Call to the Wild

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"I have an idea!" Rosemary announced on top of the tiny hill. "Tell us!" Snowflake meowed down in the crowd. "We could give a name for our group," She meowed, "And we could all choose a leader." She suggested. There were quiet murmurs. "I think it should be Rosemary!" Branch called out, making her smile. "Yes!" The crowd agreed. "Thank you." Rosemary meowed.

"We could be called..a clan.." She murmured, but loud enough so the crowd could hear, "We could be called...Roseclan!" She announced proudly. And everyone agreed! "Pick a deputy!" Lavender called. Rosemary hesitated. Who should be her deputy? I should pick someone who is capable for the job.. She thought. Someone who could stand their ground when they become leader.. "I choose...Flint!!" She meowed. Flint stood up, looking shocked, but meowed, "Thank you Rosemary, I promise I will be the best deputy I could ever be." Flint meowed. 

After the cats congratulated him, Mist called, "We should pick and name roles!" Roseclan nodded. "Um.." Rosemary meowed, thinking, "Kits will be six moons and younger, and will become apprentices at six moons. When they become apprentices, I will choose them a mentor to guide them to learn their hunting and fighting skills." Rosemary meowed, "They will be called warriors when they have passed their assessment." She announced, breathing deeply, "Medicine cats will be cats who can heal their clanmates with herbs. Snowflake will be the medicine cat." She meowed, glancing at her daughter, who looked excited. 

"Elders are warriors who retired and queens are cats who have or are expecting kits." She finally finished. The new Roseclan seemed to agree with her. "Wait!" Snowflake suddenly called out, "How can I be a true medicine cat when I have kits??" She questioned. Rosemary hesitated, "You could let Brook, Mist, or Lavender care for them, but you will still be their mother." She decided. Snowflake nodded and sat down. The clan parted and did their ways. After that, they moved to a new camp. She didn't want to leave a camp with fresh water, but that camp was too close to Nightmare's camp. ( The picture above is their new camp)

She settled the cats into their new camp. As days passed, more cats came. Snowflake gave birth to three kits, Meadow, Thunder, and Feather. Other warriors had also been made. Dove, a she-cat who is a skilled hunter and fighter, Ash, a handsome, loyal tom, Lion and Cherry, two siblings who were fierce and clever, and finally, Petal, a wise and clever she-cat who still had a lot of fight in her.  As Rosemary sat on the Highrock, she gazed over her clan. Snowflake was inside the nursery with her kits and Lavender was sharing prey with Ash. 

Flint was organizing border patrols so they could mark their new territory, and Mist was talking to Willow in the clearing. Dove and Cherry had just came back with prey earlier and were now sunbathing in the clearing. Everyone else was either hunting or patrolling. But now, the rest of the clan came back from their patrols, leaving only Branch and Brook hunting. Their new apprentice, Willow, was Lavender's apprentice. A touch of amusement got to her as she noticed how close Lavender was to Ash. Kits would be born soon, apart from Brook's future kits. She also remembered something, Nightmare. 

She would attack him soon, but not yet, when she was ready. But she had warned and told her clan about Nightmare's past. She also had noticed how big Brook was getting, and Snowflake had checked and told her she was expecting kits, much to everyone's surprise. Brook was now taking her last hunt with Branch before she moved into the nursery. As she thought about Brook, Brook crashed through the fern entrance, and Rosemary could see many shallow scratches on her flank. "It's Branch!" Brook yowled, "We were ambushed by Nightmare!"

Just to tell ya, some of Nightmare's rogues came back together and Nightmare also got a few new rogues on his side. Here is also the list for Roseclan:

Leader: Rosemary

Deputy: Flint

Medicine cat: Snowflake

Warriors: Ash, Cherry, Lion, Branch, Petal, Dove, Mist, Thistle, and Lavender.

Apprentices: Willow

Queen: Snowflake (Mother of Meadow, Thunder, and Feather.) and Brook (Expecting Branch's kits.)