Wolfpaw lay in his nest in the apprentices den, sleep not coming to him. He looked up as Leopardpaw walked. Wolfpaw instantly looked away, remembering what scarstar told him. Leopardpaw entered her nest and fell asleep.

Then a shadow came over the den. "Wolfpaw can I speak with you?" Wolfpaw recognized lionclaw's voice.

Wolfpaw straightened up and went out of the den with his father.

They went out of camp and reached the border. "Wolfpaw you and I need to get out of here," lionclaw meowed hastily, "scarstar is not to be trusted. She will not stop her control."

Wolfpaw took a step back. "But scarstar is my friend."

"She is evil."

"Says you," Wolfpaw spat back, "have you ever been scarred like me, her, and the other true members of scarclan?"

"I-"

"You don't do you. You don't know how much of a help she's been for me."

"Wolfpaw-"

"If you want to go, then go. I don't want to see you anymore."

Wolfpaw stormed back to camp. His father looking stunned behind him.

Scarstar was waiting for him back at camp.