The first life she recieved was from Rabbitstar. "With this life I give you compassion. Use it well." Rabbitstar stepped back. Rabbitstar was replaced by Raincloud. "With this life I give you Courage. Use it when all hope seems lost." He stepped back. Next was Brightwish. "Brightwish!" I'm so sorry I couldn't help you!" Twinfire wailed. "It's alright. I served my clan long enough." Brightwish reassured her. "With this life I give you hope. Use it in the darkest days." Brightwish stepped back. Larkfeather was next. "With this life I give you endurance. Use it when even all your strength is lost." She stepped back. Salmonfur was next. "With this life I give you humor. Use it to lighten the spirits of your clanmates." Goosetail gave Twinfire her 6th life. "With this life I give you wisdom. Use it when you make the hardest decisions." Sunfish was next. "With this life I give you Sympathy and understanding. Use it well." Her 8th life was given to her by Sparrowclaw. "With this life I give you Determination. Use it well." He stepped back. Who would give Twinfire her last life? A white she-cat padded up to her. "Featherpaw!" Twinfire yowled. "I will walk with you in your dreams, Twinfire." Featherpaw said. "With this life I give you love. Use it to protect your clanmates." She said. "Why did you give my love for my last life?" Twinstar asked. "I know more than you think, Twinstar." Featherpaw winked, and stepped back.
Twinstar and Grassfire padded back to camp. Troutpaw had already found enough dens: The medicine den, the warriors' den, the apprentices' den, the elders' den, the nursery and the leader's den. Twinstar padded swiftly up onto Highrock. "Let all cats gather beneath Highrock for a clan meeting!" She yowled. The whole clan gathered at Highrock. "I have been given nine lives by StarClan. I am now Twinstar." Her clan yowled her name proudly. "I do not know what our clan will be called. Do any of you have any suggestions?" Twinstar asked. Troutpaw jumped up and down. "Oh, I know! How about IceClan?" He suggested. "We live in a gorge, mouse-brain. There is no ice here, its too hot." Ashclaw growled. "How about NightClan?" Leopardfur suggested. "NightClan sounds nice." Twinstar said, purring. "Cats of NightClan, I will now choose my new deputy." Twinstar pointed to Grassfire with her tail. "Grassfire, you have served your clan long and hard. You deserve to be deputy." Twinstar said. Grassfire dipped his head. "I'm honored, Twinstar." She continued. "Troutpaw, I believe it is time to recieve your warrior name." Troutpaw padded up onto Highrock, eager to recieve his warrior name. "I, Twinstar leader of NightClan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn." She continued. "Troutpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?" Twinstar asked. Troutpaw's voice rang out clearly across the gorge. "I do." Twinstar continued. "Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior name. Troutpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Troutfur. StarClan honors your energy and loyalty, and we welcome you as a full member of NightClan." Twinstar rested her muzzle on Troutfur's head. Troutfur licked her shoulder, then stepped back. "Troutfur! Troutfur!" The whole clan yowled his name with pride.
"Troutfur, you will lead the hunting patrol. Take Leopardfur and Ashclaw with you." He ordered. "What about Violetbreeze?" Troutfur asked. "Violetbreeze is expecting Ashclaw's kits. She will not be able to attend any border patrols until her kits are old enough to stay in the nursery without her." Grassfire explained.
Grassfire padded into Twinstar's den. "Twinstar, do you want to go on a border patrol with me?" He asked. "Sure." She replied. They patrolled the border near the caves. It started to rain. "Come on, let's go into that cave before our pelts get soaked!" He yowled. Twinstar hesitated. She didn't think it was a good idea. But, it was raining out. Twinstar curled up on the cold, hard cave floor. "Are you cold?" Grassfire asked. He moved closer to her. She moved away from him. "Twinstar..." He said, concerned. She started to shiver. She would've been better off curled up next to Grassfire, but she didn't want to take any chances. "Twinstar, if there's something wrong, you can tell me. I don't mind." He said. "Twinstar, I l-" Grassfire was cut off by squeaking. A group of rats were in the cave. One of the rats bit Grassfire's tail. Grassfire yowled in pain and hit the rat with his paw. He slashed more rats with his claws. A few rats surrounded Twinstar. She was too scared to move. "Twinstar!" Grassfire yowled. He finished off all the rats.
Twinstar curled up beside Grassfire. "Twinstar, will you be my mate?" He asked. Twinstar smiled. "Yes." She replied. The rain stopped. "Come on, let's go back to camp." Grassfire said.