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(Tansy with hyperactive kits is my fav, so thank you for her excitement!!)
Ah. So it was story time. Supposedly. According to Silverkit. Whom Tansyjaw did not consider a foremost authority on that subject, but who was? Goatscrunch? She'd heard his stories, and they were mostly complete nonsense. Absolute mousedung. Barely a moral to them. So maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to give Silverkit a little instruction, set her straight a bit. Perhaps she should round up Sparkkit and Shockkit later as well. No, what was she thinking. She had no interest in a heart attack today, or ever, actually. There was no chance she was willingly going near THOSE hooligans.

Shuffling herself up into a sitting position, for better auditory effects and a little bit of intimidation factor, Tansyjaw mewed Ah, a story. I certainly have one of those! And did she EVER. No one had as much of a family history as they did without having quite a few stories on hand for inquisitive kittens. Once up on a time she began, in the age-old tradition of elders everywhere there was a young Thunderclan warrior. She was brave and strong, and always worked hard for her clan. A bit like herself, in her youth. But Silverkit didn't need to know that. Tansyjaw was content to keep her Thunderclan warrior anonymous. Forever, hopefully. The memory of what that Thunderclan warrior had done had finally faded, and it would stay that way if she had anything to say about it. @Amber2010

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Wait wait hold up! Silverkit meowed, is the warrior the legendary badgerstar? she meowed with awe.

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Hmmm, Silverkit seemed to be taking this a bit the wrong way. Badgerstar was certainly legendary, but she didn't impart the necessary lessons. So, Tansyjaw thought it best to come up with a little.....alibi for her 'hero'. She might fly a bit too close to the sun in the end, but she certainly began with the bright future of one. No, it's not Badgerstar this time little one. she mewed indulgently, because being sweet got the message across a bit better than harshness and there was a bit of a motherly side in her. Somewhere.

No, this young warrior's name was......... a pause for suspense, and for her to pluck a name from thin air Sorrelbite. Weird, but good enough. Like I said, she was a great warrior. But then, one leaffall day, things started to go wrong. It had been a beautiful leaffall too, all of the oaks in beautiful, flaming colors. But at first, young Sorrelbite thought that her meeting at the border with a Shadowclan warrior was a blessing. So handsome at first sight, and so charming too. Tansyjaw continued with this information. He was handsome, and kind, and his name was Frogswirl. No harm in using HIS real name, he was long gone and it was no skin off her back if something happened to him anyway.

They talked, and decided to meet up again at a gathering, or the border, whichever came first. It had been a gathering, then the border twice, then the gathering again, if you wanted to be precise. And, slowly actually pretty rapidly when you thought about it they fell in love. They both took care to keep their involvement a secret from their clans, because relationships outside the clans are wrong. Traitorous. And despite their foolishness in falling in love, they loved their clans. Or at least, she'd thought they'd had. Frogswirl hadn't quite so much, but that was all the more reason this was a cautionary tale. It was probably about time to give Silverkit some space to react, so Tansyjaw closed her maw, watching the kit closely. @Amber2010

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Silverkit stared blankly at Tansyjaw, unable to react to the story, wait she meowed I've never heard of this Sorrelbite she said with a questioning look, and what clan is Frogswirl from? she accused, something isn't adding up here, she said suspensefully, though silverkit was younger than most her brain was as fast as a fox.

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Was this kid really questioning her? HER? The eldest of the elders(not really, Goatscrunch was older than time probably), whom Silverkit had annoyed into giving her a story? Such blatant disrespect! Tansyjaw was certain she had been MUCH more polite as a kit, it was just this current crop that had no concept of proper etiquette. Adding an even more authoritative(some might say haughty) element to her voice, Tansyjaw began to explain to the dense little kit why she hadn't heard of Sorrelbite. Well you see, this story happened a long, long time ago. Back when I was just a kit. Not quite, but close enough.

Sorrelbite's story isn't told as much because no one wants to remember mistakes. So of course you haven't heard of her. Cats would rather tell stories of embellished glories than the hard reality, even though there is much to learn from the wrongs of others, so we do not repeat them. She had certainly learned a lot from 'Sorrelbite's mistakes. It clearly hadn't stuck in her stupid kit's or grandkids minds, given what Lioncrest was getting up to, but there was hope for Silverkit still. As for the other question, Frogswirl, that rat, was from Shadowclan. Truth there too.

Deciding that it was best to move on with the story, Tansyjaw began to tell it again. But then, Sorrelbite became pregnant. Her parents found out, and they were enraged. She left the clan, and had her kits in secret, in the twolegplace. She lived alone there, for moons, hoping that her lover would come and join her, for she'd told him where to meet her. But he never came. That had been the worst of it. Going every day to that stupid little knoll, looking into the forest, hoping that he would come to love her. To live with her. To be her everything. And every day, finding nothing. Not so much as a scent on the breeze, and she'd have to go back to the kits again and try and find food.

Eventually, she was too lonely to stand it. She left the kits with a twoleg, and returned, in shame and disgrace. She took a decent mate and had kits with him too, but she was never held in the same regard. She threw away a lot of what she might have had in life for a stupid Shadowclanner who never spoke to her again. Frogswirl hadn't been worth it. She'd loved him so much, but he hadn't been worth it. Thistle had been safer. There had been little passion in their union, but they were strong together. Produced good kits. Were respected, as the memory of her failings faded. She'd been lucky to get him, with such a blemish on her record. She should have stayed within their borders. @Amber2010

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Silverkit decided to trust Tansyjaw about the sorrelbite, she continued to listen with great interest, how can Frogswirl abandon his love!?! At that time silverkit vowed to herself that she will never abandon her close ones, no matter what!! Thanks Tansyjaw! she meowed, I'm sorry for not beweeving you before; I trust you! she grinned.

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It seemed that one of the Trouble Twins had also ventured in to the elders den. Tansyjaw was relieved to see that it was Sparkkit and not Shockkit, of the two evils he was the slightly less objectionable one, but still a bit wary. Fortunately he had stayed quiet to allow her to finish the second body chunk of the story, and for Silverkit to get it through her little head that Tansy. Was. Right. She always was, truly, but Silverkit had doubted her briefly. Fortunately, she came around.

She smiled with as much gentleness as she could manage at the small molly. This one might be something, if she kept a decent attitude. Sparkkit too, if he could get rid of the ever-present irritation that was his sister. Ugh, just THINKING about Shockkit was horrifying to her. But before the little menace's brother could be spoken to, she had to finish her story. I'm glad to hear it Silverkit. she purred, considering how exactly to wrap the tale up for a moment. She could leave the lesson to them to find, but they might find the wrong one. But if they DID find the right one they would likely adhere to it better if they came up with it.

Tansyjaw decided better safe than sorry, not having too much faith in the little kit brains before her. That, kits, is why you don't trust cats from other clans. They might act friendly, but they will never have your best interests at heart. It's much better to stay with those you've grown up with, and live with. Of course, this probably wasn't firm enough. She was aware the warrior code had become more of the warrior suggestions these days, but it was still worth imparting upon the kits before too many bad ideas tried to influence them.

Remember too, it is against the warrior code to become mates with cats from another clan. You should be respectful to all cats of decent standing clanhoppers and scoundrels were naturally excluded so as to give a good impression of yourselves and Thunderclan, but being too friendly only ends in heartbreak. Even friendship was dangerous, if the two clans in question were hostile enough. It didn't happen often, but friends against each other on the battlefield was never a good thing. Hopefully these two would be smart enough to avoid such a tragedy. @spooky sleek. @Amber2010

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Silverkit watched in awe, this was so true! other clans can be traitors! she vowed to herself once again that she will never ever ever grow a bond with any other clans!