Ch. 5 Hold-backs

Cloudpaw opened her eyes. Pain stung on her shoulders. Cloudpaw looked around and saw that she was in the medicine cat's den. Cloudpaw began licking her blood stained fur.

"Jayfeather, can I go in?" Cloudpaw herd her sisters meow outside the den.

"Sure."

Her sister pushed into the den, " Are you ok?"

Cloudpaw stopped grooming, " Yes, better."

"How come you were beaten?"

"Lionheart is different, to. Something about the way his eyes glowed with ambition, and the moves he used. I don't know..." Cloudpaw replied.

Cloudpaw added," Darkpaw had that ambition, too."

Jayfeather pushed his way into the den.

" Jayfeather, how long untill she is well?" Cloverpaw asked.

Jayfeather rustled with his herbs," Not long."

"Good."