Birchtail's Secret - Chapter 10

"Ok, Thank You." Said Rivera. "I mean if it is ok, I can always go and live with one of my friends." she said. "No it is no big deal, this is what Thistlestar would do. Thistlestar would give you shelter. Fishclan owes you anyway." said Mossfur kindly. Rivera nodded. "I will see you to back to their camp before I head home," said Esther. Rivera nodded padding back to the Fishclan camp with her longest friend. Mossfur quickly explained the situation to Thistlestar. Thistlestar nodded and then she spoke to Rivera. "Of course you can stay here, every day we will send a patrol to the edge of the human world to look for your human." said Thistlestar. Rivera nodded when a large bundle of fur came flying out of the apprentice den. It was Applepaw. Applepaw stared at Rivera with large eyes, "Why are you here?" she asked. "I'm here because I don't have a home right now," snapped Rivera. "Oh, you are going to have a great time here," Applepaw was saying. "You can live with me in the apprentice den and we are going to teach you all about hunting and fighting." said Applepaw bouncing around. Rivera turned and stared at the apprentice before snarling, "Why should I need to learn about your clan, I was fine in my house before any of this." Applepaw looked sadly down at the ground but then she piped up again, "But you need to learn how to survive in the wild now that you are living with us." Rivera glanced at the apprentice before saying, "I know how to survive in the wild already, what did you think I was a door mouse?" Applepaw looked crestfallen before padding away to her mentors side. "Come here what I have to say Fishclan," called a cat, it was Thistlestar. "As you know we have a guest here today. Her name is Rivera and she will be staying with us until her human returns to it's house." There were whispers among the clan at the word human but Thistlestar quoted them with her tail. "Rivera, is an honored guest and we will make her feel welcome. Rivera has skills even though she has never lived in the wild, and we can learn from them. Rivera I would like you to choose a cat that you would like to help you. Not to mentor you but to show you around the territory and show you our techniques on top of your own."