Mosskit snuck into the medicine cat den. This was the first chance she had gotten to explore the camp on her own. Her mother and sister were asleep and she didn't know where Briarlight or Jayfeather were. She snuck back to the herb store and began sniffing around. Suddenly she heard a hiss behind her and whipped around to see Jayfeather staring at her with his sightless eyes.

He sat and curled his tails over his paws and in a deceivingly calm voice asked her, "and what, Mosskit, are you doing in here?" Mosskit shivered at the anger hidden in his voice.

"I- I was just exploring!" she squeaked in fear. "I didn't eat anything, I promise!"

Jayfeather nodded at those words and some of the anger faded. "You know the medicine cat den is no place for kits. Why are you here and not looking at the warriors' den or the apprentice's den? That's what most kits are interested in."

Mosskit shook her head. "I want to heal, not harm. The thought of fighting another cat is not appealing to me. Not like it is to my sister."

Jayfeather appeared to watch her through narrowed eyes. "Is that a hint that you would like to be my apprentice? If it is, I should warn you that we still have to fight, even if our job is just to heal."

Mosskit flinched. "I know. But at least then it wouldn't be all the time." She shuddered.

Jayfeather snorted. "How about this, I will let you follow me around for a few days. If you still want to be my apprentice, I will speak with Bramblestar. If not, you should start making friends with the older warriors; maybe they will be willing to show you some hunting techniques or something."

Mosskit nodded in excitement. "That would be wonderful! What first? Can you teach me how to heal a scratch? What about greencough? Or whitecough?"

Jayfeather shook his head. "Calm down. Right now we're just going to check on your mother and the other queens. We'll take the newer mothers borage to help their milk come, especially Blossomfall. With her new kits, they rely on her more than you and your sister rely on Dovewing."

Mosskit padded into the nursery behind Jayfeather and purred when her mother licked her head and then turned to Jayfeather. "She's not bothering you, is she? When I woke up she wasn't here, but with you. I just wanted to make sure she wasn't bothering you."

Before Mosskit could reply, Jayfeather spoke up for her. "I noticed how interested she was in medicine and asked her if she wanted to follow me around for a little while. I'm sorry we didn't tell you what was going on, but we didn't want to disturb you."

Dovewing paused and then glanced at Mosskit. "You want to be a medicine cat?" she asked quietly.

Mosskit nodded. "I know that Flowerkit wants to be a warrior, but that doesn't interest me. I want to heal."

Dovewing nodded and turned to Jayfeather. "Would you be willing to take her on? You're still young."

Jayfeather nodded his head. "It's time I took on an apprentice. She has a lot to learn and the sooner I take on the apprentice, the better for ThunderClan."

Dovewing nodded and Mosskit gave a little bounce. Before Dovewing could say anything, Mosskit rushed to Jayfeather and covered his face in licks.

Jayfeather backed away quickly. "Okay, okay! That's enough. I'll go talk to Bramblestar."

Mosskit nodded and then rushed to Dovewing and curled up next to her sister. "Thank you Jayfeather. I can't wait for my apprentice ceremony!"

Dovewing and Jayfeather laughed and then Mosskit closed her eyes and began to drift to sleep. Just before she fell asleep she heard a whisper in her ear from a voice she did not recognize. Blood will be spilled and no cat will be safe. Only two born of fire will be able to save the Clans.