Morningpaw ought not to meddle. She shouldn't fiddle with cats' lives. But no one's ever told her this, and she doesn't see why not. It amuses her, that words can be the only things she needs to change something. Change it forever. So when she sees Rivershade and Firfall, out in the forest, acting not quite as they should, she involves herself. Morningpaw has no restraints. She goes to Oakstar, sees the admiration in his eyes. He tells her the problem will be solved; the next morning, it is, and her parents become the first cats she sees floating down the river.