Rosedapple padded across the camp, the icy leafbare wind nipping at her pelt. She nodded in greeting to Honeyflower at the fresh kill pile, but before she could pad over she caught sight of her brother pacing about the camp clearing.
"Oakspots! What are you doing?"
Fawnfur slipped out of the Warriors den and into the camp hollow. She could hear her sister yelling at her brother, and decided to find some fresh kill next to Honeyflower rather than get involved.
Oakspots heard Rosedapple's exasperated mew and rolled his eyes.
"I'm waiting for our deputy to show up and give me something to do. You know, Spotteddust?"
Rosedapple did not seem appeased by his response.
"What are you, a newborn kit? Do you have to be told when to take every pawstep? Come on, let's go hunting before Spotteddust
does show up and rips our pelts off for lazing about!"
Darkmoon was crouching in the shadows, almost ready to pounce on the trespasser.
Who does she think she is, lazing about in our territory like that? Just before he launched his attack, he hesitated. There was something off about the she-cat. She didn't look comfortable - her head lolled against the ground and her front paw bent awkwardly next to her chin. Creeping out of his cover, he took a closer look. This cat was definitely injured, and exhausted by the looks of it. She tried to raise her head, but he could see the effort had been too much for her and she shut her eyes again. Pity clawed at his heart, and Darkmoon couldn't shake it off. Finally, he bent down, tugged at her scruff and gently shifted the cat onto his broad shouldered back. He turned tail and headed towards camp, praying to Starclan that Lilystar wouldn't have his ears off for this.