What? A random update of this and not The Flames of Ruuset? Thought I'd keep you guessing. Just kidding, I just got inspired to write a chapter for this.
A Raven's Second Wind
Chapter One
A Tall Thanks
Disclaimer: Own warriors? No, I just own this story idea.
"Wow! Great catch, Ravenpaw!" Whitepaw, a small pale white she-cat meowed excitedly.
Ravenpaw had been out hunting with the WindClan apprentices when he had caught a huge rabbit. Now all the apprentices had gathered around him, congratulating him on the catch. He was staring down at his paws, embarrassed by all the praise he was receiving. Besides, why were they acting this way over a simple rabbit? Surely they are used to catching rabbits, they were WindClan after all.
"Yeah! Are you sure you aren't part WindClan?" asked a light gray she-cat named Runningpaw.
"Don't be stupid, Runningpaw. Ravenpaw is pure ThunderClan," a wiry dark tabby tom interjected.
Ravenpaw's ears lowered and a pain in his chest prickled at the thought of ThunderClan. He wondered how they were doing, especially his two friends, Firepaw and Graypaw.
"He's good enough to be WindClan, Webpaw," Twanypaw, a golden-brown she-cat commented. "Come on, this rabbit could be enough to feed the whole Clan!"
The rabbit wasn't that big. But by the looks of the skinny Clan and what they have been eating, the rabbit could easily be seen as a feast to these apprentices. It was a sad thought for Ravenpaw that a once proud Clan could sink so much so fast.
"Shouldn't we stay out and hunt some more?" Ravenpaw asked, blinking up at the WindClan apprentices.
"We can't, the Twolegs will be out soon, so we need to head back now," Runningpaw meowed.
The other apprentices nodded and began picking up their measly catch, a few thin mice. Ravenpaw picked up his rabbit and began following them back to the tunnel under the ThunderClan which WindClan called home now.
As the apprentices drew close, they spotted a group of warriors digging a large hole, a still and unmoving pale gold tabby elder lay next to it. The scent of death hit Ravenpaw over the overwhelming rabbit scent and it made him cringe.
"It's Dawnstripe," Whitepaw mewed, her voice hollow with grief.
"She had been Tallstar's mentor," Runningpaw explained, next to Ravenpaw.
By the sounds of the WindClan apprentices, this wasn't the first death since they had been chased out by SadowClan. And it won't be the last, Ravenpaw reminded himself.
After a pause, the apprentices started back toward the tunnel. Tallstar stood next to the tunnel, looking out as his mentor was buried. He greeted the apprentices when they returned. "Welcome back, the Clan will appreciate that fresh-kill," he meowed. His amber gaze settled on Ravenpaw and his catch. "Did you catch that, Ravenpaw?"
Ravenpaw dropped the rabbit between his front paws and looked up at the tall leader. "Yes," he mewed quiet and shyly.
"And he caught it all by himself!" Runningpaw exclaimed with a bit of excitement in her voice.
Tallstar nodded and turned to his Clan's apprentices. "Go on in, I wish to speak with Ravenpaw alone," he meowed to them.
Ravenpaw stiffened as he watched the other apprentices head back in the tunnel. What did Tallstar want to speak to him about?
"You are an excellent hunter, Ravenpaw," Tallstar told the young black tom. "My Clan is grateful to your hunting abilities."
"T-thank you," Ravenpaw stuttered out, not used to the warm words.
"No, thank you," Tallstar meowed, staring into the apprentice's eyes. "Which leads me to my question, will you be staying with my Clan longer?"
Ravenpaw took a step back, taken aback by the leader's question. Truly, he hadn't thought of what he was planning on doing since he found Barkface some suns ago. Even though he felt bad for them and wished they could return to live with the other Clans, he liked it with WindClan. He felt safe, which he hadn't felt for a long time.
"I'll stay," the black tom mewed.
"Thank you. My Clan is in your debt," Tallstar blinked appreciatively. "Now, take that rabbit to the queens and their kits, they will have first bite."
Ravenpaw nodded. He picked up the rabbit and entered the tunnel.
Chapter done! This is mostly a filler chapter as nothing much happened here, but next chapter stuff will happen! Don't ask me when next chapter will be, it'll be whenever I get inspired.