Warriors Dusk and Dawn #3 The End of a Hero

Chapter 10 Dawnleaf

Three moons had passed since Dawnleaf had visited the Cutter. Her hind leg felt stiff beneath the cast. Russetfur raked her claws across the bark of a tree in frustration.

"How can anyone stand being a kittypet?!" Russetfur hissed.

"Most do it because they can't survive in the wild," Jade answered. "Or they are born into it,"

Suddenly the Teoleg kit appeared grabbing Dawnleaf.

"Hey!" Dawnleaf snarled.

"It's okay!" Jade yelled. "I think they want to take the cast off,"

Dawnleaf relaxed letting the Twoleg take her to its monster. The monster roared taking them to the Cutter. The adult Twoleg took her into the white Room as Jade called it. Dawnleaf felt a needle prick her and she fell unconscious.

When Dawnleaf woke the cast was off. She glanced at her hind leg in shock. It was no longer twisted. Instead it was straight. Before she could test it the Twoleg kit ran in and picked her up squealing with joy.

The adult Twoleg led the kit back to the monster. They sat inside. The Twoleg kit held Dawnleaf closely. Finally the monster stopped and the Twoleg kit carried Dawnleaf outside. Russetfur and Jade followed. The Twoleg kit put Dawnleaf down.

Dawnleaf stretched. She tested her leg shaking it which didn't hurt. Next she walked with didn't hurt either. Crowing with joy Dawnleaf raced around the Twoleg garden. She hadn't run in moons. Russetfur laughed. Jade purred.

"I think it's time we went home," Jade meowed.

"Won't your Twolegs try to stop us?" Russetfur asked.

"No," Jade answered. "I'm pretty sure they know your wild cats. Why else would they let you hunt?"

Dawnleaf headed over to the fence and scrambled up. Jade and Russetfur followed. They glanced back at the Twoleg kit once last time. The kit was waving with its paw. They cats ran off. They passed Thunderpath after Thunderpath until they saw the forest.