Rabbit Residence

**Rabbit Residence** is a flatland that borders MoonClan and AdderClan.

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Many battles between MoonClan and AdderClan have been fought over this land since it is a plentiful place to hunt in leaf-bare, with AdderClan starting most of them. A lot of border crossings have occurred due to the obscure border marking between the two territories (a line connecting a tree and a rock).

## Etymology

It is named as such because it is where rabbits usually live, so it is a good place to catch rabbits in any season, including leaf-bare.

## Related Missions

### The Fox

While Sandleap and Zebrapaw were on patrol to do some hunting training, they tried to catch some rabbits to prepare for leaf-bare. But it turned out a fox was silently watching them so that it could follow them back to their camp.

When they got back, the fox followed them back and tried to attack the camp. Zebrapaw and a kit named Swankit tried to stop the fox by jumping on it, Zebrapaw first, but both got booted off after several attempts to do so. They fell on the floor and became unconscious for a little while before they woke up. The other warriors managed to scare away the fox by that time. But their bravery was appreciated by the rest of the Clan.

*See: Chapter 7: The Fox*

### The Exiled AdderClan Queen

A day before the incident, a MoonClan queen named Goldenlily had died giving birth to Mousekit and Petalkit, and there were no other nursing queens. The Clan was really worried for the two kits, but they had no idea what to do, since the closest one to giving birth was Sandleap, but only in a moon or so, which was too much time.

After talking to Goldenlily's mate, Watereye, Birchpaw decided he wanted to go on patrol. He decided to bring Stonepaw (after explaining to her about the dire situation since she was acting apathetic) and Primrosepaw (who wasn't that emotionally affected by the death of Goldenlily, either) along with him, just in case Stonepaw tried to do something bad like she did to Swanpaw as a kit.

During this time, another apprentice named Mountainpaw talked to the medicine cat Lilypool about Mousekit's condition. He got very disturbed by this and wanted to go on patrol since he couldn't handle the camp's sad energy, but his mentor Petuniaheart was too busy talking to the leader, Snowstar, and deputy, Sealbranch, (also her mate and daughter) about what they should do with Mousekit and Petalkit.

Mountainpaw looked around for his friend Birchpaw but couldn't see him anyway so he asked Snowstar who told them he just left on patrol with Stonepaw and Primrosepaw. He was a little surprised, but he managed to find them since they were just directly outside of camp.

They talked for a little bit, Birchpaw and Primrosepaw happy but Stonepaw unenthusiastic, then they decided to go to Rabbit Residence. They were trying to ambush the rabbits there, and Stonepaw had caught one already, until while hiding in the bushes, they spotted a copper cat with green eyes running towards the border with another cat chasing her. When the chased cat crossed, Stonepaw threatened her with a hiss, and the cat tried to get them to listen to her.

The cat who was chasing her told her that was what she got for mating with a cat from another Clan, and that her kits were definitely half-SnowClan, which made Birchpaw and Mountainpaw get an idea.

The other three MoonClan apprentices came out of hiding and all four tried to question her about what was going on, and she tried to answer all of them (although half-honestly).

*See: Chapter 19: Mousekit and Begoniaclaw*