Chapter 3
'Where am I?' Feathercloud wondered, gazing around the unfamiliar territory.
'You're in StarClan, warrior.'
Feathercloud spun around, looking for the cat who had spoken. Her voice trembled as she spoke. 'W-who are you? Where are you?'
A pale gray tabby with white paws and a white tail and light amber eye slipped out from the cover of the trees. 'Hello, Feathercloud. I'm Stormsnow.'
'Are you ThunderClan?'
Stormsnow shook his head. 'No, I'm half-ThunderClan, half-ShadowClan.'
Feathercloud frowned. 'You don't look like a ShadowClan cat.'
'My mother was in your Clan,' Stormsnow admitted. 'Way before the reign of Pinestar. She's called Moondapple.'
'Is your father still alive?' Feathercloud knew it was a stupid question, but she asked anyway.
'No.' There was sadness in Stormsnow's eyes. 'He was the leader of ShadowClan, Cliffstar.'
'Why have you brought me here?' Feathercloud asked. 'Am I dead?'
'You're not dead,' Stormsnow assured her. 'I have to pass on a message to you from Willowstar.'
'What is the message?' Feathercloud was becoming impatient.
'Love and death will tear you apart. Your bond will break but build again.'
'What does it mean?' Feathercloud wondered out loud. 'What-'
'You have to tell your sisters,' Stormsnow cut in. 'Goodbye, Feathercloud.'
'Wait!' Feathercloud yowled, but Stormsnow had disappeared and she woke up in the warriors' den, shivering.
She had to find out what that message meant, one way or another.
'Oh, Stormsnow,' she murmured. 'What does it mean?'
