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Crowstripe shook his head. "I'm not that hungry." he watched her turn, and padded to her shoulder. "It's part of his job," he murmured. "he's going to be gone a lot. Be thankful for the time you have together, not hung up on the time you are apart." With that, Crowstripe turned away, climbing quietly down the tree. The words had a deeper meaning to him, a meaning she did not know.

"patrol," he answered softly. His own words has surprised him, making him think about his action. She has no idea he mused. Nothing.

Squirrelblaze slowly lowered himself into a crouch, belly dragging gently across the floor as he prowled towards the little scratching noises he could hear beneath the leaves.

(Hey guys, I won't be on till later this afternoon cos I've got sixth form this morning!)

Windstar moved silently despite the leaves under her paws. She was lightweight, so her paws usually set down softly. She sniffed the air, drawing in a long breath through her nose. The scent of browning grass and a chilly wind hit her nose, along with the tantalizing scent of fresh mouse. She stalked through the trees, flicking her tail to Willowfrost to follow her lead.





Crowstripe nodded. "Yeah, just fine." He padded forward, his tail a little lower than usual. She's so caught up in her brother that she can't see what's right in front of her nose.

Willowfrost crept forwards with Windstar, tail quivering with excitement. She smelled the mice too, and was eager to fill their stores for the clan.

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Hawkwhisper noticed a flash of brown. She waits a few minutes before pouncing forward and pinning the mouse down.

'Nice!' Squirrelblaze whispered, before leaping forward and managing to grab one of his own, turning to look at her, his tail raised happily.

"Thanks." Hawkwhisper mewed straightening herself up. She turned to look over at her clanmates.

Squirrelblaze grinned at spotting the two she-cats, and he flicked his tail in greeting to the leader, before greeting Willowfrost with a fond head-bump- the two had been apprentices together. 'Good morning, Hawkwhisper.' Willowfrost chimed, Sitting to pull a leaf stuck on one of her claws.

Hawkwhisper nodded her head to the two she-cats. "Been awesome really. The prey is begging to be caught!" She said happily.

Windstar purred. "The Clan will have a good meal today." She swiveled her ears towards a sound of skittering paws, and glanced up, her body moving forward in a crouch. She saw the squirrel scrambling down a nearby tree, unknowingly being hunted. Windstar placed a paw softly in front of her, and, once the squirrel had reached the ground, sprinted for it, claws sliding out of their sheathes. She reached the squirrel before it had time to run, nipping at it's neck and killing it almost instantly. She sat up, purring, and trotted happily back to the group.

"Thanks Hawkwhisper!" Windstar replied. This makes up for Willowfrost stealing my hunt. As she looked around her, Windstar saw the amount of prey they had caught. "Shall we head back? We seem to have enough for now."

Crowstripe turned, his ears flat. "I mean we don't have to mark the border," he meowed sheepishly. "Nice catch," he added when Stormstride came back with a mouse. "We can just check the borders to see if any other cat has crossed it recently."

Crowstripe shook his head, but, noticing she was ahead of him, voiced his opinion. "I think the hunting patrols have that covered. On our way here I scented Windstar and Willowfrost, and saw Hawkwhisper and Squirrelblaze a little ways back as well. They seemed to be well stocked." he jerked his nose to the mouse Stormstrike had just caught. "And you've contributed."