Sitka layed on the floor, panting from the pain in his broken back left leg. He tried to stand, but the pain was too hard. A guard snarled behind him, "I wish I could break you, but you already are!" Sitka pivoted, seeing the small maine coon that had started it all. He growled, "It's your fault my legs are broken! If you had not led me to Mau, we would not have to fight!" The maine coon chuckled, "Your words surprise even me. But it does not matter. Those poor unfortunant souls deserved it."
"Who deserved it?!"
"Why the slaves, of course!"
"You don't even care for them."
The maine coon yowled, "I would if they worked harder than they do!"
"Th..they already are working their hardest." Sitka managed to stand, balancing on his three legs. The maine coon lunged, and Sitka-painfully- sidestepped. The maine coon crashed to the ground, and Sitka stood on his neck, and a crunching sound was heard. He walked out towards the main courtyard. The battle was dying down, and most of the slaves had escaped, but at least fifty lay unconscious or dead. He saw a non-flatlined guard approach him,
"You already buddy?"
"Other than this leg, yes."
"Mau is searching for you, you better get yourself outta here."
"I don't know if I can make it that far hauling this leg."
"Lean on me." He leaned against the cat's shoulder, walking quickly towards the entrance. They made it to the entrance, and the two walked as fast as they could away from the castle.
Velenka, Enoll, Kiko and Kika arrived at the camp. The bodies were gone, but the camp didn't look as it used to, florishing with life and bouncing with excited kits. Velenka walked in. There was only two mice and a thrush left on the prey heap. It wasn't much, but it was enough to get started rebuilding the clan.
"Who are you? Stay away from me and my kit!" Velenka whirled around, hearing a voice in the nursery. She mewed,
"It's ok. We are friends!" The cat emerged, and gasped at the sight of Velenka. Velenka realized this was Fawn the kit's mother, Lilania.
"Is it really you Velenka?" Velenka nodded, and she called Fawn out. The brown and white spotted kit walked out, and squealed in happiness. She played with the kit for a little bit, then looked up at Lilania, "Are there any other survivors with you?"
"My mate, Finhor, is hunting. He sh-
"Velenka?!" Velenka turned, a muscular black tom was running into the hollow, a rabbit and bird in his mouth. She reconized the battle-scarred tom. Finhor was an expert hunter. She greeted the tom, "Finhor! Good to see you survived as well!" Finhor nodded, "Lilania, Fawn, and I escaped from camp when Gino distracted the guards. We came back after the battle and removed the bodies and started rebuilding. We were here for a day when you four appeared." He looked at Kiko, Kika, Enoll, then Velenka. Velenka leapt onto the Announcing ledge, "Deir! We have rescued more cats. We are going to start rebuilding the camp and the clan. Every day, two cats will leave the camp at dawn, and come back at sunhigh, hopefully with more survivors or rogues. Then, different adults will go out and do the same, then return at sunset!" The cats listened, and nodded. Then Velenka mewed, "When we have enough cats, we will start forming allies. Is that clear?" The cats yowled their approval.
Current cats in New Deir:
Velenka
Kiko
Kika
Enoll
Finhor
Lilania
Fawn
