Here is chapter 3, hope you enjoy!


She broke into a run as the Riverclan camp came into view.

"Mudfur! Mudfur! Look what I got!" Mothwing screeched, hurling herself into the clearing.

The medicine cat poked his head out the entrance of the medicine den.

"Great Starclan, from the ruckus you are making any cat would think there was a badger on your tail!"

Mothwing dropped the herbs, "But look! I got the plants you asked for!"

Mudfur's whisker's twitched in amusement, "So you did; but what about the rest of your patrol?"

The new warrior cocked her head in confusion.

"Didn't you catch any prey?"

Mothwing looked at her paws, "Well… no…"

"Let's hope that Blackclaw isn't to upset that one of his warriors left the hunting patrol." The medicine cat finished picking up the herbs and carried them into the den.

Mousedung! She muttered kicking a rock. I'd better catch something before the patrol gets back.

As quick as she could Mothwing caught a fish and dropped it onto the fresh-kill pile just as the patrol returned.

"Well?" Blackclaw stomped up to her, "Why didn't you tell any cat where you were going? Warriors don't leave their clan while they fight foxes!"

Mothwing gasped, foxes!?

"Thankfully Heavystep's border patrol heard them in time and no cats were hurt," Blackclaw continued to rant.

"I… I'm sorry, you see I found Mudfur's herbs and—"

"HERBS!? You left us for a few weeds?!" he yelled.

"Blackclaw!"

It was Leopardstar.

"I agree that Mothwing should have never returned to camp with just some herbs, then forget about your patrol, but it is not her fault you got attacked, and you said yourself that no cats were hurt," she said.

"Yes Leopardstar," Blackclaw muttered.

"Mothwing will look after the elders for the rest of the day for leaving the hunting patrol."

Mothwing dipped her head and headed to the medicine den for the mouse bile, it was a fair punishment she decided.