Greysight left the elder's den feeling much better than she had been previously. With newfound determination, she headed to the center of camp where Lostheart was watching the rogue.
Both she-cats looked up upon her approach, and she could immediately feel Moonpaw's glare burning into her pelt. They watched Greysight expectantly as she stopped in front of them.
"We're going training." she meowed.
The pale cat growled, but stood up nonetheless. "Don't order me around!" she hissed.
Greysight smirked at the she-cat in front of her, it was clear she could have quite the temper.
"Seeing as I've been put in charge of you, I can order you around all I want."
The rogue's ears lay flat against her head and she took a threatening step towards Greysight. She stopped when Lostheart had suddenly stood up and was now watching her closely. Glancing over to Lostheart, Moonpaw stepped back in submission.
"Fine." she spat.
Greysight didn't acknowledge Moonpaw's agreement and instead turned to Lostheart. "You should come with us, just in case she tries anything."
Moonpaw's eyes narrowed at Greysight's words, but she hung back and watched the two black cats in front of her.
Lostheart nodded and muttered a quiet "sure" before walking off towards the tree tunnel. Greysight turned back to Moonpaw who was still standing behind them.
"Come on," she growled, "We don't have all day."
Moonpaw hissed at Greysight and stepped past her, following Lostheart through the tree tunnel while Greysight took up the rear.
Greysight watched Moonpaw's back with narrowed eyes. 'If she's a "tribe cat" like Sunstar says, then what was she doing out here?'
"We should probably give you an overview of the territory first." Lostheart meowed blandly from the front of the group, looking back over her shoulder. "What do you think, Greysight?"
Lostheart's words snapped Greysight from her thoughts and she nodded, "Good idea."
Moonpaw was quiet as they walked through the dark forest towards the Dead Oak, Greysight wondered what she could be thinking about. She had never met an actual rogue before, and naturally she was curious about many things.
Unfortunately for her, this rogue wasn't exactly the friendly type and she doubted the she-cat would answer any of her questions.
The three cats eventually came to the clearing where the Dead Oak sat proudly in the center, or at least as proudly as an old, dead tree could.
Lostheart stopped at the base of the oak and looked up into its bare, twisted branches.
"This is the Dead Oak, it marks the very center of our territory. It's easy to find your way around from this point."
Moonpaw looked up to the tree with obvious disinterest, four crows were currently sitting in the branches. Noticing the cats, two of the birds cawed loudly and flew away while the others simply cocked their heads and watched the cats with beady black eyes.
Moonpaw scoffed at the birds and frowned as she followed the cats back into the shade of the trees.
It was around sundown when Lostheart and Greysight had finished showing Moonpaw around their territory. They had taken her through the forest and shown her important landmarks like the Dead Oak, Blue Hole, and swamp.
They were careful to explain the borders and warned the she-cat to avoid twolegplace. The entire time, Moonpaw appeared to be bored and often didn't appear to be listening.
Greysight had become increasingly irritated throughout the day. The three cats had finally made it to the training hollow where Lostheart sat calmly in the sand.
"This." Greysight began, "Is the training hollow. Hopefully you can work out what it's for."
Moonpaw glared at Greysight, "I don't know if you noticed, but you're definitely the smallest and most insignificant one here, so you can stop trying to sound all high and mighty."
Her heterochromic eyes flashed. "Then again, I guess you wouldn't notice."
Greysight's fur immediately began to bristle and she unsheathed her claws in anger. "What did you say?" she growled.
Lostheart, sensing the atmosphere, stepped between the two cats.
"While you're here, you should make sure to familiarize yourself with the warrior code. The laws which we live by."
As Lostheart relayed the code to Moonpaw, the cat sat in boredom, idly watching the trees.
Greysight's anger bubbled up inside her. If that cat said one more thing, Greysight swore she would shred Moonpaw and use her fur for kit bedding.
'This cat is insufferable!'
Once Lostheart was done she looked to Moonpaw expectantly. The pale she-cat blinked when she noticed her gaze.
"Yeah, yeah. I get it." she meowed blandly.
Greysight had somehow managed to calm herself down and stood up to face Moonpaw.
"Alright, now that you've seen the territory and know the way things work around here, let's see what you can do."
Moonpaw's eyes flashed at the challenge and she eyed Greysight angrily. "You think you can take me, shorty?"
Greysight smirked, "I know I can."
Greysight knew this rogue's fighting abilities were more than just average. It was obvious she had been through training before, but Greysight had no doubt the she-cat wouldn't be able to keep up with her.
Lostheart had stepped back and was now observing the two she-cats from the side of the clearing. It was important to find out just how skilled this rogue really was. While fighting her alongside Greysight, it was clear to Lostheart that she knew how to fight.
The taller she-cat crouched down into a fighting position and watched Greysight carefully. She knew now that this cat wasn't to be underestimated, despite her blindness.
She tensed as she felt Greysight leap at her, her eyes widened as Greysight suddenly appeared in front of her, she was fast!
'This will teach you to belittle me!' Greysight thought dangerously as she rammed into Moonpaw and made an attempt to hold her down.
Moonpaw, however, was much larger than her and was able to push her off. Despite Greysight's size, Moonpaw knew she was stronger than she looked.
Lostheart watched the match quietly. It was clear to her that Greysight would win. Despite Moonpaw's strength and abilities, Greysight had the advantage.
Finally, Greysight backed off and left the panting she cat alone as they stood in the clearing. Moonpaw glared hatefully at Greysight, but she knew she had been beaten.
Lostheart stood up once she realized the two were finished. Moonpaw was just as good as any other warrior. Lostheart's eyes observed the she-cat thoughtfully.
Moonpaw fought differently from any other cat she had seen, her style was definitely very unique.
The she-cat was still breathing heavily and staring at the ground. Greysight had turned away from Moonpaw, letting her rest.
Lostheart watched as Moonpaw looked up and was surprised by how dull her eyes had become, but just as Lostheart noticed it, the look was gone and once more replaced by her fierce, hateful eyes.
"That's enough for today. You're good, but still not good enough to beat me." Greysight meowed.
Moonpaw scoffed and rose to her paws. "You got lucky."
Greysight smirked and gestured for Lostheart and Moonpaw to follow her back to camp. It was silent as they made their way through the woods, Greysight leading them back this time.
Lostheart watched Moonpaw in front of her curiously. There were so many questions surrounding the she-cat.
Greysight began to grow bored with the silence and made an attempt to start a conversation.
"When I get back to camp, I'll probably check on my mother, Longtail. You might have seen her, she's the siamese. I think she's developing a bad cough."
Moonpaw made a noncommittal grunt, showing she had heard. "Why should I care?"
Greysight tried to ignore Moonpaw's snappy attitude. "She's my family. Surely even you know what that is?"
Greysight blinked as sudden realization dawned on her. "You were all by yourself." she meowed. "Where are your parents anyways?"
The three cats padded into camp, Moonpaw's face suddenly becoming an emotionless mask.
"Gone." she meowed and padded away to the warriors den. Or as she liked to think of it, her prison.
Greysight frowned and watched the she-cat as her pawsteps slowly became more distant. Her ears perked up again when she felt someone rushing at her incredibly fast.
Recognizing Roseclaw, Greysight's paws twitched anxiously. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"It's Mintpaw," Roseclaw breathed, "She's woken up."
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Random facts about wutever time. If you want to order them by age, it goes: Lostheart-Roseclaw-Moonpaw-Greysight. Oldest to Youngest.
As for length, I can't say anything for CERTAIN right now but yes, it will be long. Probably as long as the last one.
As for putting the allegiances on my tumblr, I think that is a GREAT idea. I will probably draw up a headshot for each character and post those soon. I'll only do important ones from the other clans though. The allegiances will be for this book specifically and wont include the deceased.
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P.S What are your thoughts on this new character? Don't forget to vote on the poll on my profile page either!
