Prologue

A slender blue-gray she-cat moved along a log in Starclan's forest. Several kits bounced around her, happily wrestling on the ground. She recognized many of them from her lifetime in Forestclan. She could still remember when Battleclan attacked and killed many of her clanmates. Other Starclan cats complained about the kits disturbing their restful deaths.

The she-cat thought a moment and purred a bit as she moved closer to the group of kits, getting their attentions. "Come now, kits, gather around. Who wants to hear stories?"

The kits stopped their incessant wrestling and clustered around the former medicine cat. "What kind of stories, Berrysky?" piped a small black kit named Shadekit. "We love stories."

Berrysky thought a moment. "Well I have few. "The founding of the clans, stories from other clans far off, and the many adventures some of the bravest, yet most forgotten of cats and the many tasks and obstacles they endured."

A large tabby kit bounced up. "Adventure story! I wanna hear about brave warriors!"

Berrysky nodded. "Alright, sit down, Barkkit and all of you gather around. Our first story is one I call 'The Maze of Despair.'"