I'll have to root out who's truly loyal... Burnetstar thought, his eyes sweeping over a group of cats returning from a patrol.

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After a few days of carefully planned conversations with mostly all of his clanmates, Burnetstar sat down outside his den. He had come to the conclusion that Dartingshade and Icespark were both die-hard supporters of his ideals, though he was also certain that Ashflame had to be supporting as well, but from a distance.

      The rest of the clan also are very supporting-- or so they say they are-- but those few had really stuck out. I'll have to decide deputy as soon as possible; that way I have a cat at my side who can also enforce my rules, though I'll have to show that I'm above them so nobody gets the wrong idea. But out of the most loyal... the deputy should be

      >> Dartingshade. He's very young and strong, very enthusiastic about showing his strength, and he's also very loyal to me. He might be a little too cunning though..
>> Icespark. She's a lot more controlled than Dartingshade, but she's also a lot smarter and rebellious, and may undermine me.