Shadow held his breath, Thornstar. The maniac that both timberfur, and sometimes Goldstar, would talk about, has living kin. And that kin is shadow's mate.

Tornheart stepped forward. "And how do you suppose you will kill him, there's more of us than there is of you." He snarled.

"Not true," Darkmoon hissed, "Dapplespot, Shadow, Red, and you two. Come to my aid."

Spot slowly crept out of the bushes. He shyly stepped to stand beside Darkmoon. Shadow realized that spot must be Dapplespot. The others padded out to stand by her side as well. But shadow stayed back.

Darkmoon looked over at him. "Shadow, come. Please."

Shadow took a deep breath, and stepped out. Once his head was out of the bush, Goldstar and the patrol suddenly froze in place.

"It' can't be." Tornheart muttered.

Shadow ducked his head in shame as he stopped beside Darkmoon, who gave his cheek a lick.

Goldstar stepped forward. "Shadowpaw, is that you?" he asked in disbelief.

"Who's shadowpaw? This is my mate, Shadow."

Shadow hung his head lower, and Darkmoon looked over at him. "Right?"

"Yes Goldstar, it is me." Shadow answered.

He looked up, expecting to see pleading in his father's eyes. but they were filled with anger. "And is this your mate?" he asked nodding to Darkmoon.

Shadow nodded, suddenly feeling guilty.

Goldstar hissed and turned back to Darkmoon. "Then our quarrel is with each other." He growled.

Darkmoon launched herself at goldstar and the two fought.

A while later, goldstar had lost one life and was over Darkmoon now, "Your attempt was a fail," He hissed, "you have no clan to back you up. ScarClan is destroyed, and there is no hope for you."

Darkmoon chuckled. "ScarClan isn't destroyed. It is mearly divided into two clans. But I have no interest in them."

As she spoke, she raised a paw to her throat and slit it open. Killing her self.

Goldstar got off her body and turned to shadow.

"So back to being an apprentice?" he muttered.

"No, you turned your back on the clan, and you took on a mate who wanted to kill me. You are to leave, never to return. Do you got that?" goldstar hissed

"Yes sir." Shadow responded.

And with that, shadow left. Tail tucked in-between his legs.

And goldstar returned the patrol back to camp.