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Chapter 4
Crowfeather's POV
I chose my warriors to take with me to Thunderclan. These four cats I trusted. There was Harefur, Breezewing, Owlwhisker, and Nightcloud.
We set off after Firestar and his apprentice-Skypaw rested a while.
I walked ahead of my clan mate's, with Firestar and Skypaw. We were walking in a normal pace. I started to wonder if this was a trap.
"Firestar?" I asked "When do you think Shadowclan will attack?"
He kept his eyes forward, and looked very thoughtful. I was confused on whether he herd me or not, and I was about to ask again when a small voice interrupted me.
"Not tonight... They'll attack most likely at dawn."
I looked down; it was Skypaw who had answered my question. I was truly surprised. She hadn't spoken the entire time, I thought she was mute. But I was stricken at how beautiful her voice was. It sounded like the flowing of the lake in Newleaf.
Firestar seemed to have snapped out of it when she spoke. "Oh, yes." He said "Very good, Skypaw. But, what makes you believe that?" He asked her. I was curious as well. I looked at Nightcloud and the others. They were all looking at her strangely too. We all stopped and stared at the little Apprentice.
"Well," she said, shuffling her paws a little, she looked nervous, "Shadow clan are cunning, they know a dawn patrol will be going out, and that will leave less warriors and apprentices at the camp."
I stared at her, shocked. She was right! I hadn't even thought of that. How did this apprentice come up with that on her own?! I was speechless. I was beginning to understand what Firestar had meant when he said she was the Strength and Courage of the clan.
Nightcloud had walked up to us, and was looking at Skypaw. "What is your name, young one?" She asked.
Skypaw looked up at her, and smiled with a slight purr. "I'm Skypaw"
Nightcloud looked at Firestar, and I saw a slight surprise in her eyes. "Firestar, is this the kit you announced at one of the gathering's, the one that had green cough?
As Nightcloud said this, it came to me. I remember Firestar saying a small kit was deathly ill with green cough and wouldn't make it to her 6th moon to become an apprentice, but here she was. She looked well fed, and strong, and was very smart.
Firestar glanced at Nightcloud, and nodded. "Yes, this is her. She pulled through very bravely, and as she was still healing, she helped Jaypelt and the other apprentices with caring for the elders and warriors when they were injured or sick." He informed us. The four cats I chose looked at each other with astonishment.
I glanced at Skypaw, her head was high. Now that I think of it, she never put her head down, even when my clan members surrounded her and Firestar.
We started walking again, and a few moments past when suddenly Owlwhisker stepped forward. "How long have you been an apprentice, Skypaw?" He asked.
She looked at him and her whiskers twitched. "I was named an apprentice this morning." She said.
We had reached the camp.