Book 7 - Chapter 5

"What exactly are you doing?" asked Cloud anxiously. The kittens shared a guilty look. "We are joining Darkfinch!" squealed Silver excitedly. "Why?" asked Mossfur who was leading the patrol. "You are to young to make this decision. You are going to come right back to the camp with me right now." stormed Cloud. "No," we like it here." "You like being a part of a group of cats, that murders. A group of cats that attacks an innocent group of cats that did nothing to them in the first place?" "Darkfinch's cats don't murder and they don't attack innocent cats." said Sun boldly. "Don't they? Don't you wonder how my friend Holly was killed? Darkfinch killed her. He killed his own sister because she refused to kill. Also, he doesn't attack innocent cats does he? Do you remember how I got this scar?" she showed them the long healed scars on the side of her back. "Hawkpelt, he attacked me, he nearly killed me. If it wasn't for his cats Mouse, your aunt and your mother would still be alive. We were both attacked. A little after you were born, her wounds reopened and she died. If it weren't for them things would have been different. You would have still had part of your family." snarled Cloud. The kittens looked startled. "Is this true." "In a way it is true. I didn't kill my sister because she refused to kill. "Then why?" "Only my side knows classified information." Birchtail growled. "What should we do?" asked Mossfur. "Bring them home," spat Cloud. "I am not so sure. True in a clan we support each other, but we also support those whom we think has the right decision. I believe the kits should be able to make the final say about where they would like to stay. I mean it will impact their further much more than it will impact ours." Mossfur was nodding along, with Birchtail's words. "That is true, Birchtail, but Cloud has a point. She is their mother, and legal guardian technically until they are old enough to make their own decisions and choices, which in a clan is when they become a warrior. Also though we have to look at the point of view of both sides. Let us start. Cloud why do you want the kits to come back to the clan?"