So yes. Twigpaw is gone. Ashclaw is gone. With nobody in Stoneheart's way, he is free to be as ambitious as he wants. And, if he gains enough power, he could even take out a leader if he wanted to. Somebody needs to get in his way again, to stop him. And if nobody will do it, I will.
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-Lilith
Outside, I saw Owlflight chatting with Jayflame, and I was thankful that he hadn't left me behind. Stepping into the light, I hurried over to him, ignoring my aching and growling stomach.
"Are we up for patrol?" I asked, and Owlflight turned away from Jayflame to answer.
"Not until you eat. You always scare off the prey with an empty stomach." He said jokingly, and I rolled my eyes before picking off a nice, plump fish off the top of the fresh-kill pile. Dragging it over to the beautiful willow tree I always ate under, I sat down to eat, chewing hungrily.
Suddenly I heard a voice grow louder, attracting my attention. I looked up from my fish, swiping my tongue across my muzzle to clean it. I gazed over the heads of many cats before finding the one I was looking for, the one who had spoken loudly.
Ugh, StarClan. Stoneheart.
His white fur looked groomed as if it were for a reason. Pale blue-grey eyes that seemed to be in a laughing way as he responded to something Blacktail said. Cats milled about him, and I spotted the familiar pelts of Stormcloud, Heronwing, and Flintheart in the mix. Traitors.
After Twigpaw and Ashclaw left, you see, Stoneheart decided for some odd reason to try to become a popular warrior, I guess. He started making friends, acting kinder to a couple of cats, and even taking an interest in the jobs a deputy did. I wasn't the only one who thought he was losing it.
But then he started speaking out. He started saying that a cat who is only half RiverClan is not fully RiverClan, that they don't belong. I have to admit, many cats were shady when Twigpaw was accepted into the clan, but then grew used to him because he had proven his worth many times. But now that he was exiled, there was nothing standing in the way, so they could freely agree with him. Stoneheart's ideas rapidly became a growing trend. He started having an entourage, mostly consisting of Blacktail, Flintheart, Stormcloud, and Heronwing. I even heard a rumor that Lilybloom was fond of him. When I heard that, I almost had to see Daisyleaf since I thought I would throw up.
"Ugh." Mosspaw said, appearing beside me. "That guy gives me the creeps."
"Glad to see I'm not the only one." I murmur.
He let me eat in silence, and as I did, I thought about my recent dream. What had it meant? Who was the cat?
"Mosspaw?"
"Yes?" He asked patiently.
"Do you know a pretty white she-cat with light blue eyes?"
He thought for a moment. "In what clan?"
"ThunderClan or ShadowClan, I guess."
He thought for a minute longer. "No. All of the white she-cats I know have green eyes, not blue." He said.
"Oh." I say, disappointed.
"Does this she-cat have a name?" He asked, sitting down beside me.
"I've seen her before –many times, actually. But I can't remember her name or where she's from or anything." I say, and he looked confused.
"You never asked?"
"I never got the time to!" I defend myself.
He chuckled quietly, and I ate another piece of my fish. As I did, I wondered how I could phrase the next question.
"Say, uh…you haven't seen Twigpaw around, huh?" I asked cautiously.
"No, I haven't seen your mate anywhere." He snorted and rolled his eyes, and I glared at him. For some odd reason, he has it stuck in his head that I am deeply in love with Twigpaw or something.
"Just wondering, okay? I'm not going to go run off to join him in exile or anything. Just want to know where he settled down." I say coolly.
"Well, sorry sis, but I haven't heard anything about him in the past moon." He said, and we both sat there in silence as the disappointment sank in.
"Why do you keep calling me Twigpaw's mate?" I asked.
"Think about it. You were the one to take him to RiverClan. You shared the same nest with him. You were at his apprentice ceremony as well, and hang out with him a lot while you train. And Eaglepaw and I are guys, and we brothers don't see Twigpaw like the way you do."
"He's just a friend, okay? A rogue friend who I happened to stumble across. No big deal." I say stiffly.
Mosspaw nodded, but I could tell he didn't believe me. "Listen, I got to go: Lilybloom wants me to go on a hunting patrol. See you later, sis!" He called over his shoulder as he walked towards Streamtail, who was forming the next hunting patrol.
I watched him go, wondering if other people were starting up rumors about me and Twigpaw. I needed to locate them and shut them down before they could do any more damage with their stupid rumors.
"Ready to go?" Owlflight asked as he walked up to me. I ate the rest of the fish, and then sat up to follow him to the RiverClan camp entrance/exit.
"Who else are we going with?" I asked as we walked.
"Viperfang, Ospreytalon, Willowbranch, and Firepaw." He rattled off the names.
"We're going to separate to fish, right?"
"Of course. We wouldn't catch anything with six cats. Firepaw, Willowbranch, and Ospreytalon are fishing by the river near WindClan, and the rest of us will fish nearby." He clarified.
The other four cats were waiting for us at the entrance. As we all left the clan, heading through the small tunnel made out of moss and brambles, Firepaw dropped back to speak with me.
"Meet me at the WindClan border near the lake at moohigh." She whispered, and then sped up so there was some space in between us, leaving no room to argue or ask why.
I stared at her, confused. Why tonight? Why at the WindClan border? Who would be there to meet us?
I guess I wouldn't find out until tonight.
So yes in this book we will discover many more secrets than in the first book. Maybe we might find out why Firepaw hasn't gotten her warrior name yet. Maybe some secret emotions. Yeah I am having way too much fun with this.
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-Lilith