Rusty prepard to spring into the brushes not knowing which way is safe to pounce. He was Too late. A voice moewed behind him, firm and menacing "what going on here?" Rusty turned to see a large gray she-cat scrolling majestically out from the undergrowth. She was magnificent. White hairs streakeds, her muzzle,and an ugly scar parted the fur arcoss her shoulders,but her smooth gray coat shine like sliver in the the moonlight. Bluestar beside rusty,Graypaw crouched down and narrowed his eyes. He crouched down even lower when a second cat- A handsome,golden tabby-followed the gray cat into the clearing.
You shouldn't be so near the TwolegPlaces Graypaw!" Growled the golden tabby angrily,narrowing his green eyes. I know loinheart, im sorry." Graypaw looked down at his paws. Rusty copied Graypaw and crouched low to the forest Grass, his ears twitching nervously. The cats had an air of Strength he had never seen in any of his garden Friends, Maybe what Smudge had warned him was ture. "Who is this?" Asked bluestar Rusty flinched as she turned her gaze on him. Her piercing blue eyes made him feel even more vulnerable. "He no threat," mewed grayed paw "he not another clan warriror, just a kittypet from beyond our territories."
Just a kittypet!" The word inflamed rusty, but he held his tongue. The warning look in bluestar's stare told him that she had observed the anger in his eyes,and he looked away. This is Bluestar,she leader of my clan!" Graypaw hissed to rusty under his breath. "And loinheart he my mentor, which means he's training me to be a warrior." Thank you for the introduction Graypaw," moewed loinheart coolly. Bluestar was still staring at rusty."you fight well for a kittypet she moewed rusty and graypaw exchanged confused glances. How could she know? We have been watching you both," bluestar went, as if she had read their thoughts. "We woundered how you deal with an intruder, graypaw looked pleased at bluestar praise."sit up now,both of you!" Bluestar looked at rusty." You too, kittypet," he sat up immediately and held bluestar's gaze evenly as she addressed him. You reacted well to the attack, kittypet. Graypaw is stronger than you, but you used your wits to defend yourself.And you turned to face him when he chased you. I've not seen a kittypet do that before rusty manged to nod his thanks, a back by such unexpected prasie. Her next words surprised him even more. " i have been woudering how you would perform out here, beyond the Twolegplace.We patrol this border frequently,so I have often seen you sitting on your boundary, staring out into the forest. And now, at last, you have dared to place your paws here." Bluestar stared at Rusty Thoughtfully. You do seem to have A natural hunting ability, sharps eyes you would have caught the that mouse if You had not hesitated so long."R-really?" Rusty stammered.
Loinheart spoke now. His deep moew was respectful but insisted. "Bluestar,this is a kittypet. He shouldn't be hunting in thunder clan territory. Send him home to his Twolegs!" Rusty prickled at loinheart dismissive words. "Send me home?" He moewed impatiently. Bluestar's words had made him glow with pride. She had noticed him; she had been impressed by him. "But I've only come here to hunt for a mouse or two I'm sure there's enough to go around." Bluestar had her head to acknowledge loinheart's words now her blue eyes were blazing with anger. "There never enough to go around,she spat. "If you didn't such a soft, overfed life, you would know that!" Rusty was confused by the Sudden Rage,but one glance at the horrified look on Graypaw's face enough to tell him he had spoken to freely. Loinheart stepped to his leader's side. Both warriors loomed over him now. Rusty looked into bluestar's threating stare and his pride dissolved. These were not cozy fireside cats he was dealing with-they were mean, mean, hungry cata who were probably going to finish what Growing had started. .
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