Underpaw

Chapter Five

Mosaica lead Marigold to the main entrance, in there cats from all the colony where there. Snow was perched on top of the ledge.
"Cats of the Snowset colony! Today we have a very important announcement to make!" She called her white fur freshly groomed. Mosaica nudged Marigold to go onto the ledge where Snow was, Marigold proudly walked forwards.
Snow nodded to her and waved her tail for her to join her. Marigold walked up to the ledge and sat next to the queen. "This is Marigold, she had arrived yesterday. But the night before that I had a dream, a dream of a flower blooming and spreading light. That flower was a Marigold. And that is why today I present to you all, Marigold, princess of the Snowset colony!"
Cats cheered, Marigold's eyes were full of pride and joy to the brim. She looked around the hollow, she recognized the silver pelt of Titanium and the light brown tabby stripes of Bramble. Then her eyes fell on a reddish she-cat. Foxy!
Marigold looked into the dark green eyes of Foxy, was that hate she saw flickering from the reddish she-cat?! Before Marigold had time to answer her own question Snow nudged her, "say something!" She whispered. Marigold puffed out her chest.
"Hello cats of Underpaw, or to be exact, cat of Snowset. You don't know how proud I am to be your princess, I promise I will do the best I can be to keep this place safe." When she stopped she saw two cats she thought she had seen in the training area. A gray tom and a tortoiseshell she-cat. The two exchanged doubtful glances, don't they think I'll keep this places safe?! Marigold thought annoyed, but of course she didn't let it show.
Snow nodded and padded away into her den, Marigold padded down the ledge, she knew who she wanted to talk to first. She caught the cat's scent and pushed through the crowd to find her. Then she spotted the cat's pelt. As she padded forwards some kits jumped in her path. A ginger tom and a pale black with white striped she-kit.
The tom jumped in front of her.
"Look Heather! We found her!" He meowed. Heather took a step forwards, "well duh! Gosh Alder..." Marigold didn't listen to the rest of the she-kit's words. She was searching for the cat again. "Was it true?" Alder's mew snapped her back into reality. "Is what true?" She asked gently. "Is it true you'll make this place safe?" He asked.
She cocked her head, "of course, but isn't it already safe?" She meowed.
The kits shared a nervous glance, Heather opened her mouth to reply but a meow called them back. "Heather! Alder! Come back this instance and leave the princess alone!" Heather rolled her eyes.
"Coming Mouse!" Alder meowed back, the two sped off.
Marigold continued her search. Where did she go?
"Hey Marigold!" A meow sounded behind her. What now?
She looked around, lightning was standing there with a black and white she-cat. "Do you want to come on tax patrol with me and Shine?" He asked. Marigold stiffened. These where the cats who did the tax patrols?! A tax patrol had killed her mother! And Juniper! If I go, I can ask why we do tax patrols... Lightning will probably just say lies about how Snow's evil. I'll ask Shine. Marigold looked up. "Sure, I'll come".