Unexpected Guests

[EmberGlow]

The faint gray light of dawn replaced the night, allowing the two small shapes a better view. The smallest, a she-kit, gasped. The tallest, a tom, though also a kit, whispered something that sounded like an encouragement. The two kits kept going, or actually kept limping. They were both badly injured, as if they had just fought in some kind of terrible battle.

Lethe, the tiny black she-kit, looked around again, taking in everything she saw. It was quite a sad place. Not very much prey and the swamp didn't smell very good. She wrinkled her nose and winced when that small movement made the wound on her muzzle bleed again. She was dying to stop and rest, but her brother urged her to keep going.

The bronze tabby tom also was looking at the place, noticing minor details instead of the big picture like his sister. Helios' whiskers twitched in amusement when Lethe stepped in mud, but said nothing.
Suddenly, he prickled his ears and lifted his head to look around. "The scent is getting closer," the kit whispered, his golden eyes blinking once.

Lethe rolled her pitch black eyes, those eyes having no whites or pupils. "I know, mouse-brain. I have a nose, too," she said, and it sounded like a complaint, not matching her perfect musical voice. "And I can hear those cats, too."

Lethe's brother ignored her. But both wounded kits straightened in a defensive position when the paw-steps drew closer and shapes of cats came into view, out of the fog of dawn.

[~*Demon*~]

"Oh my Starclan!" the delicae voie came form a delicate she-cat, a small brown tabby, she didn't look that much larger than the kits, but she was an apprentice. "LUNARPAW!!" she called to her sister who approached more slowly, LunarPaw was black, with bright green eyes, the same eyes as FairyPaw, the first she-cat. "SODPELT!! CHECK IT!" LunarPaw called to her sister's mentor....

[twia]

Mui and Seth came out from the nearby bushes. "Their wounded." Mui whispered to her brother, as she padded up to the young kits. She sniffed the air, "Infected... maybe." She commented. Her ruby red eyes narrowed. She looked like a beautiful demon from hell, but really she was an angel deep down.

Seth nodded, "You two will need to get treated soon. Before it worsens." He meowed lightly to the two young kits.

[Willowishness]

With a hyper squeal, WildKit raced out of the nursery, nearly skidding into the wounded kits.
She wanted to see what her future mentor, DragonFang, would do to treat the kits.
If she was going to be a medicine cat, she had to learn these things...

[twia]

Mui wrapped her tail around Wildkit and tugged her a little farther away from the pair of kits. "You must be careful when your dealing with wounded kits." She advised, her tone was gentle with a bit of a roughness to it.

[Willowishness]

WildKit nodded and gave a mumbled appology to the kits, who were probably in too much pain to hear her.

[twia]

Seth moved closer to the young kits, he had some knowledge in treating wounded kits. "I'm going to help you both." He mewed quietly. He scanned the kits' wounds carefully. Making sure he didn't miss anything that would be important to note. He began to clear up the blood the started to crust over.

"He's clearing up the crusted up blood." Mui whispered to Wildkit, "Do you know why he'd do such a thing?" She asked.

[EmberGlow]

The black she-kit hissed as Seth approached them, but her brother silently advised her to stay calm, so she simply stared at him with disbelief. She put her feather-like weight on her left side, remembering that her right paw was nearly broken. She had very deep gashes, some were still bleeding like the one on her muzzle. She would either die from loosing blood, or die from starvation.
But she unsheathed her claws, her dark eyes now not leaving LunarPaw and FairyPaw, who seemed like the biggest threat.

The bronze tabby kit was the less wounded. The worst was deep claw marks right across his left face, leaving a scratch on his left eye. He had half-smiled at WildKit, as he had heard her, then looked back at Seth.
"We swam in salty water," he mewed. It sounded like an apology. Salt usually cleans out the wounds, yes, but when they're too fresh it can also make them worst. It was also very painful, and the simple memory of the swim in the ocean made him wince.
"Where is this?"

[Burn]

Jetclaw walked a few tail lengths away from the kits, that were wounded; his eyes wide with sympathy for the kits. He looked at Seth and Mui. He wondered what was going on right about now. He sat down staring at the kits, watching over them.

[_)Misty-ith(_]

SodPelt quickly came to his apprentices holler. "Great StarClan." he mutterd. "This is BogClan, young ones. I'm SodPelt. What happened to you two?"

[EmberGlow]

The tiny she-kit repeated what SodPelt said with a mocking voice, while the taller tom kit nodded a greeting to the warrior. Helios wasn't standing in a defensive position anymore, but his sister seemed still ready to attack. Lethe's plain black eyes were hostile, but her brother's golden ones were warmer and calmer.
"The usual," he said, while Lethe snorted. His sun-like eyes turned hard and cold, and it was obvious he wouldn't say more.
"I'm Helios. And this is my sister, Lethe," the bronze tabby kit introduced himself and the black she-kit. At the first glance they weren't very much alike, but with a closer look cats would notice they had the same ears and nose, same strong yet slender body, same claws and the same proud and royal-like stance they often took, keeping their pointy chin always higher than the usual.

Lethe dug her black raptor-like claws in the ground, looking at both JetClaw and SodPelt with narrowed eyes. Compared to these two, the other apprentices seemed to be no threat at all. A growl started echoing from her throat, but it was soon cut off by a wince when the rumbling started yet another wound to bleed.

[_)Misty-ith(_]

SodPelt nodded. "FairyPaw, go get DragonFang, then EverStar. Tell them we have two unexpected guest in need of healing." The gray warrior crouched so he was eye level with the two. He scented the air around them. "Where are you two from?"

[EmberGlow]

If it was even possible, Lethe's eyes narrowed even more as she glared at SodPelt.
"Far away," she hissed, and it was written in her body language that she wasn't going to tell more. She looked like a Halloween black kitten, spiked fur and hostile curled back, menacing grin showing off pointy white fangs, and extended claws.

Helios muttered a sorry for his sister. "On an island. We aren't very sure. The water brought us to this place," he explained, suddenly seeming more distant, as if he was cautious about not giving away too much. He breathed deeply the air of the swamp and sat down, perfectly at ease. "Each one of your cats smell different from each other. Why?"

[_)Misty-ith(_]

SodPelt cast a glance at JetClaw before addressing the kits.
"Until recently, we all belonged to differnt Clans. An ambitous warrior convinced the leader's to cast out all half-bloods, rogues, loners, and kittypets. Most of us had no where to go. Our Clans were our lives. So we all came together and formed BogClan, this Clan." The gray warrior looked momentarily at the ground.
"I guess our Clan scents have'nt worn off yet."

[EmberGlow]

The black she-kit was about to say 'yeah, and they reek, too!'
But her brother cast her a warning glance, so she shut up with a sulky expression.

Helios nodded once. He noticed how thin some of the cats were, some close to be as unhealthy skinny as he and his sister. "Me and Lethe are looking for somewhere to stay. Doesn't have to be safe, just shelter. Both of us know perfectly how to swim. In exchange, we could catch prey who runs to the water to hide, like the many water voles we saw on our way here."
He looked up at SodPelt hopefully, his golden eyes pleading. His ragged pelt, reddened even more by the blood, his dirty face, wary eyes and frighteningly starving-like skinny body, made him look like one of those poor stray kittens in cities. The bronze tabby looked at Lethe as she winced again, stiffening a moan and trying to stay in a good fighting position. His eyes suddenly changed to concern. She needed to be treated, and quickly, too. He gritted his teeth and dug his claws in the muddy ground. Did he ever hated his father for what he had done to her.

[_)Misty-ith(_]

SodPelt raised his head. Not amny cat's knew how to swim, aside from MinnowPaw and SplashPaw. They would help with the prey amount. And they were just kits and needed some shelter. He shrugged. "I'm sure EverStar wouldn't object. How old are you?" he inquired.

[EmberGlow]

Both shrugged at the same time, as if age doesn't matter. Helios looked at Lethe with questioning eyes, and she stepped forward.
"Four Moons. In a few sun-rise we will be Five," she mewed in her wind chime voice, not hissing anymore. "Why those that matter?"

Helios was wondering more who was this EverStar. Just a few moments ago, he believed this SodPelt was the leading cat of this group. Weird names, and how many more cats do they have? How could they co-exist so peacefully with more than twenty or so cats? The questions filled his eyes and made him a little more restless, causing him to stand up instead of sitting down.

[_)Misty-ith(_]

"Because, young ones. In the Clans, when a kit turns six moons old, they have their apprentice ceremony. An apprentice is a young cat who learns the warrior ways from their a mentor, a warrior. My apprentice is FairyPaw over there." SodPelt explained, nodding to the eager young she-cat. "And when she is fully trained, she will become a warrior, like me."

[~*Demon*~]

FairyAPw came out of her stupor "Oh.. right fetching.. sorry SodPelt, MY BAD!!' she ran back towards camp, well didn't exactly run, more like swerved gracefullya round water spots, and flipped, and cartwheeled, and danced back to camp.

[twia]

"Stop moving." Seth instructed, his tone firm. It was hard to beleive he was only an apprentice. Soon he had all the crusted up blood gone and he had cleared away the rest of the blood. "Mui-" He started to meow, but Mui had already brought him to correct herbs. "Thanks." He muttered and then began to chew up the herbs. He waited until they became pastey before gently laying the medicine on Lethe's wounds. He grab a large leaf and set it over the paste, soon the paste would harden. Seth looked at Lethe, "The herb will heal your wounds." He told her, "Make sure you don't lick it off or brush up against anything. When it becomes hard you'll know it's working." After he finished he stepped over to Helio's. Going about his task.

From behind Mui came, Jeweledkit, Stifledkit, as well has Harppaw. Jeweledkit stood beside Sodpelt, her sharp eyes scanned the pair carefully. Stifledkit hung back with Harppaw.

[EmberGlow]

Lethe wanted to snap at Seth that she knew that already, but she simply bit her tongue and nodded a thanks reluctantly. She also felt confused. Why would they help strangers? She turned her bitterly gaze on JeweledKit, trying to make out any resemblance she and her brother had with BogClanners.

"Thanks," Helios said. He seemed to feel uneasy, with all these cats gathering around them, but he managed to wave his tail in greeting at the kits and apprentice.

[_)Misty-ith(_]

"Give 'em some room, guys." SodPelt meowed softly to the arriving kits and apprentices, touching JeweledKit's shoulder lightly with his tail. "They've obviously had a tough day."

WilyPaw hung back from the group near HarpPaw. He was by far the most unwelcoming to strangers, and displeasure wafted off of him.

[WolfMoon]

"What are two kits doing here with no adult with them?" LossDream's mew came from behind. Behind her Starkit and Seakit paded to the wounded kits. "Aww the poor scraps" LossDream mewed with pity. She would be happy to take care of them and help them if they would let her.

[EmberGlow]

The black she-kit snorted in with a sarcastic tone, if a snort can be sarcastic. The golden tabby tom smiled a greeting and looked curiously at the two kit and the queen. Where both had once been, queens didn't care very much about their kits. Once the kits reached three moons, they were sent in a forest full of predators and dangers, and they had to come back alive after one full night. Then at four moons they usually start going to battle, ever since Hades took control of the temples.

((Kitty, before these kits die or something, could you please get EverStar to accept them and give them to LossDream's or any other queen's care?))

[WolfMoon]

LossDream twitched her tail as she held herself back from going towards them, fearing that they may reject her motherly love.(XD) Seakit introduced herself, "Hi I am Seakit and this is my brother Starkit, he can't see you but he knows you are there." She mewed. Starkit nodded his head as his sister introduced him. LossDream mew chimed in "I am LossDream."