Three figures

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It was early dawna dn the sun was just comming up , to burn the dawn mist that was cast upon the land. It was still and quiet, and then ther was the wind beats of a near by owl. As it settled it said goodnight and then went in for the day for it was a night hunter. And through the mist three figures peered though it.

Gental paws steps hit the moist ground, the snow barly making that cruching sound twolegs make. There was one figure who was slightly ahead and with a powerful leap she justed to a large high rock the jutted out from the ground and she could see just over the mist. "It's beautiful..." The she-cat whispered. Her voice carrying down to the two remaining cats below her. "Come see..." She then meowed with excitment in her voice. Her goddess had truely bessed her allowing her to see such beauty in this foregein[sp?] land.

Eyes on the she-cat above them, they nodded and one was about to step forward for a leap, but the other stopped him with his tail. The tom looked to his comrad witha questioning glace. "Mia perhaps we should hunt for you before was continue. You haven't eaten." He commented his comrad nodding in agreement seeing his reasoning. He never spoke of them before her.

The she-cat looked at them. "You may... but be careful, Skip, Halt. My Bastet guide your hunt." She meowed softly.

They nodded. "As to you while we are gone. We won't be far." The two tom's replied together. And they turned to find the best prey for Mia.

"Such a beautiful place but I miss the sands of my home.." She whispered into the wind.

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A figure raced across the land, his dark fur contrasting the brightness of the snow. The large yellow eyes were focused on the skinny rabbit ahead of him and he cursed loudly when the rabbit darted to the side and into its burrow. Shadowmoon detested losing his prey, but it happened from time to time. He took a few steps forward and his pawsteps were muffled by the blanket of snow. He lifted his nose slightly to catch the wind and see if there was anymore prey around.

But the scent that he found didn't belong to any sort of prey animal. No, this was definitely a cat and after taking a second sniff, he noticed that it wasn't ThunderClan scent. A growl rumbled in his throat as he started forward to try and find these trespassers.

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A flash of a golden pelt flickered in the sunlight in a deserted half of the forest. The sun had risen and with it the small, valuable, prey. White teeth, and white claws, flashed as a small mouse, a small skinny mouse, darted under the root of a large bulky Oak tree. "Mouse dung!" the cat spat as he brushed a wet leaf from his maw. "May Starclan not let my clan go hungry this leafbare" he growled as he turned away and started making his way to his favorite part of the forest, Lightning Rock. He swished his tail angrily back and forth as he stalked towards the rock, pausing every few seconds to scent for prey or intruders.

With an angry swat of fallen leaves Soulstar growled at the warm sport on the ground where the thin squirrel had just been sitting. He turned his icy blue gaze to the tallest branches of the pine, the prickly dry pine. The squirrel gazed down at him as it nibbled on a small acorn. Soulstar snorted and continued on his way, more silently though his time. He paused as he heard a low growl erupt from somewhere ahead, he dropped his belly onto the ground and looked around. He spotted Shadowmoon stalking forward, Soulstar knew from experience that you don't growl when you are hunting. Hmmm. Turning he circled around Shadowmoon and crept up towards Lightning Rock. With delicate paws Soulstar jumped onto Lightning rock and up towards the loner perched upon it.[/color]

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The she-cat on the rock was caught in the scents of the forest. It's beauty still dazing to her. She looked out still and then she heard russleing of something below. Suddenly she let out a startled yowl as something she reconized as another cat jumped out behind her. Whipping around she looked at the golden cat. She was shaking, and she gupped down a lump that came to her throat. she tried to back abit but she was left with a failing paw in air as she was at the end. "H.Hi" she said lightly, for she wasn't an agressive cat. Her pelt shimmering slightly in the light that was cast, her eyes trained forward, with nothing but kindness.

The two toms, Skip and Halt looked up from their hunt. Bastet had blessed them with a reasonably sized vole. "Mia!" Halt yelped. Skip grabbed the vole and he dashed back toward the stone that jutted from the ground. Halt with him. "Mia!" Halt yowled. Thier pelts rippleing with strong mucles.

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Shadowmoon got to the rock after Soulstar and the young warrior glanced up at his leader. "Soulstar?" he asked to clarify that it wasn't some other cat. "What-" he was cut off by the yowl of two more trespassers and he turned around, growling at Skip and Halt. "You stole our prey!" the black tom cried when he realized that one of the strange looking twins had a vole in his mouth. "And in the middle of leafbare too," he grumbled more to himself than to Skip and Halt. He growled again and the fur on his shoulders stood up as he tried to listen to the toms in front of him and the two cats up on the rock at the same time.

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The golden spotted tom flicked one black and white striped ear as the she cat took a step back. He ground his teeth as her pack paw flailed in open air for a moment before finding the stone again. He heard Shadowmoons familiar voice and responded. "Yes" He paused for a moment and straightened his posture. This was no clan cat, she also didn't seem aggressive. He stepped forward, ignoring the yowling below, he nodded to her. Better take the less aggressive approach. "I'm Soulstar, you are?" He flicked his ears back towards Skip and Halt at the base of the rock. Gosh don't let her step nearer the edge.

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The she-cat was confused and she hesitated slightly when he stepped forward. But he was speaking more calmly then the other cat. Mia could see that this cat named Soulstar, wasn't looking for a fight. She dipped her head showing respect. This wasn't her land. "I am Mia-" She was then cut off.

Two toms came up either side of the rock. Skip dropped the vole before Mia and was beside His brother in a flash. Fangs bared and claws unsheathed. "Don't you take a step closer cat!" They hissed together. They were in a protective position in front of Mia.

Mia gave Soulstar a worried look. "Halt, Skip?" she asked softly.

Halt's eyes were trained forward and he took a step closer, Skip mincing his movements. they would never let anyone hurt Mia, no matter who it was.

Mia walked between them, they instinctively took a step forward. "Please, I don't want blood to be shed and from what I see Soulstar isn't calling for battle. Let me talk first."

"They have threatened you, Surely they are enemies." Halt growled.

Mai shook her head and tok another step forward. "Peace, please stand back." As she meowed they then stepped back but remained not too far back. Their eyes narrowed and watched for anything that threatened Mia. Mia sighed as she looked to Soulstar once again. "I'm sorry, I am Mia, and this it Halt and Skip." She said her tail pointing to each as she said their names.

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"Threatened?" Shadowmoon hissed as he jumped up onto the rock beside Soulstar. "Who's the ones trespassing and stealing prey?" he asked in a hostile tone. But when Mia convinced the toms to step back, the young tom reluctantly sat down and ceased his growling, though he didn't look to happy about it all. He wasn't sure why Soulstar was talking so calmly. He thought that these cats should be treated as trespassers and they should be driven off of ThunderClan territory. But he was smart enough not to question the leader.

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Soulstar
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The golden leader gazed at the two toms, his unsheathed claws flexed angrily as they dropped the vole onto the rock. His ears flattened back as he watched them step forward, his teeth were bared. "We are not your enemies, until you do something to make us your enemies." He flicked his tail towards the vole. "In the middle of leafbare hunting on our grounds is one thing that will anger us but first..." He looked to Mia again "What are you doing here, on Thunderclan grounds?"[/color]

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Halt shifted uncomfertably the other cat whose name he didn't know was getting on his nerves. Skip could sense his twin's dissaproval, he too didn't like this. He prayed silently to Bastet to help them get though this without Mia getting hurt. His claws tapped on the rock his tail swishing from side to side.

Mia watched Soulstar studying him for a moment. Leafbare? Territory? Thunderclan? She didn't know any of this completly foreign to this, from where she came from everyone shared even in rough times. She came to Soulstar's eyes. "I am sorry for this. And I understand hard times are upon this land but there is much prey here. Perhaps you should ask Bastet to bless you with more prey she has been well to us." She said her words of wisdom from what she knew. Bastet was her goddess the one she turned to in times of need. "But I ask you what this Leaf-bare and Thunderclan place is." She said with true meaning. Was this Leaf-bare, The season of falling snow?

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"Bastet?" Shadowmoon raised an eyebrow at the three loners. "Who's Bastet?" he asked, shaking his head slightly. "We pray to StarClan to send us more prey and ThunderClan is the name of the cats that live here. The ones that own the land you're trespassing on,"[/b he explained and curled his tail around his paws. He glanced to Soulstar and fell silent in case the leader would rather explain.

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Soulstar
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Soulstar always loved listening to stories, legends, or even other things others believed in. He remembered stories of Midnight the badger, then the stories of The Trive of Endless Hunting. Bastet he knew nothing of. He flicked his ears at Shadowmoon as he spoke, waiting for him to finish. "This" he flicked his tail at Shadowmoon, "Is Shadowmoon" he told the twins, hopefully answering their confused glances. Turning to Mia he spoke. "As Shadowmoon said, we believe in Starclan, our ancestors. They help guide us and look over us. Leaf bare? Leaf bare is what we call the time when the air is frigid and the white snow falls. When the water freezes over and sickness is common." He glanced around the territory, using his tail to indicate the lands around them. "This, this land, is Thunderclan territory. Thunderclan is a group of cats, or a clan, that I lead. We share this land with Shadowclan, lead by Cloverstar, Windclan, lead by Copperstar, and Riverclan lead by Sootstar." He paused to take a breath then motioned to a black scorch mark on the stone. "We are currently on Lightning Rock."[/color]

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Mia's eyes began to sparkle with great interest. Starclan... Perhaps Bastet may be meeting these passed on cats on who came from these clans. "We call leaf-bare, Season of falling snow." She began as questions began to come to her about the clans and healing. "Do you have one who cares for the sick?" She then blurted out she hated hear that this time of the year was causeing troubles. "Umm.. sorry. I should explain. I guess Bastet is like your Starclan. She watches over my family in Egypt, and she watches over me and my friends now. We turn to her for help and so far she has blessed us well. She brought us here." Mia continued. The white and black she-cat had to stop herself from talking she was excited to have found some cats who were similar to her old way of life before coming to this interesting place. Mia wanted to learn from them but she was afriad to ask.

Halt and Skip could sense Mai's excitment. She did this too when they met a pack of wolves over a moon ago. That was a hard chapter in their life but Mia had enjoyed herself with those dogs. Halt wondered if these cats would be as generous as others. Skip watched Shadowmoon carefully. Such weird names... He thought.

[♣[Clover]♣]

"The medicine cat," Shadowmoon answered instantly. "Our Clan's medicine cat's name is Mudpelt. He cares for the sick and every Clan has their own," he explained and looked to Soulstar. He curled his tail around his paws and eyed Skip suspiciously when he noticed the other tom was looking at him.

((-shot- No muse for Shadowmoon right now XD))

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Soulstar
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Soulstar listened intently as Mia spoke, then as Shadowmoon spoke. How interesting he glanced at the sky, Starclan? Do you know Bastet? Then he paused and looked to Mia once again. "We believe in Starclan, but there is always a dark side to good. Crescentclan is where cats that became murderers go." He paused and looked away quickly. Egypt? "Where's Egypt?" He gazed at Mia for a second before realizing that their names may sound strange to the foreigners. "You may think that our names sound strange, but our names are a rank of status in the clan. Kits have 'kit at the end of their name, like Soulkit" so strange using my own name! "Then when they are old enough to start to train they are called apprentices, they start to learn what the older cats know, they have 'paw at the end of their name, like Soulpaw. Then once they are done training they are made warriors, they hunt and fight for the clan, they can have any ending to their name like Soulclaw. Medicine cats, as Shadowmoon explained, use herbs to help others, they have a warrior name. Deputies are the second highest ranking in the clan, they have warrior names. The leader is the one that watches over and leads the clan, they have 'star at the end of their name, like Soulstar."He paused and looked to Shadowmoon for a moment, wondering what the warrior would think of Soulstar telling them all of this. Turning his gaze back to Mia he spoke again, "As for medicine cats every clan does have their own. They, and leaders have dreams sent to them by Starclan, they also read signs given to us by our ancestors." He was done speaking, for now. [/color]