i will not begin by telling you that these two clans used to be joined as one, and were broken apart by an urge for power, or that they were torn apart further by the forbidden love between two cats, because i would be lying. i suppose that you could say that the clans were torn apart by both causes, but there was not any cause more effective then the mutual hate between two cats. the tale began with an odd cat, one that was very uncharismatic, but attracted cats with his wise and elderly demeanor. he came to the city with unknown circumstances, and fell into the care of a few loners. with a raspy voice, he managed to tell the cats about where he was from. of his orgin, family, and more. as it turns out, he was from a "clan". a clan was a group of cats from the forest, that followed an orderly government, with a leader, deputy, healer, mentors, and more. one cat was overjoyed by the thought of a clan, and gathered many other cats whom were willing to join. he dubbed himself leader when the cats had no other objections. the wise cat passed, and when he did, a young she-cat bounded up to the new leader of a clan. he recognized the cat as his enemies mate. when she begged for him to let her mate join, he declined her. a few cats, angered by their leaders stubbornness, left the clan to join the she-cats mates clan, who dubbed himself as leader as well. each clan slowly grew in size, and, though working inside themselves very well, managed to loath each other. both clans adapted to the warrior code, and fell into an easy routine. even starclan began to watch over them. of course, there were arguments, battles, and even forbidden romances. but the clan has remained in the city this long. welcome, dear kittens, to alley clan, and street clan.
