Paws of a Stoat

Chapter 8

Almost the whole clan was here.This was the perfect moment.The moment to call out the two murders.LocustWind cleared her throat."Cats of ThrushClan!"She yowled.Almost every cats stopped to star at her."I have something to say!TimberStar and StalkingFur killed our previous leader and deputy!"

Silence.StoatPaw sat beside her,FalsePaw taking the cat's other side."I have had a prophecy!"LocustWind continued.The whole clan was frozen.

"She did have a prophecy!"StoatPaw reaffirmed the moment doubtful eye fell open LocustWind.Murmurs erupted like frightened birds from the crowd.Different emotions on each cat's face.

But then StalkingFur and TimberStar simply walked right into the clearing.An untroubled expression on StalkFur's face that both scared and angered StoatPaw as she stepped on to Ruby Rock.She killed WillowStar and RootFern!She's being called out!Why is she...why is she so unworried!

"Ah.I knew the 'false alarm' part would be set off soon."She declared nonchalantly"We must remember that part.A false alarm."Her almost hypnotic,cold voice carrying around Ruby Rock.

"You!"StoatPaw hissed."You killed two cats,the leader and her deputy!"She took a step forwards but FalsePaw stopped her immediately.

"She did!"The curly furred she cat yowled,echoing of the camp's surroundings and making StoatPaw feel smaller than usual."We have proof!LocustWind say the prophecy!"

"Scheming creatures stalks the shaded forest,through fallen timber that chases foxes and leaves with a false warning,the wind's whistle,and a small predator shall drop them to save our clan."The older she cat announced.Leaving the crowd of deciding cats speechless.

"Is that real?"One of the on lookers asked.

"It is."StalkingFur replied."But,our poor LocustWind has been lied to by these two apprentices."She meowed deceitfully at the crowd.TimberStar going through the crowd,excusing himself to get to StalkingFur and the scene they were making."You heard it loud and clear!A false warning."

"And the apprentice named FALSEpaw is telling you this!"TimberStar agreed."Attempting to turn you against your leader and your medicine cat!"

"The words are right the prophecy!"StoatPaw pleaded."a creature that stalks and fallen Timber that chases foxes!The exact way WillowStar died!"

"But you're blaming at the medicine cat!"Called one of those lucky enough to only have to watch.It was PoppyPaw,who StoatPaw had barely seen over the span of time she'd been pointing to StalkingFur and TimberStar for the two murders.

"I know but you'll have to trust me."StoatPaw announced."You'll have to trust the prophecy."She paused and smiled faintly."You'll have to trust...us."

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Speeches where either not her thing or StalkingFur was just better at it.Because her and FalsePaw had been thrown in their like rotten prey.Their guard being none other than her very own father and ShadeBlossom.Who was watching with sharp eyes.

"No letting her out!Doesn't matter she's your daughter!She's a lair."She remembered ShadeBlossom telling him as her father stared shamefully and sadly into the hole the called the extra den or sometimes—like now— a prison to hold cats charged with something horrible.

She paced around,furiously.The prophecy had pretty much completely supported her claim!It was all so clever!How had this happened?!She looked back at the other parts of the den.Ears dropping,they hadn't put LocustWind here since StalkingFur had convinced them LocustWind had been manipulated.

She stopped pacing fighting back her tears.She wasn't going to let anyone see how sad she was.She was going to set an example for her friend and she was going to get help her clan.

She stopped pacing,sat in-front of False and got ready to announce an actually good speech.FalsePaw's eyes moved from the ground up to her.Her beauty still prominent in this shabby den. 

"I know it doesn't look like we did anything useful or impressive or clan saving.But you tried to,we almost succeeded!We fail and fall.But we're going to get out of here."She promised."We're going to save our clan!"She announced to FalsePaw who sat up,tail slowly raising higher behind her.

She looked around the old,run down prison den she was being kept in by her own father and ShineBlossom."Right after we get out of this very ancient den."