By the time they got back to camp, Firestar's patrol had returned. Sootpaw saw Willowpelt's body.
"No! Willowpelt!" Sootpaw cried. Rainpaw and Sorrelpaw raced forward to comfort him. It was a hard day for all of them. Their mother was dead. That night, Sootpaw, Rainpaw, and Sorrelpaw sat vigil for Willowpelt. At dawn, the elders buried her.
That day, Brackenfur took her on a hunting patrol. They went to the area next to the Thunderpath in search of prey. Sorrelpaw saw a big squirrel and went to stalk it. The squirrel heard her and raced away. Sorrelpaw chased after it. It was leaf-bare, and prey was scarce. She didn't notice as it ran onto the Thunderpath, nor did she notice when she did. Suddenly, a fast monster came racing down the Thunderpath. Sorrelpaw tried to get out of the way, but she wasn't fast enough. She cried out as the monster struck her a glancing blow that left her shoulder badly injured.
Brackenfur heard her cry and raced to the edge of the Thunderpath. He saw Sorrelpaw lying in the center where she had been hit. After making sure no monsters were in sight, Brackenfur raced to her side. Sorrelpaw was unconscious. One of her legs was bleeding. Brackenfur got her off of the Thunderpath as fast as he could. Then, he dragged her back to camp.
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