Aspen sat down and wrapped her tail over her paws neatly. "So what do you want?" The white and tan leader asked firmly. She looked at Adderfern and Quailfeather questioningly.
"Well, our leader sent us to find the three other clans. Your clan, Viperclan, and Stoneclan." Adderfern meowed calmly meeting the she-cat's gaze. "We have orders to bring a k or leader back with us to discuss borders and find a gathering place."
Aspen looked shocked. "We already have a gathering place and borders!" She hissed. "Moonclan can have the rocky slopes and mountains. We are all settled in our territories."
Quailfeather flinched. "But..."
"No buts. My clan will not talk to your leader to discuss borders." She flicked her tail and the two brown Warriors standing beside her pushed Adderfern and Quailfeather out of the den.
"Get your paws off me fleabag!" Adderfern hissed stalking away from the tom. Quailfeather hissed at the smaller tom and he snarled.
"Mountain dwellers!" He hissed.
Quailfeather looked back and used her hind paws to kick dirt in his face. "Moorland mice." She spat.
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"Sunclan is going to be the tricky clan, I can tell.." Adderfern muttered padding along side Quailfeather.
"Yeah.... Let's just try to get back to the meeting spot. The others will be waiting." Quailfeather meowed. "It's getting dark." The moon was rising and the sun was almost gone.
Adderfern bounded ahead and picked up the pace. "Let's hurry then!" Adderfern called back.
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"We were waiting for you. We thought Sunclan had killed you or captured you!" Gooseclaw meowed bounding up to meet the two cats at the end of the moor. "Stoneclan said our leader would have to go to them... Well, that's what Thunderstar said." She meowed rolling her eyes.
"Same with Viperclan. Flametail and Yellowstar were very hostile." Heathertail agreed. She sat down and started to wash her pelt. "Gooseclaw is coming hunting with me, make a small camp here while you wait."
The two cats bounded away leaving Quailfeather with Adderfern. "I'll get moss. Can you find some ferns?" The creamy shecat asked. Adderfern nodded and padded away.
"At least I have the easy job." Adderfern snorted. She bit the stems of ferns and pushed them into a pile.
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Quailfeathers POV:)
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Quailfeather hooked the moss with her claws and pulled it off the bark. She pulled out a small clump of bark stuck to it. As she was getting the moss she heard a crack of a twig. She whipped around, muscles tensed. A grey blob of fur tackled her and pinning her down. He put a paw on her chest to keep her down. She was about to yowl but he slapped his tail over her jaws. "Shhhhhhh!" He looked around. "Do you want Sunclan finding us rogues here?" He snapped.
"I'm not a rogue!" She spat, she wriggled away from him and braced herself for a fight. The tabby tom just sat down and licked his chest fur. "Who are you?" She asked looking at his scars and fluffy pelt. "How are you a rogue if you have such a fluffy pelt like a kitty pet?" She asked confused.
His pelt bristled with anger. "I'm not a kittypet. I'm a rogue! My mother was a rogue but my father is from Sunclan. His name is Grey. My mother was Sage. I'm Sparrow by the way." He reached a paw out like he wanted to hook something. "Oh, right. Your not a rogue. All rogues have a secret code when we meet each other. Just stick out your paw." Quailfeather did what sparrow said and he hooked his claws with hers and pulled them away.
"That makes my claws tingle." She said shaking her pelt. She sat down and continued scooping up moss.
"What are you doing?" Sparrow asked sitting next to her. His pelt touched hers and made it bristle. She moved over a little.
"Getting bedding." She muttered picking it all up.
"Can I come with you?" He asked picking up some of the moss she dropped.
"Only to carry the moss. Then you have to find your own spot to camp." She murmured through a mouthful of moss. She started walking towards the camp as fast as she could. No matter how much she turned and climbed up trees he followed her. She gave up after a while and just fell into step beside him.
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Back to Adderfern's POV.
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Adderfern reached the temporary camp and saw a grey tom eating a squirrel. Quailfeather was hunched over with moss scattered around her. Blood was dripping from her paw. Adderfern exploded into the clearing and tackled the tom. Quailfeather whipped around and tore her off the scrawny cat. "What are you doing? He hurt you!" Adderfern looked at the blood dripping from Quailfeathers paw.
"What? He helped me with the moss. His name is Sparrow. He's a rogue and this blood a from a scratch I got. We fell into some brambles." She had stepped in front of Sparrow who was cowering away. Blood dripped from his back leg and muzzle from where Adderfern clawed him.
"Sorry." She muttered.
