Chapter 13
Darkheart was on a hunting patrol with Whitepaw.
"Is this enough for the elders?" Whitepaw mumbled through a mouthful of fresh-kill.
"That's enough for the apprentices, and the elders. Be sure to give Ferncloud some first. She's been through a lot of stress for the past few moons." Darkheart answered.
"Yes, Darkheart," Whitepaw mewed. Darkheart looked down to see her eyes were filled with respect for the older cat.
"What are you staring at?"
"I want to be just like you when I'm a warrior." Whitepaw answered.
"Um, head back to camp Whitepaw," Darkheart mewed.
"Yes Darkheart," Whitepaw ran back to the new ThunderClan camp.
"I guess you got something from this journey." Darkheart turned around to see… Hawkfrost!
"Hawkfrost, what are you doing here? The RiverClan camp is on the other side of the lake!"
"Hey, remember RiverClan cats can swim." Hawkfrost purred.
"So what came all the way over here to see me?" Darkheart mewed.
"Sort of, I want to ask you something."
Now Darkheart was paying attention. "What?"
"I need your help. Mudclaw wants my help to make him leader. I have cats from RiverClan, ShadowClan and WindClan helping. Can I count on you to help me get cats from ThunderClan?"
"Did you learn nothing from your father? He got killed!" Darkheart cried.
"That's because he didn't plan it carefully. But Mudclaw and I do have a plan." Hawkfrost explained.
"You are going to get yourself exiled, or killed!" she cried.
"Fine don't help me." Hawkfrost went to the lake and swam away.
Darkheart sighed and headed back to camp. She stared at the ground until she bumped into something.
She looked up to see… Cloudtail and Spiderleg!
"Hey Cloudtail, Spiderleg."
"Spiderleg, go take your fresh-kill back to camp."
"Yes, Cloudtail," the newly named black warrior headed back to camp.
"Was that Hawkfrost I just saw you with," Cloudtail said when Spiderleg was out of earshot.
"No, it was… um… Brambleclaw." Darkheart lied.
"Wow, I thought Brambleclaw liked Squirrelflight, but of course she's padding after Ashfur these days."
"Yeah, I'm heading back to camp." Darkheart sighed and headed back to the camp.
Great the cat I like is evil. And my own father gives me the name of a demon. Could this new territory get any worse?