Jaded View: Chapter four

Chapter 4
Three cats emerged over the stones, a dark tom, a white and black she, and Silentfrost. “So, this is the intruder?” The dark tom looked at Pickles puzzled. “I think it is.” Moonlight meowed in shock. “We found it in our territory while we were out hunting, and it was hiding in a thistle bush.” “What creature in its right mind would hide in a thistle bush.” Moonlight shook her head, “have you ever been in the wild?” “No…” Pickles stared at the she-cat in confusion. The four other cats stared at her in shock. Moonlight whispered something into the dark tom’s ear. “Well, we need more trainings…” “But this cat doesn’t know anything about, well anything.” Moonlight muttered, “we can teach her, with a good mentor.” The tom looked at her thoughtfully. “Tonight, I shall decide, but until I decide, you’ll be staying in our camp, without leaving.” The tom got up. He climbed up the stones, then disappeared over the top. “Come on kit” Silentfrost stood by the stones, “you’ll go up first, then if you fall, I’ll catch you.” “You can’t catch her Silentfrost, it’s the size of you. You go up, I’ll catch it.” Moonlight meowed, walking over to the she-cat. Silentfrost nodded and leapt onto the stones, slowly climbing to the top, then she disappeared from the top. Pickles slowly padded towards the stone wall, looking up in terror, I can do this, I can do this, she leapt at the wall, hugging its cold surface. “Now place your left front paw up, make sure your claws are unsheathed too.” Moonlight called to her. Pickles slowed raised her left paw, then quickly grasped it back to the wall. “Now raise your right front paw and place it above the left.” She placed her right paw higher on the wall. “Now pull her hind legs up.” She let go off the wall with her hind legs, as they struggled in the air, she pushed them higher to the wall, then placed them onto the cold surface. “Now continue that until you’re on top of the wall.” Slowly she placed her paws higher, slowly climbing the wall. “I’m coming up now!” Moonlight called up, leaping at the wall herself. Quickly the she climbed up, reaching the top. Once Pickles made it up, she panted, her body tired of all the climbing. “It’s not as hard to get down, all you got to do is trust your paws.” She stared down, a giant drop which was between her and the dirt covered camp. “Are you sure I have to jump down?” Pickles looked at the white and black she. “Of course, you do, all you have to do is land on your feet.” Moonlight leapt of, falling graciously onto the floor. She gulped, closing her eyes she leapt down.

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