Prologue:

I jerked myself awake suddenly. The dream had been so real. But what did it mean? StarClan must have sent it to me... But why me? Why not Flamestar? Or Lightheart?

Quietly, I rose to my paws, thinking of how I would tell Flamestar, my sister. Deeper in the den, my apprentice, Crowpaw, slept. Crowpaw was also my brother, with his golden brown pelt and blue eyes. He was a fast learner and a helpful apprentice; he was always bringing prey to the elders.

I padded swiftly into the night, still thinking about the dream. The cold air ruffled my brown pelt. I passed the apprentices' den and my kin, Silverpaw. She was sleeping next to her friend Spottedpaw, a white she-cat with black spots covering her from whisker to tail. Silverpaw was smaller than other cats, but she was just as quick and swift. She was just like Lionpaw, but she had bigger dreams. She wanted someday to become Silverstar, the leader of NightClan.

Flamestar's den was just ahead, beneath HighTree. I padded forward quietly and quickly closer to Flamestar's den. The ginger-pelted she-cat was sleeping soundlessly curled up in a small ball.

I hesitated, then prodded her with my front paw. "Flamestar," I whispered intently. "Flamestar!" There was a grunt, a sigh finally a meow.

"Rockfrost," Flamestar murmured. She looked up at me with tired and concerned eyes. "What is it?"

"I know this may sound mouse-brained," I started. "But I have a message from StarClan. They have granted me permission to tell you, Flamestar." I meowed slowly as I sat on my haunches.

Flamestar's eyes grew wild and excited to hear the news. I knew she'd believe me because once, she, as an apprentice, got a message from StarClan that saved the Clans from TwoLegs.

"What is the message, Rockfrost?" She asked me.

"I'll tell you," I paused, sighed then continued. "A human warrior will join NightClan before the next moon."

"A human?" Flamestar asked, puzzled. "What's a human?"

"I don't know," I confessed. "StarClan didn't tell me that."

Flamestar thought hard for a moment. Then she meowed, " Human warrior? Only cats can be warriors. Unless a human is a type of cat..."

"Well, whatever it is, it's coming to the Clan," I meowed. " Whatever it is, we'll need to be ready for it."

I stared into the sky, outside of Flamestar's den, trying to think. There was a single cloud, tinged with a light blue light surrounded by Silverpelt. I locked my eyes onto it, and as I watched, it started to form into a cat's head!

Gasping, I scrambled to my paws and leapt backwards onto Flamestar.

"Ouch! Rockfrost-"

I jumped back to my paws and listened for what the cloud had to say to me.

"The golden and white cat shall enter NightClan." He whispered. Then I suddenly remembered the Clan leader; Icestar. "It is her destiny to join NightClan, and will lead through times of trouble. But beware of the secret she holds." Icestar finished.

"Beware of the secret she holds..." I repeated.

The cloud had disappeared.

"Rockfrost?"

It was Flamestar. I turned around to face my leader.

"Sorry, Flamestar." I meowed quietly. "But I have just received another message from StarClan."

Flamestar waited calmly with her paws folded beneath her. I repeated what Icestar said to Flamestar. She twitched her ears in thought.

"So another cat will just join NightClan," She meowed slowly. "A kittypet? A loner? A rogue?"

"Icestar didn't say." I meowed as I shook my head. "Just a golden and white she-cat will enter NightClan."

Flamestar paused for a moment then mewed, "Then I guess we'll just need to wait until the she-cat shows herself."

I dipped my head and meowed back, " That is the only thing we can do now,"

"Don't tell the Clan about this," Flamestar meowed. "But I'll tell Lightheart... He'll need to know."

I twitched my tail in agreement. "Good idea, Flamestar. Good night." I turned around to leave the den.

"Good night." Flamestar paused then meowed, "Rockfrost! You should become a medicine cat someday,"

I let out a mmeeooww of laughter then mewed, "Maybe I will,"

I padded quietly toward the warriors' den, stopping the look around the clearing as if the she-cat named will show herself at any moment. But I saw nothing. Feeling both excited and discouraged, I fell asleep in my nest.