Dapplekit sat down and looked down at her paws, her eyes filled with grief.
"Are you feeling alright, Dapplekit?" A she-cat asked as she approached her.
Dapplekit looked up and saw the medicine cat, Meadowsong. "I'm just a bit depressed about hearing a story about Duckfeather's kits that she lost. How can anybody kill another cat for a reason like that?"
"I know how you must feel," she mewed. "I've heard about their deaths as well and I was just as depressed as you are now, no cat deserves to die, although and please Starclan forgive me for saying this, but I think Thistlethorn and Icegaze deserved to die for what they did and I hope they're suffering a horrible experience wherever they are."
"I never imagine a medicine cat would say that," Dapplekit replied shocked. "Where did they go?"
"You can never expect to know what any cat is going to say and about the place where those two went, I'm afraid you are too young to know."
"I understand."
"I think you'll make a good medicine cat. I could always use an apprentice."
"No thanks. I want to become a warrior! I just hope I never have to kill another cat."
"It's okay. Whatever you may want decide."
Dapplekit nodded and notice that the search party had returned with Soothepaw. She also noticed to kittypets with them.
"I am glad that you all have rescued, Soothepaw, but why are these kittypets here?" Ripplestar questioned.
"Sorry about that," Otterstripe explained. "It's just that these two kittypets wouldn't keep pestering us on how much they want to see how we live."
"We're not interested in living here," Sugar began.
"We just want to see how you forest cats live," Syrup continued.
"Is it true that forest cats chew on old bones?" Sugar asked bewildered.
"First of all that is only a rumor you kittypets came up with," Ripplestar explained. "Second you can't just walk up into clan territory and expect somebody to give you a tour. I'm afraid the answer is no."
"Awww your no fun," Syrup whined.
" Whatever let's just go on to our place," Sugar meowed.
Dapplekit watched as the two kittypets left.
"They sure seem lively," Soothepaw purred with amusement as she sat next to Dapplekit.
"Did the twolegs hurt you, Soothepaw?" Dapplekit asked.
"No, the only thing they did was try and feed me rabbit droppings," Soothepaw explained. "And not only that, but their kits kept picking me up, like they were doing with the two kittypets that just left."
"That sounds tiring."
"You can say that again."
Dapplekit and Soothepaw both purred in amusement.
"I'm glad you're back safe," Falconkit mewed as he walked towards her only for Basspaw to block his way. "Could you let me pass so I could get to your sister?"
"Yes she's my sister," he growled. "And I'm not going to let the likes of you, a freak get any were near her."
"What makes you think he's a freak?" Soothepaw questioned Basspaw. "So what if he doesn't have two of the same eye color. So what! He's still a warrior at heart."
Basspaw just grunted and walked on.
"If only Starlingflight had kept a better eye on her apprentice," Otterstripe started. "Soothepaw wouldn't have been kitnapped by those twolegs."
"Oh and you know that I wasn't watching her during training?" Starlingflight questioned.
"Hey I was only messing around. Good Starclan."
Starlingflight just rolled her eyes.
"I'm glad you're back safe," Dawngaze purred licking Soothepaw on the forehead.
"I miss you too," she replied.
"We're all happy that your to see you, Soothepaw," Ripplestar meowed as he walked pass Dapplekit.
Ripplestar and Dawngaze seem to miss her the most. After all they are her parents.
"Oh Starclan I am so happy!" Blueberry meowed. "A lost apprentice has been found and returned safetly! This brings my heart to joy!"
"I'm happy I'm back too, Blueberry," Soothepaw mewed as she folded her ears back.
"Oh what great joy," he continued.
"I still can't believe that mousebrain was my apprentice," Otterstripe muttered.
"Soothepaw is back safe and sound!" Blueberry yowled.
"Blueberry, can you do me a favor?" Ripplestar asked.
"Yes I can leader," he replied cheerfully.
"Can you sit down and be quiet," Ripplestar exclaimed. "You're scaring the kits."
"But I'm not…" Ripplestar blocked Dapplekit's mouth with his tail.
Blueberry nodded and sat down.
"I believe now is the time for some more apprentices," Ripplestar began. "Let all cats old enough to swim gather!"
All the cats of Riverclan gathered.
"Falconkit, Mudkit, Dapplekit, and Briarkit have reached their sixth moon,"
Ripplestar began. "Briarkit from this day forth until you have earned your warrior you shall be known as Briarpaw. Shadelight, the time has come for you to have an apprentice; you shall be Briarpaw's mentor."
Briarpaw touched noses with Shadelight.
"Dapplekit you shall be known as Dapplepaw, Dawngaze you did an excellent job mentoring Shadelight and I now asked you to mentor Dapplepaw."
Dapplepaw touched noses with Dawngaze.
"Mudkit you shall now be known as Mudpaw, Sunblaze you are a strong and brave warrior and you've done well mentoring Otterstripe, I hope you will past all your strength and courage down to Mudpaw."
Mudpaw touched noses with Sunblaze.
"Now it's Falconkit's turn. Falconkit until you have received your warrior name you shall be known as Falconpaw. Blueberry the time has come for you to mentor an apprentice, I ask you to mentor Falconpaw."
Falconpaw touched noses with Blueberry.
"This is just too exciting," Blueberry mewed.
Falconpaw just rolled his eyes back.
"Briarpaw! Dapplepaw! Mudpaw! Falconpaw!" The clan cheered.