I just feel like posting more.
so:
Ribbony was waiting in some bushes by the gate of Cogg’s palace. When he saw Shadow and her mother appear he stepped out. Tori hissed at him, but Shadow ran up to him and said,
“Ribbony, something’s happened to Bright! He held off the bad creatures so mama and I could get away but he’s still in there! Ribbony what’ll we do!?!”
Ribbony knew there wasn’t much good in going back in for Brightheart, the young tom would be captured and put in the dungeons.
“Must go find your siblings, young one, Bright ’s a big boy, ‘e can handle himself. C’mon kit, ma’m, we must go now.” said Ribbony grimly.
The whole of Catlition and the escapees went on an exodus from Cogg’s plantations. They made it out fine, but Catlition was minus one member.
Clancy and Shadow wept for Brightheart as they went into Wolf Woods. Tiny Shadow, who he had loved like a sister, and Clancy who was now without family. It was an altogether sad party that walked on doggedly through the woods. Shadow cried until she fell asleep, then Clancy insisted on carrying her. Gradually each of the little kittens succumbed to sleep.
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When Brightheart woke up he was confused. Where was he? Why was he there? Where were Shadow and Ribbony? Everything was blurry and he couldn’t tell whether he was outside or not.
“Where am I?” he asked.
“You’re in a dungeon cell.” a voice whispered to him, “Don’t be alarmed, my sister is reasoning with the guards to see if she can get medicine herbs, we will escape when you are well, my name is Toto.” Brightheart did not ask questions, instead he listened to the voices nearby who were reasoning with each other.
“But you haveta let me have medicine herbs to make him well,” Dorthy’s voice sounded as sweet as honey, “Or else he will not be a good slave to you. He may die you see, but if you let me have the supplies I need to make him well, he will be fit and strong again.” Her face the picture of innocence, Dorthy flashed her normally defiant green eyes at the guard, now though Dorthy looked as if she was a small angel.
“Fine,” said the guard roughly, “What’d ya need?” then Dorthy rolled out a list of items she needed,
“Poppy seeds, feverfew, clean cloth, cold water, paste, cobwebs and blackberries.”
“Seems a lot fer one cat.” Muttered one of the guards suspiciously, then the guards left the kittens alone for a few moments.
Toto and Dorthy burst out laughing,
“Blackberries, why didn’t I think of that, eh Dor?”
“Really Toto, I know! Blackberries! Haha!”
“Whats so good ‘bout blackaberries?” asked Brightheart groggily.
“They’re good eatin’ that’s what!” laughed Dorthy.
*****
“Midnight where in the world are we?!?”cried Flower exasperatedly to her brother.
“I don’t know!” her brother snapped back, “How would I know?!? It’s too dark to see anything!”
“We are so lost!”
“Fine we’re lost, what’d you say we do about it, eh?”
“You’re the one who’s been leadin me around on this wild Catlition chase, you tell me!”
“Catlition, y’say? Well that’s mighty good, or else who knows what’d happen to you, alone out here.” a voice spoke from the shadows.
Flower screamed, Midnight pushed his sister behind him and cried into the night,
“Get away, don’t you hurt my sister!”
“Yeah and don’t you hurt my brother, even if he did get us lost!” squeaked Flower.
“Whats it to ya kiddos, you lost you say? Come with me then, I’ll take you someplace safe.”
“Who be you? I can’t see ya, show yourself!”
“Alright, I will then.” a young tom with brownish red hair materialized out of the darkness in front of the frightened kittens.
“Jak? Blast it Jak, where are you? Leavin’ me hangin like that! Humph, better if I’d have stayed at Reandalawo instead.” A small cat, younger than Flower and Midnight walked out behind the tom. This tom-kitten had dark hair with whitish cream colored stripes down his sides.
“And who are they?” asked Caspian indicating to Flower and Midnight, Flower bore a striking resemblance to him.
“Midnight and Flower.” answered Midnight, “And your name is?” questioned the young black tom.
“I’m Caspian, this is Jaklikeo, but he’s called Jak.” said Caspian.
“Please to meetcha both.” said Flower a bit more perkily.