Small Clan kit crosses into tribe territory, confused! (LEADER NEEDED!!!)

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    "So." Thorn mulled over this new piece of evidence. "Your Clan is one which recently had a devastating fire." The tom's tail twitched slightly and his eyes dimmed as thoughts flickered behind his pupils. The gears were clearly whirring in Thorn's mind as steadily as the machinery of any clock.

    Fable listened closely to the little kit's story, feeling her heart clench in sympathy for the tiny thing. "You're welcome here, little one. I'm sure Thorn will be able to find someone willing to help care for you until you're old enough to become a To-Be."

    Thorn nodded. "Of course. There are plenty of kind queens willing to take care of you." He smiled down at Rain and stroked her back with his soft ringed tail.

    Rain smiled weakly back at him, although she was still shaking from the sudden flashback. She was so incredibly grateful for this chance to finally have a home, after just wandering around being lost for so long.. [b]''Th-thank you, I really appreciate it!''[b] She mewed.

    Suddenly, Rain heard a rumbling noise. She jumped, her eyes darting around in fear. She initially thought the noise was thunder, but then she relaxed when she realized it was only her stomach, growling in hunger. ''Oops,'' she grinned sheepishly, ''I guess I'm a little hungry...''

    Thorn nodded, realizing how hungry he was as well. He padded over to the prey-pile and grabbed a rabbit. As the thick, meaty scent of the prey flooded his nostrils, Thorn's mouth watered. He dropped it in front of the kit. "We can share," he meowed sweetly.

    ''Okay!'' She mewed happily. She leaned down and took a bite. ''Mmmmm! This is way better than crow-food!''

    Thorn meowed in shock, eyes wide, "Is that what you were eating?"

    Rain shifted uncomfortably. ''Well... yeah.. I'm not very good at hunting yet, so...'' she looked away, embarrassed.

    Thorn meowed, "Oh, poor thing. That's not healthy, you know. You could get worms and nasty sicknesses from crowfood." He wrinkled his little nose in disgust.

    ''I know.'' She hung her head, ashamed. ''B-but I didn't have a choice, because if I didn't eat anything, I couldn't keep going, and I couldn't keep looking for the clan, and I'd never find my family..'' she trailed off, tears making her voice catch.

    Rain exhaled. ''But I guess the past is behind me now... I just wish I could forget about it completely.'' she mewed sadly, poking at her food.

    Thorn was enjoying the rabbit, and he prodded some meat towards Rain. "Come on, eat," he urged. "Live in the present." The Healer to-be smiled at the kit.

    She forced herself to smile slightly and took another bite out of her rabbit. She smiled for real as the warmth of the fresh-kill flooded through her.

    Thorn purred with pleasure and relief, nudging the little kit gratefully.

    Secret sighed a small teardrop slid down her cheek, "Thorn I- I used to have kits they where Squirrel that jumps Gorge and- and Ripple that spreads through pool and there was wa- one more kit she she was Rainbow that sp-spreads through the the c-clouds... but but then one daay they all got got teriblee s-sick and and they they......" Her voice was choked with grief she assumed they already knew she was about to say 'Died'. "I am sorry for that that-" she stood up and shook her head. "Interruption Thorn I promise i won't do it again." She said she knew no one cared about it she turned around she curled her bushy tail over her paws and sighed and stared back at when she had her Kits then realized she was staring at the wall walked away and saw the kit. "Tribe Of Endless Hunting please let this be the kit from the prophecy of the healing the only way this would be true is only is that she would be faster than Rabbit and stronger than Fangs!" she whispered to herself."Someday i must test her but maybe not today if she passes she will surely be me and Firestar's Kin" she sighed exitedly

    Thorn blinked and licked Secret's ear. "That's terrible," meowed the to-be softly, his eyes round with horror. "No cat deserves that. But it'll be okay now. They're safe up with the Tribe of Endless Hunting." Thorn, as a cat of healing, had heard any number of stories about sick and dying cats, but that was exceptionally bad. It always broke the little one's heart to think of dying kits. He looked down at Rain, glad she was safe with him.