A/N: Welcome back to another chapter. This one I'm doing on my phone so if there are many typos, blame me. Enjoy!
Chapter 4:
"You lead these cats? These murderers?" Reedstar hissed.
"Yes, I do, and I am proud. All of these cats you trust could be a traitor. You probably should go to the Gathering. But mention us, and I will slit your throat!" Rosefluff snarled.
"Slit my throat all you want, but I will always be there to protect my friends from you and your traitors. I am Reedstar, leader of WinterClan! And I will stand for all Clans!" Reedstar growled, tilting her face to the sky.
"Oh, is that so? Is that really what you want? Do you really want to die for other cats? Cats that are your enemies?" Rosefluff meowed smoothly.
"She kind of has a point. I mean, she is mentioning the fact that we need you. Are you really going to throw your life away for cats that are your enemies. Are you really going to leave us in these hard times? Is that really what you want? Do you want kits to start crying over their leader's dead body? Do you want to die in front of all the cats that you trust?" Lionclaw meowed.
"What? I'm not throwing my life away!" Reedstar hissed.
"Lionclaw has a point! I don't want to lose you!" Oneclaw called.
"Yes, why are you trying to do this to yourself? To us?" Fernclaw meowed.
"Yes, we need you in hard times such as these. Please stay with us!" Troutfur meowed.
"I agree with Lionclaw, why? Why are you doing this?" Pinepaw mewed.
"See, even the apprentice agrees with Lionclaw. They need you, Reedstar, don't forget it. You will regret it otherwise. Your Clanmates might not even bury you," Rosefluff meowed.
"Silence!" Reedstar boomed. Every cat fell silent. "So, little Rosefluff thinks she can scare the Clan? Pity it isn't working."
"It actually is," Rosefluff meowed with a smirk. "Anyway, the Gathering needs you!" The rouge then ran away.
Reedstar let out a low growl, but knew that the rogue was right. "Let's go, the other Clans are going to be waiting for us," she meowed.
The party nodded, and got ready to follow their leader. Oneclaw grabbed Emberkit's body.
"What do we do about her?" Oneclaw mewed.
"Oneclaw, I need you to take your kits back to camp. I think I know now that nowhere is safe," Reedstar meowed gently.
The queen nodded, and let her remaining kit away. Once they were out of sight, Reedstar nodded, and led her cats to the Gathering Tree. A dark cloud of grief hung over the cats as they walked to the Gathering Tree. When they finally made it, many cats looked up. Reedstar flicked her tail, and her Clan ran down the hillside.
"Why are you so late?" Dandelionstar, leader of FireClan, meowed.
"We had a delay. A serious delay. There is a problem that could spread to each and every one of your Clans," Reedstar meowed.
"And what might that be?" Wolfstar, the leader of SnowClan meowed.
"There are traitors that have been killing cats in WinterClan. They already killed a kit," Reedstar meowed.
A/N: And cut! Well, the next chapter will be one of three parts of that Gathering. I hope you enjoyed the new chapter! Till next time, please review!