Mallowpaw
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And then Daylightwing was gone. Mallowpaw's eyes scanned the clearing for the three-legged she-cat, but she had vanished without a trace. She glanced at the camp entrance, uncertainty weighing in her chest. She couldn't go now; apprentices weren't allowed out of camp alone. It had been a rule for as long as she could remember. But if she didn't go, she would fail the patrol and be punished. It was a lose-lose situation.
A bright burst of anger flared in her chest. She had wanted to complete the patrol, to show Wolfhive and the rest of the clan that she could contribute to ThunderClan. But now she couldn't, because the warrior that was supposed to come with her had abandoned her. It was always the case. Mushroomcloud and Beetail had failed to train her, and now she was behind. Only a select few were reliable.
Tears pricked in her eyes, and she blinked them away. She couldn't break down. Desperate, Mallowpaw looked for Springlight, to tell her that Daylightwing was gone, that she couldn't finish the patrol, but she had disappeared. Mallowpaw's shoulders slumped, and she was just about to give up and cry in the apprentice den when she saw a grey pelt in the fog. Drizzlecloud.
Mallowpaw swallowed, her stomach tightening with nerves, but she had to do this. She had to do this, or- an image of Springlight scolding her appeared in her mind. She hated being scolded, she always had. In the rare times she had been as a kit, Mallowpaw would usually start crying, and she didn't think anything would be different now. So, steeling herself, she walked over to the medicine cat. "Um, excuse me," she said, trying to stop her voice from breaking. She was twelve moons, she should be able to do this without losing control. "Springlight put me on a herb patrol, but the other cat on it's gone. And I'm, um, not sure what to do."
It was then she remembered that Drizzlecloud was deaf. Mallowpaw's skills in sign language were rusty- she hadn't had to use them since Foxpaw disappeared- but she managed to hastily sign the gist of what she was saying.
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Omari