Chapter 2-Amberpaw POV
"What were you going to tell me?" After walking for some time, Amberpaw felt her mind clear up a bit and remembered why she was out with this strange, handsome tom in the first place.
"Oh, yes, that," Nightwatcher said, his voice revealing that he seemed to have forgotten. If he forgot…is it really that important? "This information is very important," Nightwatcher said. Amberpaw gasped, had he read her mind? Impossible…it must've just been a coincidence… "Amberpaw…"
"How do you know my name?" Amberpaw asked, taking a step back.
"You told it to me when we first met, remember?" Nightwatcher asked.
"Did I?" Amberpaw mewed to herself. I did…She could recall it now…she had told him her name…they'd exchanged names to be specific…that's why she knew him as Nightwatcher. She relaxed a little…maybe she was being overly cautious.
"Relax…" Nightwatcher mewed, brushing his tail against Amberpaw's flank. Amberpaw felt a huge burden lifted off her shoulders. "Now listen to what I have to tell you, only you can save the clans now. Your leader-"
"Bramblestar," Amberpaw said, assuming he didn't know the Thunderclan leader's name.
"Yes, Bramblestar isn't the cat you think he is," Nightwatcher said.
"What?" Amberpaw scowled, taking a step back and twisting her face at the black tom standing before her. "What do you mean? Bramblestar is Bramblestar…that's all he is and that's all he's ever been…Bramblestar is Bramblestar."
"Listen to me," Nightwatcher said sternly, "only you can save the clans. Bramblestar is plotting to destroy Thunderclan, he detests all of you and will bring you and your clan under his absolute leadership. You must inform the others, without letting word get out to your leader's ears, and form a coup d'etat to rid yourself and your clan of you all's autocratic leader…destroy Bramblestar. Leaders cannot be trusted…with power comes corruption"
Amberpaw was disgusted, how could Bramblestar even begin to plot such a thing? She bared her teeth at Nightwatcher, "Who are you? How dare you try to put such ridiculous ideas into my head?" Amberpaw snarled. She turned tail and began to run, not looking back. She could feel the heat of his gaze on her back.
"Only you can save the clans!" Nightwatcher called after her. Amberpaw flattened her ears, trying to block out his voice. "Only you can save the clans…" Why did she still hear his voice in her head? That stupid tom…who does he think he is?
When she arrived at the training hollow, she found nobody there. Sighing, Amberpaw sat down to think. What had just happened? Who was that cat? Why'd she decide to follow him in the first place? Amberpaw frowned…at the time, it seemed like there was no other choice but to follow him…she'd acted without thinking…wait, no, she couldn't think! Amberpaw shook her head, that was silly, of course she could think, she'd just decided to follow a strange tom…right?
Amberpaw looked up into the sky, suddenly realizing that she could see the nearly full moon. She jumped up, coming to the realization that she hadn't caught three pieces of prey yet. Thornclaw is going to kill me…Amberpaw thought with a whimper. She turned and dived into the undergrowth, following her nose towards the prey that awaited her arrival.
