Appleleap
It was a nice day. The sun shone gently down on them, and a nice breeze prevented them from getting hot. In short, the perfect conditions for a patrol. Appleleap's strides were relaxed and unhurried, his eyes and ears trained on the group with him rather than the forest around them. There was no reason to be particularly alert; RiverClan was gone and he doubted any trespassers or predators would dare attack such a large group. Springlight had been alone when she was killed by the owl; he wasn't sure about Dovefluff, but she was probably fighting it solo or with only one other cat. They had a group of four. Besides, Darkecho was the patrol leader; he was sure the tom was looking out for any danger.
Maybe Appleleap's inattentiveness was part of the reason things went south so quickly. But he didn't know that.
Alpinepaw looked a bit nervous, and Fleckpaw commented on it. "Don't worry, kit," he told her with a smile he hoped was reassuring. "This may be a bit scary 'cause of what happened with Springlight and Dovefluff, but nothing bad's gonna happen. You hear all sorts of things at clan meetings, but the truth is nine out of ten times it's just a regular old patrol. And the border's completely safe now RiverClan's out of the picture."
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