Jaded View: Chapter sixteen

## Chapter sixteen

The
trees started to change as they ran, Lilykit realised that they had entered
Shadeclan’s territory, the smell of her home filling her nose. She could feel
her heart race as they appeared near the stone barrier that protected the camp.
Shieldtuft didn’t stop running, rather she sped up and launched at the wall,
swiftly climbing to the top, Lilykit followed, jumping up onto the flat top.
She stared down, Picklekit was starting to climb, while Moldkit and Junglekit
were close to the top. “Let’s wait for your brown friend.” Shieldtuft meowed,
flicking her tail as Moldkit rose from the edge of the stone. As they waited
for Picklekit, Moldkit softly mewed in her ear, “why do you even like that
she?” Lilykit turned around to him, flicking her tail in annoyance, “why are
you being so rude to my sister?”
“I heard you loved rules, and guess who doesn’t listen to them.” The tom
smirked, “your sister.” Lilykit’s spine-fur bristled, “Picklekit didn’t know
anything then, she didn’t know that she wasn’t meant to do that!” Moldkit
lowered his body, ready to attack, then Shieldtuft intervened, “you two
shouldn’t be fighting.” After she said that, Picklekit’s ears poked over the
stone, as the she slumped onto the cold surface, panting. “No time for rest
kit, you’re gonna get into ya camp.” Shieldtuft leapt down into Shadeclan camp,
followed by Moldkit and Junglekit. Lilykit waited for Picklekit to stand at the
edge, “I really hope this is safe, I don’t feel like it is.” She mewed as she
fell. Lilykit followed her gracefully landing on her paws, in the distance,
however, things seemed to be quiet, except for the light sobbing coming from
the leader’s den. “What’s happening in there?” Picklekit mewed, staring over at
the den, “I believe Darklight’s life has finally come to an end.” Shieldtuft
meowed softly, then she turned away from the rocky pile, “now why don’t we
start this training.” She meowed, “which lot of you are fighting and guarding?”
“We are!” Lilykit and Junglekit chimed together, “what are you two then?”
Shieldtuft turned to Picklekit and Moldkit, “hunters, that’s what!” Moldkit
mewed, flicking his tail. “Then what am I meant to do with you, I only trained
as a guard and fighter, so I’ve got no idea for you two.” As she spoke, two
cats came down from the rock wall. Lilykit could recognize them, Snowkit and
Tigerkit, and Tigerkit didn’t seem to look very good, mainly on his head. “What
in the name of Jaystar happened here?” Shieldtuft padded over to them,
Picklekit followed behind, *does she care about Tigerkit?* “Some horrible
cat from Fireclan did it, just so she could win.”
“I almost died! If I didn’t catch onto that branch I would of land on my back!”
Tigerkit’s spine fur bristled, “that’s she cat’s gonna regret it, I swear on my
life.” He muttered, “well before you do your revenge, you might as well get
those wounds cleaned up.” Shieldtuft meowed, flicking her tail to
Cresentfeather’s den. “But what’s the sobbing for?” Snowkit meowed, and why’s
it coming from the leader’s den?” Before the spotted she could speak, Tigerkit
sped off towards the den. “Did something bad happen?” The she mewed softly, “I
won’t tell my clan that Shadeclan is weak, we wouldn’t even be able to fight
you.” Lilykit could see that Shieldtuft was thinking, *why should we even let*
her in camp, she’s an enemy! She might just lie to us! *“I believe that*
Darklight’s met his end.” Shieldtuft meowed, “that’s why Tigerkit ran over,
isn’t it? He told me about Darklight.”
“Well, I think you’ve over done your welcome time.” Lilykit muttered, padding
over to Snowkit, “so you should leave our camp.”
“But I want to say goodbye to Tigerkit at least, he’ll need some cheering up
now.” Lilykit’s claws unsheathed, *you’re not gonna stay, if you like it or*
not! *Shieldtuft placed her tail around Lilykit, “you may stay in Shadeclan*
until Tigerkit comes back, then you shall leave.”
“Thank you Shieldtuft.” The white she mewed, “I’ll go talk to Cresentfeather
while I wait.” The she padded over to the healer’s hole, “why don’t I teach you
a little lesson, one on one. Maybe about controlling your anger, rage or lust
for blood, I know you don’t want her to stay, but we shouldn’t unsheathe claws
until we know what they want.”
“Okay.” Lilykit nodded, “I don’t mean to scold you child, I just want you to
know things, so you won’t make the mistake next time.”

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