It was barely dawn when Icevision awoke. The Riverclan medicine cat, Reedtail was gently prodding her side. Icevision easily pushed herself up with no sign of drowsiness and glanced inquiringly at Reedtail.
The gentle cream tomcat looked at Icevision fondly. "Winterstar wants to speak with you" Reedtail quietly meowed.
Icevision nodded and padded off towards the leader's den. She had no idea why she was being summoned in secret like this but she held no worries. She entered the leader's den and sat down facing Winterstar.
Winterstar was a large silver tabby tomcat with an imposing appearance and eyes of two different colours, blue and green. His mate, Mistpelt, a grey she-cat sat, behind him with a thoughtful expression on her face.
Winterstar seated himself in front of Icevision with a serious expression. "I'm sure you already know this," he meowed quietly, "but the war against Thunderclan has started up yet again and well…" He trailed off.
Icevision understood. Winterstar was worried about where her loyalties lay and in the upcoming battles she would surely participate in, would she show mercy to Thunderclan cats that were once her kin? For a second Icevision thought back to when she and her siblings had wrestled and played in the den surrounded by the warmth of Minkfur and when she had began her apprenticeship with Maplestar. Then she thought about the mental torture she had suffered at the paws of her own clanmates and she instantly warded off the thoughts.
"I haven't betrayed you in battle and I will do what is needed from a Riverclan warrior in the upcoming war," meowed Icevision decisively.
Winterstar nodded. "Words coming from a true Riverclan warrior. I put my trust in you during the upcoming war of the clans. You may leave."
Icevision dipped her head and padded out of the den. Other cats were already waking up and the deputy, Eaglefeather, was already setting up a dawn hunting patrol. Petalwing padded up to Icevision and sat down.
"What did Winterstar want from you so early in the morning?" asked Petalwing.
Icevision looked at the tortoiseshell she-cat that was her closest friend and tentatively meowed, "Nothing really - just some questions about loyalty in the upcoming battles and all the such."
Petalwing snorted and shook her head, "He's still questioning you after all you've done for the clan? That feather-brain!"
Icevision gave a small purr of amusement, a rare thing for her.
"Hey!" yowled Eaglefeather, "Are you two lumps of fur just going to sit there? Come join the hunting patrol."
"Alright!" yowled Petalwing in annoyance. "We're coming, Eaglefeather, so don't get your tail in a knot!"