Silverflame woke up in a different cave. This cave was partially flooded, and there were ruins of ships scattered in the water. There were small holes in the ceiling, revealing the bright moonlight. Silverflame blinked and sat up. She tried moving, but the pain on her belly stopped her from doing much. It took her a moment to remember what had happened.
'I hope Firepaw and Brightpaw are okay' Silverflame thought. "Sand-" Silverflame started yelling, but the pain on her neck cut her off. Silverflame sat on the floor of a shipwreck helplessly and wondered what would happen next.
"You're finally awake," Sandclaw said from somewhere in the cave.
"Thankfully. You know, you could have killed me," Silverflame said hoarsely. "You messed up my throat pretty bad."
"I could have killed you if I wanted to, but I felt bad for those dumb apprentices," Sandclaw continued
"You felt bad? What's the real reason you kept me alive?" Silverflame asked.
"Well, you could be beneficial to our clan."
Silverflame sighed and laid down. She knew she wouldn't get any answers from Sandclaw. She soon fell asleep.
"Hey Brightpaw, do you think Silverflame is alive?" Firepaw asked.
"I'm sure she is, I mean, she's one of the strongest warriors I know," Brightpaw responded. The two apprentices were still huddled in the corner of the small, mossy cave. The moon cast an eerie light on the water and blood on the cave floor. The ocean blew a cool breeze into the cave. Firepaw had built a small moss bed around him and Brightpaw, who still refused to move.
"Firepaw, I'm scared," Brightpaw mumbled.
"It's okay, Brightpaw. We'll look for Silverflame in the morning," Firepaw assured Brightpaw. Both the apprentices soon fell asleep.
The morning dawned bright. The sun shone on the ocean, making it glimmer beautifully. Oceanclan was busy as always.
However, it was quite gloomy in the cave where Silverflame was. The sun hardly shone through the small holes in the ceiling and it smelled like dead fish. Silverflame had to convince herself to open her eyes again. 'Just keep living for Firepaw and Brightpaw' She thought. 'I can't believe I wasn't able to defeat Sandclaw and his friend'
Since Sandclaw didn't show up and Silverflame was starving, she decided to hunt for herself. However, she didn't know what she would find in a cave that smelled like dead animals.
She managed to get up even though the pain was killing her. After searching for a while, when the sun was already high in the sky, Silverflame found a few small fish swimming in a small pond near the edge of the cave. She quickly tried to grab a few but only managed to catch three.
'This will have to do. After all, I never tried to catch fish before.'
After eating, which was very painful, Silverflame decided to try and find a way to escape this horrible cave. She walked around the sides of the cave and try to find a way out. No luck. Eventually, she rested in a puddle of water under a small patch of sunlight.
"There's no way to exit or enter this place by just looking around, Silverflame," Sandclaw said as he walked up to Silverflame.
Silverflame sat up in the puddle. "Were you watching me?" She asked, startled.
"Maybe," Sandclaw responded.
"Why are you still keeping me here?
"Like I said, I can get useful information from you."
"Well, you're not trying to get information from me right now, are you?"
"Just be patient."
Silverflame tried attacking Sandclaw, but he pushed her away with one swipe.
"I thought you were smart enough to know you can't attack in your state," Sandclaw said.
"I don't care, I just want answers from you," Silverclaw said, breathing heavily again.
"Do I need to repeat everything I say? Be patient," Sandclaw stated as he walked away.
Silverflame was too tired to follow him.
"You know, Silverflame is going to figure out some way to escape sooner or later," Badgermask told Sandclaw.
"Yeah, well, I'm still stronger than her," Sandclaw replied.
"You may be stronger than her, but that apprentice with the red fur-"
"Firepaw?"
"Yes, him. He seems very strong."
Sandclaw suddenly jumped up in the small cave him and Badgermask were in. "Are you saying I can be defeated by an apprentice?" Sandclaw raised his voice a bit.
"N-no, I was just saying you might want to watch out if the apprentices get the Oceanclan leader or something," Badgermask backed away from Sandclaw. "I'm sorry if I offended you, sir," Badgermask bowed his head.
"It's fine, Badgermask," Sandclaw said as he sat back down.
"Alright, Firepaw, just run back and forth beside the ocean," Brightpaw explained.
"But this is so tiring, Brightpaw!" Firepaw complained as he struggled to keep running. "I've been doing this for moons now!"
"Stop over exaggerating, we've only been here since dawn, and the sun is as high as it goes right now. Anyways, if you want to save Silverflame, you have to train harder," Brightpaw said. Brightpaw and Firepaw had been training to hopefully be able to beat Sandclaw.
"Maybe...Sandclaw already...killed Silverflame…" Firepaw said as he gasped for air.
"D-don't talk like that, Firepaw!" Brightpaw yelled. Brightpaw started to feel tears forming in his eyes as he thought about Silverflame.
Firepaw realized what he had just said, "Uh, but maybe, Sandclaw's keeping Silverflame alive for a reason…" He suggested. "She always told us not to worry, so I'm not gonna worry!" He said hopefully.
Brightpaw smiled at Firepaw's enthusiasm and positive thinking. "Alright, I guess I won't worry that much either, then."