Whiteclaw's Tale - Chapter 19

Many moons passed and Darkfinch had been serious about his role as a leader. Although some cats distrusted him because he was the cat who caused Cinderstar's tragic end. As he enforced more and more rules, more and more cats started to believe he was disloyal to Nightclan. The cats who were alive when it was revealed that Darkfinch was visiting the Dark Forest started to believe that he was loyal not to them  but to the dark forest. Darkfinch believed in unsheathed claws in training, he also believed that discipline was a major part of being in a clan. Soon Darkfinch was limiting the food supply for all cats believing that all cats should have a fair share. Eventually Darkfinch begin to kill off the cats that betrayed him or disobeyed him. Hollytail gave the clan cats a plan and fled to Princess. Liontail had replaced her. Many of the cats were fearing for their lives. Many cats were dead and some were fleeing into the woods. Soon some of the cats decided to follow Hollytail's example and execute her plan. Darkfinch was driven out taking, Lionstripe, Hawkpelt, Whiteclaw and many others with him. Whiteclaw settled into his new home quite easily and soon they were up and about hunting for the rest of the cats and ambushing Nightclan patrols whenever they could. So far 3 Nightclan cats were dead because they weren't watching where they were going on the hunting patrol. Darkfinch's cats stole their prey and retreated into their makeshift camp. Darkfinch trusted him but Whiteclaw knew that he was never Darkfinch's favorite cat in the world. Lionstripe and Hawkpelt were his favorites. Whiteclaw had dropped in rank as soon as Darkfinch had learned that it was him who had talked to Princess's garden. Whiteclaw soon didn't believe that Darkfinch trusted him at all. Darkfinch probably doubted his loyalty to the group. Darkfinch was always sending him further away then the others on hunting patrols and letting him patrol the dangerous boundaries. Whiteclaw served Darkfinch and the other cats with his life making sure that he always hunting for the group before his himself. Whiteclaw still followed the warrior code he just pledged to be loyal to other cats now. Darkfinch suddenly stood up. "Cats I have decided to make a new rank in this group. There will now be a senior warrior, if something happens to the deputy then the senior warrior will take his or her place. Our senior warrior is going to be Hawkpelt." Then he turned and stalked back to his nest.