Challenges! Challenges! Challenges everywhere!

More more moremoremoremore! This one's called Liar :) A cat dies and the leader of the clan lies about the cat as they mourn. You can pick what they talk about. The leader can make a saint of an evil cat, or a devil of an Angel. Be as creative as possible.

Liar.

Driftcloud's POV

What does she think she's doing? Driftcloud demanded silently, staring at Flarestar. Wildfire was awful! To all of us! He... he... he hurt him. My brother. Now that StarClan has finally struck him down, she speaks of him as though he was our savior!

"His courage was unmatched." Flarestar's voice shook with unspoken emotion.

Lies. Driftcloud thought, disgusted. He abandoned us when we needed him most. How can she say that he saved us when he destroyed us? How can she say he was good when he was the most evil cat on the moor? How can she say this, when she knows it's a lie?

"He cared for each of his Clanmates the same, and always put his Clan first." Flarestar continued, her pale amber eyes glimmering.

Well, that's true at least. He cared for each of his Clanmates exactly the same amount. Not at all! And he did indeed put the Clan first... on his to-betray-list! Driftcloud's gray and white fur began to rise along his spine.

"He died in the most honorable way, in battle." Flarestar dipped her head, touching her muzzle softly to the slumped brown body in front of her.

Against his own Clan! He screeched silently.

Flarestar's POV

"He will be missed by many." She pulled her muzzle away from Wildfire's corpse.

Oh, Wildfire. She thought, feeling her heart bleed out onto the body in front of her.

"He touched the hearts of every cat he met." Flarestar felt her vibrant amber eyes begin to sting. "He left marks that will never be forgotten."

She caught the blazing blue eye of one of her youngest warriors, Driftcloud. Oh, Driftcloud, don't you know it was an accident? Wildfire never meant to hurt Ravenshade. It wasn't his fault.

"He will never fade from our memories." She finished, her tail slumping to the floor.

"For all the wrong reasons!" Driftcloud jumped to his paws from the back of the crowd.

The Clan murmured, unsure of what he meant.

"Driftcloud, I know that you miss Ravensha-" She was cut off as Driftcloud shoved his way through the gathered cats.

"Don't! Don't you dare say his name!" His mew shook with pain. "You didn't deserve to know him."

"Driftcloud."

"No. No! Wildfire killed him! That battle never should have happened!" Driftcloud's eyes were pools of hurt and unresolved anger. "He faked the rabbit bones! He was conspiring with RiverClan!"

"Driftcloud! You will not dishonour his memory!" Flarestar declared with a snarl, springing to her paws.

Shaking with anger, Driftcloud stepped forward until he was nose to nose with Flarestar.

"I've been silent, loyal, and obedient, but no more!" Driftcloud growled, his eyes sparking. "The truth must come out! Flarestar, Wildfire was a traitor!"

"He was not!" Flarestar raised an unsheathed paw, about to strike him.

"Claw me! I'll never stop until the Clan knows!" Driftcloud sounded like he was on the verge of madness.

"Driftcloud, stop!" Flarestar shrieked, flattening her ears as though she didn't want to hear what he was about to reveal.

"Wildfire was a traitor!"

"No!" Flarestar called, pain splitting her words.

"He cared not for his Clan, only for others' destruction and pain!" Driftcloud's eyes rolled back into his eyes, but the words continued to spill from his mouth. "He killed Ravenshade!"

"It was an accident!" Flarestar hissed weakly.

"NO!" Driftcloud looked consumed by his rage. "It was no accident. It was a cold and calculated move, meant to unbalance me! Well, you got your wish, Wildfire! Are you happy now?"

He began purring madly. Flarestar stepped back, fur bushing out.

"Driftcloud, stop!" She called fruitlessly, her eyes betraying her panic at the actions of what had previously seemed to be a talented young warrior with a bright future.

Driftcloud's POV

The Clan formed a tight circle around Flarestar, protecting her from Driftcloud.

"Driftcloud, I think it's time you left." Palefang hissed from next to Flarestar.

"You can't live in a Clan." Pearwing nodded, looking upset.

"Leave! Leave!" The Clan chorused, Flarestar in the centre of them all, spitting and hissing.

"I'll leave." Driftcloud's eyes focused, his vision sharpening. "But I will return."

"Driftcloud..." Flarestar trailed off, looking confused.

"I know you loved him. It made you blind, weak." He hissed, nodding to the still, forgotten corpse in the clearing. "But I'll learn from your mistakes, and I will never love again."

"But how can you say love makes you weak, when your love for Ravenshade..." Flarestar whispered.

"Don't say his name!" Driftcloud spat, before stalking out of the clearing, feeling the mistrusting eyes of who had been his Clanmates, friends, and life for his whole existence, follow him.

Well, that was really dramatic. I guess I just like ending things that don't get much time in the spotlight really fantastically. So who do you believe? Flarestar or Driftcloud? Do you think she lied? Do you think she knew she was lying? It is called Liar, after all...
~Pondfrost