Two New Kits (Open)

[rem<EMBER me]

Swiftflight, a slender femme, padded along the border, her ears pricked as she listened for the sound of cats from other clans. She turned her head slightly, looking at the other cats who were on patrol with her (whoever you want them to be). Then the femme turned her head again, looking straight in front of her. She opened her mouth slightly, taking in the scents of the land around them. Prey could be scented not too far away, but the femme didn't even bother going to get it. All of the prey the clan had found lately had been scrawny due to the recent drought. She sighed, knowing she should go catch the prey since every little bit would help the clan.

Signalling to the others that she would be back, she slipped off into the trees. It was there that she spotted her prey, a small mouse nibbling on a seed. It was small, just like the rest of the prey in the territory. She crouched down, beginning to creep toward her unsuspecting prey. All of a sudden, a small mewing sound was heard. The mouse dropped the seed it had been chewing on and ran for cover. Swiftflight launched herself at the mouse, trying to grab it before it could hide. It was too fast for her. The femme looked around, wondering where the mewing sound had come from. It had sounded just like a kit, but there shouldn't be any kits this far into the territory. She wandered around a little, then finally spotted the kits. Both of them had their backs to her, so she crept up on them without them noticing. Before she got too close, she decided to call for the rest of the patrol. She yowled for them to come, then walked out in front of the two kits. Pebblekit and Echokit looked up in fright, not knowing what to do. The two of them together couldn't defend themselves from Swiftflight. And by the sound of it, she had just called even more warriors over.

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[Squid]

Wildblaze,upon hearing Swiftflight's call,was there in a second. She had dashed over,and was now standing next to Swiftflight, looking down at the kits "Where did these two come from?" Fawnstride, daughter of Jasminestar and Coldfur and also very different from Wildblaze, walked over more calmly, not saying anything but just looking at the two little kits. Wildblaze crouched down, looking at the kits sympathetically, seeing how scared they were "Aw, Swiftflight you scared them!" She joked.

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Swiftflight chuckled a little and meowed, "Yes, I guess I did scare them. No matter, they'll be fine." She turned to Wildblaze and Fawnstride and whispered, "We should probably end up taking them back to camp with us. They look half starved." Then the femme turned her brown optics back to the kits. Her eyes softened a little as she looked at them. They didn't even look old enough to leave the nursery, but here they were, out on their own. "What are your names?" She asked them, her voice gentle as she tried not to frighten them any more.

Pebblekit looked over at her brother for a second, her bright blue eyes shining. Then she turned her gaze to the Rageclan cats. "I'm Pebblekit." She meowed. "And this is Echokit." She added, looking at her brother again. Then the small femme stood up, her eyes on the Rageclan cats. Her brother was watching her every move, his green eyes filled with fear. He didn't know what to expect from these strange cats. Echokit stood up too, moving to stand with his side up against his sister's.

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[Fallentear ||]

A tabby tom slipped from the undergrowth as smoothly as a raindrop falls from the tip of a leaf. His gray striped pelt blended in so well with the dappled light enveloping the area that they were in. Azuresky had been on patrol with Swiftflight as well, and had been curious when she hadn't returned from scenting a mouse a few minutes ago. Now he saw the distraction: two small kits that looked pretty malnourished. Being quite a young warrior himself, he had a feeling he knew how to get the attention of these two.

"Hey guys, are you hungry?" He meowed, "We've got some prey back at our camp if you are, and we'd be more than happy to share. We won't force you to come, but you're more than welcome to go back with us. We were almost done with our patrol anyways, right guys?" He glanced at the others meaningfully, hoping that they'd play along with this buddy buddy style of gaining the kits' trust. Azuresky knew well that a truly frightened kit can bolt, and it can be really hard to find a tiny spotted fluffball among the shriveled, black, summer ferns of Rageclan. He had figured this out from his own kit days, having snuck out over half a dozen times back when he was still called Azurekit.

The tom was intrigued though, as he'd heard the reply of the female kit a split second before he'd shown himself. If their names were followed by the word kit, that meant that they were clancats! What were they doing in Rageclan, and why weren't they scampering back to their own border at the approach of foreign cats? Even the smallest clan kit must know that they weren't suppose to leave the nursery, let alone the whole territory!

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Swiftflight glanced sideways at the young tom who had just entered the clearing, her brown eyes only staying on him for a few seconds before she looked back at the kits. "He is right." She meowed, the corners of her maw turned up in a friendly smile. "We have a lot of food back at camp." She flicked the tip of her tail, waiting for a response from one of the kits.

Pebblekit looked back at her brother for a second, her blue eyes questioning. Echokit looked back at her and nodded subtly, his green eyes showing nothing. The small femme turned back to the other cats and meowed, "We will go with you." She looked over at Azuresky, who had seemed like the most friendly of the cats. "Where is the camp?" She asked him, blue eyes filled with curiosity.

Swiftflight kept her eyes on the two kits, ready in case one of them would decide to bolt. It wasn't like she though they were a threat to the clan, but if they were on their own, they could starve to death. Plus, the warrior code said that you must help kits in need. Then something registered in her mind. It was the same thing that Azuresky had noticed; the two kits had clan names. She looked at them, curiosity showing clearly in her gaze. "So what clan are the two of you from?" She asked, her tone betraying nothing.

Pebblekit looked at Swiftflight, not knowing if she could trust the warrior. Instead, she directed her answer towards Azuresky. She turned to the tabby tom and meowed, "Mother was from Meadowclan and father didn't have a clan. So we aren't from any clan. We live alone because mother and father left and never came back." The small femme didn't know that her parents had been slaughtered by dogs while they were out hunting one day. They had not abandoned their children, but they were dead. Swiftflight said nothing, but instead looked at the other warriors to see what they had to say.

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[Fallentear ||]

Azuresky answered, "Well we're at the border now, so it's a little ways off, but not far if you know the right route." The kits seemed to be taking well to his friendly attitude so he nodded and spoke again, "One of my best friends has family outside of the clans too. Her name is Shadesong. In fact, many Rageclan cats have blood outside of the clans." He blinked at Swiftflight, since she had been leading the patrol originally, letting her know that she should probably lead the way. He knew Jasminestar would be pleased that Swiftflight's patrol had picked up these two youngsters.

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Swiftflight nodded and meowed, "Yes he is right." Then acknoledging Azuresky, she added, "We should head back to camp now." She watched as the two kits glanced at each other for a second before looking back at her. "Azuresky, if you would keep an eye on Pebblekit..." As she said this, Swiftflight stepped forward and gently nudged Echokit forward with her tail. She glanced back at Azuresky for a second before heading off in the direction of camp.

OOC: Can you post in Judgement in Rageclan camp?

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[Fallentear ||]

ooc- yes ma'am! =]

bic- Azuresky stepped up beside Pebblekit and smiled disarmingly at her. Then he headed off after Swiftflight, looking over his shoulder and nodding encouragingly at the she-kit. Then, he turned forward again as they left towards camp.

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