twilightpuddle 63m, privetstar 62m, iciclekit 5m, Sheepkit 2m
part 1
moon 3 newleaf
CW! animal injury and death
as Twilightpuddle rushed off to gather the other cats around camp, yowling warnings of an intruder nearby, Privetstar stayed at the mouth of the leaders den staring down at his son.
"so you and Sheepkit saw this intruder?" he began, tone low and a little menacing, "the intruder was near enough to the nursery to see?"
Iciclekit shuffled his paws in the dirt, picking at the hay between the blades of grass, "well, i saw them by the fence when i was in the nursery and um i didn't want them sneaking in so-"
"so you snuck out of camp to confront this so called intruder?" Privetstar interrupted, an expression of annoyance painting his features, "and you brought Sheepkit near the river as well?"
"he followed by himself!" Icicle protested
"he's two moons old, icicle! you're nearly apprentice age, you should know better." he turned away, shaking his head, "go gaurd the nursery, no distractions."
"yes, sir" he tried to keep his voice steady, masking the hurt he felt.
He was gonna be an apprentice soon, which is exactly why he'd gone to investigate! didn't Privetstar realize that?
he sat gaurd at the head of the nursery den, surveying the area to make sure all the kits were accounted for.
as he tried to focus on his task, his mind prickled with images of the intruder. the strange vined cat that took Havenpelt.
he shuddered, claws raking the dirt beneath him as he tried to push the thought away.
whatever it was, he vowed to never let it harm his siblings, he would become stronger and he would kill it before it touched a single tuft of fur on them.
