Goldenkit groaned as he sat up, rubbing his eye he took a good look at Applepaw, "Applepaw?" He whispered. He got up and Applepaw looked down at him, his eyes were full of tears, "Where have you been! The whole Clan is missing you!" He mewed shakily, resting next to Applepaw.
Applepaw looked down at his small figure, "Goldenkit what are you doing out here?" Goldenkit rose to his feet, and spoke with a more confident voice, "I'm Goldenpaw now. And I had this dream about an orange she-cat walking with a white she-cat. I told Hawkheart and he said it was an important dream from StarClan. He said I needed to find you, I used the signs I saw in the dream. And I'm here now with you!" Goldenpaw finished.
Applepaw stared at him with wide eyes and then licked his forehead, "Goldenpaw, I'm so sorry I left. I couldn't bare staying there with my siblings and parents having the chance to get hurt. Is Heatherstar alright? Where ar-" Goldenpaw cut her off with flick of his tail.
"Heatherstar is dead. Tallstar, Talltail, is our new leader. You must return home to WindClan. Anyways, where's the white cat I saw in my dream. She looked a little younger than you, a sparkling blue gaze and gorgeous white fur." Goldenpaw asked curiously.
Applepaw turned her back on him and whispered, "She's dead. Some loser on top of the mountain shoved her off." Her voice full of grief.
Goldenpaw brushed his tail against her back, Applepaw flinched he reached her side, it stung as he began rubbing it, "What happened here?" He asked. Applepaw looked away, "I, I guess I cut my side on something when I jumped off the cliff."
Goldenpaw stared at her in horror, "You're going to tell me everything that happened! This is not okay, Applepaw you can talk to me.." He mewed gently.
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"..and that's why I have this cut on my side." Applepaw finished, more confident then she was earlier. Goldenpaw was listening closely to every word she said. He nodded slowly, "So you left WindClan, ended up at a Gathering, got stuck in ThunderClan's territory, then their camp. they rejected you so you left, you slept in a badger's den. Met Icey, came up here to help her to get home, she dies and you're here telling me what happened?"
Applepaw nodded, and Goldenpaw got closer to her, "Oh Applepaw, I'm so sorry, I wish you'd of told me before you left." Applepaw looked at him, "You were just a 4 moon old kit when I left, you wouldn't of listened." She purred and licked his forehead. He looked up at her smiling.
Applepaw stood up again, stretching out of the aches in her body, "Should we get going?" She looked at Goldenpaw, who nodded. They started walking away from the mountain and twined tails.
