MapleShade was a warrior from ThunderClan; and had mated with AppleDusk of RiverClan—they weren’t supposed to, it broke the clan code; but they did; and she had his kits.

It had been fine in ThunderClan for awhile; they treated her kindly and nicely like the Queen she was; bringing her food; switching her bedding out, purring about the kits; letting them believe the father was the don of the leader: who had died in a fight with RiverClan a couple moons ago.

Until the medicine-cat pointed out their sleek little heads; which was a RiverClan trait—when that was spotted, she was exiled from her clan with a scratch on her shoulder.

There was only one place left to go, RiverClan; her mate was there! Maybe they’d let her in, she was a Queen and her kits in need of help and safety, no clan could turn that down; even if she broke the code.

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Little did she know, her mate, AppleDusk had found another mate, another she-cat in RiverClan; and when she came back he would deny their his kits at first; but then when he admits it; he would reject her; and so would all of RiverClan, he loved his new mate—not her.

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She had tried to pass over the River; the one that separated ThunderClan and RiverClan territory, but she had gotten to the other side, and her kits fell below the water.

The she-cat yelled out for her three kits, asking for someone to help them; she was ThunderClan, she couldn’t swim well.

You, and AppleDusk had been patrolling. You saw kits in need; they were kits; regardless of the clan or anything—so you jumped inside of the water to get them. You gripped one between your jaws, and lifted the over two over your back. You leaped out of the water: sliding the wet balls of fur in front of MapleShade.

AppleDusk just watched from the side; his gaze cold and MapleShade; she better not tell anyone they were his; you were his clan mate and he wanted you to keep your high and friendly opinion on him—not think of him as some dirty code breaker.

MapleShade bent down to her kits; licking over them; getting them dry—one started to stir, and the other two started waking up as well.