The Talon tree

[owlstar]

(This is a deep area not many other clans can manuever through without getting lost. This is also where the clan trains most of the time and practice there stalking skills.)

[Eaglestar]

Foxbite followed behind Owlstar and Pebblewhisper, her tail lashing some. She hated getting wet! She knew she probably looked funny, the annoyed look plastered on her face while Owlstar and Pebblewhisper stalked ahead without any problems.

[Crowstar]

Pebblewhisper slowed his pace until he was padding alongside Foxbite. He brushed his tail along her shoulder. "What's wrong?" he asked in a sympathetic tone.

[Eaglestar]

Foxbite looked at Pebblewhisper with the look of a frustrated kit almost. "I'm not a real big fan of water... ," she mumbled, a bit embarrased. She was a SwampClan cat after all and they loved the mud and water.

[owlstar]

Owlstar jumps on the high branch to scout ahead,then as his ear twitched at the sound of russeling trees he said "I have a bad feeling about this".

[Crowstar]

"That's okay. I understand. I'll help you." Pebblewhisper mewed. Then he said to Owlstar,"What are you mewing about? I don't have a bad feeling about anything."

[owlstar]

"Yeah because you don't have the sense to know," meowed Owlstar. The bushes moved again and this time Owlstar saw a flash of what seemed to be two foxes.

[Eaglestar]

Foxbite stiffened as she saw the flash of fox-like fur in the bushes. She heard a low growl as two full grown foxes steped out, eyes flashing with bloodlust. Every fur on her pelt raised as she crouched into a fighting position and unsheathed her claws. Memories of sharp fangs ripping into her throat hit her hard but she shook them off.

[owlstar]

Owlstar sees one of the foxes about to attack Foxbite so he jumps down in it's way making the foxes claws slash down his back while letting out a yowl of pain Owlstar slashes his claws across the one fox's eyes , as the blood dripples down his fur he meowed "Foxbite you ok"? He then gets back in fighting position

[Crowstar]

"Show off." Pebblewhisper muttered to himself. Then he clamped down hard on the other fox's leg. The fox ran off, yelping. "It doesn't look like those two will be coming back soon." he mewed.

[Eaglestar]

"I'm fine," Foxbite mewed briskly, her tail lashing slightly. "I can take care of myself..." She thought in annoyance. Even so, she gave Owlstar a grateful look and looked at his wound carefully before turning to pebblewhiper. "Are you ok?" she asked the tom with a bit of worry evident in her voice.

[Crowstar]

"Yes, I'm fine, thanks." Pebblewhisper mewed. He touched his tail lightly on Foxbite's shoulder, and immediately he felt.... safe? It was a feeling Pebblewhisper had never really felt before. Sure, he felt safe in his camp, but this was a different kind of safe... one like a queen comforting her kits. He had never had a mother... never known what safe really meant. Pebblewhisper felt love for Foxbite, yet he didn't know why. He shook off the feeling. "Just fine, Foxbite." he repeated. "Just fine."

[Eaglestar]

Foxbite felt surprised by the look on Pebblewhisper's face and her heart skipped a beat. "G-good..." she stammered out with a slight purr, "I'm glad." She felt an odd feeling for the young tom she hadn't felt before and it confused her. She gave his ear a rather affectionate lick before quickly walking back over to Owlstar. "Are you feeling okay?" She meowed, a bit concerned. He had got hurt because of her after all.

[owlstar]

"Yeah I'm fine" he meowed. He begins to walk back to border patroll and meowed quietly to himself "I've never tried protecting anyone so what is this feeling"?

[Eaglestar]

"Come on, Pebblewhisper!" Meowed Foxbite. She waited on him with a much happier look in her eyes. She looked over at Owlstar, confused as she waited. She never understood why he was so distant from others.