Prologue

A dark colored she-cat with piercing ice blue eyes padded to the glowing stone. Touching her nose to it, she dozed off.

"StarClan help me!"

The starry cats watched in horror as a small cat with a silver tabby pelt flailed helplessly in the water. Her clanmates looked at each other in panic and StarClan stared, their eyes wide, at their failed attempts to save her.

"This wasn't supposed to be her destiny! What happened?!" A tabby cat exclaimed, her eyes wide with astonishment.

"We've never been wrong before. But she can't possibly survive in the water," a wise looking she-cat with a snow white colored pelt murmured, her head bowed.

"Her life shouldn't be so short. She's destined to be...great!" A dark gray tabby added.

"Well, why aren't you doing anything, Shellstar?" The white she-cat hissed.

"StarClan cannot interfere." But the tabby shook his head, his expression betraying his words. He looked at the white she-cat, his eyes filled with mourn and pain.

The tiny figure below wailed one last time before falling limp, sinking into the depths of the river. A starry shape appeared, diving under the water. She retrieved the body and laid her on the riverbank. She touched her nose to the small cat's pelt, and at the touch, the cat blinked. The starry cat disappeared, and suddenly appeared in StarClan.

"Dawnflame! What did you-"

"It was necessary." When the tom opened his mouth to retort, she narrowed her eyes and added sharply, "Don't argue with me, Shellstar! You know what happened last time!"

Eyes wide, the dark she-cat backed away, back into reality.