Part 2: DarkForest Rising
Act 4
Chapter 40: Welcome to StormClan
Ivystar
Pawsteps echoed on the stone floor of the new StormClan camp. The hunters entered from their successful hunt with enough food for the clan. The cave the dawn patrol had stumbled upon was a miracle: it provided complete shelter, with enough room for large dens so each cat could spread out with a tail length to spare on either side. And there was a large stone in the middle of the cave on a side, the spot where Ivystar perched as she observed her clan.
"It's exciting to have more prey than we usually catch in a moon to feast on," Patchpetal, the elder, said.
"You bet it is, Patchpetal! And the new cave is an even better eddition!"
"Patchpetal! Patchpetal! Tell us a story!" the kits whined from across the cave. Patchpetal laughed, and a cough followed.
"I guess I had better be going," Patchpetal said.
"Good luck, Patchpetal," Ivystar called. It was great to have Patchpetal around to entertain the kits, but a blind cat could see how much the poor cat was aging. Her whole face had turned gray from growing older, and streaks of gray fur could be seen against her black and white pelt. Ivystar sighed.
What will I ever do without Patchpetal? I need her just as much as the kits do for support. It was sad having Patchpetal as the only cat left in her clan that had full faith in her.
"Ivystar! Ivystar! The afternoon patrol has spotted a loner near our territory!"
"What?" Ivystar asked as she turned around to face Dewleaf.
"It's true! The cat had honey colored fur! It didn't seem like much of a threat though, being on enemy territory." Dewleaf explained. Ivystar nodded.
"We'll be sure to keep an eye out for the cat. Thank you for reporting it to me."
"No problem."
Ivystar let out a sigh of relief. Maybe StormClan isn't so hopeless after all.
"Ivystar! Ivystar! The afternoon patrol has spotted a loner near our territory!"
"What?" Ivystar asked as she turned around to face Dewleaf.
"It's true! The cat had honey colored fur! It didn't seem like much of a threat though, being on enemy territory." Dewleaf explained. Ivystar nodded.
"We'll be sure to keep an eye out for the cat. Thank you for reporting it to me."
"No problem."
Ivystar let out a sigh of relief. Maybe StormClan isn't so hopeless after all.
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