One day, Peppertail goes hunting by himself. When he kills a vole, he hears something behind him.
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Peppertail and Mosspelt both bowed their heads and looked down at their paws. Peppertail looked up at his leader and meowed, "I'm sorry, Fawnstar. It was me. Spider wanted to come to our camp to be a warrior. She told me she fought off many predators and I thought she might make a good warrior." As he spoke, Spider beamed.
Mosspelt lifted her head to Fawnstar. "She would," she mewed quietly.
Fawnstar looked from Peppertail to Mosspelt, to Spider. "Very well,"she mewed. "The rogue may stay in our camp and learn our ways... For now. Peppertail, since you brought her into our camp,you will teach her."
Peppertail blinked. "But... But what about Applepaw? I can't train two cats at once."
Fawnstar nodded. "Mosspelt will train Applepaw until the rogue is fully trained. Do your best to teach her, for she is and never has been a Clan cat." She narrowed her eyes at Spider. "Go now."
Peppertail and Spider looked at each other. "Okay," Peppertail mumbled. "Um... Let's go to the training hollow to battle train." He padded towards the camp exit with Spider trailing cautiously after him.
She padded on into the camp, leading the she-cat. Cats hissed and threatened Spider, making her even more uncomfortable.
"Silence! Your going to like whether you want to or not!"
"What?" Mosspelt widened her blue eyes. "Peppertail, you can't just bring in any cat that happens to pass by."
Peppertail sighed. "I know." he scooted closer and murmured into Mosspelt's fluffy ear fur. "But I think this cat could help us against battles and food. She is young and healthyu and strong. She also said that she was attacked by-"
"By what?" Mosspelt narrowed her eyes. "By a bumblebee? She's a delicate, soft she-cat. I think she could only be a queen. She is so long-limbed and thin."
"No," Peppertail meowed. "By a badger."
"So? Any cat can outrun a-"
"Then a fox." Peppertail intturupted.
"Oh, foxes are just nuisances." Mosspelt snorted.
"And then four dogs."
"Dog?" Mosspelt gaped her jaws wide. "One dog is hard enough, but four..." she trailed away.
"Yes."
"Okay." Mosspelt huffed, obviously annoyed that he had won the argument. "Let's bring her to camp and see what Fawnstar thinks of her."
Peppertail dipped his head again to the deputy and walked beside Mosspelt to the MoonClan camp. Spider followed a little slowly, frightened of the distant smell of many cats, and they pushed through the bramble entrance, into the light of the field as the lan stared at the newcomer.
"Peppertail?" she mewed cautiously. She knew Peppertail was supposed to be out hunting by himself.
Peppertail spun around, snarling. He tasted the air. This wasn't a MoonClan cat. When he didn't see anything, he growled, "Who's there?"
A beautiful gray she-cat with dark scars on her soft pelt was standing calmly behind him.
"Nice vole!" she called again. She trotted a little closer. "Are... are you a forest cat? What's your name? I'm Spider."
Peppertail was stunned. This she-cat was certainly not a kittypet, not even a Clan cat. "I... I'm Peppertail," he stammered a little carefully. "I'm a Clan cat."
"Oh, well, where do you live? I've been wandering around here for days, looking for a forest cat."
"Why?"
"Well, she started, "I-I... I'd like to join you." She stepped back a little. "I just got attacked by a badger, ad then a fox, and then four dogs. That's how I got these scars," she added, looking down at her fur. "I just think that I would be safer living with you, because I heard you look out for each other, and..." She trailed away, looking down at her paws.
Peppertail walked toward Spider. She looked pretty nice, and fit to be a Clan cat. And, if she was attacked by foxes and badgers and dogs, he must have got away, and that counts a lot for strength and loyalty and faith.
He grunted. "Come with me," he muttered, picking up his vole.