The clan was silent as the sunhigh and hunting patrol walked in, Cherryfrost, Rabbitstrike and Mousestar in tow. They were shocked to silence actually, because it was not to be expected. "Clan, gather!" He snapped angrily, and all of them did. The patrols surrounded most of front and the other two she cats covered in blood and claw marks sat under the ledge.
"What happened?"
"Did Cherryfrost attack Rabbitstrike again?"
"I bet she got beaten!"
"Silence!" Mousestar snarled. All of them did. "Something very disturbing, disloyal and for an utterly stupid reason happened!"
"Rabbitstrike got attacked by Cherryfrost?" Jaymist offered, rather cheerfully.
Rabbitstrike snarled at him. "So much for being a father!" She hissed and lowered her head. "I obviously don't matter to you. Why even make me?!"
"I wonder that myself." He told her coldly. Rabbitstrike froze inside. Brownheart laid his tail on her back reassuringly.
"Yes, Rabbitstrike got attack, but for what?"
"Because she deserves it! She's been nothing but bad luck to this clan!" Minkfur mewed. Mousestar glared down at her, making her flinch on surprise.
"Tell them why you were attacked, Rabbitstrike."
Rabbitstrike looked around at them and raised her head high. "Because I was defending Mousestar. I was walking around and I heard a yowl, and I saw Cherryfrost's paws covered in blood. When I came closed I saw Mousestar losing a life."
They gasped in shock. "That's not true!" Smokefoot hissed.
"It is!" She snapped back. "Cherryfrost saw me and attacked me, because she knew I saw what she did. She told me about the same thing you did Minkfur. Mousestar awoke and saw us fighting, so Cherryfrost killed him again. Then I ran for help and she chased me. She pinned me down and was about to claw my throat when Brownheart and his patrol saw her and rescued me."
"But Cherryfrost couldn't have done that!" Brackenfoot wailed.
Mousestar growled at him. "She did!"
"You would believe her over Cherryfrost?" Brackenfoot challenged. Mousestar growled down at him.
"I saw her do it. I heard her do it. She was angry with me for punishing her for breaking the warrior code and then she killed me. Then she killed me again when she saw me rise."
The clan was again shocked into silence. Cherryfrost was staring at them all with wide eyes. "I didn't! I-"
"Cherryfrost," Jaymist whispered, "is that true? Did you kill Mousestar?"
"I...I did, but this was an acci-"
"Why?! All because he punished you for breaking the warriors code?! Something so stupid and a punishment you truly deserved?! Did you honestly think that seeking revenge would solve anything?!" Weaselfoot ended it with a snarl.
Cherryfrost was speechless, ears pinned against her head. "I didn't do it for revenge!"
"I saw you kill me, Rabbitstrike saw you kill me and you attacked her. Your fur was in my wounds, it was you!" Mousestar looked at them all. "Cherryfrost is a danger to the clans. It saddens me to say this, but since Cherryfrost will kill anyone for petty vengeance she is hereby exiled." He glanced down at the red she cat with a mixture of anger and sorrow.
"Forever."
Rabbitstrike bit back a smirk. It went better than she thought.