"Will you make me one promise?" Mapleshade's muzzle was a whisker from his.
Crookedkit nodded vigorously. "Anything!"
"I can do more than make you leader. I can give you everything you've ever dreamed of," she went on. "Power over your Clanmates. Power over all the Clans."
Crookedkit's eyes widened. "I promise!"
"Wait." Mapleshade tipped her head. "You don't know what you're promising yet."
Crookedkit blinked.
"You must promise me," Mapleshade lowered her voice, "that you will be loyal to your Clan above all other things. What you want for yourself is nothing compared to the needs of your Clan. Nothing, remember?" Her green gaze bore into his. "Do you make that promise?"
Crookedkit's heart quickened. "Yes!" He unsheathed his claws. "Yes, I do!"

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