chapter two : training

   Even though they weren't trainees anymore, the Brambles still had to train. The only difference- claws unsheathed.

   Ambertuft growled, her opponent, Splitwillow did as well. They probably didn't growl for the same reasons. Splitwillow was one of the weird cats in the clan, mainly because her fur was split in two.

Splitwillow launched herself at Ambertuft, raking her claws down her side. The black she cat jumped up in pain, blood starting to stain her fur. Their overseer, Ryenose, ran over and told Splitwillow to stop.

Ambertuft's vision got blurry, the wound was deep and causing a lot of blood. She toppled over and everything went black.

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The she-cat could barely make out the voices....it sounded like Poppysnap, Smokecloud and....Newtfur. She strained her ears to listen.

"Is she alright?" "Will she live?"

Her vision blurred once again and the voices changed to deeper, more echo-y ones. It sounded like....chanting?

'Kin of the flame, roaring through the sharp thorns. May the gentle breeze of the quiet bird save our clan. But, if the flame consumes the bird, all will fall'

   'The bird?' Ambertuft thought to herself, 'Sparrowpaw? Myself?'

   She could see once again, and the familiar voices of her best friend, her brother and her medicine cat returned.

"A-are you o-okay?" Newtfur stuttered out, "A-any dizziness or a-are you f-feeling lightheaded?"

Ambertuft shook her head, thinking about that...well....prophecy.

"Newtfur." The odd eyed cat spoke, "I'd like to speak with you....alone."

Newtfur's eyes went wide and he nodded, flicking his black tail to dismiss Poppysnap and Smokecloud.

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Ambertuft wobbled out of the medicine den to the leader's den. Right after this, she was to either rest or patrol.

"Jackelstar?" The black she-cat mewed, standing outside of the lichen covered den.

"Come in." Her voice was velvety and smooth, like a queen.

The golden spotted she-cat was sitting in her nest, her amber eyes narrowed.

   "Ambertuft, Ambertuft." She meowed, shaking her head, "I thought you could beat that defect."

   The slim leader got up and circled the black cat, flicking her tail on her nose.

   "I'll give you two days to rest and heal, then it's back to normal duties, dismissed."

   Ambertuft walked out, and back into the medicine den, collapsing on her nest.

   "Two days." She said, closing her eyes.

//Sorry for the short chapter, I just wanted to update today.

Fact of the Day: Jackelstar is actually the nicest leader the Clan has ever had. The worst leader was Deerstar, he killed all defects and never gave the wounded time to heal or rest.