Checking for Traps

[</cloudii>]

"Alright, I guess," Cloudmist meowed. She padded away from the rest of the patrol and looked for Twoleg traps.

[Flameheart]

"Wait." Stormycloud meowed. "We shouldnt split up, because if one of us were to make a wrong step and get caught in one nobody would be there to help." She meowed.

[[Hea]ther[/sky]]

_{Songheart nodded. "If one of us got trapped in one of those..." She shuddered. "I'll go with her," She mewed, then trotted over to Cloudmist's side. Her ginger tail swished back and forth. Who do those Twolegs think they are, setting up these horrid traps like these? A thought dawned on her. What if they weren't for the cats, but for some other animal, say, a fox? She pushed the thought back in her head. Even if they were for foxes, they obviously weren't going to help the cats.}

[+[{S.E.A.M.I.S.T.}]+]

Shadowfire nodded thoughtfully. "Then I guess I'll patrol with Stormycloud," he mewed. Waving his tail at the two she-cats, he mewed, "Seeya!"
He turned to Stormycloud. "So where are we gonna check?" he mewed. Stormycloud was a sensible cat; he wanted to know what she thought before making a decision.

[</cloudii>]

Cloudmist nodded and glanced at Songheart, "Should we go by the ShoreClan border or EmberClan border?" she asked.

[Flameheart]

"I think we should check the area around the camp first, and if we happen see Galestar we should alert her." Stormycloud replied.

[+[{S.E.A.M.I.S.T.}]+]

Shadowfire nodded. "The camp it is, then," he mewed, and padded warily back into the ferns.

[Flameheart]

Stormycloud followed. Checking where she stepped and her surroundings carefully with each pawstep.

[</cloudii>]

Cloudmist looked around, "Hey look! Over there!" she ran over. It was a Twoleg trap. "Songheart, could you get me a stick from over there?" she gestured with her tail.

[[Hea]ther[/sky]]

_{Songheart nodded and briskly trotted over to where a fallen branch was. It had apparently fallen from the tall oak... She looked up, into its boughs, and thought she saw a flash of gleaming eyes. She flattened her ears, but ecided not to dwell on it and instead picked up a branch in her teeth. She felt a little embarassed; her natural leadership instinct was telling her to take charge, but respect for other warriors was important. She poked the small, flat circle inside the trap and it sprang shut. She nodded, trotting back over to Cloudmist. "One down."}

[+[{S.E.A.M.I.S.T.}]+]

Shadowfire spotted a flash of silver from the corner of his eye. "Found one," he called, and prodded it with a stick. This time, he didn't flinch as the metal jaws closed around the stick, but instead thought of how much this would help StormClan. And ShreClan, he added silently, thinking of his sister.

[</cloudii>]

Cloudmist turned to Songheart, "Should we get back to the others now?" She glanced around for Shadowfire or Stormycloud. The sun was setting, the sky was blazing orange, red, and purple.

[[Hea]ther[/sky]]

_{Songheart nodded. "Yes, I think we should," The fiery ginger she-cat mewed. "We don't want to be here in the dark. It will be harder to see the twoleg traps, and if we accidentaloly step in one, StarClan help us." She shuddered at the idea of it. Songheart began padding back in the direction of the other cats.}

[+[{S.E.A.M.I.S.T.}]+]

Shadowfire's whiskers twitched. Since he and Cloudmist were on opposite ends of the camp, he wasn't able to hear her comment. However, he glanced at the darkening sky, and mewed, "I suppose we should go back."

[</cloudii>]

Cloudmist followed more slowly, glancing around for more Twoleg traps. "Look! There's another one over there!" she meowed to Songheart.