Prologue
Scourge
A large white she-cat with dark paws lay inside a cardboard box yowling in pain "Will Moonshine be alright?" questioned a dark brown tabby tom with black stripes.
"Of course she will Blood." came the response from a light grey tabby she-cat. Finally the yowling ended.
Snipe asked "Is it over, Storm?" Storm nodded and they both padded inside the box. There was Moonshine with a kit.
"She's beautiful!" Storm shouted joyfully.
"I'll go tell Scourge." Snipe said and left the box flicking his tail at a little kit was dark grey with black paws, underside, chest, paws, ears, and a black striped tail.
Moonshine purred "I wonder what her name will be." There was no answer, for right then a small black cat with a white paw stepped in with a broad smile.
"Congratulations, Moonshine." He meowed.
Moonshine smiled "What will we call her, Scourge?"
Scourge pondered on her question for a moment. "Ice, Frost. It has to be a tough name." Scourge replied eventually. All the cats thought about it for a minute and no one though of anything.
"We'll continue this conversation later." Scourge said.
A loud excited yowl from the cardboard box woke almost everyone in the camp.
"She opened her eyes! She opened her eyes!" Scourge recognized Moonshine's excited shriek and padded towards the box with Storm. When they stepped in sure enough the little kit had her eyes open. They were a startling icy blue color, that reminded Scourge of his own eyes. Storm purred "Ice, Frost, appropriate names now."
Wind's grumpy meow came from the other side of the box "Took long enough, an entire week." Wind grumbled quietly.
Scourge smiled ignoring Wind's comment "What about Shard?"
Moonshine's eyes glowed happily "I love it!" Storm nodded in agreement.
Snipe peered through the entrance of the box "It fits." He commented quietly.
Moonshine lapped Shard's head affectionately "Welcome to the world my little Shard." She smiled happily.
Scourge lifted his head and walked out. "Let all cats gather to hear my words." He called. As the cats assembled below Scourge yowled "My mate and I have finally named our kit, Shard. She is my heir and will become leader after me!"
Some cats meowed their congratulations but one cat, a large white and black cat snarled "But I thought I would be leader after you died!"
Scourge flicked his cold glare to the cat "You will Bone, but after Shard is twelve moons she will resume my position. And don't talk about me being dead to my face."
Bone let out an exaggerated sigh but said nothing after that. "Dismissed."