Creamfur walked towards Lionstar's den. But when she got there, he was gone. She ran back out of the den and yowled, all the cats looked at her. "They took Lionstar!" she called. The cats hissed and Creamfur bounded out of camp following the scent. She heard twigs rustle behind her. She stopped and snarled. Mistcloud stepped out from behind the bushes. "Relax, I'm coming with you." He meowed. Creamfur nodded and the two took off through the forest again. A few minutes later Lynxheart, Featherpelt, Mosstail, Wolfclaw, and Vixonpelt were behind them.

Creamfur could smell Wind Clan all around her…it was a vile, putrid smell. It made her want to gag. But she kept going, for Lionstar, for father.

At the borders Creamfur could see the Wind Clan warriors walking towards camp; they all looked very pleased with themselves. Creamfur couldn't control herself, she bounded ahead of the group and soon was right behind the startled warriors of Wind Clan.

"You! You scrappy furball!" Deadwood hissed. Creamfur bit into his leg. Deadwood yowled as Frogstep and Haileye leaped at her. Mistcloud, thankfully, arrived just in time to crash into them. Creamfur jumped aside and went for Groundrain. Groundrain was ready; she side-stepped and Creamfur skidded past her. She lifted up her paw to scratch the tom she ran into. When she looked up it was Pinetrail. Her jaw dropped and she put her paw back down. Pinetrail gave her a lick and smile and leaped away. Creamfur watched and then remembered Lionstar, father. Her anger returned and she chased Deadwood, Frogstep, Haileye, and Groundrain as they bounded towards the Wind Clan camp. Mistcloud was beside her. He had his eyes on Pinetrail, who was already entering camp.

Creamfur, Mistcloud, Vixonpelt, Lynxheart, Featherpelt, Mosstail, and Wolfclaw raced into the camp and began the assault.

Creamfur jumped onto Deadwood. He stumbled from the weight and fell to the ground. "Where is Lionstar!" Creamfur snarled. Deadwood smirked, "Your father is doomed!" He hissed. Creamfur pushed him farther into the ground and her claws dug into his neck. Deadwood began to choke. "He isn't here!" He managed. Creamfur leaped off of him and ran out of the camp. Another cat was following her. From the scent, she knew it was a Wind Clan enemy. "I know where he is!" the cat called. Creamfur looked back to see Pinetrail. She stopped to let him explain.

"He is…close to our borders…the ones that are close to Moonstones." He said out of breath. He smiled and turned to lead the way. Creamfur bounded after him worriedly.

The tall grass blocked most of the view. But Creamfur could make out a clump of golden fur rising and falling in the grass. "Lionstar!" she meowed. She ran to him. There was blood all over his face. It ran down his sides, ruining his once golden sheen.

"Father…." She wailed. Lionstar looked up at her. "I'll be ok…get..Stripeleaf." Creamfur nodded. Stripeleaf had followed the warriors. She was in Wind Clan camp. "I'll get her!" Pinetrail meowed. Lionstar looked at him and growled, "Wind Clan scum!" "No father, he led me to you." Creamfur explained. Lionstar looked back at her and nodded. Pinetrail bounded back towards camp.

A few moments later he returned with Stripeleaf and Vixonpelt.

"Lionstar!" Vixonpelt cried at seeing him. She ran to his side and licked his wounds. Stripeleaf pressed cobwebs into them carefully.

Pinetrail touched Creamfur's side comfortingly. He licked her ear and beckoned her to follow him. Creamfur looked at Lionstar one last time before finally following Pinetrail behind the tall grass.

Lionstar made it back to camp safely. Stripeleaf stayed in his den to make sure he would be okay. Vixonpelt stayed in with him all the time.

Creamfur was late coming back to camp. She wasn't sure why she followed Pinetrail earlier. But she knew what had happened. They had mated. Creamfur knew that Pinetrail loved her, but did she really love him, or did he just attack her at a weak moment?

Mistcloud stayed by her side as she laid in the warrior's den thinking about it.

I love you, and I have always loved you, since I first saw you at the Gathering when you were an apprentice, he had said. The words astonished Creamfur. She had never noticed him before, but here the same day she met him, they had mated.