PROLOGUE
The small tortoiseshell she-cat felt a surge of excruciating pain as she received her ninth life. She could hear the warriors of StarClan cheering her name. When the pain dulled and the chorus of yowls stopped, a white-and-gray she-cat padded silently through the ranks toward her. Their gazes locked for a moment, and the StarClan cat spoke in a mysterious tone.
"To achieve greatness, a mountain must be conquered from within."
"What? What do you mean?" The tortoiseshell clawed the ground in anxiety. "Tell me more, Glowingfrost."
Glowingfrost gave no sign of hearing her plead. In one single moment all the warriors of StarClan leapt into the sky. They soon became nothing but stars, twinkling down at the newest leader of IceClan.
Coldstar awoke with a start. Lifting her head from the cold stone, she remembered her dream as if it was locked in her mind forever.
"A mountain." she said to herself. "A mountain must be conquered from within."