your den, Talon. Go in and set up your nest. I also want you to talk to Thorn and get to know him. Be kind!"
"Of course." Talon said as he padded into the den.
In the far corner was a small golden-brown tom he raised his head as Talon padded in. "You must be Talon, I have heard much about you. You are the only cat born with a right paw having the color that decides your fate. It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too, why is this cavern so empty?"
"Well, very few cats are born with a black paw. Only three-five in a life span."
"Wow! So do you have any siblings?"
"No, they all died at birth. If they had survived we would have two more cats in this den."
"Hmmm, wow."
"Yeah, do you have any siblings?"
"Yeah, Rage, a red paw and Flower a purple paw."
"Ohh, a new purple paw?"
"Yeah"
"Well looks like I got a new choice for when I choose my first mate."
"Why haven't you chosen yet?"
"Well see I don't have to have a mate for at least six more moons."
"Oh, well for me to even become a full-fledged Black I have to have five mates."
"That sucks."
"Yeah." Talon yawned, he hadn't been asleep half the night, he missed his siblings.
"Looks like you need some sleep! Good night, Talon."
"Goodnight, Thorn." I think I have a new friend! Talon thought as he fell into a deep slumber.
Yeah, yeah I know it was kind of random! I just needed to let you know what everything was and what position he is in. Thorn may seem like his friend but there does come a time that all friends backstab you, even if you don't know it.