Moons had passed since Hailfur had found the death berries. The dreams and StarClan visits were close to none now and Hailfur was finally starting to forget about the prophecy and return to her regular life.
"Hailfur, hurry up! Lionpaw and Brightpaw are becoming warriors!" Eaglepaw, now known as Eagleflight, called to his former mentor. Hailfur ran to where the warrior ceremony was taking place, Brightpaw and Lionpaw were already standing in front of Lightstar.
"I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these apprentices. They have trained hard and fought for their Clan to get where they are today. Honeystripe, is Brightpaw ready to become a warrior?"
Honeystripe nodded without any hesitation.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, Brightpaw, from this day forward you will be known as Brightfire. May StarClan light your path."
"Brightfire, Bri-" Swiftkit started cheering but was silenced by Duskfire.
"You only cheer once they both have their names." her whisper was barely audible. Swiftkit ducked his head in embarrassment and hid behind Leaf-fall.
"Iceblaze, is Lionpaw ready to become a warrior?" Lightstar asked and Iceblaze nodded as well.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, Lionpaw, from this day forward you will be known as Lionclaw. May StarClan light your path."
"Brightfire! Lionclaw!" the Clan cheered. Eagleflight cheered the loudest and Hailfur couldn't help purring at the brown warrior. Young love.
SkyClan crowded the newly made warriors and Hailfur was about to join them when she noticed Eagleflight hanging back. "Hurry up Mousebrain, I'm sure you're the first cat Brightfire wants to see."
"B-but, what if she doesn't like me anymore?" he stuttered and Hailfur rolled her eyes.
"She's crazy about you, now are you coming or I'm going to confess your love for you." Hailfur threatened playfully. Within seconds, Eagleflight was pushing his way through the crowd to talk to Brightfire.
"Wow Hailfur, I don't want to mess with you if I'm ever in love." Hailfur turned to see Rosepaw.
"So hows being an apprentice? Darkear treating you well?" Hailfur asked as she strolled up to the seven moon old apprentice.
"Yeah, we kind of have a bond since my... accident." Rosepaw said. Lightstar had chosen well when he had assigned Darkear as Rosepaws mentor. Dawnflower and Sweetbloom were Waterpaw and Lakepaws mentors.
"I've always wondered, why were you so close to that ledge?" Hailfur asked and Rosepaws eyes widened.
"You mean you would actually listen to me?"
Hailfurs ears twitched in amusement and she nodded. All cats deserved the right to be listened to.
"I was in the nursery with Waterpaw and Meadowbramble but they were both asleep. A warrior came in and told me that the berries that would save the Clan were out on the ledge and that I would be a hero if I got them." Rosepaw explained.
"Death berries." Hailfur whispered and Rosepaw gasped.
"But... Death berries kill? The berries at the cliff were red." Hailfur nodded and told the story of how she found the old berries at the bottom of the ledge.
"I went out to get the berries and fell off the edge. When Lionpaw- well, I guess he's Lionclaw now- when he came, he knocked the... Death berries off the cliff." Rosepaw finished her story.
"You say a warrior told you they would save the Clan, who was the warrior?" Hailfur felt her excitement growing. She would finally find the traitor!
"I don't remember. I hit my head during the fall and forgot about it. All of what I told you is just recovered memories, I don't even remember the full story. That's why nobody will listen to me."
Hailfur felt like yowling in frustration. She was this close to saving SkyClan from total destruction. "Rosepaw, just... Try to remember. This is really important."
Rosepaw nodded but looked doubtful. It had been three moons since the fall, if she hadn't found anything then, she probably wouldn't remember it now. It was one more opportunity for Hailfur that slipped through her grasps.
"Leaf-fall? I brought you a mouse." Hailfur called into the nursery. Leaf-fall had kitted two moons ago to three beautiful kits named Fogkit, Petalkit, and Smokekit.
Hailfur stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the body. Iceblaze was laying on his side covered in blood. Swiftkit and the others were nudging him and trying to get him to wake up.
Hailfur swiped the kits and pulled them away from Iceblaze. "Go get Lifedream and Moonfur. Hurry!" The four kits scurried away and Hailfur rushed to Iceblaze.
"He said..." Iceblaze tried to say but blood came out of his mouth instead of words. Hailfur was able to pick up a few words while he was coughing out the blood. "He said you're fighting... For a dying Clan..."
"Iceblaze, who did this to you? Who?" Hailfur begged. She was starting to lose him. The SkyClan deputy just continued to cough blood. "Please don't die. Your kit needs you."
Iceblaze shuttered and meowed pitifully. "Iceblaze, please. You have to tell me who!" Hailfur urged the white warrior.
Lifedream and Moonfur rushed into the den and started covering Iceblazes wounds with cobwebs and shoving herbs down his throat that he just coughed out.
"Who?" Hailfur wailed as his body spasmed one last time before he rasped out four words.
"The cold hearted one." with that, Iceblazes body went limp. SkyClans loyal deputy had just died.
Sorry if I killed off your character. I am thinking of discontinuing this story because I only have one reviewer. I know it's not about how many reviews you get but I'd like to know how my writing is from various people.