shadowstep trudged through the forest hunting grounds. he was hunting for the clan again. his only companions were swiftpaw, his apprentice, and his mate, silverwhisker. they had picked up a thunderclan stench on their territory. they were sick and tired of it. almost every moon,they picked up a thunderclan gathering, they spoke to thornstar, thunderclan's leader about it,but he was too stubborn to were determined to catch the thief. then, out of nowhere, they heard rustling. the scent of mouse flooded his nostrils. he dropped low into a hunting crouch. before the mouse knew what was happening, shadowstep killed it with one paw. after burying it, they out of nowhere, a thunderclan cat launched herself at silverwhisker in a tussle of fur and claw. two more emerged and shadowstep remembered them from the last gathering. it was rockfall, and his apprentice eaglepaw. he then realized the one fighting silverwhisker must be wolfheart. shadowstep realized with horror thunderclan was leading an attack.