Clarity new something was up with torch, for the last week he would leave for hours on end, no one knew were he wen't, no one knew what he was doing. Every time he came back though his feather were dusty, his beak was covered wit mud, and he seemed more stronger then the day before. Clarity on the other hand was still thinking and plotting, she had no idea how to defeat barnis, the master of all evil.

Banded ravens were growing in numbers ever day, now they were up to 40 in this little circle of theirs. Though they were sure there was a lot more ravens gainst what barnis was doing. They knew it would be easier to get out now then later. Barnis was sure there was some plotting from the inside and right now he suspected a few of them. He would stair at them with his huge big eyes. Every single time he looked at any one of them they were sure he was peering into their souls. So tonight when the moon was gone they would al escape and fly to clarity. They new what side they were on now. The new were they belonged.

Rocky the leader of the banded………… well what ever it was called now, acted as if he was barnis lead man. He always stayed by his side. It was to thorw him of guard, to make it seem like they was no one going behind his back. but barnis seemed to know. He even told rocky once.

"keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer"

barnis was talking about him.

Today barnis was having meeting and he wanted every one there. he needed to talk to all of them. All of the blackbloods and all of the banded forty were there as well. Barnis came out of his den, the cave that was used to hold captives only a week before. He flew to the highledge and observed all the ravens. His eyes would linger on those that were part of the banded forty. He knew. He cleared his voice then addressed all of his allys

"I am grateful for all of your help. But I have been suspecting that a few of you are plotting against me. Now after watching those few I have a feeling I was right all along. Now I have no idea who else is part of their society and am giving all of them a second chance. You can all stay and take me as your king, or you could step up right now and let us kill you. So what is your decesion"

he was waiting, waiting for a answer, waiting for the accused to come out. Rocky looked around thinking that they well stand up and say that they are either against him or with him, but he was amzed when not one even made a gesture of changing there leaders. Barnis was suddenly furios.

" so you will not be comenig up. You well still follow that btich clarity. If that the case then I will have to go to plan b. rocky because you seem so keen to please me I want you to kill the rvane sitting right beside you."

Rocky turned his gaze to see that both the ravens were part of the banded forty. He saw both flame and seara look at him. They did not wan't to die.

"I can not do that my lord. I can not kill my fellow comrades"

"well then you disapooint me rocky. Ok then dark I give you permission to kill all three of them"

rocky new that dark was not part of the baned forty. He was coming closer to all three of them. Rocky saw the look of fear on all of his other friends. Dark was only a foot away when he drew his sword. He suddenly swiped the sword in a move that would cut all their heads off at once. But rocky would not let that happened with swiftness o9f his wing his sword met his in a clash. Then his voice rang out

"the banded forty your time is now. Leave and go to clarity"

more then forty ravens took off. But now the ones who were still on barnises side were attacking them in mid air. Rockt pushed dark away and flew to one of his comrades sides. He drove the sword deeply into the chest of the raven and watched as the life drained from his eyes. He flew as fast he could. He watched as one of the banded fell to that of a black blood. A lot of his friends were dieisng, but a lot more were getting away. A lot more were home free. Although a lot were far away most of them were still in danger dodging the attacks of the other ravens or fighting them with their handy skills. He knew that not all of them would survive. He was almost home free when he saw barnis right in front of him. He didn't have time to react when his head was cut clean off. The last thing he saw for that one split second was that only ten of the so many that escaped wer left over.

Clarity was fast asleep, the night was upon them and for once they felt safe because it was pitch black. She was having a wonderful dream, then she woke up. The wind was all around her, buffeting her. It was trying to tell her something.

"ok, ok I am awake what do you want"

you must come with us. ……..there….is something we want you to see.

Then her soul was being lefted from her body she found herself floating away. It took her a minute before she relized that they were back at barnises ground. She watched as a meeting was being taken place. And then she saw as her friends from the inside suddenly took there escape.

They… are on there…..way…..they have done the right thing…..to……leave

Then she was ebing moved again. Now she found herself looking at speeds. He had thousands of the little birds following him. Then she saw lupin and many other four footed warriors following her. She saw bear warriors, cougars, skunks, hedgehogs, and so much more. she saw every single animal that you could think of

The time has come clarity…… the battle is soon to begin. Tomorrow you leave and you defeat them. And I shall be there

Most of the other times the wind talked to her she could hear voices but never make out who they belonged to. But now she recognized that voice. It was topazes. She was brought back to her body, and the first thing she did was wake up all of her friends.

"wake up, we have to get ready. At dawn we attack"