Post by Hollyfur + Co. on Oct 30, 2009 9:07:46 GMT -5
Snowpaw and Bramblepaw had just arrived at the Ancient Oak, following the scent of prey.
"Snowpaw... do you smell that?" whispered Bramblepaw, his ears pricked and his nose in the air.
Snowpaw lifted her head, sniffing the air, then brought it back down to the ground, sniffing again.
"Yeah, I do Bramblepaw. What do you think it is?" she replied, also in a whisper.
Bramblepaw tilted his head to the side, thinking.
"Not sure, but it sure stinks!"
Suddenly a voice answered from behind them.
"That's WindClan, Bramblepaw."
Snowpaw and Bramblepaw made a squeaky meow of surprise, slightly jumping in the air. They spun around, battle-ready, but to only see their father, Shadowstripe before them.
"Hey, dad!" said Snowpaw in relief. "Didn't know you were there."
Shadowstripe frowned.
"You should know, Snowpaw, Bramblepaw. Didn't your mentors teach you that? Constantly alert? You're so close to the WindClan border, you never know if they could be close by; maybe even over into our territory." Shadowstripe paused. "And I'm quite surprised you don't know the scent of WindClan by now."
"Well, we've not been to a Gathering yet!" Bramblepaw exclaimed.
"You'll have to speak to our leader about that, Bramblepaw, but I think you're going this full moon."
"Oh, okay." Bramblepaw said, but also very excited at the possiblity of going to the next Gathering.
"I'll leave you both to it, then. Have fun hunting. And bring something nice back for the elders."
"Snowpaw... do you smell that?" whispered Bramblepaw, his ears pricked and his nose in the air.
Snowpaw lifted her head, sniffing the air, then brought it back down to the ground, sniffing again.
"Yeah, I do Bramblepaw. What do you think it is?" she replied, also in a whisper.
Bramblepaw tilted his head to the side, thinking.
"Not sure, but it sure stinks!"
Suddenly a voice answered from behind them.
"That's WindClan, Bramblepaw."
Snowpaw and Bramblepaw made a squeaky meow of surprise, slightly jumping in the air. They spun around, battle-ready, but to only see their father, Shadowstripe before them.
"Hey, dad!" said Snowpaw in relief. "Didn't know you were there."
Shadowstripe frowned.
"You should know, Snowpaw, Bramblepaw. Didn't your mentors teach you that? Constantly alert? You're so close to the WindClan border, you never know if they could be close by; maybe even over into our territory." Shadowstripe paused. "And I'm quite surprised you don't know the scent of WindClan by now."
"Well, we've not been to a Gathering yet!" Bramblepaw exclaimed.
"You'll have to speak to our leader about that, Bramblepaw, but I think you're going this full moon."
"Oh, okay." Bramblepaw said, but also very excited at the possiblity of going to the next Gathering.
"I'll leave you both to it, then. Have fun hunting. And bring something nice back for the elders."