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Smokestorm

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No, I won't sit still and look pretty

Smokestorm would have much rathered quiet from the young she-cat she was padding along with, but it wasn't looking very likely. Not that Lynxpaw was chattering on- even that she could have dealt with. No, it was constant grumbles and low growls that kept coming that irritated her. So far, she'd kept from saying anything about it, meeting each muttered statement with a flick of her tail, and when the silence seemed to stretch on longer than usual, she turned her head to make sure that the LightningClan apprentice was still at her heels.

She didn't want to be here. StoneClan and LightningClan didn't have a good relationship, and every step forward, deeper into enemy territory, put her more on edge. She could only hope that she didn't come face to face with some cat more interested in fighting than talking. After all, she was doing them a favor, bringing back their wayward apprentice, after she'd put her own safety on the line in keeping the fluffy she-cat from getting mauled by a fox.

Her shoulder still stung, though it was hardly the worst injury she'd ever got: a barely noticeable spot of missing fur where the fox's teeth had just missed. She refused to favor it. It wasn't that bad; a night's rest would allow it to recover. Once she had returned this apprentice, she was definitely going to sleep.

"Are we close to your camp?" Smokestorm asked, turning again to the LightningClan cat, who stared back with flattened ears.

"I don't need you to lead me around in my own territory!" Lynxpaw snapped. "Go back to your own!"

"Are. We. Close." Did they not give any discipline in this Clan? None of her Clan's apprentices would dare to talk to a warrior like this. If only she could just give the brat a sound cuff or two to straighten her up.

"Maybe," Lynxpaw replied, green eyes narrowing, cheered by the irritation that flashed across the StoneClan cat's face. "Guess we'll..." She froze at the sound of paws padding over grass not far away, and then shrank down as Smokestorm's fur bushed out.

There was no reek of fox, however, and with a quick lash of her tail Smokestorm stepped forward, lifting her voice. "I'm Smokestorm of StoneClan, and I'm bringing one of your apprentices back to your camp..." Ahead, the grass gave way to a flattened area with scrawny trees shading it, and just ahead the form of Redscar, the Clan's deputy. With a quick nod of greeting, Smokestorm glanced back to see Lynxpaw follow, each pawstep deliberately slow and with an air of resentment around her- for what, the StoneClan deputy couldn't have said, and it annoyed her- the young cat could at least be grateful she and Eagletalon had saved her life.

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redscar

Of course Lynxpaw was nowhere to be found, if there was trouble for her to get into you could guarantee she would find it. She had also mastered the art of terrible timing, and Redscar had to say he was quite impressed with his apprentices ability to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Having searched high and low for Lynxpaw the deputy decided to take his search outside the confines of camp. It didn't take long to spot his apprentice after expanding his search, emerging from a thicket of tall grass he saw her standing before him. However the young she-cat wasn't alone as Smokestorm, the deputy of Stoneclan, seemed to be escorting her. It would be unfair to pass judgement on Lynxpaw before all the facts were made evident, however it would be untrue to say he wasn't preparing himself to apologize for his apprentice. "I'm aware of who you are Smokestorm, why exactly is Lynxpaw being returned?"

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Smokestorm

This gal right here's gonna rule the world
No, I won't sit still and look pretty

She was on edge, even as she tried to hide it; her tail tip twitched constantly and she had to stop her ears from flattening. She knew Redscar, of course, but she'd never met him face-to-face like this, on enemy territory. At least Eagletalon knew where she was, if things went badly.

"She's being returned because a fox attacked us and I didn't want her wandering on her own."

"One of their apprentices trespassed!" Lynxpaw piped up, darting around Smokestorm to stand at her mentor's shoulder. "I caught her and tried to chase her off, and then she and another StoneClan cat..."

"We found this one and our apprentice fighting. We pulled them apart," the StoneClan deputy spoke over Lynxpaw, flashing a cool glance at the mouthy apprentice. "And then, as I said, a fox showed up...."

"She hit me," Lynxpaw accused, eyes flashing, and Smokestorm's tail lashed in disbelief at her bold statement.

"You bit me, you little pest! And then I turned around and saved your sorry tail from getting mauled, and I'm here, returning you to your Clan instead of letting you go alone and probably disappearing without a trace." Anger flashed in the tabby she-cat's eyes, intensifying as Lynxpaw stuck her nose in the air and sniffed.

It was all she could do to stop herself from slapping the insolent kit again, and only because she had to doubt that Redscar would take well to her cuffing the kit- no matter how she deserved it.

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redscar

Redscar watched as the deputy of Stoneclan and his apprentice worked together to weave a tale explaining exactly how Lynxpaw ended up being lead deep into Lightning clan territory by Smokestorm. As the pair went on Redscar had to admit he was impressed at how expertly Lynxpaw had managed to get under the skin of Smokestorm, a clan deputy and experienced warrior. After both had finished Redscar took his turn and replied to Smokestorm, "Thank you for saving her pelt, and seeing her safely home." Redscar began with a curt nod before turning to Lynxpaw and growling ominously, "If you don't quit interrupting clan deputies she may not be the only one that hits you today..." Perhaps she was successfully gotten under his skin, or maybe it had just been a trying couple of moons, however Redscar was in no mood to deal with the young she-cats lippy ways. "For bringing her back in one piece we'll forget about your trespassing apprentice, she may find it hard to hold her tongue but Lynxpaw is no liar."

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Smokestorm

This gal right here's gonna rule the world
No, I won't sit still and look pretty

At least one of them showed her proper gratitude, though she'd have preferred it from the cat who she'd actually saved. Rolling her shoulders, Smokestorm huffed a still-irritated breath, but dipped her head to Redscar to acknowledge his words. It was better watching him growl at the bothersome kit, even though Lynxpaw gave him the same narrowed eyes and mutinous glare. That one was definitely going to need watching out for later.

"We'll deal with our apprentice," Smokestorm replied shortly. "Don't doubt that. Good day, Redscar." A last nod- a last glare at the apprentice who glared right back, and then she turned. No point in hanging around: she'd done what she'd come to do, and now it was high time she returned to her own Clan and territory. "See you around, kit!" she called back, and then started off, the sound of her steps over grass mingling with the voice of the tabby apprentice as it rose behind her- a surge of vindictive pleasure at having got the last dig in.

"I am not a kit!"

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