All the cats sucked in their breath. Who would Thornclaw choose? Then the tom spoke, in a whisper, "For his leadership and strength, I choose…" Cloudtail was sitting up proudly while Brambleclaw was acting very nervous, "Brambleclaw,"
Cloudtail was flabbergasted, "What! What? WHAT? I'll be one of the three cats voting for the winner, Thornclaw, don't you forget! I won't let you win! I won't!" Firestar appeared and slowly grabbed Cloudtail, pulling him over the Sundrown place and back to Thunderclan. Redtail, the old Thunderclan deputy, appeared and motioned for Brambleclaw to join Thornclaw. He then turned to the cats, "Brackenfur, Sorreltail and Sandstorm, you will be known as Woodclan," The three cats bowed their heads. Thornclaw kept shooting glances at Sorreltail. Redtail quickly mewed again, "Thornclaw, Dustpelt and Brambleclaw, you will be known as Moorclan. Please follow the trails to your respective camps,"
Woodclan camp
Sandstorm settled down under a shady branch that was hanging low to the ground, "This is my spot, understand?" Brackenfur purred with amusement. Sandstorm sounded like she had before she had Firestar had had their kits. Firestar. He had died in a fight with Windclan. It had been Tallstar himself who stood over Firestar's dead body. It had been a mistake, all cats knew that, but Windclan suffered from the grief of having killed the forest's most known leader, "Sandstorm," Brackenfur said suddenly.
"What?" Sandstorm looked up. Brackenfur cleared his throat, "Do you miss him? Firestar, I mean," Sandstorm held Brackenfur's gaze for a long time, trying to judje why he was asking her that question, "Yes," She finally replied, "yes I do, Brackenfur. I miss him very much,"
Sorreltail was sitting nearby and as Brackenfur came over to her, she asked, "You saw, didn't you?" Brackenfur knew what she was talking about, "Yes, yes I did,"
Moorclan camp
"I received word from Firestar!" Brambleclaw mewed, rushing into camp, "We are supposed to meet at Lagoon Plateau! He gave me a clue for the challenge!" He told the other cats, then reflected inside his own head.
What could it mean? The clue, what could it mean? Show no fear and you will not, but be afraid and you will rot. Follow the clues.