"Did you seriously get your sight back?" Hollyleaf asked, padding up to her brother.
"Yes," he answered. Hollyleaf gazed into his eyes.
He is telling the truth… the voice whispered once more.
"You really did…" she gasped.
"Hollyleaf, what's wrong?" Jayfeather asked, and Hollyleaf realized that she was staring off into space.
"I got my power while you were gone," she whispered. "I can tell if somecat is being truthful or not."
"Really?" Jayfeather asked.
"Yeah," Hollyleaf replied. "Come on, Cinderheart and Leafpool have been wondering where you've been."
"Cinderheart?" Jayfeather asked, aloud, but snapped his mouth shut.
"Uh, yeah," Hollyleaf said suspiciously. She glanced around and saw that Cinderheart and Leafpool had just padded into the medicine cat den, quickly followed by Lionblaze. Hollyleaf and Jayfeather padded into the den, and were surprised to find it silent.
"Hello Leafpool, Hi Cinderheart," Jayfeather said quietly, looking at each cat as he spoke. "Hi Lionblaze."
"Did you really get your sight back, Jayfeather?" Cinderheart asked quietly.
"Yeah, I did," Jayfeather replied. Hollyleaf nodded as well.
"He truly did," she said.
"How did they cure it?" Leafpool asked curiously.
"I don't know. They fed me poppy seeds while it was taking place, so I didn't know what herbs they used or how," Jayfeather replied.
"No one seemed to notice much," Lionblaze commented.
"They're in shock from Firestar and Berrynose dying," Hollyleaf answered.
"Cinderheart, are you injured?" Leafpool asked quickly, changing the subject.
"No, I'm not, I just came in to talk with Jayfe-"
"Then please leave, I need to clear out the den for when injured cats come in," Leafpool said kindly. Cinderheart mumbled a quick 'See you later" to Jayfeather and padded out of the den.
"I'm assuming this doesn't have to do with injuries?" Hollyleaf guessed. Leafpool nodded and flicked her tail.
"Leafpool, I have a question," Lionblaze began. Hollyleaf looked into Leafpool's eyes to determine the validity of her answer.
"Yes, Lionblaze, what?"
"Who is our mother?" he asked.
"Squirrelflight, of course," Leafpool answered, and Hollyleaf could tell that she felt a bit nervous.
She's is lying… the voice whispered.
I could have told you that! Hollyleaf thought to herself.
"That's not what Squirrelflight told us," Lionblaze said quietly.
"Alright, I know who both your parents are," Leafpool whispered quietly.
She's telling the truth… the voice whispered once more.
"Will you tell us?" Jayfeather asked.
"No, I- I promised them I wouldn't tell you who they were."
Hmmmm… the voice murmured.
You're unsure? Hollyleaf growled in her mind. How am I supposed to work with that?
"Listen Leafpool, I don't want to be rude, but we need to know who our parents are."
"Queens had always had the right to keep the name of her mate secret," Leafpool whispered, and Hollyleaf barely understood it.
"Come on, Hollyleaf," Lionblaze growled. "It's no use." The two padded out of the den, soon followed by Jayfeather.
"What did you get from her?" Lionblaze asked quietly.
"She was lying when she said that Squirrelflight was our mother. Telling the truth when she said she knew who they were. When she said that she promised them she wouldn't tell us, I got an unsure response," Hollyleaf said.
"Wait, how do you know all this?" Jayfeather asked Hollyleaf.
"While you were gone, I discovered my power. If I look into a cat's eyes, I can tell if they're telling the truth or not," she answered.
"That's useful," Jayfeather commented. Lionblaze nodded.
"Very useful," he said, glancing at the sky. "I will be back, I'm going hunting." Lionblaze ran out of camp quickly, and Hollyleaf glanced at the black sky.
"He seems to have developed a new liking of hunting in the dark," she commented with a yawn.
"I'm going to sleep out here tonight," Jayfeather said quietly. Hollyleaf cocked her head.
"Why?" she asked.
"I don't want to deal with Leafpool, and now that I can see, I feel like enjoying the night," he said quietly. "I can finally see our ancestors without visiting the Moonpool."
"Speaking of Moonpool…" Hollyleaf began, but was stopped when Cloudtail padded over to her.
"Hollyleaf, do you want to join the night patrol? Brambleclaw decided to send out some warriors to check for RiverClan."
"Cloudtail, shouldn't you get that scratch on your shoulder taken care of?" Jayfeather asked. "It's bled all the way to your paw."
"H-h-how did you know that?" Cloudtail gasped.
"I went to SkyClan and they healed me of my blindness. Now go on, you can't avoid Leafpool forever."
"Okay… uh, Brackenfur's leading the patrol, find another cat to go since I'll be here," Cloudtail said softly, padding to the Medicine Cat den. Hollyleaf nodded and padded over to the freshkill pile, where Graystripe was pacing impatiently.
"Graystripe, do you want to come on the night patrol?" she asked.
"Sure," he answered. The two padded to the camp entrance to see Brackenfur, Thornclaw, and Icepaw waiting for them.
"Where's Cloudtail?" Icepaw asked.
"Jayfeather told him to go see Leafpool," Hollyleaf said.
"About that scratch? Good for him. I would send him myself, but I'm not used to the idea of being deputy."
"It's okay," Thornclaw said.
"I understand how you feel," Graystripe said. Hollyleaf remembered how she had heard that Graystripe had once been deputy of ThunderClan.
"You were a good choice," Hollyleaf commented. Brackenfur dipped his head.
"Thank you Hollyleaf," he said. "Now, let's go secure our borders." The patrol padded out of camp, and they first headed to the battlefield, which was still stained with blood.
"There's so much blood," Icepaw gasped with a shiver. Hollyleaf placed her tail over Icepaw's shoulder and the patrol padded away from the battlefield. The patrol padded to the ShadowClan border and sniffed the air.
"There is RiverClan scent, but it's stale," Icepaw said.
"Good. Now, let's check the WindClan border," Thornclaw said. Graystripe padded toward the border ahead of the patrol, checking the air as he walked. Hollyleaf picked up Lionblaze's scent.
He must have come hunting this way, she thought, padding closer to the border.
"Stop! I scent WindClan!" Graystripe hissed.