Raintalon padded with Whistleclaw yelling loud enough for RiverClan to hear.

'If he thinks he's so cool, then why not rule the Dark Forest or something?' the deputy shook his head, frustrated.

'You both acted like apprentices,' the warrior inclined his head accusingly; 'Can't you understand that it's not the time?'

'Not the time, huh,' Raintalon boiled, 'it's not the time to let in random cats into the clan.'

'Don't be a Tigerstar,' hissed his friend, 'You made Nightsong upset, you know how this is all important? You insulted Hollyleaf, who gave up her life to keep you all a family…'

'Don't tell that to me,' spat Raintalon, 'Tell that to our precious leader, who let a cat of the same clan of her killer in! Besides, haven't you heard, she's gone. Forever.'

'How do you know?' argued the tom, 'Maybe she's just stuck somewhere. And you have to…'

'… Stop telling me what I have and don't have to do,' Raintalon cut off crossly, 'I'm the deputy here.'

'I'm trying to help, how can't you Mousebrain, understand that?' shrugged his friend, 'Why don't you never to listen to advice?'

'Because I learned to trust myself and myself only,' answered the tom.

'Your brother's not a fool either,' Whistleclaw inclined his head again, 'Anyway, try to understand and stop being so… stubborn.'

Raintalon snorted and clawed the earth irritably.

'Maybe he's right,' he thought to himself silently.

'He thinks he's so smart, eh?' scoffed Owlstar irritably, 'If he does, he should get a life.'

'You remind me of Sol right now,' replied Sunshimmer, sorting her herbs carefully, 'don't be such a know – it –all.'

'I'm not,' snapped the golden leader, 'I just can't understand why he's so stubborn…'

'… Because you're so arrogant,' replied his mate calmly and put comfrey into a pile, 'He thinks you lived a different life'

'Yes,' nodded the tom, 'A more harder life than his.'

'Oh really?' the medicine cat looked at him mysteriously, 'As far as I remember, you didn't have to fight off hostile cats to save your sister.'

'I didn't,' agreed Owlstar, 'But I'm not accusing random cats of being traitors or something.'

'Owl,' Sunshimmer spun around, 'Listen, he's scared, okay? He almost lost the last precious thing he had at that time.'

'It's time to get rid of prejudices,' snapped the leader, 'I'm not saying that all rogues are like Sol, am I?'

'You two are just… stupid,' Sunshimmer blew up suddenly, 'Why are you both acting so arrogantly and egoistic? Don't you understand that the lake is falling apart? I didn't want to tell you, Owlstar, but WindClan did kill Smallear!'

'What? What heresy!'

'Eaglekit told me, before falling asleep a couple of hours before,' replied the she-cat and continued picking around her herbs.

'So it means that Raintalon was right about WindClan…' murmured the leader.

'And you were wrong, not being that careful,' Sunshimmer pointed out carefully, 'Anyway, try to make up with your brother and sister, I have to go check Iciclelightning.'

The golden she-cat took some herbs and slipped out of the den.

'Ah, come on, Nightsong,' pleaded Streambreeze, 'Toms were always mousebrains…'

'I know, but still…' sighed the black she-cat and send a stone flying into the lakes dark waters.

'Don't upset yourself,' smiled her friend, 'You should've known how much fights we had…'

'You know Raintalon better than me at times,' Nightsong said, 'what's gotten into him lately.'

'He's tired,' confessed Streambreeze, 'He thinks he has to be everywhere and always.'

'That's usual for him,' shrugged her friend, 'I just don't understand why they're being stupid.'

'Cats are often stupid when it's not needed,' Streambreeze let out a mrrow of laughter.

'Poor Eaglekit,' the black she-cat changed the subject, 'I never thought that WindClan can be so…evil?'

'Me too,' sighed her friend, 'it's kind of sad that life isn't as valuable as it used to be.'

'Time takes its opportunities…'

'To make life a Dark Forest?'

'Maybe… remember when we were kits?'

Streambreeze laughed.

'Remember when we were apprentices?'

Nightsong couldn't hold back a faint smile.

Suddenly the bushes rustled and Raintalon appeared, Owlstar at his side.

'Uh… Nightsong' began the leader quietly, 'we wanted to…'

'I got to go!' smiled Streambreeze mysteriously and nudging her friend playfully, disappeared in the thick undergrowth.

'Well… yeah…' Raintalon hung his head, 'We were mousebrains…'

Their sister looked at them accusingly.

'I was ashamed of you,' she snapped, reminding the toms of Hollyleaf.

'We're sorry,' Owlstar nodded.

Raintalon nodded actively.

'Well….' Nightsong thought out loud, 'If you promise not to act like apprentices anymore…'

'We promise!' they replied in chorus.

'Okay then,' smiled their sister, 'I forgive you.'

The toms sighed with relief.

Suddenly Streambreeze burst into the clearing.

'I don't want to ruin this cute scene, but you have to get to camp. Now!'