Chapter 7
Tinypaw's felt as if the whole world was falling apart. Tallwhisker franticaly struggled to breathe, then stopped. Her body laied in the clearing. Lifeless.
"ShadowClan retreat!" Newtstar's voice sounded and the cats left.
Tinypaw looked around. Tinypaw was sure that there wasn't a single cat who wasn't injured. Tinypaw then dragged Tallwhisker's body to her nest, placing the lifeless body in a way she looked asleep.
"Every cat get in line so i can treat your wounds! The more wounded in the front!" Tinypaw yowled and within heartbeats there was a neat line across the clearing.
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After treating every cat's wounds, Tinypaw went to Sorrelstar's den to report the death of Tallwhisker.
Stepping inbetween the rocks that formed the leader's den, Tinypaw saw Sorrelstar in her nest. "Sorrelstar?"
"Yes, Tinypaw?" Sorrelstar awnsered without looking up. "Tallwhisker is...." Tinypaw couldn't say it. "Dead?" Sorrelstar finished. "I know Tinypaw. I also lost two lives, but i managed to take Newtstar's four lives." Sorrelstar awnsered victoriously. Tinypaw nodded.
"Anything else?" Sorrelstar meowed. Tinypaw shook her head. "Then i have a warrior ceremony to attend to." Sorrelstar said and padded out of her den, leaping on the rock.
"All cats old enough to run on the moor, gather here below the highrock for a Clan meeting!" Sorrelstar's yowl ringed across the clearing.
Tinypaw padded to sit beside her brothers. "Hi!" Webpaw welcomed her, aswell as Thymepaw and Juniperpaw. Tinypaw purred, then looked up at the morning sun. There would rarely be an ambush against another clan in the middle of sunhigh.
"Today, an apprentice fought bravely against ShadowClan and i belive he's ready to become a warrior." Sorrelstar said, then turned to look at Birchfur. "Birchfur, is your apprentice, Sharppaw, ready to become a warrior?" Birchfur nodded. "He is."
"Then by the powers of StarClan, i command this apprentice as a warrior in his turn. He has trained hard to understand your noble code. Sharppaw do you promise to uphold the warrior code even with the cost of your life?"
"I do." Sharppaw nodded
"Then by the powers of StarClan, i give you your warrior name. Sharppaw from this monent on you will be known as Sharphiss." Sorrelstar finished
"Sharphiss! Sharphiss!" WindClan cheered. Sharphiss nodded in approval.
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A few days had passed after the battle. Cats were healing and regaining they're strength. Tinypaw shuggered. Shellsong's kits weren't far off. A few days and the clan would have kits.
She sighed. She hadn't met Finchpaw in her dreams since the battle. But it was half moon tonight. It would be the night she'd have to tell Crowpelt, Treestep and Spottedfur about Tallwhisker's death
Sighing she padded over to Hillnose, Orangeleaf and Sharphiss. She had hung around them since the battle. "Tinypaw! Just in time. Crashingthunder showed me this move last night, here." Orangeleaf started demonstrating her move. She rose on her hind paws, held out one of her paws and spun around, then leaped in the air, held out a paw, and spun, finishing the move by landing neatly on all fours. "Nice." Hillnose complimented "Not bad." Sharphiss commented. "You could do it a little quicker, like this." Tinypaw copied Orangeleaf's move, only faster. "Oh.. Okay i'll try." Orangeleaf promised after Tinypaw had finished.
Tinypaw purred. "I should hope so." She joked then padded off towards the nursery, changing her slow pace into a swift run as she heard a loud yowl from Shellsong. "Tinypaw i'm so glad your here.." Shellsong panted. Tinypaw nodded, took a twig and placed it at Shellsong's paws. "Bite down on this when the pains come," Tinypaw instrudocted. "I'll go get herbs." As Tinypaw walked out of the nursery, she found Hillnose pacing back and forth. "Shellsong's gonna be fine." Tinypaw promised as she brushed past Hillnose.
Returning to the nursery, she started medicing Shellsong.
After awhile, there were four small bodies squeaking by Shellsong's belly. A dark ginger tom, a light gray-ginger tabby tom, a dark brown tom and a tortoishell she. "Hillnose!" Tinypaw called the tom in. Within less than a heartbeat the tom was inside beside his mate. Tinypaw purred. "How about this dark ginger is gonna be Foxkit?" Hillnose suggested. Shellsong nodded. "What about this ginger-gray tom is Adderkit?" She added. Hillnose nodded in approval. "This brown kit should be Otterkit." He meowed, "And this tortoishell should be Wildkit." Shellsong finished, then curled her tail around her kits and pressed against Hillnose. Tinypaw purred and padded out. "Hey Tinypaw!" Thymepaw's meow sounded from the opposite side of the clearing. Tinypaw padded over to her brother. "Yeah?"
"How's Shellsong? What do the kits look like?" Thymepaw asked. "Shellsong's fine. There are four kits. They're names are Foxkit, Adderkit, Otterkit and Wildkit." She awnsered.
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The moon shone high at the shimmerpool. She had told the others about Tallwhisker and everyone we're quiet. Crowpelt suddenly spoke up. "I tought of the battle..."
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