WARRIORS
QUILAVA THE FLAMETHROWER
~*Prophecy*~
With the rebirth of our own,
Our fate will be shown.
A great battle is coming,
And the mist will cover the battlefield.
Willowleaf gazed adoringly at her new kit, the last kit she'd ever have. She was soon to retire to the elder's den, and had served Thunderclan for many moons as a queen. She was better at caring for kits than fighting and hunting, although she was capable at all warrior duties.
Mistykit mewled a bit. A few days old, and already smart enough to know not to flinch under her mother's warm tongue! Willowleaf's chest swelled with pride and love.
She watched in amazement as Mistykit's eyes opened for the first time. Each eye was a beautiful mixture of green and blue. The little grey tabby blinked.
"Hello, Mistykit!" Willowleaf said cheerfully.
"Has she opened her eyes?" Stormfang, another queen, called.
"Yes. Say hello to Stormfang, Mistykit!"
Mistykit yawned and unsteadily stood up for the first time. "Hello."
"Welcome to Thunderclan, little kit!" Stormfang said.
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Mistykit tottered outside, blinking in the bright sunlight. An pair of unknown young warriors bounded up to her. Both were dusty brown tabbies, one a she-cat, one a tom, both with amber eyes.
"Hi, Mistykit! Glad to see you're finally out and about!" The tom said. The she-cat eyed her skeptically.
"She doesn't look like she'll be very strong when she gets older," She commented.
"Hush, Appleblossom," interjected Willowleaf. "She'll grow. Willowkit, meet your older brother and sister, Falconwing and Appleblossom."
"Hi!" Falconwing said.
"You have two more brothers and two more sisters. They're all a bit older than Falconwing and Appleblossom. It should be easy to recognize them. They're all brown tabbies with amber eyes. Your sisters' names are Springleap and Lilyfur. Your brothers' names are Eaglefeather and Owltalon. Eaglefeather is the Medicine Cat apprentice. Your father's over there, talking to the leader, see? He's deputy. Hello, Dustfang!"
Dustfang nodded to them from across camp, then entered the leader's den with Juniperstar.
"And that's the Medicine Cat, Cloverflower," Willowleaf whispered, nodding towards a pretty female calico.
Cloverflower padded towards them. When she saw Mistykit, she stopped suddenly and studied her. But not skeptically like Appleblossom had. More gently and welcoming, and curiously.
She shook away whatever was on her mind and nodded to Willowleaf and the two warriors, then bent down to Mistykit.
"Hello, Mistykit. How are you feeling?"
"Good." Mistykit said.
"Good, good!" Cloverflower purred. She turned when Starlingpaw called,
"Cloverflower! Firepaw got a thorn in his paw!"
She sighed. "Alright, coming!" Turning back to Mistykit, she said, "It was nice to meet you, Mistykit. Be a good kit, and welcome to the Clan!" She looked over Mistykit once more, then turned and left to her den.
Mistykit would never forget the look that Cloverflower had given her, even though she was just a few days old at the time.
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