Chapter 10

StarClan's Signs


DuskHeart opened her eyes. It was still night but there was no breeze. StarClan? Then an orange she-cat with red markings & long fangs padded up to her. "FangStar! I am dreaming in StarClan! Wait but MudStar wants to talk to you…" FangStar sat down, "we know, but we will talk to him at the MoonCave, I expect you're going?" DuskHeart nodded. "DuskHeart, you grew up with many wonders, right?" "Yes." "DuskHeart, something awaits you." "What?" But FangStar started to disappear.

DuskHeart woke up to find a rabbit at her paws. She arched her back in a stretch. She looked around the den & saw nothing. Where's MudStar? She ate the rabbit & padded out. She soon saw him taking to RobinTail. She smiled & padded up to them. "Hey!" RobinTail's fur rubbed hers as they say next to each other. "Hi, I hear you're going to the MoonCave? Congrats!" DuskHeart let out a mrrow of laughter. "I've been there plenty. Though it's one long trip." RobinTail purred. "Hey, are we going to get going or what? "Calm down MudStar, got to go RobinTail, see y' tomorrow." MudStar & DuskHeart padded into the Medicine Den. "SandFur? RussetPatch? I & DuskHeart need some traveling herbs." RussetPatch came out with the herbs, "where y' going?" "MoonCave" "Oh, have a nice trip!"

MudStar & DuskHeart ate the herbs & padded out of the entrance. They walked in silence through the forest until they reached the hillside; they walked into an abandoned tunnel and into a further tunnel, which lead to a hole in a mountain rock on the bottom. They climbed the steep hill to another cave where water flowed in, into the center with walk ways on either side. Their pelts brushed the cold, stone wall 'till they reached the end where the water formed a circle around a big stone in which in the moonlight, lit up a light purple. MudStar & DuskHeart walked into the warm stream, touched with pebbles. They lay down & licked the water then touched their noses to the stone, sending them into dreams of StarClan.

MudStar's eyes opened to an empty, Starry back round. "Hello?" No one responded. Then a breeze ruffled his fur, he then saw a figure outline, "CinderStar?" The cat fully appeared, "CinderStar!" CinderStar padded up to MudStar, "you have done well, though you are depressed, and lost the life of trust due to it. I see you have no feeling for BrambleFur, your son. Do you know how crushed some were after his banishment? CloverHeart was mostly crushed, his sister, your daughter. Though, as for DuskHeart, she felt multiple emotions. She felt proud, confident, though one feeling of sadness remained; sickness. She felt sick to her bones that her dear friend, her nephew, would try & kill her, due to her lack of love for him. MudStar, all I can say is listen to those you must." MudStar sat there silent for a moment, "like whom?" Though CinderStar was gone. MudStar then woke up & saw DuskHeart still sleeping in the paws of StarClan. Why is she having such a long dream? Is she seeking what I am looking for? DuskHeart woke up minutes later. She blinked at MudStar & padded out of the cave with MudStar next to her.

It was after MoonHigh, almost dawn. The two cats almost padded into the den when they saw a kit scrambling out of the entrance, DuskHeart quickly picked him up. "OceanKit, what do you think you're doing?" "I was trying to explore while I can, MudStar! Though now I'm stuck back in camp. When will my siblings & I be apprentices?" MudStar smiled, "soon enough." They padded into the entrance; DuskHeart walked into the nursery & dropped OceanKit into EchoBlaze's nest. She padded out & headed for the Warrior's Den as MudStar headed for the leader's den.