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Maplefrost was padding through the territory with a small mouthful of herbs

Redtalon carried a scrawny mouse in his mouth. He had been hunting but it had proven futile this evening. He grumbled to himself about his cursed luck. He sniffed the air and recognized Maplefrost. He dipped his head in greeting as he approached. "Need any help?" He mewed, his voice deep and gruff, but not full of hostility. Redtalon always looked and sounded grumpy.

Maplefrost perked her ears and looked at Redtalon, "I got it, thanks." She mumbled. She set down her ears and eyed the mouse in his jaws "bad hunting today huh?" She asked

Redtalon nodded, "I am still going to go check by the pines." he placed the mouse down and gave it a distasteful sniff, "I hope this isn't a sign that leaf bare is going to be extra hard this season."

"There haven't been as many herbs as I had hoped for either." Maplefrost stated "so I do believe this leaf bare will be rough."

Redtalon sighed and lashed his tail, "we better collect as much as we can, prey and herbs, while it is still leaf fall then." He collected his mouse and nodded at Maplefrost, "Back to hunting." without looking back the fluffy pale ginger cat leaped away to the pines across the territory.

((time for bed for me. Sorry!))

((Night!))

Maplefrost nodded, picked up her herbs and continued looking for more

Redtalon prowled through ShadowClan's territory, sniffing along the ThunderClan borderline. He despised ThunderClan and marked the border thoroughly to make a point. One day Redtalon would get his revenge, he just needed to convince his clan they needed to fight. He looked around wondering if he could plot a piece of fresh-kill and make it look like ThunderClan was prey-stealing. He sighed when he heard the river and trotted over to it, peering down the swift rapids. Redtalon's ears flicked occasionally as he sat, thinking about his clan and his family.

Redtalon growled to himself as he stalked along Shadowclan's border to ThunderClan. He was frustrated that his sister wouldn't listen to him. He really was just worried, but Dreamflight kept saying he needed to mind his own business. With a snarl, Redtalon sank his claws into a thin tree and raked downwards. The spiraling bark that peeled off felt nice under paws and helped relieve some of the tension he felt. Redtalon peered across the border, now if only he could catch some foolish ThunderClan cat too close to the border, he could try and get even for past crimes.

Whitepool had left camp on her own to go hunting she padded in the direction of the ThunderClan border. She opened her jaws and tasted the air only to find stale scents. She was confused at what happened to all the prey until she heard a snarl. Peering over she saw Redtalon claw at a tree. She sighed glad it wasn't an intruder. She turned to go hunt again and broke a twig in the process a large crack echoed and she nearly jumped herself when she heard it.

Redtalon froze at the sound of a large crack. He swiveled his ears in the direction of the sound only to realize it came from within ShadowClan's territory. He felt some relief and the tension went out of his shoulders. However, Redtalon turned his head to peer in the direction of the noise with an annoyed frown. Scenting the air he thought he recognized Whitepool, and sure enough Redtalon spotted her white fur sticking out in the brown and green forest. He'd been impressed with the she-cat's ability to perform for ShadowClan, not letting her half-blindness stop her. With a scowl Redtalon gave one last vicious look at the ThunderClan border, daring a cat to poke out even just a whisker. Seeing nothing he began to pad over to Whitepool. "Hunting?" He asked mildly.

"Well I was trying to, but that probably just scared away any prey left around here." Whitepool sighed and gazed down at her paws. Though she seemed to perk up quickly. "Anyways you hunting too or are you doing a solo border patrol?" She asked with a small smile.

Redtalon shook his head, "Just letting off steam." He flicked a tail grumpily, "And hoping to take it out on a ThunderClan cat, but their patrol has already left." He shrugged his shoulders and stood up at his full height and peered around. "If we go elsewhere the prey should still be out."

Whitepool nodded to what he said about letting off some steam and silently thanked StarClan that he didn't meet any unfortunate ThunderCkan cat. She watched as he gazed around and looked slightly shocked at what he had said. "We... You mean you'll be joining me?" She asked, slightly surprised that he wanted to.

Redtalon shrugged, "Why not? We can catch and carry more together than alone." He flicked his tail and flexed his paws allowing his claws to dig into the dirt lightly, "Unless you don't want to. I can continue my border patrol."

Whitepool nodded in agreement. "Nope, it's fine I was actually hoping someone would join me." She meowed happily. She flicked her tail from side to side and waited to see if he had anywhere specific in mind as to where he would like to hunt.

Redtalon nodded once and padded past Whitepool toward a set of rocks where the forest was denser. He was aware without looking that Whitepool was behind him, easily keeping up. He flicked his tail once and froze, scenting the air and inhaling the prey-scent. The air was thick with it. There were several mice somewhere underfoot and he was sure he had heard something scurrying over a rock. He nodded again at Whitepool and crouched down, ears alert and eyes wide as he readied to stalk a piece of prey.

Hilt smelled another cat, and he was scared of thinking of what would happen to him if he went closer and met with the cat. He could smell the other cat was a male, but he couldn't see him, and the scent was a bit far away. His other senses were a bit heightened, since he used them more than his sight, and he could smell something 5 fox-lengths away from him. He walked around, trying to avoid the scent, but suddenly stopped as he accidentally kicked a rock over and made a large echo throughout the forest, startling prey and alerting cats. He started to crawl towards a tree and curl up to try and hide, but it was no use, he could be seen by a mole that his coat was so black and clear out in the woods.

Whitepool followed Redtalon easily. She kept her jaws parted and her ears pricked searching for any nearby prey. She nodded to Redtalon when he stopped and silently rolled into some dust, trying to hide her white pelt. She crouched down almost a tail length away from Redtalon when she scented a squirrel. She silently crept towards it when a loud echoing went through the Forest, scaring the squirrel and a other prey nearby. She hissed with annoyance and looked over at Redtalong to see if he accidentally did it.

Redtalon froze and narrowed his eyes at the loud echo. He cast a quick look at Whitepool and shook his head. He stalked toward the origin of the noise and let out a small hiss when he smelled a loner's scent. Redtalon gave a nod at Whitepool and hastened toward the stranger's smell. It wasn't long before Redtalon spotted the trespasser and he leapt up neat the other cat. "What are you doing here? This is ShadowClan territory!" He growled loudly and squared his shoulders, standing tall.

Whitepool flicked her tail in acknowledgement towards Redtalon. He disappeared on her blindside looking for the trespasser. Whitepool turned losing sight of him, but continued to follow. She found the two toms as Redtalon was demanding an explanation. Well at least he hasn't tried to kill the cat yet. She thought in semi relief. She gazed at the loner from behind Redtalon she too stood slightly taller, but she didn't show the same aggression as Redtalon did.

Hilt closed his eyes when the large cat spat in his eyes. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" He meowed, looking like a fool "I got thrown from my shelter and I'm looking for a new place to stay!" he said, scooting back into the tree more.

Whitepool looked sorry for the tom. She knew that Redtalon looked and was much bigger and very intimidating. She slowly and hesitantly padded towards the tom. She placed her tail onto Redtalon's shoulder and asked him through her eyes to let her take care of it. She waited for either him to agree or to just brush her of completely.

Hilt kept his worse eye closed, so they wouldn't have to see him and be sympathetic. He saw how the other cat was sorry and forgiving to him. "My name's Hilt, by the way" He meowed quietly. "The tall giants used to care for me." He said, looking down.

Redtalon snorted at Whitepool and took a few steps back and merely said, "We'll have to report this to Flamestar," his tone gruff and unfriendly. He looked the smaller cat over and laid his ears back in distaste at the mention of twolegs.

Whitepool rolled her eyes at him. "We'll report it, don't worry." She reassured Redtalon before glancing at Hilt. "I'm Whitepool and that's Redtalon." She started off. "You do realize you're trespassing on ShadowClan territory, right?" She meowed slowly and gently.

Hilt tilted his head "Shadowclan? So that's what the other cat was talking about" he muttered. "Well, I'm sorry! I didn't know the forest was taken." He said, his other eye shielded with his tail.

Whitepool sighed before continuing. "Yes the Forest is taken. Didn't you scent the borders?" She asked her voice was still very calm. Whitepool sat down and wrapped her tail around her paws as she spoke with Hilt. She knew something was wrong with his eye, but didn't bring it up.

"Well..." He meowed, thinking. "I thought that it was something else, not cats, and I smelled you two before it was too late." He meowed, looking at his paws with his good eye.

Redtalon paced a few mouse-lengths behind Whitepool, clearly impatient to either drag the loner to camp and have Flamestar deal with it or to take matters into his own paws and chase Hilt off himself. He knew Whitepool wouldn't let him though so he merely paced in frustration.

Whitepool shook her head and asked the one question that had been on her mind. "Why did you leave them?" She asked and gazed at him with her good eye.

((I swear they're twinning XD Whitepool can't see on hear on her left side))

Hilt sighed "I didn't leave, I was thrown out by one of the twolegs since I didn't eat" he meowed, not moving his eye.

((xD well, he's worse on his right, but not that bad on his left. RAWR.))

"Well then that was your own fault. Now I must ask you to leave Clan territory." Whitepool meowed in a gentle voice. She ignored his eye complete knowing that Redtalon would probably flip if they were to bring him back to camp. She got to her paws slowly and gazed back at Redtalon to see if he had anything to add.

Hilt nodded and got up, his tail not shielding his eye anymore. He sighed I hate the food they give me, so how come it's my fault? he thought, disappointed that she didn't understand.

Whitepool gazed back at Hilt and saw his eyes. She sighed knowing the feeling of being half-blind. Shuffling her paws she

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Shuffling her she closed her eyes knowing that she would concede if she didn't.

Redtalon snorted again, "We'll take you to the border. You better not cross it again." He glared sternly at Hilt, "Otherwise you won't just get a warning." He lashed his tail and puffed out his chest. "Come."

Hilt sighed and padded to Redtalon. He kept a far distance to be safe though. He then bolted off at the speed of an energetic kit ready to get food and ran off, to Thunderclan territory.

Whitepool didn't even mutter a word to Redtalon after Hilt ran off. She waited to see what he decided he wanted to do. She knew they would most likely head back to camp to report about Hilt.

Redtalon swore under his breath, "Badger dung!" He followed after Hilt, but once he realized the loner was no longer in their territory he shook his head and motioned to Whitepool to follow him back to camp.

Whitepool nodded and followed him. She quickly grabbed their prey before following Redtalon to camp again. I had to try and be nice didn't i? She thought to herself angrily.

Dreamflight stepped out of camp into the sparse forest. She paused and waited for Grayfire to show her where the best spot to watch the sunset would be. She shuffled her paws nervously and blushed, looking forward to spending the evening with him.

Grayfire followed Dreamflight out of camp and looked up to see the sun starting to set. "We'll make it in time." He murmured to himself. He looked back down at Dreamflight and smiled. "You look beautiful." Grayfire told her as they started to walk toward the swamp.

Dreamflight padded after Grayfire with a smile, and blushed shyly at his praise. "Flatterer," She replied, with a light laugh. Her whiskers twitched with curiosity as to where they were going.

Grayfire laughed at her comment, and nudged her shoulder with his muzzle. He looked straight ahead again and sniffed the air. "Smells like patrol was here," he said.

Dreamflight purred at the contact, her heart fluttering. She nodded at his comment and added, "You're right, but it is stale. How much farther?"

Grayfire looked around them, and spotted something unusual on the ground. He looked at it, but decided to investigate later. "We're close." He told Dreamflight and walked toward the swamp. "I think I spotted a paw print back there."

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Dreamflight tilted her head, wondering who could have left the paw print. Surely it was someone from their own clan, she hadn't smelled any predators or intruders. "Okay," She could smell the swap now. The mud and water giving off an old yet not unpleasant odor. She hoped they wouldn't have to sit in a puddle.

((Brb))