A light wind rippled the surface of a small pond, the starlight shimmering on the surface. A blue-gray she-cat stepped out from the ferns and into the clearing.

She looked around, "Firestar, are you here?"

A handsome ginger tom stepped from the darkness, "Im here Bluestar."

Bluestar smiled and gently touched noses with him, but Firestar pulled away, "Why did you ask me to meet you here?"

The she-cat lowered her head and hesatantly started to speak, "The Twolegs have returned..."

Firestar backed away in shock, "But... why? NO!"

Bluestar looked him in the eye, "Yes, and I don't think the Clans will be able to cope with another great journey." She lowered her head in shame.

Firestars eyes started to cloud with sadness, but after a few heartbeats he looked at Bluestar excitedly, "Why don't we get an actual Twoleg to help us?"