Stormclaw bounded through the forest, behind the rest of the gathering patrol, Honeyflame at her side. The clans gathered in the clearing at the top of the hill, in the middle of the clans territories, there was a huge rock in the center, that was where the leaders addressed the clans, the patrol began the climb up the hill, crossing over their scent lines as they neared the top. The Oakclan cats poured over the edge of the hill, into the dip, which had long retired as a volcanic crater. Breezeclan and Streamclan had already arrived, this meant that Fernstar would be able to discuss the current situation with the other leaders before Swampclan arrived.
Stormclaw hadn't been to a gathering for the past three moons, she didn't know a single cat there. This resulted in Honeyflame, dragging her, by the tail over to the other medicine cats,
"Don't worry, they're all really kind," Honeyflame tried to reassure.
"Yeah... I don't think so, I might just sit over here, by myself," Stormclaw tried to retaliate but the pretty medicine cat persisted, as, finally, Stormclaw gave in. The two she-cats padded over to the group of medicine cats, who were seated close to the great rock. A brown tom looked up from a close knit conversation with a small grey she-cat,
"Hello, Honeyflame, and..." he searched for a name, but Stormclaw interrupted him,
"Stormclaw," the tom looked surprised,
"Oh, your mother's foster, the one from the storm she's always telling me about," Stormclaw stared in shock, she nodded to the tom, turning to Honeyflame, asking,
"Your mother is Adderfang?"
"Yeah, Thunderwing and I, we kinda grew distant when we became apprentices, though, after our father and our litter mates died, she never told you?" Honeyflame looked just as surprised as Stormclaw,
"Thunderwing?" Honeyflame nodded, that mouse-brain can't be related to Adderfang, or Honeyflame.
Swampclan entered the clearing, Stormclaw noticed Oakclan cats hiss as they passed. Pinestar joined the rest of the leaders on the great rock, her copper eyes, staring down Fernstar, as if she were asking him what this behaviour was all about. Fernstar was the first leader to speak,
"Oakclan has been prospering this greenleaf and is well prepared for the coming leafbare, we have recently named three new warriors, Icelilly, Tallshadow, and Stormclaw, we are as strong as ever. Now, I would like to address Pinestar, as to why Oakclan found a patrol of Swampclan warriors, deep in our territory, hunting, prey," Fernstar glared at Pinestar, his tail flicking impatiently as Pinestar contemplated her words,
"I do not deny these charges, Oakclan is the only clan which has the trees to hunt in, and, the bush below, they have twice as much territory as the rest of the clans, and Swampclan, and the other clans, should have the right to hunt in the bush, which Oakclan find useless," Stormclaw noticed a silver-grey she-cat sliding up to Pinestar, whispering something in her ear, something about that cat looks familiar.
"Are there not trees in Swampclan territory as well, I'm sorry Oakclan has developed the skill to hunt in every aspect of the forest, but, that does not mean we have more territory, if it is your wish, Pinestar, to invade our territory, then, let it be known, that Oakclan will not hesitate to fight back," Pinestar snarled at Fernstar, the other two leaders stepped forward, Reedstar, the leader of Streamclan stepped forward, her light brown tail lashing back and forward,
"I'm sorry, Pinestar, but Streamclan will side with Oakclan if the circumstances come that we shall be forced to involve ourselves, as much as I respect you, and your clan, this is wrong." Flintstar addressed the clans from the back of the great rock,
"Marshclan and Breezeclan have banded together, many a time before, and, now, we shall join, once more." The leaders leapt down from the great rock, yowls of shock and anger sweeping through the clans.
The brown tom, beside Stormclaw, shifted his gaze to the moon,
"Why has Starclan not stopped this." As Oakclan prepared to leave, Stormclaw and Honeyflame nodded to the medicine cats, and padded over to their clan, the clans divided, just like that, after so many moons of unity and peace, and it didn't look like Starclan was going to help.
Stormclaw padded after a patrol of Oakclan warriors, after the previous nights gathering, patrols had been doubled, and arrangements had been made with Streamclan to discuss a plan of action. The patrol was made up of several cats, Thunderwing was leading it, although, rather than leading from the front, he always seemed to be padding around her, she just wanted to flick out her tail and trip him over, easy as that, but she knew she would get in trouble. Thunderwing had changed since the accident by the river, instead of nasty comments, and glares, he was being nice to her, she found it even more annoying. The rest of the patrol included Tawnyfeather, Seedwhisker, and Adderfang.
The patrol rounded a large bracken bush, coming to the edge of their territory, they turned inward and began to head the other way back to camp. Stormclaw looked around, she had been particularly jumpy, since the gathering, she had always believed that if something went wrong, Starclan would be there to help, but after the brown medicine cat's words, she wasn't so sure, a new scent drifted into her thoughts, Thunderwing picked it up too,
"Swampclan," he voiced Stormclaw's thoughts,
"We have the upper hand, we'll circle them," his voice was barely a whisper as he signaled the patrol to move. Stormclaw moves, as silently as she could, trying to take her weight off her paws, as Thunderwing signalled, the patrol stepped out of their hiding spots, and confronted the patrol of Swampclan warriors, a small tom, apprentice, by the looks of it, looked up, fear in his green eyes, quickly straightening up, as five other cats around him stood, fur bristling, we're outnumbered.
~AN~
Sorry to leave you with a cliff hanger (not really) but it had to be done, I just found it soooo boring to write this chapter, uuuugh, I hate writing about gatherings (that's kinda why I haven't updated A Path Of Stars yet, what can be read in a few seconds just takes soooo long to write. Anyways baiii
Thankyew
~Dashy
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FanfictionStormclaw doesn't know where she came from. She doesn't know where she belongs. All she knows is that Adderfang found her, in the middle of the worst storm in the history of the clans, and now she's in Oakclan.
