Prologue
Black twisted pines sliced across the sky, keeping the moons light hidden from the path below. Two shapes, their pelts dark enough to blend into the piecing blackness of the night. "Where are we going?" A young grey she-cat asked making her paw steps match the toms next to her. "Be patient." The tom grunted. "But Tigerstar-" He hushed her with the flick of his tail. "Be patient." said the tiger striped tom forcing his voice to stay level.
The she-cat quietly glanced at her paws and continued to keep up pace. Tigerstar's transparent amber gaze fell on the grey she-cat "Oh Poisonstar, what am I going to do with you?" His voice was all but a murmur. She shrugged, opening her mouth trying to catch the scent of the cat they were meeting. "If I may Tigerstar, can I ask you something?" Poisonstar looked up at her deceased leader with hopeful eyes. He sighed "You may." "Who are meeting? I can't find their scent anywhere." She asked nervously, as they began to reach Thunderclan territory. "Darkstripe." He answered grimly. "He gives Shadowclan all the news we need from Thunderclan." His tail twitched with anxiety, until they came upon a dark pelted tom with yellow eyes. "Welcome Tigerstar." He greeted, excitement edged in his mew. "And who is this?" He observed the grey she-cat carefully. "This is the new leader of Shadowclan, Poisonstar." Tigerstar introduced,pride showing in his voice. "She was named for her snake like fangs, which surprisingly inject poison." He pushed on. Darkstripe's eyes sparkled with fascination as his tail twitched happily. "You chose well Tigerstar, she will surely destroy Thunderclan." Tigerstar touched his tail tip to Poisonfang's shoulder softly."I'm sure she will." A toothy smile appeared on her leaders face.
Poisonstar's heart clenched as they pressed on with the conversation. She didn't want to destroy Thunderclan not with her sister's young living there. Not only that, but she already caused enough trouble in Thunderclan. Killing one of their warriors and destroying the life of one. But she couldn't let them know not here, not now. She knew if she disagreed with him he would haunt her dreams by taking her to the dark forest. Then brutally beating her to the point she wouldn't wake up...