Butterpaw and Bramblestar raced along the lake's edge, heading towards the tree bridge. It was almost sundown. They reached the bridge and scrambled across, finding the other Bramblestar and two other cats with him.

"Almost thought you weren't coming." Bramblestar meowed calmly.

"Well, we came." Stealthclan's leader replied, just as calm. "This is Butterpaw."

The apprentice flinched as he felt his leader's tail touch his shoulder. He forced himself to relax.

"This is one of our medicine cats, Jayfeather." Thunderclan's leader introduced the tom next to him. "He's blind."

"So, I'm not the only one." Butterpaw muttered.

"You're blind too?" Jayfeather asked.

"Unfortunately." Butterpaw hissed.

"And this is my deputy, Squirrelflight." Thunderclan's leader meowed.

"Greetings." The other Bramblestar purred.

Butterpaw pictured the she-cat dipping her head to them.

"So," Thunderclan's leader asked,"What did you want us here for?"

Stealthclan's leader cleared his throat and spoke with a slight hint of pride to his voice. "I wanted to ask you if you would join our clans and our territories."

Next Chapter, Butterpaw's point of view again.