Bright sunlight reflected in the small pool. The trees rustled in the gentle breeze that blew over the forest. Ice stretched out beside the prey pile, contentment stirring in her belly. Spring had finally arrived, bringing with it succulent prey and kits for BloodClan. Storm had finally had her kits after the hard months of winter. They had been born just before spring started. Hazel's and Dandelion's kits, who were apprentices, had been made warriors. Petal's kits, Ash and Blossom, were now apprentices. She had paired both of them up with a mentor who seemed to suit them. Ash's mentor was Bramble and Blossom's was Cinder. It would soon be time for Ice to take an apprentice. They had five new warriors and two new apprentices. "Help! ShadowClan!" A small squeak snapped her back to reality. Ice leapt to her paws and looked around nervously, searching for the ShadowClan warriors. She relaxed as she saw Storm's kits playing near the nursery entrance. Holly, a black she kit with bright green eyes and bushy fur, was glaring at her littermates, her tail lashing. Her brother, Frost, was laughing and pointing at her. His light gray pelt was spiked up in clumps. Violet was sitting on the side, her dark blue eyes narrowed as she watched her littermates. Her black and white fur was sleek and shiny in the sun. Their mother watched them all, a proud glint in her eyes. Ice purred and turned around as a pelt brushed against hers. She saw Fang just beside her, his eyes glittering. "Come. We need to plan." He whispered in her ear. She padded after him towards her den and settled down on the mossy floor. He faced her, his ears flat and tail lashing. "Those rogues! They've been taking more and more prey from us! We can't afford this, Ice. We have kits and apprentices to feed, not to mention the warriors and queens. We need to attack soon. We have plenty of warriors and apprentices to fight!" He hissed. Ice thought about his suggestion for a moment and nodded slowly. "You're right. We need to make our move or they'll think we've given up. Then they'll try and take more of our territory and we certainly can't afford that." She replied coldly. "We'll attack at dawn tomorrow. We can attack in two separate patrols, and I'll be leading the first wave. You can take the second one." She told him. She darted out of her den and leapt onto the BonePile. "Cats of BloodClan, gather!" She called across the clearing. Then, she waited until her whole Clan was seated in front of her. "We will be attacking those rogues who have moved onto the edge of our territory tomorrow at dawn. I'll be leading the first patrol and Fang will bring in the second one. I want Thistle, Lily, Lightning, Ginger, Maple, Honey, Bramble, and Dandelion to come with me. Cinder, Blossom, Beetle, Fox, Dew, Tiger, Cloud, and Raven to join Fang's patrol. The rest of you will stay to guard the camp." She yowled. The cat's who were assigned to patrols gathered in small clumps to share prey and groom their fur. Ice watched as the prey pile dwindled down to a few pieces. She bounded over to the remains and plucked a crow from the ground. She trotted off to the nursery to check on her kits.