Leafpaw couldn't help but feel burning hate inside of her the next day. Brightheart, her best friend, invited her to eat with her, Swiftfoot, Cloudtail, and Thornclaw. Leafpaw recalled bitterly, they were all warriors. And they were the same age!
Leafpaw sat down gingerly next to her friends and they all shared a fat mother rabbit that Fireheart had caught for them all. Fireheart had even asked them to take a patrol out to the ShadowClan border together!
They had all accepted quickly. When they finished their prey, they took out the sun high patrol.
Leafpaw sniffed nervously along the border. No sign of enemy cats, but there was an unfamiliar scent wafting across the border. Cloudtail said,"Let's go!" Thornclaw made a scent mark on a pine tree and followed the patrol. Swiftfoot called out to her. Leafpaw nodded,"Hold on!"
She then saw a pair of hazel eyes glimmering from the bush ahead of her.
"Come closer..."
Leafpaw edged closer steadily until a cat came and dragged her into the bush.
Leafpaw, quite frightened, as she could not see her attacker, meowed shakily,"Who are you?"
"I am Glacierclaw from ShadowClan." Indeed, Leafpaw could smell a tom scented ShadowClan warrior, but nevertheless, she was still scared.
"Why have you taken me in here?"
"Because I have a couple of questions for you..."
"I'm all ears..." And claws, she thought silently. If this cat was being so secretive, she knew this was a very dark warrior. The white tom with anxious blue eyes said,
"You are from ThunderClan, as I smell. You have the red tail..." His voice ended up quavering.
Leafpaw nodded slowly. Her red-tipped tail was nothing special, but she always wondered why cats at Gatherings stared at her.
The tom continued, "Our prophecy given to our medicine cat said 'The true cat to come to you, is the one which red is who. The tail so red as moon does set, and also who does save.' You are the chosen one! And ShadowClan needs your help!"
Leafpaw hissed,"Why should I help an enemy Clan?"
The tom hesitated,"Because Nightstar died and our medicine cat just died. He said this prophecy before he went to StarClan. All the Clans won't help us, and when I saw you, I knew there was some hope..." Leafpaw looked into his eyes and a warm feeling and troubled words poured from them. Leafpaw felt safe for the first times in moons. She then said, "I will help you."