Twilight Bringers

[EmberGlow]

The faint gray light of dawn slowly gave away for the endless deepness twilight. Whispers from afar... Eventually taking place for a soft song. The music was often interrupted by series of complaints, squeals, and squeaks.
Finally, as the whispers slowly tuned out into an actual lullaby, a glint of a white she-cat flashed in the horizon. She looked more like a kit, though she was clearly passed six moons. The cat's eyes matched with the purple in the sky, resembling pools of darkness.
Along with her were four kits. They seemed young, barely able to walk right. But they were strong. They had to be. They were FrozenLeaves' kits.
And Lithy had kept her promise.
She lifted her chin when the paw steps of a nearby patrol of BogClanners approached.

[WolfMoon]

LossDream sensed the new cats and went to find them. When she appeared she was baffled. "Why do you bring young kits here for young one?" LossDream still looked like she was nursing.

[~*Demon*~]

NewKit mewled, a larger tom had carried the kits most of the way here, and was now disappearing, Chaos... the kits couldn't actually walk that well yet.. and would need help across the bog.

NewKit mewled again "Na Mama, sisis." she mewled softly her eyes bright int eh little calico with the white path down her face and chest.

[WolfMoon]

LossDream sensed the little kits would need carring, "Wait here I will get more cats to help." not looking back LossDream vanished in the undergrowth.

[EmberGlow]

"Oh great. As if one isn't enough," Lithy grumbled as LossDream went away, too low for anyone to hear except the kits.
She looked at them again, frowning. "Well, y'all really need a bath," she giggled. They were all muddy from the mud on the ground. She wasn't much better herself. Her paws were all brown and sticky. "Eww.. How do they live here?"

[$~Swifty~$]

DawnPaw jumped down from a tree landing in the mud next to Lithy and the kits, her paws making a sucking sound in the mud. Her eyes glowing a red-orange, and her vampire teeth bared dangerously "What're you doin' here" she hissed somewhat mad that the other cat didn't even challenge the newcomers... she'd just let them walk into camp as if nothing mattered, but DawnPaw was a bit different, she was going to challenge them first.

[~Stormy~]

DappledPaw leapt in beside her sister, facing Lithy. She saw the kits from the corner of her eye. "Yeah." She hissed crouching.

ProudKit looked at DawnPaw.

[~*Demon*~]

NewKit gave a squeaky little growl "Bwa off! my sissy!" she said stumbling towards the apprentices her fur fluffed out, she was a calico fluffball, absolutely adorable trying to hiss.

FairyDance looked up as LossDream came into camp, she and her sister had been talking. "Whatcha need LossDream?" LunarDreams asked blinking her green eyes at the queen/warrior.

[$~Swifty~$]

DawnPaw hissed threateningly "Back off kit if you know what's good for you! What do ya'll want?" She asked again in a low growl looking at Lithy for an answer.

[~*Demon*~]

NewKit hissed again. her little tail swinging violently threatening to knock her over.

[EmberGlow]

Lithy started to sob, her huge eyes soaked with tears. She sniffled a couple of times before gently pushing NewKit out of the way, scared for the kit's sake.
After blinking a few times, she answered: "We need a home... Our mother died giving birth to my little siblings." Her voice was small, innocent and... completely vulnerable. "It's not fair. We're only looking for a home. And you're scaring us!" the tiny white she-cat cried.
She sat down, sniffled a little more, and wiped the tears away with one paw. They were quickly replaced by more.

[~*Demon*~]

NewKit whimpered and started to sob, seeing Lithy cry made her cry, she was cold, hungry, wet, muddy, and lonely.... and when Lithy broke, so did Newkit.

[$~Swifty~$]

"Well, what do ya'll want?" DawnPaw asked still roughly, but not quite as mean sounding.

[WolfMoon]

"There is a cat on our territory with little kits and they are pretty sad looking. I need help to bring them to camp." LossDream mewed to FairyDance. "Lethe, and Sunpaw you two come to. The kits need carring"

[~*Demon*~]

"Lunar cummon!" Fairy called following LossDream.

[EmberGlow]

Lethe and SunPaw quickly got up on their paws, eager for some action.
Before even waiting for directions, Lethe bounded out of camp and followed LossDream's older trail.
SunPaw sighed at his sister's impatience and followed.

Irritation was starting to glint in Lithy's eyes.
"What do you think? That we just come here for a little talk? No! We need a place to stay. Some of these kits might die if they don't get help soon. They're wet and hungry, and the cold ain't helping."
Her squeaky voice didn't sound mean. Just really desperate.
She looked down at NewKit with worried eyes. "Don't cry! This nice cat here is going to make everything right," she mewed soothly, looking at DawnPaw with a 'you better' look.

[$~Swifty~$]

DawnPaw glared back her, but shook the irritation out of her head with a low hiss "Fine we'll ttake the furballs back to camp. Come one Dappled, help me here" She ordered picking up NewKit and looking at the other cats.

[~*Demon*~]

FairyDance bounded out after her apprentice,

LunarDreams sighed at her sisters lack of self control.. she followed at an easier pace.

NewKit whimpered and stopped crying.

[EmberGlow]

Lithy seemed to be about to protest when the other cat picked up NewKit, but said nothing and bit her lip.
Almost reluctantly, she picked up SpottedKit. The kit was half her size, which made her very heavy for Lithy. She stumbled a lot.

"I'll take her," SunPaw offered, taking SpottedKit away from the bizarre white she-cat.

Lethe didn't say anything, just watched Lithy with glassy, almost angry, eyes. She picked ProudKit. She, too, was only twice the size of the kit, but she wasn't as frail as the kit-like stranger.
"Could someone pick up the last one, pwease?" she mumbled through abunch of fur, pointing with her tail at FireKit.

[~*Demon*~]

LunarDreams scooped the last kit up, the little orange and white tom. FairyDance nodded. "Lets go.." she said softly.

[WolfMoon]

"Whats your name?" LossDream mewed to Lithy.

[$~Swifty~$]

DawnPaw waved her tail in greeting to both SunPaw and Lethe, even though she knew Lethe likely wouldn't respond, before taking off in a quick run toward the camp entrance with the littlecalico kit.

[WolfMoon]

Spottedkit squeaked as she was picked up by Lithy then handed over to Sunpaw. "Muffm" she squeaked.
LossDream watched and turned out to follow them out but waited for Lithy to come.

[EmberGlow]

Lethe actually flicked her ears toward DawnPaw as a notice to her greeting.
With the bundle of fur in her mouth, she padded after DawnPaw to camp. Why was the black apprentice being so quiet today? It wasn't in her nature...

"It's all right, little one. You and your siblings will be together again very soon," SunPaw mumbled to SpottedKit as he ran after the two she-cats, trying to catch up.

With the kits gone, Lithy was starting to feel uneasy. Was this a good idea? If FrozenLeaves thought it was, then it must be.
"I'm Lithy," she squeaked, fright in her soprano voice. "Who're you and the others?"

[~*Demon*~]

NewKit squeaked at being taken from her family.. a whimper escaped her throat.