CHAPTER SIX
Dawnfeather woke up and she noticed that Stormfrost's warm body and curled around hers. He was resting his head on his flank, sleeping peacefully. Dawnfeather glanced around the den, wondering why she was there.
Honeyheart and Lakeheart were curled up beside each other. Bracken and Ginger were whispering to each other as their kits suckled their mother. Ice and Feather were curled around each other, sleeping soundly.
"Dawnfeather! You've finally woken up!" Dawnfeather heard Stormfrost's voice. Dawnfeather turned around and purred as she exchanged licks with her mate. Stormfrost's green eyes were tired and he looked very tired himself, too.
"How long have I been asleep?" Dawnfeather asked. "What happened?"
"You were cold, so cold," Stormfrost whispered and curled himself around his mate some more. "After you blacked out, we found a den nearby and took you and everyone else there. Lakeheart thought you wouldn't make it through the night. I'm so happy that you did."
Dawnfeather licked Stormfrost's muzzle. "Get some rest. How long have you been up?"
"Just about ever since I brought you here, but then I drifted off," Stormfrost mewed, before closing his eyes again.
"Get some sleep, Stormfrost," Dawnfeather began grooming Stormfrost's pelt before he was soundly asleep, his head resting on her flank again.
"Ginger, how are your kits?" Dawnfeather mewed quietly to her friend.
"Wonderful, just wonderful! Bracken and I have named them too," Ginger pointed to her three kits, two toms and a she-cat. "This is Shine." Ginger pointed to the she-cat. "And they are Leaf and Wind." Shine had Ginger's glossy pale ginger pelt but she had Bracken's pale blue eyes. Leaf was an exact copy of his father with his dark brown tabby fur and pale blue eyes. Wind was dark brown too, but had ginger patches and amber eyes.
"Do you think WindClan would be in trouble right now? After all, they don't have any medicine cats," Dawnfeather heard Honeyheart sigh.
"I guess maybe ThunderClan would've lent their medicine cat to us. Remember Emberheart's kit, Littlekit? She showed interest in becoming a medicine cat. ThunderClan's medicine cat, Darkpool, already has a fully trained apprentice, Sorrelpelt, so I'm sure ThunderClan would've sent Darkpool or Sorrelpelt to WindClan to help," Lakeheart mumbled, his eyes still closed.
"When will we be able to travel?" Dawnfeather asked.
"Once everyone has rested," Bracken informed her. Dawnfeather nodded. She wondered about her family. By now, Soaringpaw would've received her warrior name. What could it be? Soaringfeather? Soaringbird? Soaringheart? Dawnfeather thought.
Dawnfeather sighed as she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Dawnfeather woke up in a forest filled with prey. A glittering stream flowed beside her. In front of her was a large, smooth stone and a starry cat sat on it, her back turned away from Dawnfeather. Am I in StarClan? Dawnfeather wondered.
"Who are you?" Dawnfeather mewed to the she-cat, wondering why StarClan would've brought her here. The she-cat slowly turned around and Dawnfeather gasped at who she saw. It was Soaringpaw.
END OF CHAPTER SIX
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Mew: Don't worry, WindClan will have a medicine cat, just not at the moment :)
~Silverfrost of IceClan
