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(Hint: They gay, and one is a member of the Wooden Teeth Family)

Every night, it had been a constant. Hope. Hope that it was all a dream. Hope that, even if he was back in that dark, cold place, he would be with his family. 

A scuffling from outside had him raise his head. 

“Quiet. He needs his rest.” 

And a whining that had him place his paws over his ears. 

“But he looked sad!” 

After three seconds, the whining voice continued. 

“And we brought him prey!” 

After a sigh, two cats, around his age, walked into the den. 

One was a light grey tom, the other was…Dory had once called it a tuxedo coat. Apparently she learned it from his father. The tom smiled at him, while the black and white molly looked curious. 

“Hello!” The light grey cat said. “We brought you prey!” The molly dropped a lizard in front of his head, and Claud started to nibble on it. 

“So, where are you from? Why are you here? Are you going to join ShadowClan?”The grey tom fired off questions, before the molly rolled her eyes. 

“I’m Siltpaw. The one currently asking you about your entire life story is Snippaw. ” Confusion sparked inside of Claud, while Snippaw gained a horrified look. “Oh! I’m sorry! Are you okay? We…saw what you looked like after Sandflight found you.” Claudrat sighed, and flopped on the ground. 

“We’re part of ShadowClan. A group of cats who live in the wild.” Siltpaw started explaining who they were, while Snippaw sat next to him and interjected with a fun story. 

This….wasn’t home. But this made him feel safe. 

As Claud paid attention to the two cats, he felt something close to happiness.

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