Chapter One
Ravendawn's enemy hissed at her. She braced to move in and pin them. Suddenly the cat reared up, catching her off guard.
The cat leaped on her and began to claw at Ravendawn's soft underbelly. The dark she-cat hissed in pain and flipped the cat off of her. Than she launched forward and pinned them underneath.
Just when she thought that she was victorious, the cat slipped out from under her and retreated. Ravendawn painted and hissed again. The cat bared their fangs and-
"Thats enough."
The cat who had been hissing at Ravendawn just a minute ago began speaking to her happily "Wow that was a great match! How was my blocking? Branchpaw says that I'm to slow." "Don't pay any mind to Branchpaw." purred Ravendawn "Your skills are coming along beautifully, Slatepaw."
The little she-cat purred and bounced out of the training hollow. No doubt to brag to her brother. It had been moons since she had been apprenticed, and she was close to becoming a warrior.
The cat who had been watching the battle,Otterstar, sat next to Ravendawn. "She's come so far." he said "I remember a time when that hold of yours could keep her down for dawn to dusk." "Yeah." said Ravendawn. Slatepaw had always been small. It had taken a while for her to finally accept that she would never have the muscles of her brother. Now her fighting style was fluid and slick, dodging around her opponent.
"You know, I think she may be ready to become a warrior soon." said Otterstar.
Ravendawn shifted her weight "Maybe." she said "I would have to talk to Duskshade about Branchpaw first though. I would be fitting for them to have their assessment together."
Otterstar nodded "Very well than, though I do expect her to be ready sometime this moon." he said. Than he got up and walked of, stopping briefly to say "Just make sure that you don't forget about the evening patrols."
Ravendawn's eyes grew wide. She had forgotten all about the evening patrols.
"Uh of course, right of course Otterstar." she mumbled, pushing pash him and running into camp. It was an average leaf-fall day. Flintfleck was bringing in a few last minute bundles of herbs and drying them out. Flowerbriar was enjoying the last rays of the summer sun as Rabbitkit chased the falling leaves.
Near the edge of camp a she-cat lay sunning. Her fur was a very unusual blue grey. The color matched her lovely blue eyes. When Ravendawn spotted her she ran up to her and pulled her sister aside.
"Brookdream I need your help." she said "I forgot about the evening patrol, and I need your help." "Say no more." sad Brookdream, her eyes shining "I've got this."
"So who should we put on the river patrol?" Brookdream answered her with perfect ease."You should totally put Fawnpoppy, and Molewhisker on it. He's been in love with her ever since they were apprentices, and they just need an extra push." Ravandawn nodded "For the river patrol I will use Molewhisker, Sandyclaw, and Fawnpoppy."
"So next for the hill border I will need…" "Use the apprentices for that one, they love to be with each other." "We'll than let me have Branchpaw, Asphenstripe,Slatepaw, and Brightfire." "And for the field patrol let me have..."
"Me and Frostclaw!" Ravendawn looked at Brookdream, who looked dreamy just thinking about the handsome tom. "You like him?" she asked "I thought you were in love with Bearwind." "Yeah but he's Boring." whined Brookdream "Besides I think he likes Brightfire, and Frostclaw is positively dreamy. Besides I helped you organize the patrols so you have to help me!" "Fine." signed Ravandawn. While Brookdream was an asset in communicating with the clan she had become rather tom crazy in the past few moons. "Than we will put you, Frostclaw, me, Bearheart, and Duskshade."
Brookdream pureed "That's totally perfect! I wonder what I should say to him? Oh wow!"
Ravandawn watched her sister and she ran into the warriors den, no doubt to groom herself. She laughed even though she couldn't understand her bubbly sister they loved each other more than life.
As the sun was sinking, Ravendawn walked into the center of the camp. "Okay everyone here are the announcements for the evening patrols." After they had gotten out all the cats assembled into the groups. Ravandawn did have to admit that Brookdream had been right about the cats. She smiled at Molewhisker shyly speaking with Fawnpoppy, and Branchpaw boasting with Slatepaw.
"Ravendawn come on!" Brookdream called. Ravendawn walked over to the corner where Brookdream had been talking to Frostclaw. "Oh you have to hear this!" said Brookdream "Frostclaw says that he invented this new move, where you flip a cat on their back. AND he will teach it to me!"
As the assembled cats trekked out Brookdream stayed right at Frostclaw's side chattering endlessly. Ravendawn trailed behind them. She spotted the dark tail of Duskshade and sided up next to him. "So today in practice Slatepaw did pretty well, Otterstar even complimented her." she said. Duskshade nodded "Branchpaw is doing well too he caught about two robins, and three voles today." "That's great!" said Ravendawn "I think that they may be ready to be assessed. What do you think?""Hmmm." said Duskshade looking to the side "I don't have much else to teach Branchpaw. Why not." "Good." said Ravendawn "I'll tell Otterstar. Now what kind of assessment are you thinking about." Duskshade's eyes gleamed "Maybe an assessment where they fight each other, and the winner becomes a warrior first!" Ravendawn blinked. Duskshade could be scary when he wanted to be. Sort of like her, at times. "Oh um, Or maybe they try and track us instead." Duskshade nodded "That would work to."
He ran ahead to catch up with the group, Ravandawn wondered. What kind of cat was he really?