Briarlight woke up in a star-lit clearing. She stood up. Then she realized, her hind legs were working. She yowled joyously. Then she heard a rustling in the bushes. A silver tabby she-cat emerged. There were stars in her fur and Briarlight realized where she was. She exclaimed worriedly," Am I dead?!" The silver she-cat purred amused and mewed," No, Briarlight. You are just dreaming. I am Silverstream." Briarlight caught the fishy scent of Riverclan. She gasped and asked," Why would a Riverclan cat come to me in my dreams?!" Silverstream purred again and explained," I use to be your father's, Graystripe's, mate before I died. I want to help him and his kits in any way I can. And you, Briarlight, have a great destiny in front of you." "Me? I'm just a crippled warrior!" Silverstream gently licked Briarlight's head. She mewed," You are much more important than that. It is time that the Warrior Code, and the Medicine Cat Code changed. And you're the cat who's going to do it. And you aren't even a crippled cat." Briarlight cocked her head and asked," What do you mean?" Silverstream smiled and purred," All will be revealed when you wake." She slowly faded and Briarlight woke up.
Briarlight blinked open her eyes. She was tired as she stood up. She began to walk out of the den when she heard something fall. She quickly spun around. She saw Jayfeather's blind eyes widened in surprise and his jaw was dropped. A stick was on the ground in front of him. "Jayfeather? Is something wrong?" she asked worriedly. Jayfeather exclaimed," I hear paws, not dragging. And no one else is in the den! Are you walking?!" Briarlight was confused, then she realized what he meant. She looked down at her paws. She gasped as she realized he was right. She was walking! She exclaimed joyously," I'm walking! How can I be walking?!" Then she remembered the dream she had. She gasped," Jayfeather, there's something really important I have to tell you!" Jayfeather asked," More important than walking?" Briarlight mewed," I'm pretty sure it is. It involves Starclan." Jayfeather sat down and nodded. He sighed," Then tell me."
Briarlight sat down in front of him and mewed," I went to sleep last night, and I woke up in this star-lit clearing. A silver tabby she-cat appeared and said that se was Silverstream, Graystripe's old mate. She said that I have a great destiny in store. She also said that it was time that the Warrior Code and the Medicine Cat Code changed. Then, she said that I wasn't even a crippled warrior and all would be explained when I woke up. Then she disappeared." Jayfeather nodded. He was silent for a while and Briarlight was half worried he had fallen asleep. Then he sighed," Maybe Silverstream meant the codes need to change because of us." Briarlight cocked her head and asked," What do you mean?" Jayfeather explained," They need to change so we can be together! So that it's ok for medicine cats to take on mates, as long as they're in the same clan." Briarlight jumped up and exclaimed," That's a great idea, Jayfeather!" She brushed her cheek against his and mewed," Let's ask Bramblestar." Jayfeather smiled and stood up. They left the den together, standing next to each other.
The cats in the clearing saw Briarlight and their jaws dropped and many of them gasped. Graystripe called," Millie! You need to come out here!" Millie burst from the warriors den. She saw Briarlight and cried," My kit! Oh my kit!" She ran over and brushed against Briarlight, practically shoving Jayfeather away. His pelt bristeled in annoyance and he snapped," Give her some space why don't you?! This is her first time walking in a while, she might need some room! And before you ask how she's walking, you'll find out soon enough because we're going to tell Bramblestar!" Millie's eyes widened and she took a step back. She mewed," It's alright Jayfeather. She was just happy and exited." Jayfeather took a deep breath and his fur flattened. He sighed," I guess you're right. Let's go." Millie looked even more astonished than before. Briarlight and Jayfeather walked past the cats in the clearing and climbed up the rocks to the Highledge.
Jayfeather called," Bramblestar?" "Come on in Jayfeather," the leader replied. Jayfeather quickly led Briarlight inside the den. Bramblestar stood up. His eyes were wide as he asked," Briarlight? It that you?" Briarlight nodded. "How?!" Bramblestar asked. Briarlight sat down, a little tired. The others soon sat down too. Briarlight explained," Last night I went to sleep and woke up in a star-lit clearing. A silver tabby she-cat named Silverstream appeared. She told me that she was Graystripe's mate when she was alive and that I had a great destiny. I told her that I was just a crippled warrior and she said that I wasn't even crippled. I woke up and I could walk...But theirs more. She also said that it was time that the Warrior Code and the Medicine Cat Code changed, and that I was the cat to do it." Bramblestar nodded and mewed," I see. But what does she mean about the codes?" Briarlight nervously kneaded the group with her claws. She mewed," Jayfeather and I have...kinda fallen in love." Bramblestar nodded and mewed," I see. So you want to change the code, in what way?" Jayfeather explained," We want to make it so hat medicine cats can take a mate as long as they're from the same clan and if they want, you know, kits, the male cats are fine, but the females have to have trained an apprentice." Bramblestar mewed," That seems reasonable. I'll discuss this with the other leaders at the Gathering tonight. For now, let's tell our clan."