Mistlepaw hurried to the main den as soon as she heard the sounds of agony. Mossyflight was already there, narrowing her eyes as she examined the patient.

"What happened?"

"Copperfang… he's tearing everybody in the battlefield…" Silvertail panted, blood flowing from the scratch on her face.

"Mistlepaw, care for Silvertail and Bramblefang." Mossyflight growled, glancing up. "Also, get me some dandelion leaves, dock, goldenrod and stinging nettle. Maybe some more horsetail and comfrey root, too." The black and white medicine cat sighed as she gazed at her pile of herbs next to her. Mistlepaw nodded, and ran into the storage room. She collected what her mentor told her to, and brought it out. Mossyflight merely nodded, and began chewing leaves. Mistlepaw nodded to Silvertail, and she came closer to Mistlepaw. She had a scratch on her cheek, a nick in her ear, a deep wound on her flank and a bite mark in her front leg. Mistlepaw grabbed the last of the tormentil supply, and chewed it. She spit it out, and spread it on Silvertail's cut on her flank. She chewed up a dock leaf, and applied it onto Silvertail's cheek, then applied goldenrod poultice onto all wounds. Chewing marigold and dry oak leaves into a poultice, she motioned for Bramblefang to come closer. After applying the poultice onto Silvertail's wounds and stuffing them with cobwebs, she examined Bramblefang's wounds before carrying out the necessary treatment.

"Mistlepaw, watch over Bloompool." Mossyflight said, moving over to Silvertail and Bramblefang. Mistlepaw comfortingly licked Bloompool's ear, checking her wounds. Her belly fur was drenched in blood, staining her long white fur.

"Mistle… Mistle-Mistlepaw." Bloompool coughed, and Mistlepaw woke up from her sleep as the flecked she-cat pawed weakly at her legs. She noticed that her claws were unsheathed, but Mistlepaw dismissed the tiny scratch marks.

"Yes?" The medicine cat apprentice asked, perking her ears up. Bloompool had so much pain and sorrow in her eyes, yet she looked so determined.

"Kill me, Mistlepaw." The white warrior begged, her paws trembling. Mistlepaw felt a pang of anguish in her heart.

"No," Mistlepaw hissed. "I won't."

"Mistlepaw, do you want me to suffer? Is that truly the will of StarClan?" Bloompool murmured, her fur glistening in the moonlight. Mistlepaw hesitated, her ears flattening.

"But I should consult Mossyflight about it." Mistlepaw whispered, her glowing amber eyes dimming. Bloompool weakly shook her head, chuckling in the slightest.

"You shouldn't need to, Mistlepaw. I can feel the spirits come closer to me every second. They're walking in her dreams, telling them about my destiny, like they did with me all those moons ago. I'm destined to die fighting for my Clan, and I'm proud to say that my death will cause the victory of my Clan. For my loved ones. Now, let me go, Mistlepaw." Bloompool smiled, sorrow apparent in her eyes. Mistlepaw turned her head away from Bloompool.

"No, I won't!"

"Yes, you will, dear one. Now, go ahead, grab the deathberries, though I would prefer the deadly nightshade." Bloompool encouraged, and Mistlepaw looked down at Bloompool's tired face. She didn't want anyone to suffer. That was her job: to make sure no-one suffers from pain in the Clan. But could she really do this?

"Do it, Mistlepaw." A light breathing could be heard in her ear, and she looked up to see her dead warrior mentor, Emberleaf's faint outline. He looked sympathetic, and Mistlepaw looked up with a brave yet miserable look on her face, the same one that Bloompool had when she first woke Mistlepaw up.

"Okay. Okay, I'll - I'll do it." The tortoiseshell apprentice shuddered, and grabbed the last supply of deadly nightshade from the storage. Bloompool smiled at the deadly herb, and Mistlepaw cringed and pushed the herbs towards her. Bloompool cast Mistlepaw a sorry glance before lapping up the poisonous berry. As soon as she ate the berries, she coughed and puked up blood before going limp. Mistlepaw backed away, tears forming at her eyes. What had she done? She'd forgotten all about medicine code 11: a medicine cat will be exiled from their Clan if they kill one of their patients. She'd just broken the medicine cat code, and would be banished from her Clan!

"Mistlepaw?" Mossyflight's tired voice came ringing through the cold den, and Mistlepaw shut her eyes and turned her head away. Mossyflight padded over to Mistlepaw, when she halted a few tail-lengths away from Bloompool's cold body.

"I'm sorry, Mossyflight," Mistlepaw softly whispered. "I failed you and the medicine code." The pale tortoiseshell cried. Mossyflight walked closer to Mistlepaw, her gaze hardening.

"StarClan told me you were a dangerous medicine cat. I should've listened to them." The black and white medicine cat hissed, her claws unsheathing. Mistlepaw's eyes widened. What? But Bloompool and Emberleaf-they-did they lie to me? Bloompool was Emberleaf's mate… did they force me to kill her because they wanted to be together? Mistlepaw felt like wailing, but she held her tongue. She sat still as Mossyflight cuffed her ears, screeching.

"WE HAVE A MURDERER IN THE CLAN!" Mossyflight yowled, glaring at Mistlepaw.

Mistlepaw was horrified. Why would her mentor do this to her? Then, she knew. She remembered how fiercely loyal her mentor was to StarClan and the medicine code. And both told her to exile her own apprentice from the Clan. Mistlepaw hissed, and bit into Mossyflight's long, sweeping tail, the memories of training with Emberleaf coming back. However, she froze there. She did not want to harm any more cats. She just wanted to help them. Also, Emberleaf had lied to her like Bloompool. She could not trust warriors anymore. The medicine cat screamed louder, and scratched Mistlepaw's flank. Mistlepaw kept quiet as Russetstar and Sparrowsong walked into the den with Sorrelpaw, Thistlefang, and Leafwind. Mistlepaw flattened her ears as Russetstar and Sparrowsong dragged Mistlepaw out of the medicine den with Sorrelpaw watching the scene with a terrified look on his face. Mistlepaw's tail drooped as she was pinned down to the ground in front of the Longrock.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Longrock for a Clan meeting!" Russetstar yelled into the empty night sky, the moon shining bright. How could StarClan do this to me? Mistlepaw thought as she saw all the cats swarming towards the Longrock.

"CaveClan, we are here tonight to exile a dangerous killer in our Clan, and to sit vigil for our dead warrior, Bloompool." Russetstar claimed, and Sparrowsong held Mistlepaw up by the scruff. Many warriors and apprentices gasped. "Mistlepaw, I, Russetstar, as leader of CaveClan, banish thee from CaveClan!" Russetstar yowled, and some cats cheered as his words ended. Sparrowsong easily carried Mistlepaw out of the entrance with the rest of the Clan following, and pinned her down once again.

"Never come back again!" Sparrowsong hissed, and clawed Mistlepaw's ear, nicking it. Mistlepaw whimpered, and Sparrowsong kicked her away. Mistlepaw weakly stood up and began to walk away, looking back one last time. All the cats were going back in, but Sorrelpaw ran over to Mistlepaw, rubbing his face against hers.

"I'm sorry, sis…" He whispered, licking her cheek. Mistlepaw hung her head.

"Get away from that filthy murderer, Sorrelpaw!" Leafwind scolded with a disgusted look in her eyes, and Sorrelpaw stared at Leafwind with disbelief.

"Leafwind, she is your daughter."

"A daughter neither your father or I wished I had!" Leafwind snarled, and Thistlefang nodded, narrowing his eyes. Sorrelpaw shook his head, and trudged back to his parents. Mistlepaw's tail drooped as she realized how lonely she'd be. She was about to turn and go when she heard an angry screech from Leafwind.

"C'mon, Mistlepaw!" Sorrelpaw panted, running ahead of Mistlepaw. Mistlepaw gulped and looked back. Her eyes widened as she saw the deep gash in her side, then Thistlefang's enraged look. She flattened her ears and followed Sorrelpaw, catching up to him. He stopped at the border between CaveClan and the outside world, and looked back to Mistlepaw. Mistlepaw nodded, and they ran out from CaveClan territory together. What are we supposed to do now? Mistlepaw thought in dismay, when she felt a gentle breeze surround her. Don't worry, dear one. We'll forever look over you. Thank you so much. A she-cat's voice echoed in her ears, and Mistlepaw felt a warm sensation run through her. She would survive, and defend her brother as much as he cared for her.