Prologue
Rosepaw was asleep. She knew it. And for some reason, the dream she was having seemed so realistic Rosepaw could almost touch the leaves. Rosepaw felt awake, despite really being asleep. Rosepaw was on a path, clearly treaded by humans, or twolegs, as the cats called them. One walked over to her. Rosepaw jumped up in fear.
"I mean not to hurt you small one. I bring a prophecy from the stars themselves. Time must bend and family lost, hearts broken and all will be lost. Red as a rose must make the choice, one that will cost one his voice," the human spoke, his voice soft and welcoming. Rosepaw was confused. She wasn't a medicine cat. Why was she given a prophecy? Rosepaw pondered on this. All will be lost.
Chapter 1
Rosepaw woke up to her quiet clan, and got out of the den quickly. Many cats were up and moving, and Rosepaw was surprised when she saw her mother Pond over by the nursery.
"Mum, why are you over here and not in the hunter's den?" Rosepaw asked Pond quizzically. Pond looked down.
"Oh, Rosepaw. Hadn't you heard? Adder and I are expecting kits!" Pond mewed happily. Rosepaw wasn't excited when she heard Adderstorm's name and not her father Covestar's. Most cats knew that Cove and Pond had once had a falling out, but things had seemed to be better. Rosepaw had hoped she'd see her parents together once more, but Pond had met Adderstorm and things had accelerated from there. Covestar's death didn't help either. Rosepaw hadn't expected it to be like this though. Rosepaw smiled awkwardly, subtly trying to show her disappointment to Pond.
"That's fantastic, mum," she mewed, "when will they come?"
"We don't know yet. My, I just found out!" Pond said happily. Rosepaw nodded and walked to her mentor, Fishtail. Fishtail was a beautiful silver tom cat who
"Morning Fishtail!" Rosepaw mewed in a excited manner.
"You ready to excel at hunting?"
"Yep!"
Rosepaw had one teensy little problem. She was the worst hunter in all of her clan, BrookClan. So when she and Fishtail hurried to the rabbit leap, Rose couldn't sniff out a single rabbit.
"It all smells the same," she complained.
"Rose… you sure you don't want to switch to being a battler?" Fishtail asked her. Rosepaw looked down.
"Both of my parents were hunters. Aren't I supposed to be like them?"
"You are your own cat."
"Fine. Then come on stinky fish, let's go talk to Vistastar."
After an abrupt conversation with the cranky leader, Rosepaw's new mentor was announced as Ebonylight- a snarky she-cat who didn't trust a single apprentice. Rosepaw was going to have lots of fun.