The grass rippled along the thunderpath as a Large shape darted across it. It crouched on the other side it's dark gold eyes darting around. Under the harsh light of the twolegs place. The cat stood watching the woods his gold eyes searching for movement along the other side.
Suddenly he flicked his tail and cats flowed from the woods to the other side of the path. "BRANCHSTAR" A silver and white tabby she-cat came to his side. Her belly swollen with unborn kits. "Why have we stopped?" The tom looked at her sadly "This is where we will stay" He pointed with his tail to the woods and hills "We will find Shelter here and Prey, Leaf-bare is coming and we can travel no more" Branchstar gazed at his clan with pride "We have left the lake behind let Shardclan rejoice for out journey is over" He gazed at his clan as the shouted to the skys "SHARDCLAN, SHARDCLAN, SHARDCLAN"
As they silenced he heard wails of pain coming from the brush. Jumping down from the rock Branchstar raced into the brush, fur on end. Bursting from the Brambles he froze in shock at the sight in front of him. He heard crashing behind him but his gaze was unwavering. Blood soaked the earth and a she-cat laid on her side, blood pulsing through a wound on her shoulder, buried deep into her fur beside her were two little kits, their eyes not yet open.
"Branchstar" The tabby she-cat came through her eyes widened at the sight. "Oh my Starclan… what happened" Branchstar stared at the queens body "Only starclan knows Lilystripe, but i fear she is gone now" Just as he spoke the orange tabby kit let out a wail and the grey kit joined him in the wails. Lilystripe darted forward and crouched pulling the kits from their mother. "Branchstar? What can we do?" He sighed and looked at his clan "We are home and…..we will take the kits as our own"
