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After you read this chapter, can you figure out why the story is called At the Water's Edge?

Chapter 2

"Kinkstar? Gone?" Riverheart exclaimed. She automatically froze.

"Riverheart," Lilacfrost sighed. "Kinkstar is gone. Please don't ask about it. I don't know, Riverheart. I really don't."

Goldheart looked puzzled. She had no idea what Lilacfrost was talking about. Riverheart knew exactly what Lilacfrost meant. After all, they had been best friends ever since they were kits.

"I'll go organize the patrols," Riverheart declared, as she padded off to a fairly large group of warriors.

"Riverheart," a huge golden tom said with respect. This warrior was Lightningclaw, and he had a unique way of greeting others. He did not dip his head in greeting, but he respectfully said the name of the cat of which he was talking to. Of course, he was very respectful when he greeted others, so nobody minded.

"Kinkstar's gone," Riverheart tersely said.

"Kinkstar's what?" exclaimed a blue-gray warrior, who looked exactly like Riverheart, except with bright green eyes and white paws.

"Kinkstar's gone," repeated Riverheart. "Lightningclaw, organize the patrols. I will be going to the MistClan border."

All the warriors looked stunned. They had never seen Riverheart behave like this before. She had always been a generous and caring cat. She had always been kind to them and organized the patrols herself. Why had she told Lightningclaw to organize the patrols? Was Lightningclaw going to be the new deputy? Riverheart was surely acting very strangely ever since Kinkstar had greencough.

Riverheart hurried out of camp toward the MistClan border. She only wanted to go there to check because Kinkstar was always friends with MistClan and the river was his favorite place.

When Riverheart reached the river, she realized that she was not wrong. She saw a dead pheasant, and next to it was Kinkstar.

"Kinkstar!" Riverheart exclaimed, as she hurried toward him. "Kinkstar, are you okay?"

"Riverheart," Kinkstar whispered. "Riverheart, listen to me. When I die, take this pheasant back to camp and go to Highstones to get your nine lives. I know you will be a great leader someday, perhaps the greatest leader of FireClan. I will not be gone forever. I will be hunting with StarClan and watching over you. I will be with you, guiding you, forever and always."

"Kinkstar, no!" Riverheart said. "Kinkstar, don't die! What am I going to do without you?"

"Riverheart, take care." After he said those last words, Kinkstar died.

Riverheart sighed. He did his best, she thought. He caught a pheasant and saved the Clan. He died to save the Clan.