Guild Wars

~ Guild Wars: Chapter 21 ~

"Cats of all Guilds! Welcome!" Tawny's mew rang around the clearing. Excitement fizzed inside Peril. This was the first Guild Meeting since the war, which they'd won. After Ioclaw had announced an end to the battle, a few more fights continued. All of them were won, two of which resulted in killing one of the Sabertooth Valley cats.

"Who would like to begin?" Tawny asked.

"I think Redwing should," Midnight meowed. "Are you comfortable with that, Redwing?"

"Yes," Redwing mewed, getting to his paws. "As most of you know, Wire died in the war. Because of that, I have become the Guild's new leader. You will now all refer to my Guild as Redwing's Guild." He looked down to the Second-In-Commands, smiling. Peril's heart soared as she realized who was down there. "My new Second-In-Command is Ioclaw."

Ioclaw stood up, her falu cloak waving in the wind. Its edges were decorated with jewels and such.

"I'm honored to now have this role," Ioclaw announced. "I'm glad Redwing chose me."

"Congratulations Ioclaw!" Peril purred. Ioclaw smiled at her. "Thanks Peril."

"Ioclaw, will you get the new Crystal Searchers and Guild Guarders?" Redwing meowed.

"Of course." Ioclaw vanished into the crowd of cats, then reappeared a moment later. Six cats flanked her. Two mollys stepped forward.

"My name is Whitepatches," one meowed. Peril recognized her from the battle. "I plan on serving my Guild as a Guild Guarder."

"So do I," the other molly announced. "My name is Birdwing."

"My name is Poppyfeather," one of the other cats mewed. She was a gray tabby molly with sky blue eyes. "I plan on serving my Guild as a Crystal Searcher."

"So do I," a white molly mewed. She had a brown eye and a blue eye. "My name is Twosight."

"I plan on joining Twosight and Poppyfeather as a Crystal Searcher," a dark brown tabby tomcat mewed. He had a white streak running up his nose up until the top of his eyes. "My name is Cloudnose."

"I'm a Crystal Searcher as well!" an energetic tomcat chirped. "My name is Deersong."

His pelt was a pale ginger and he had white spots all over his face. Black spots dotted his paws.

"Don't forget about us!"

Three cats came bounding forward. Peril felt warm as she recognized who they were.

"I'm going to be a Guild Guarder," a dark gray molly with white spots mewed. "I'm Sodapop."

"I'm a Guild Guarder, too!" a white tomcat chirped. "I'm Cloud-Dapple."

"Unlike these two," a pale blue-gray tomcat meowed, playfully nudging Cloud-Dapple, "I'm going to be a Crystal Searcher, like Leopaw, Wonderfur, and Moonsight. My name is Wintertuft."

"Any others we should know about?" Tawny asked, half teasing.

"I think that's everyone," Redwing purred.

"Midnight, would you-"

"Go first, Tawny," Midnight meowed. "I can wait."

Tawny dipped her head respectfully and got to her paws. Redwing sat back down and raised his chin.

"My name is Tawny," she meowed. "I'm the leader of my Guild. Sky is my Second-In-Command. Will you get the new Crystal Searchers and Guild Guarders?"

Sky nodded and hurried off. She reappeared a moment later with five cats.

"My name is Barringtonia," a light brown tabby molly announced. "I plan on serving my Guild as a Guild Guarder."

"So do I," a white tomcat with brownish-red spots said. "My name is Rambutan."

"I plan to serve as a Crystal Searcher," a siamese molly meowed. "My name is Parrot's Beak."

"I'm joining my sister as a Crystal Searcher," another siamese molly meowed. "My name is Snapdragon's Skull."

"We are called Parrot and Snapdragon for short," Parrot's Beak said.

"I decided to serve as a Guild Guarder," a white-and-orange molly mewed. "My name is Koi."

"We also have a new healer in training," Sky purred. A white molly stepped forward.

"My name is Snowflake," she mewed. "I am working alongside Red in hopes to someday make it as a healer."

Tawny raised her chin. "Violet has unfortunately died due to her age. Our Guild will grieve and miss her, but this loss does not make us any weaker. Light has had kits, the father is unknown. Three were in her litter. Their names are Durian, Moth, and Isila."

Peril smiled. Light had named her kit after Peril's friend out of respect and in honor of the brave sabertooth.

Tawny turned to Midnight. "Are you ready?"

"Yes," Midnight mewed, getting to her paws. Tawny sat back down, curling her tail over her paws.

"My name is Midnight," she announced. "I'm the leader of my Guild. Unfortunately, my last Second-In-Command, Holly, has gone to join the other cats in the stars. We will miss her dearly, but we cannot dwell on this forever. Moxxie is my new Second-In-Command."

"I'm honored to now have this role," Moxxie meowed, dipping her head. "While it isn't what I expected, I'm glad Midnight chose me."

"Moxxie, will you get our new Crystal Searchers and Guild Guarders?" Midnight asked. Moxxie nodded and disappeared into the crowd. Peril just then realized that Ioclaw was the only Second-In-Command wearing a cloak. Redwing must have helped her make it so she'd make a good first impression. She did look good with it on.

Five cats reappeared with Moxxie. A black-and-white tomcat stepped forward first. He was wearing some green thing around his neck.

"I plan on serving my Guild as a Guild Guarder," he announced. "My name is Carter."

"So do I," a white, black, and gray tomcat meowed. "My name is Lynx."

"I have chosen to serve as a Crystal Searcher," a calico molly announced. "My name is Olive."

"So have I," a black tomcat mewed. He had a white spot on his chest and bright yellow eyes. "My name is Mack."

"I plan on being a Guild Guarder," a black tomcat meowed. "My name is Binx."

"Strawberry has had kits," Midnight announced. Peril saw Rust smile. "Their names are Carnelian and Cockatoo."

"I'm glad that during this Guild Meeting, we can come together without any issues," Redwing mewed. "Though, with winter right around the corner, we may have problems arising very soon."

"We can't worry about that," Ioclaw purred. "Right now we're happy, and that's what matters."

"Of course," Redwing chuckled.

This is great, Peril thought. I'm glad everyone's happy.

We may have lost a lot, like Isila, Wire, Holly, Chromewhisker, Violet, Snowheart, Hope, Cheetah, Fawn, Buck, and Flip, but we're still happy. We'll make it through these losses. Kits are being born, and even though their mothers will have to leave, we'll still be happy. We'll still be satisfied. We'll raise these kits well, we'll train them the right amount, no overworking will be done. We won the war, and for now there are no problems. Ioclaw, Rust, and I are still friends, and hopefully always will be. So many good things came out of this prophecy.

Hopefully the Guilds will stay at peace forever.