Soot lazily opened one eye at the sound of another cat approaching.
"What is it, Ambertail? I haven't been off my paws in moons..." She rolled over, turning her back to Ambertail.
"Kestrelstar wants you to join a hunting patrol."
Soot huffed and heaved herself to her paws, grunting as she did so. Kestrelstar always wanted her doing something to help the Clan. Everyone knew that he was prejudiced against loners and strays, but Soot was one of them now. She'd already proved her worth to the Clan when she saved an apprentice from a badger. Besides, Kestrelstar was the one who invited her to the Clan! It had been about ten moons since she joined. Why didn't he trust her?
"Hurry up, Soot!" Leopardfrost called across the camp's clearing. Soot trotted over to the small group and followed them up the hill and toward the river.
"Soot, you take the forest. That's what you're used to." Ambertail motioned for Soot to turn left here, and she did so.
After a little while of no successful hunting, Soot heard a rustling in the leaves in a nearby patch of grass. She twitched her whiskers, pinpointing the location of the creature. Carefully, she crouched down, slowly sliding over next to the noise. Soot wiggled her haunches and tensed her muscles.
As soon as she left the ground, she caught the scent of the animal in the grass.
She immediately backpedaled, twisting in the air to avoid landing on them. She hit the ground on her flank, then rolled over to get a view of the two pairs of eyes looking back at her.
There, in the grass, were two kits.
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