Treespirit headed to the warriors' den to find Morningflight, because that was where she normally went when she wasn't assigned to a patrol.
Sure enough, Treespirit found Morningflight dozing by the warriors' den. "Morningflight?" Treespirit nudged Morningflight.
"What?" Morningflight asked.
"I'm going to go find Echobreeze." Treespirit said.
"No, you're not. You might not come back!" Morningflight said.
"But then Echobreeze won't." Treespirit said.
"But then both of you would be gone!" Morningflight said.
"Don't you want Echobreeze to come back? I'll be fine, Morningflight." Treespirit said.
"Yes. You're right. You're not a helpless kit anymore." Morningflight said.
"So I can go?" Treespirit asked.
"Sure." Morningflight said.
"I'll be fine." Treespirit said. He licked Morningflight's ear. (comfort)
"Of course you will." Morningflight said.
Treespirit walked to Ivymist's den, anxious to start looking for Echobreeze.
"Ah. What took you so long?" Ivymist asked when he got to the medicine cat den.
"Morningflight." Treespirit said as he ate the herbs that Ivymist had pushed towards him.
"May StarClan light your path, guide your paws, and watch over you." Ivymist said.
"You don-" Treespirit was cut off by Ivymist.
"I know. Will cats stop reminding me I don't believe in StarClan? I know I don't, but they do!" Ivymist yelled, flinging a ball of moss with her paws.
"You could have said it nicely!" Treespirit yelled.
"Go find Echobreeze before I claw your ears!" Ivymist said.
Treespirit ran out of the den. Once he got outside of the camp, he stopped and tasted the air for Echobreeze's scent. He found it, it was headed towards the Great Oak. He ran along it, stopping every few minutes to make sure he still had her scent.
Around when it was actually sun-high, Treespirit was hungry. He scented a mouse, then he saw it, scuttling among the leaves. He dropped into a hunter's crouch, then padded forwards, careful not to disturb his target.
Once he was in pouncing range, he pounced on to the mouse, and swiftly broke the mouse's neck, then settled under a fern to eat his catch.
Licking his lips, he got up and got back on the trail of Echobreeze's scent.
He could tell when he had left clan territory. He noticed that Echobreeze's scent was headed towards where Morningflight had told him and his littermates was the direction to the lake clans. Why would she want to go there? Treespirit asked himself.
He ran along her scent, trying to catch up to her. He saw evidence of hunting every once in awhile, and, passing it off as Echobreeze, continued to follow her scent trail.
Eventually Treespirit got tired, and settled under a thorn bush, figuring no enemy would want to disturb him there. Sleep didn't come as easily as Treespirit had thought, because he was worried about Echobreeze. Starclan, let her be okay. He begged.
Several days had passed, and Treespirit still hadn't found Echobreeze. Her scent trail got stronger at some places, but then quickly went back to where it was before.
The scent trail that Treespirit was following got stronger around sun-high that day. Thinking he might be closer to Echobreeze, he ran along the trail, the scent getting stronger all the time.
The ground cut off to reveal a small gorge. Treespirit saw Echobreeze sitting, looking at the water. he could see a small den carved out of a bush next to the cliff on the opposite side of the water, and it had a nest in it. That must be where Echobreeze stopped. Treespirit though.
He waited a little bit, watching Echobreeze swirl her paw around in the water. Eventually Treespirit leaped down. Echobreeze looked up.
"What are you doing here, Treespirit! This is my territory! Get out!" Echobreeze yelled, bristling with anger.
"I just came to bring you back to EarthClan." Treespirit said.
"EarthClan isn't my home any more. I'll never go back." She growled.
"Morningflight wants you to come back." Treespirit said.
"Who cares about Morningflight? Clearly you don't" She yelled. Echobreeze's words hurt Treespirit, but he tried not to show it.
"I do care about Morningflight. She didn't seem too bothered by what I said." Treespirit said.
"Yeah, because I talked to her! You did what? Sit like a lump!" Echobreeze yelled.
"Both Endlessheart and I want you to come back." Treespirit said, trying to talk some sense into Echobreeze.
"I don't care about you! Drown in the river, for all I care! I have no family. EarthClan isn't my home!" Echobreeze said.
Then I'll drown in the river, as that seems to be what you want. Treespirit thought as he lept into the river, letting the river hold him down. He heard a splash next to him. He didn't care. He was going to die, he thought, as water clouded his senses. He felt a sharp tug at his scruff. Probably just a stick. Treespirit thought as he let himself drift out of consciousness.
Dramatic cliffy, dun, Dun, DUN!