From the Thunder comes a Tiger
Prologue
Leafpool padded through the forest, eight moons had passed since she had stepped down as Thunderclan's medicine cat. Leafpool missed healing her clan mates, but she had made a choice and she had to live with the consequences.
"Why Starclan, why did you do this to me," she caterwauled to Silverpelt, the tabby and white she-cat collapsed beneath the Sky Oak, too grief stricken to move.
Leafpool felt a sharp prod in her side, she opened her amber eyes and found a tortoiseshell tom with a dark ginger tail staring at her, Leafpool jumped to her paws, "Who are you," she hissed, "And what are you doing on Thunderclan territory," she fluffed up her fur.
"Greetings Leafpool," the tom mewed not at all frightened, Leafpool tipped her head, and she noticed the star shine in his fur.
"Who are you," she asked again more calmly, nodding her head in respect, the tom purred.
"My name is Redtail, I am your mother's father, I was murdered back in the Old Forest, on the same day your father joined the clan as an apprentice," Redtail introduced himself
Leafpool listened with fascination, why has Redtail never approached me before, she thought. "I'm sorry Redtail, but why does Starclan wish to speak to me now, I'm no longer the medicine cat of Thunderclan," she mewed the last eight words catching in her throat.
"This message is about you," Redtail replied coolly, Leafpool's blood turned to ice, Is Starclan still angry with me, she thought in despair, "We were never angry with you Leafpool, we knew from the time of your birth that your path as a medicine cat would be a different one," Redtail mewed.
Leafpool shook her fur, "What is the message," she asked almost frightened to hear her grandfather's reply
Redtail's voice took on the multilayered tone of several cats, "A fallen leaf does not bring ruin, but new life to the forest around it and all of its occupants," his voice returned to normal. Redtail wrapped his body around Leafpool's, and Leafpool picked up another scent, a sweet familiar scent, Spottedleaf, she thought, "Keep up your spirits Leafpool, all is not lost" Redtail and Spottedleaf whispered
Leafpool woke up, Redtail's words still echoing in her ears, she looked at the forest around her, morning green leaf light streamed through the trees and warmed her pelt, "Fox dung, I must have fallen asleep out here," she muttered and raced back to camp, she burst through the thorn tunnel, Brambleclaw was seated with several of Thunderclan's warriors around him, his amber gaze caught Leafpool's, the tabby and white she cat didn't miss the suspicion that flashed through them.
"Ah, Leafpool have you been visiting Windclan," he prompted narrowing his gaze, one of the warriors hissed at his words, Leafpool realized it was Squirrelflight.
"Brambleclaw leave Leafpool alone, you have no right to question her loyalty," she hissed padding away from the clan deputy and to her sister's side, Leafpool gave her sister a grateful lick.
Do I still belong in Thunderclan, she thought doubtfully