by Hopeflower » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:31 pm
The patrol soon reached the ravine, a deep scar in the earth littered with boulders. At the bottom, the ground was smoothed by the steps of many generations of ThunderClan cats. A gorse bush served as the camp entrance. Falconflight meowed over his shoulder as he began to descend, "It's never an easy climb the first time around. Watch where you put your paws. If you slip....well...just don't slip. It'd be unpleasant for you and for any cat ahead of you too." He started down, adding, "I'll go ahead and report to Shadowstar." Bounding down the familiar path with seasons of experience to guide his paws, he was shortly in front of the gorse tunnel and ducked to push his way through.
Shadowstar was sitting on the Highrock, waiting for their return. As soon as she spotted her deputy, she called out a greeting. "You're late," she observed. "I told the hunting patrols that went out a little while ago to keep an eye out for you."
"There was a border skirmish," the brown tabby told her grimly. "Four cats attacked us." "RiverClan?" Green eyes narrowed slightly as she asked the question. "That's the thing, I'm not sure. But that's not all. We found two loners at Sunningrocks. We sent them off, but during the fight they came back." Shadowstar's frown deepened. "And?" she prompted. "They requested to be allowed to join ThunderClan," Falconflight told her. "They'll be here to talk to you shortly."
The leader gave a quiet sigh and a nod. "Alright. Thank you, Falconflight. Go get something to eat." He nodded and started towards the fresh-kill pile.
"Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come."
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