Temporary title, I don't know if I will keep it or not.

Alrighty! It has certainly been awhile since I last visited this club. I am sooo sorry for neglected ya'll!

So I have started a new novel and let's just say it's....different. I don't know if any of you read Redwall or the Warrior series but I have recently decided to try something different! Usually my stories are romance/fantasy but this time I decided to write about animals...talking animals. Strange, I know! But I'm always open to try new things and I have to say so far I am really enjoying this noval. It has been a lot of fun and I can hardly leave it alone!

Now, if any of you have read the Warrior series then you may think I am copying Erin Hunter. Well, I definently got my insperation from her but I am in no way trying to copy her.  I also got insperation from the fact that I LOVE wild cats! Ocelots are my favourite! =)

Alright, I hope you enjoy! Oh and by the way I love the new template! It's absalutly lovely!

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Prologue

Sranh jumped to the top of the meeting rock, muscles rippling as he did so. Standing straight and tall , he called out to the other cats around him. "Let us join together in a meeting."

He watched as lynxes, leopards, ocelots, cougars, tigers, and fellow jaguars gathered in the clearing. The cats watched him with anger in their eyes, all thinking the same thing.

Sranh nodded toward one of the leopards and waited for him to push a cougar forward. The cat looked completely confused and scared.

"We have before us a cat that has betrayed us." Sranh yowled out.

The large group of cats all became loud as they yelled in protest, cursing the traitor's name. "Harne, Harne!"

With a flick of his tale, Sranh beckoned for the cats to quiet and they did so, lapsing into a angry silence.

"What should we do to this traitor?" Sranh called out, his voice strong.

A female tiger, lithe muscles, ran forward and sprang upon the rock. Standing beside Sranh she began to speak.

"Harne betrayed his family. And through them he betrayed mine. Do we really want him around? If he lives around us he can easily plan another attack. I say banish him!"

Her words brought the voices of many cats chanting, "Exile, exile, exile." A slow, steady chant that grew louder and louder. Harne sat in the middle of it, looking small and defeated.

The female tiger jumped back to the ground, leaving Sranh up on the rock.

Sranh growled out at the cats, silencing them once again. "Kelia's right! He shouldn't be around!"

Everyone watched as Kelia walked past Harne, stopping briefly to snarl at him. "Traitor." She hissed.

"Then it's settled." Sranh said. "Harne, I banish you from your Tribe. You are no longer allowed anywhere near your former Tribe, nor the Tribes of any other cats."

Harne jumped a step closer to Sranh and protested, "But I didn't do it! It wasn't me who led them here. You have the wrong cat!"

"Quiet." Growled Sranh. "We don't want to hear any more from you. It's no use trying to pin the blame on somebody else. You are now...an outcast."

Lady Cleaona Kerrigan