B. Run away~~
Pop stood behind Aspenstripe, who kept hissing at the dog. The dog became angry and started barking loudly, which scared the cats. There was no place to hide inside the house where the dog wouldn't find them, so they ran for their lives.
The dog did not stop at the doorway and continued chasing after them. He was surprisingly fast for his old age. Aspenstripe glanced back and was surprised to see the dog catching up on them.
Aspenstripe: "He's not stopping! We have to lose him!"
Pop: "Back to the river!!"
The dog's loud barking alerted a neighbor dog, who immediately joined in the cat hunt. Aspenstripe and Pop ran to the river and crossed the stone path leading across.
Aspenstripe: "Never going back there again! There are dogs everywhere!"
Pop: "And probably flesh-eaters..."
Aspenstripe: "I guess we should head back and report our findings."
Pop: "Let's go."
--timeskip to sunset--
(I have not yet installed my proper image-editing software back so pretend it's darker in the screenshot)
The dogs fell behind as soon as Pop and Aspenstripe crossed the river, and with that, the cats had managed to escape. They headed back to their den to report to Silverfur, who had been awaiting the return of both his scouts and hunters.
Silverfur: "Aspenstripe! I was beginning to worry you two wouldn't make it back! Any good news?"
Aspenstripe: "Unfortunately not. We found an abandoned twoleg place on the other side of the river, but there were dogs guarding it. We had to escape fast."
Silverfur: "Ah, that's too bad. Guess we'll have to find a new home elsewhere."
Shortly after their return, Sootpaw and Smoke returned from their hunt as well.
Sootpaw: "We're back!"
Aspenstripe: "Sootpaw! I see you caught some dinner for us!"
Sootpaw: "Ha, I'm a better hunter than Smoke!"
Smoke: "Oh, please... My injuries have not yet fully healed."
Sootpaw proudly dropped aher freshly-killed pigeon in front of Aspenstripe. The smell attracted everyone from the den. Unfortunately, a pigeon and a mouse were not enough to feel them all at once. Prey was still scarce and the group had to find a new home if they were to survive. With everyone back at the camp, it was time to make the big decision.
Jay: "Well, they're back. Are we going to talk about moving now?"
Silverfur: "Oh, we are. Aspenstripe, do you remember what we talked about before you left?"
Aspenstripe: "Yes."
Silverfur: "We are going to either split up and share two separate territories or move the whole group at once."
Patch: "Splitting up is a bad idea. I'm the only medicine cat here, what if someone from the other group gets badly injured?"
Silverfur: "Good point, but there's too many of us and too little prey to keep all of us fed."
Goldenstar: "I say we stay together. I'm not leaving Aspenstripe!"
Silverfur: "We could, however, temporarily split up while we're looking for a new territory. That would make the search quicker and more effective."
Goldenstar: "That's actually a good idea. Aspenstripe?"
Aspenstripe: "Uhh..."
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A. Split up the group
B. Stick together and leave at sunrise