Nutfur hurriedly dashed from camp the moment her dusk patrol finished, not taking as much precaution as usual when leaving. Cobwebkit probably though she had abandoned him, and Hollowbranch hadn't been able to see him in the moon RiverClan owned the Gorge. Now she had to hurry to get to her adopted son and make sure he was okay. By now he was more than old enough to be an apprentice. Emerging from the thin tree line, the brown she-cat stopped and quickly scanned the meadow for some goldenrod. Spotting the yellow flower, she scooped it up in her jaws, about to run for the small cave when she remembered an important detail. He needed something to eat! Dropping the herb in a pile, she scented the air, following the trail of a frog. Once close enough, she pounced, determination more than anything allowing her to catch it on her first try. Picking up the amphibian in her jaws, she then headed back over to the goldenrod, picking it up as well. All the while, worry gripped her mind. What if she arrived and he wasn't there? Or if he had died? No, the WindClan must have come to check on him sometime in the last few days. After a quick check for patrols, she crossed the bridge, inching down the path towards the cave. She had forgotten how nerve-racking the decent was. Finally arriving in the cave, she dropped her items. Her face lit up at the site of the gray tom kit, and was a bit surprised to see another, larger cat next to him.
"Hello Cobwebkit! Nice to see you again, Hollowbranch," Nutfur greeted. For some reason, it hadn't occurred to her that Hollowbranch might also be there that evening. Well, that was okay. Maybe they could even give Cobwebkit an apprentice name. Speaking of the tom, she was amazed by how much he had changed. The wounds that had once littered his body now had mostly healed. Looking down at the bushel of goldenrod she had picked up, she realized that it would be needed. Pushing the flowers into the corner with the cobwebs, she slid the frog towards the gray kit. Kit probably wasn't even the right word to describe him now.
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Petalpaw - Barkkit - Sunpaw
ShadowClan - ThunderClan - WindClan
Apprentice - Kit - Apprentice