A/N: This is a preview of a part of the book. There was a lot of confusion about this in The Crossing; I just wanted to make it clear.

Darkheart felt his hear pounding in his head. This is the end, he thought. He turned to look at Nightpaw; he saw how thin he was. Am I that thin too? He wondered. I have failed you, Shadestar, he thought.

Then he remembered what Shadestar had told him…