Stonestar jolted awake. He panted for breath, his fur on end. He glanced around wildly, trying to figure out where he was. "Oh," He mumbled. "Just a dream."
He blinked slowly. "Hm..." Stonestar suddenly couldn't remember what he had been dreaming of. He sighed. It had to have been something important, but he couldn't recall anything.
"It's those Gemini." He reassured himself. "Fireclaw was right; they do need to be executed. They're a threat to us all." Once they actually found them, they could kill Icegaze and Lionear...
"Excuse me, Stonestar?" He jerked his head up when he heard his name.
"Y-yes?" He stammered. "Enter."
The newly appointed warrior, Pebblepaw, padded into the Clan leader's den. "May I speak to you?" He asked.
Stonestar nodded. "What is it?" He tried to hide a yawn.
"If you want me to come later, I can." Pebblepaw insisted.
"It's fine," Stonestar waved his tail. "Just tell me what you wanted to say."
"Well..." Pebblepaw looked down at his paws. "I think my brother and sister are Gemini!" He blurted. Then he realized what he had just done, and he took a step back. "I-I mean-!"
Stonestar stood slowly. "Pebblepaw, no need to be ashamed. I'm glad you told me. We should both report this to Fireclaw. He's an Ember, so he can kill them. We'll have two less threats in the Clan!"
Pebblepaw nodded, but there was a hint of regret in his eye. Stonestar tried to ignore it. He knew that they were Pebblepaw kin, but they had to do what had to be done. "We'll have a proper execution done tomorrow. We haven't had one in such a while..."
The young tom looked shocked. "What-"
"The reason why you have not seen one yet is because this Clan has not been tainted by Gemini for a long time. But, no worries. This will be a good experience." Stonestar explained quickly. His eyes glinted.
Pebblepaw looked down again. "One more thing..."
"Hm?"
"I think I may be an Ember..." Stonestar blinked. Of course. How could Pebblepaw know that his siblings were Gemini?
"Well...then..." He took in a deep breath. "Let's go talk to Fireclaw, shall we?" Stonestar sighed. He certainly wasn't going to go back to sleep anytime soon.