Firestar
shot through the brittle leaf-bare frosted brambles after a fine juicy rabbit. The white, swirling snow clouded his vision making him see only inches in front nose . Dodging each leafless tree by a whisker he closed the gap between himself and the prey with bounding leaps.
Relying more on his sense of smell rather than his vision he prepared to pounce. In one swift fluid motion he launched into the air, from the ground with his powerful hind legs and pinned his prey to the ground, and with a nip to the neck it was dead.
Pricking his ears and turning his head as he heard pounding paws, he picked up the rest of the patrols scents; he realized they were mingled with fear. Brackenfur, Sandstrom, Cloudtail and Cloudtail's former apprentice Cinderheart. Firestar narrowed his eyes and dropped his prey as the bracken rustled and Cloudtail hurtled out with his tail trailing behind him, and the rest of the petrol hard on his paws, he skidded to a halt a mouse-length in front of him, his eyes blazing with fear and fury. "Cloudtail… What is it?" Firestar asked urgently. Before Cloudtail could even stutter Branckenfur who failed to remain calm shouted, "It's Shadowclan! The whole of them! Their going to raid the camp!"
Firestar's ears instantly flattened and lashed his tail. Cold fury surged through his veins. His lip curled up in the beginnings of a snarl. "Well did you send someone?" He spat to no cat in particular. Brackenfur's fur bristled and flattened his ears lashing his tail while meowing trying to keep calm, "Of course I did! I sent Hollyleaf to warn Brambleclaw!"
Firestar left Brambleclaw in charge when he was out on patrols or doing serious tasks.
"This is all Sol's fault! Their lack of Starclan reliance, and disbelief of the warrior code may of as well turned them into rouges!" Sandstorm added, uncharacteristically aggressive.
"Well why are we all gossiping like nursing queens? Let's get back to camp!" Firestar ordered.
With Firestar in the lead they dashed and swerved through Thunderclan territory. It seemed like less than a heartbeat as the thorn barrier came into view, Firestar observed it was flattened, and above that he heard the screeching of fighting cats and the rank scent of ShadowClan. Firestar was determined to let Shadowclan and Sol know that they could not mess with Thunderclan without getting severely wounded. He then let out a fearsome battle cry, and he and the patrol bolted into the writhing mass of fighting cats.
