It was humid. Birds chirped and it was getting warmer. A tall ginger cat was walking across the meadow. The cat's eyes narrowed and he was holding a poppy in his mouth. Suddenly he heard the stamping of paws. These were probably his kin.
"Squirrelwing!" He heard the black cat calling for him. A smaller cat followed the black cat. SquirrelWing stood like a tree, waiting for his kin to catch up with him.
"Hello Bouncebird and Molefoot." Squirrelwing muttered softly. He noticed the excitement of the two warriors. Squirrelwing didn't know what they meant. The medicine cat waited for them to speak up first. Molefoot became a warrior a few tall suns ago, just like Bouncebird. Are they still joyful because of the warrior's duty?
'We have news for you!" Molefoot squeaked like a little kit. Squirrelwing wiggled its ears. He became interested in the news they wanted to tell him. Before he could reply, however, Bouncebird said the news that shocked him:
"Its about Bluefeather! She gave birth to two beautiful kits!"
Squirrelwing felt like a rabbit chasing his kin through a patrol.
"Did Blue Feather survive" Squirrelwing Asked shocked. Bouncebird nodded quickly, as did Molefoot. Squirrelwing sighed in relief.
"I have to commend Sagepaw who behaved appropriately in this situation." Molefoot muttered. Squirrelwing was surprised. Did his apprentice cope without his help? The medic felt useless.
"You should be proud to have such an experienced apprentice!" Muttered Molefoot who did not understand what saddened Squirrelwing. The medic didn't know what to say. However, he replied:
"What ... what the kits look like?"
"Two toms. One male is black and the other is gray."
Squirrelwing did not feel better. He shivered when he heard the color black. He got the prophecy from StarClan but told no one. "Beware of a cat whose fur will only be black! If you come face to face with him, you have to give him a choice! " Squirrelwing felt dizzy. He was afraid and did not know what StarClan meant.
"Fortunately, the kits were born healthy." Bouncebird purred. Squirrelwing pretended to be happy and calm.
"It's nice to hear they're healthy." Squirrelwing replied indifferently. Bouncebird and Molefoot exchanged worried glances. Squirrelwing passed two embarrassed warriors and murmured:
"I am proud of my apprentice. This is proof Sagepaw doesn't need my help. He is ready to become a medicine cat like me."
***
Squirrelwing sat by the medic's lair. Suddenly his apprentice, Sagepaw, appeared, carrying a twig with a spider's web in his mouth. The Squirrel Wing felt like it was aging. He didn't feel at home, just like a trapped bird in a nest.
"Hello Squirrelwing! Cyanpaw helped me find the spider's web." When the apprentice lowered the twig in front of his mentor, he cast a cold look at him and muttered:
"are you not feeling well?"
Squirrelwing sighed heavily.
"I feel weak."
"You should rest, not sit and watch everyone. I'll take care of it all? When you get sick, you lie in a warm lair."" Sagepaw purred. Squirrelwing smiled weakly. Although he felt stupid that he was lying to his student. He felt completely healthy. He noticed now that he was not only lying to his apprentice, but to his clanmates and to the leader. Squirrelwing entered the warriors' den and lay down on the comfortable moss. Sagepaw looked at him worriedly. Squirrelwing pretended to be asleep. As Sagepaw emerged, Squirrelwing opened his eyes and looked around den. Then he got up and ran out of the den. He walked as quietly as he could. He wanted to get out of the camp and get some air. He got scared when he sensed Sagepaw. He hid in the holly and clung to the ground like a little rabbit. He heard the sounds of stamping feet. It wasn't Sagepaw. Tornjaw foreign patrol only. When it got quiet and the Squirrelwing felt safe, he left his hiding place and headed towards the Thunderpath. By the road, he paused looking across to the Thunderpath.
Sagepaw can do without me. The medic thought in his mind. Squirrelwing was walking through the hole that it could pass through under the Thunderpath. When he entered the other side, he was afraid of a hiss:
"Hey! What are u doing here? Get out of our territory!"
