Chapter 18
Dawn rose over Twoleg buildings, painting the sky orange and pink. Ashwinter squeezed her eyes shut tightly. What were they doing here? Honeymallow began to stir next to her. Looking up, Ashwinter noticed they were in a narrow space between two buildings. Shiny hollow tree stumps dotted the sides. A large blue thing towered above them.
" Where are we? How did we get here?" Honeymallow asked frantically.
" Well, we are somewhere in Twoleg place. How we got here, I can't say," Ashwinter replied.
" Nevermind how you got here," a smooth voice sounded from beneath the blue thing. Scourge slipped out from underneath.
" Why have you brought us here?" Ashwinter meowed sharply.
Scourge's eyes sparkled with something close to cold amusement.
" Let's just say, I have chosen my payment from RiverClan."
" You monster! You can't expect us to just let you keep us here!" Honeymallow yowled.
Scourge cocked his head. " Oh, really?"
" Yeah, really." Ashwinter growled.
He smirked slightly.
" Well, that's too bad. You won't be leaving anytime soon. Trust me. Ashwinter and Honeymallow? What ghastly names, I guess we will have to fix those." He meowed.
Honeymallow shook her head. " You're not changing my name." She defied.
" No, not until I know you two a little better. Then we can choose names that suit your personality," he replied.
" Just a question. Why did you choose us as RiverClan's payment?" Ashwinter asked.
Scourge's eyes softened slightly. " All in good time, my sweets." He meowed softly.