Droppaw gasped very audibly. But he was a very obedient cat, and running off on Sprucetail was already going against his principles. He stumbled back. "Y-yes, Tanglepelt," he said, and sighed, dolefully watching the retreating apprentices. He wanted to say goodbye, Galepaw, but he didn't want Tanglepelt to join his side and betray Galepaw and her freedom to a grueling episode in the elder's den.Tanglepelt looked at them, a look of thunder on his face. "HA! rollin' around like nursery kits are ye? Maybe you ought to behave like apprentices and clean out my bedding and do my ticks!"
Galepaw took one look at him and said in a barely audible but extremely powerful voice:
run.