Shadowwing
● Tom ● 27 moons ● location; outside clan territory ● mood; relaxed ● tags; hidden rouge clan ●
As Shadowwing stepped into the cavern behind the waterfall he felt all eyes on him and Dawnsight.They were greeted warmly by a chorus of meows and offers to share prey.Moss nests lined the walls of the cavern.Cats were sharing tongues,sleeping,and eating prey on the sides of the cave,leaving just enough room for a narrow passage way to the back of the cavern.The back was unable to be seen,partly because it was shrouded in shadows and partly because it was far away from the entrence.Dawnsight's clan stepped forward to meet him.Doestep,Dawnsight's mother,a leen tan she-cat welcomed him warmly,glad to see him again.Dawnsight's brother,Hawkflight acknowledged him with a curt nod.Other cats from the waterfall clan greeted him as well,exchanging words on how he should visit them more often.Two elders,Mosspool and Thrushleap got into a good natured argument on how long ago he had visited them last.As Mosspool was telling Thrushleap that he must have squirrels in his brain if he thought the last time Shadowwing visited was two moon ago,a large tabby came stroding out of the shadows in the back of the cave.All cats stepped out of the way of the tom as he stopped and stood directly in front of Shadowwing.Shadowwing felt small in this tom's gaze but he lifted his head and locked his gaze onto the tom's."H.....hello,Twistedtalon."he said to the large tom,who just happened to be the leader of this clan and Dawnsight's father.Doestep padded forward and stood by her mate's side,leaning against his flank"Dear,isn't it great that Shadowwing has come to visit us?"she asked,in a chipper voice.The tabby tom spoke,"Yes.........yes it is.How long has it been since you last visited us,Shadowwing?"
"One moon,Twistedtalon."he replied,feeling as if he was shrinking in Twistedtalon's gaze.
Laughter erupted from the elder's den near the back of the cave."I told you it was only a moon!"Mosspool said,satisfied she had finally proved she was right.Twistedtalon had turned around when the elder had spoken,he now turned back to Shadowwing."And in all that time,did you ever tell anyone about us?"Twistedtalon asked,his voice heavy with hostility.
Shadowwing looked up at him,"No,I even started staying away from this part of the forest so no one would guess you were here."he replied,wondering about the way Twistedtalon was acting.
Relief seemed to flood the tabby's face as Shadowwing assured him that he had told no one.
"Good.Good cat."Twistedtalon said,returning to his stern but kind self again,"I'm sorry for my hostility,but my warriors smelled unknown cat scent on our territory."
Shadowwing nodded,understanding the reason for his behavior.The tabby turned and padded back to the back of the cave with Doestep behind him."I'm sorry about that.He has just been so tense lately."Dawnsight said,as soon as everything had returned back to normal."Hey,Shadowwing!"a voice called out,Shadowwing glanced around and saw the two siamese twins,Rebel and Renegade,walking towards him."Do you want to join us on a hunting patrol?"Rebel asked.
"Sure!"Shadowwing replied"Its so much easier to hunt here."he said as they walked out of the cave with Dawnsight,Hawkflight and Squirrelclash.Dawnsight nodded,"Its lots easier when you don't have to worry about much underbrush."Hawkflight and Squirrelclash nodded their agreement."Hey,look whose coming!"Renegade shouted,jumping onto a flat rock."Its Arrowpierce and Darksong!"The two older warriors passed the younger warriors,heading towards the cave with fresh kill."Moonglow says they'll probably have kits soon."Squirrelclash said,as soon as the warriors were out of earshot.Shadowwing tested the air,"I think I smell some rabbit in that direction."he said,using his tail to point."You're right!"Hawkflight replied,"Ok everyone,Dawnsight and Shadowwing flank it from the left,while Rebel and Renegade flank it from the right.Squirrelclash and I will run straight for it and when that happens,you guys get ready to pounce on it.Understood?Good!Now let's catch some rabbit!"