Making a new home, in an unfamiliar place {{Dusk}}

Dawn
Sometimes your best ally is Truth

The ginger she-cat slowly padded up the hill and looked around, her ears moving every which way and the Thunder-hooves below ran around in their separate place. The wind from the moor tugged at her fur, the the lean she-cat didn't move an inch as she waited for her brother. Dawn was one for patience. If she wasn't, they wouldn't be here in the Clan cats' land now. And they're trip would have been pointless.
She turned and looked out at the large lake then up at the full moon. She hadn't heard any cats out and wondered if they were all asleep, or watching them with uncertainty. Personally she would be scared of herself too. She probably looked horrible and skinny from their trip. at the thought of food her stomach gave a small grumble of protest and she sighed and turned her attention back to her brother.
"There's a twoleg's den up ahead....maybe we can rest there for a while." she mewed and waited for her brother's silent response. That was the only down side, he never talked. But she knew it wasn't his fault and she loved her brother. She quickly licked her paw while she waited and ran it over her ear.

The sky above was black and only the stars and the full moon broke it with their white lights. The ground below was covered with a light layering below and all lay silent. All lay still; broken only by two cats, thin and scraggly. It was clear they had done much traveling, especially the tom who was covered with many scars. The two had pelts almost the same shade, the she-cat only a few shades lighter. Any cat could tell these two where brother and sister.

The tom looked up into the sky. They had made it, to the place they were meant to come to. A lot of patience and will power went into this journey. They had traveled for many sunrises and sunsets. The two where worn out, but they couldn't just plop down in the open for predators to attack. Shelter would need to be taken for the night.

When the she-cat spoke, the tom looked at her. The Twoleg nest. They had taken shelter with Twolegs before, and in barns. The Thunder Hooves were trotting around in an enclosed area, they would not cause a problem for the two cats. The tom nodded and began to lead the way down. This was foreign territory and he wanted to make sure there was no danger for his sister.

He may have been sent her on a mission for peace and life, but Dusk would do anything to protect his sister. Even die for her...

Even die for her...

Dawn
Sometimes your best ally is Truth

Dawn was quiet as her brother looked around as well. When he started toward the shelter she followed without hesitation. She trust her brother, and there was no changing that. When they reached the door she slipped in behind him and looked around.
The smell of hay quickly filled her nose and warmth soon filled her body as she followed Dusk in. Small squeaks of mice could be heard. At the moment she didn't know if she was more tired...or hungry.
"Thank the Ancestors we made it." she murmured brushing her head against her brothers. Genesis, the oldest ancestor, had said it would be hard, but she had never imagined anything like this. She debated on wither her brother should hunt or start making the nests for them. He looked as worn out as she did, but he had more scars than her and just from this trip. She hoped nothing was too bad.
"How about you make the nests. I can round up a few mice and we can eat." she suggested perking her ears for the closest catch.

Dusk was glad for the peace and the time he would have to rest. The sun was slowly setting, and the night-time prey would soon be active. It was a good idea to hunt while they had to chance. They would probably sleep in tonight. Dusk nodded to his sister. As much as he would have gone hunting instead of her, this journey had taken a toll on him. Just putting one paw in front of the other was a challenge. It would take him as much time as it took Dawn to hunt a mouse for herself to get one nest ready.

The dark red tom watched as his sister faded into the bracken before turning to his task. His ears were perked and alert for any signs that she would need help. It took the loner some time to find some moss that was dry enough to use. It also took him awhile to bring it back to the spot he and Dawn had stopped. It was slow and a sore walk.

As the young but scarred tom began to work on nests for the night, his mind began to wander on what he and Dawn would do now that they were in this strange place.What will be our next step... We must contact the leaders of these clans...or perhaps we should wait for the Ancestors to contact us...if they can. Just as he finished Dawn's nest, which had a majority of the moss, he heard the rustle of bracken and the scent of his sister with fresh-kill. Turning around he smiled at her, just as his stomach let unleashed a torrent of growls.

Dawn
Dawn smiled slightly at her brother as his stomach made sounds when she padded over. She dropped two large mice at his feet and nudged the bigger one toward him.
"You can have that one." she murmured softly and settled down before starting on her own mouse. As she slowly looked around the small barn she couldn't help but wonder where the travelers were. She knew Shade, the Adviser of the group said they would head toward the salty lake, but she always knew they ended up different places than they plan. That's why she liked the travelers. You never knew where the road would take you.
Dawn looked at her brother and thought about when they had first joined. Her brother had always been bigger and stronger than her. He wasn't afraid to step up and fight to protect her and she had been him attack many a animal on her behalf. She, in return would hunt for him, giving him the bigger of everything since he defiantly needed it.
"Do you think we'll need to keep watch?" she asked after she swallowed down a piece of her mouse. She doubted they would, but you never knew anymore.

This world keeps spinning faster
To a new a new disaster
So I run to you, I run to you, baby
When it all starts coming undone
Baby you’re the only one I run to….
I run to you.

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Dusk smiled at his sister. They two mice she had were extremely large for this early in spring, but none the less welcomed. As she pushed toward him the largest of the two he naturally felt the urge to push it back to her and take the smaller of the two. But long ago they had that talk, and he knew if he wished to keep his ears he would take the mouse he was offered.

As he began to eat it silence beside his sister, Dusk began to think about what their next move would be. Obviously, what Shade had told them wasn't going to be of much help. But Dusk should have expected that. As Travelers, they always ended up in strange and far away lands that many had believed only to exist in dreams. Some would believe their life so lucky, but sometimes one had to wish to find a place they could settle forever. Dusk, however, only wished to be where Dawn was. If she continued to travel, they so would he. If she settled somewhere then he would settle with her.

"Do you think we'll need to keep watch?" Dawn's question brought Dusk back to the present, not on the future like he had been. Thinking thoughtfully for a moment. They would be better off safe then sorry. They still had no idea how they would be received, or even what to do next. Yes, the would need to keep watch. Nodding, Dusk flicked his tail toward the nests he had prepared. He would take first watch, and if Dawn didn't get up to take his place he would certainly keep it all night.

Dawn
Dawn watched her brother as he seemed to thing about her question. She wasn't sure right now because nothing seemed to make an sense at the moment. She really didn't know why they were here in the first place, besides to help some cats she didn't even know. When her brother nodded and flicked her tail towards the nests a surge of rebellion raged through her.
"Dusk, you need more rest than i do, like you need more food. You've been fighting off everything thing we've come in contact with and you look exhausted." she mewed softly looking at her brother. Although she tended to be more protective of him, somehow she always lost their arguments. The only one she hadn't lost was the one about the food. and she had been lucky to win that one.
"I can survive for one night. Sleep. I'll catch up on sleep tomorrow if i have to." she mewed, but even as she talked she felt herself growing tired, but she wouldn't show dusk that or he's push her into the nests for sure. She had to be as strong as her brother...after all, she was born first.

This world keeps spinning faster
To a new a new disaster
So I run to you, I run to you, baby
When it all starts coming undone
Baby you’re the only one I run to….
I run to you.

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ooc:// OH MEE GWASH. THAT'S LADY ANTEBELLUM!!! Oh, and Dawn's little comment about being the oldest was priceless xD

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Dusk had been prepared for Dawn to rebell against his proposal. It was true, he was worn out and would love to sleep. But he also knew that if he did let her keep watch he would stay up all night watching her. Until he knew how the cats they were suppose to help would react to them, and what other animals lived by this lake, he would not step down from protecting his sister. Staring hard into Dawn's eyes, he slowly shook his head. He would win this arguement. There was no doubt about it.

They had a stare down for a couple of minutes. Dusk was already forming a plan in his head. Based on how she was drooping he was pretty sure if he got her into her nest, she would fall right asleep. It might be a little trouble getting her into the nest, but he would make sure she was asleep before the moon was at it's highest point. He knew that if he wanted to do that he better start hearding her toward the nest right now. She had finished her mouse, so had he. Standing up he pushed his snout gently into her side. She would be in that nest very soon...

It didn't matter if she was older than him. He would protect her like any brother shoulder, older or younger.

Dawn
Dawn watched her brother with narrowed eyes. He was not moving her from this spot and form the look in his eyes, that was his plan. She flexed her claws slightly and waited while they had their stare down. Of course she would never purposely hurt Dusk, but he could be very persistent.
As she sat there she could feel the toll of the long trip starting to take her. But she would over come this fight. She wouldn't let her brother beat her this time. When he got up and gently started nudging her toward the nest she let out a low warning grown and batted his ear with sheathed claws.
"Quit pushing you squirrel-brained idiot." she mewed but then couldn't help but laugh. She nudged his shoulder back with her head and got up nipping his ear. "alright fine. But wake me up when you get tired. I don't want you watching all night. It takes the fun out of everything when you do it all."
She purred and rubbed her head under his chin affectionately. although dusk could be a pain in her tail, she loved him. He protected her and made sure she was better off than him all the time. He wasn't self-centered which was something she had to work on. She gently licked her brother's shoulder and padded over to the nests slowly curled up getting comfortable. She slowly blinked and smiled at dusk.
"We'll see if this is what Genesis meant. Maybe we have some more traveling ahead of us." she mewed softly and slowly blinked again. However she never got to see her brother's reaction, because within seconds she was sound asleep.

This world keeps spinning faster
To a new a new disaster
So I run to you, I run to you, baby
When it all starts coming undone
Baby you’re the only one I run to….
I run to you.

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ooc:// Dawn and Dusk introduction is finished.

Dusk grinned inwardly. He, of course, won that little skirmish. Now to win the battle against his fatigue. His sisters battering as she went to the nests he could handle, but staying up even half of the night would be a challenge. He took his sister's words to heart. There was a deeper meaning to them. If he wanted to have ears in the morning he better let he do some of the watching. Some, not most or half. She had never specified how long. So he knew it would be close to dawn when he would wake her up to take his place.

He watched with a gentle smile as she curled up into her nest. A ray of moon light made it through the roof. Her light pelt glimmered with the silver rays bringing justice to her name. Dawn, his big sister, would always be little to him. He loved her and there would be no one else. If there was he could handle the pain. He had promised her and he never broke his promises.

As he slipped to head back outside her words met his ears. Her soft voice drifted across a gentle breeze and told him all about how tired she was. "We'll see if this is what Genesis meant. Maybe we have some more traveling ahead of us." Then he heard her breathing slow into a steady beat. She was asleep and he wouldn't wake her for a long while.

Slipping into the chilly air outside the barn, Dusk looked up into the sky. The stars and moon where brightly shining. But over the horizon dark times were coming to these mysterious cats they had been sent to help. There will be a lot of traveling. Just not the kind we may expect he thought as his sense took over and the chirping and croaking of crickets and frogs took over.