Eaglestar's Dream Chapter 5 Rebuke The battle-worn warriors trudged into camp. Some of them had their tails held low, and others seemed rather proud of themselves. Goldfur ran up to Ferretstar, whose expression was unreadable. "How'd it go?" she asked. "We killed off a lot of their own, but then more coyotes swarmed in from who knows where," Ferretstar mumbled. He frowned. "Then we had to retreat so we wouldn't loose too many more of our warriors." The two turned their attention to three carcasses being dragged to the meeting area. The cats who didn't have injuries that needed immediate attention gathered around them with solemn faces. Five other cats were being helped to the medicine cat's den, unable to walk on their own. Two were being dragged there, and about seven were walking there on their own, either because they had injuries that could get much worse or because they wanted to help the medicine cat treat the other warriors. "Where are the kits?" Ferrestar suddenly asked. "They're in the Nursary-what?" Goldfur's eyes widened as she realized the kits weren't there. "Where did those mousebrained kits go?!" Ferretstar hissed. "I told you, they aren't ready to be apprentices!" Goldfur hung her head. "They had so much promise when they were younger..." she mumbled. Ferretstar sighed. "Alright, go look for the kits. I'm going to check on our injured," said Ferretstar. Goldfur nodded and ran off in the other direction. Ferretstar padded into the medicine cat den. A few cats with some scrapes were helping the warriors who had big wounds but were still able to walk. Petalsong, the beautiful white shecat, tended to an unconscious cat and a conscious cat who had a big gaping scratch going down her side. The conscious shecat groaned in pain, and Petalsong shoved two poppy seeds into her mouth. Three small cats were giving some of the less injured cats the herbs they needed, and, under the mentoring of another warrior, were tending to some of the stronger cats. Upon closer examination, Ferretstar realized that they weren't Warriors; they were kits. Eaglekit, Icekit, and Otterkit were helping the injured Warriors. They had serious yet ready-to-learn looks on their faces as they tended the wounds of their elders. 'Maybe Goldfur was right..' thought Ferretstar. 'Maybe they ARE ready to be apprentices...' Eaglestar's Dream Chapter 6 Disobedient "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey come to the highrock for a clan meeting!" Ferretstar called. It had been several days since the invasion. Besides the three that had died during the fight, two others had unfortunately perished under Petalsong's care. However, everyone else was feeling quite good, and except for a few severely mangled cats still in the medicine cat's den, all of the wounds had healed up. Eaglekit and Otterkit trotted up to the highrock. Otterkit looked nervous, but Eaglekit had a scowl on her face. Icekit wasn't with them. "Ferretstar!" Eaglekit yowled up to her leader, puffing out her pelt, trying to look intimidating (but utterly failing). "We're seven moons old! Kits are supposed to be apprenticed at six moons! We can already hunt and everything! Make us apprentices or else!" "Or else what?" Ferretstar asked, amused. "...Or else...um...." Eaglekit took a minutre to think. "Or else we'll leave!" Ferretstar shrugged. "I don't see the loss here," he mewed simply. The other warriors chuckled. Eaglekit puffed up indignantly. "Why cant we be apprentices?" she growled. "Because of things exactly like this," Ferretstar snapped back, hopping down from the highrock. "You kits are snobbish, spoiled brats who can't do anything right. You're always getting into trouble. You WILL NOT be made into Apprentices until I see that you can take care of yourselves. Have I made myself clear?" Eaglekit flinched and rolled up into a tiny ball, looking submissive. She scowled and avoided eye contact with the ginger tom. Otterkit looked about ready to wet his pelt. "I think I have," Ferretstar spat and padded back up onto the highrock. "We need to find a way to prove ourselves," Eaglekit whispered. "Like we steal prey from the Coyotes!" Otterkit narrowed his eyes at her. "Listen Eaglekit," he growled. "We've been at these schemes our entire life, and look what its got us? Ferretstar HATES us. The best thing we can do is just sit around and not touch anything. I'm sorry Eaglekit, but I'm done with you and your schemes." Otterkit padded off. 'Fine, who needs you anyway?' Eaglekit thought ruefully. 'I'll do it all on my own and become a Warrior without you.'
AHHHH I'm SO SORRY I haven't been uploading this! ...Or anything, tbh. I've been on an art hiatus all week. Er sorta. Yknow nvm. Two chapters to make up for the lack of updates and the crabby picture. Sorry, I'm not in the mood to draw cats. I've been a lot more active on Deviantart. I'll probably upload another Art dump sometime soon. I also have a coupla projects that I've been working on that I'm gonna share with you guys! Spirits and Wings of Fire - The City. WoF-TC WILL be uploaded on Scratch (but not with a picture every chapter like ED) but Spirits WILL NOT. Spirits is only on DA. For a reason, might I add. Not anything much worse than Warriors though. And that's it. TTFN children~
