Moonpaw and Sunpaw stayed in the hallow with the other cats as the day turned to dusk. Moonclaw, Snowheart, Owlsong, and Littlestep would have to sleep in a newly made shelter. Snowysun, Swiftleap, Streaktail, and Blossommoon would have to sleep in the apprentice den with Ivypool, Dovewing, Moonpaw, and Sunpaw until more room was made. The warrior's den was quite crowded.

Moonclaw shifted nervously. What was to come with the new dawn? He was just about lost in thought when Squirrelflight called to him.

"Moonclaw! Hey, I'm putting you on dawn patrol with Cloudtail, Foxleap, Berrynose, and Moonpaw, okay?"

Sunpaw had been made Ivypool's apprentice, but Moonclaw knew that she wouldn't be able to handle him. Foxleap, this other warrior, got Moonpaw.

"That's great!" He called back, letting the setting sun warm his back. Snowheart was nearby, laying on a large stone in the back of the hallow. Owlsong and Swiftleap were on a patrol with Cinderheart and Ivypool. Moonclaw stood and padded over to the other side of the camp, where Snowysun was watching Moonpaw and Sunpaw play recklessly.

"They're acting like kits, eh, Ma Cherie?" Moonclaw purred as he sat down beside her. She flicked an ear, but that was it.

"You two-bit, half-baked-"

"Mouse-brain, my little bouncing friend." Moonclaw sighed to Littlestep who was behind him. "Learn the language."

Littlestep lashed his tail then trekked off to the white warrior Cloudtail who as sitting next two the beat-up warrior Brightheart. Suddenly, Streaktail meowed out loudly in surprise.

"What is up with this cat?!"

"Mrow?" Moonclaw looked to the area and, dragging herself out of a cave, was a tabby she-cat who couldn't move her hind legs.

Snowysun flinched and Sunpaw and Moonpaw halted. Blossommoon went quiet from talking to Snowheart while Owlsong and Swiftleap returned, Littlestep filling them in. Moonclaw almost facepawed, but he resisted the large erge.

"She can't walk," The medicine cat, Jayfeather, growled. "And I'll claw your ears off if you think you can just pad into our camp-"

"Jayfeather!" Bramblestar padded up. "These cats are new. They didn't know what happened to Briarlight."

The grey elder that Moonclaw had seen before padded up. "I also remember what happened to Longtail..." The cat croaked, his grey pelt slightly matted.

Bramblestar sighed. "Greystripe... Why don't you go get some rest? I can send Lilypaw to get you more moss... I'm sure Seedpaw will also help."

Greystripe nodded and padded to the other elder, Purdy, before going into the den.

Snowheart padded to Bramblestar. "What happened?"

"A tree fell onto the elder den many moons ago. It killed an elder called Longtail and broke Briarlight's spine when she was an apprentice."

Bumblestripe nodded; he had come up with Blossomfall. "She's our sister. We were very worried..."

Blossomfall flicked her tail at her brother. "You could've cared less!"

As the two warriors argued, the sun sank lower. The cats called their farewells for the night, then went into the dens in which they were assigned. And, as Moonclaw lied there with Snowheart, Owlsong, and Littlestep at his flanks, he drifted off into a sleep that was unbroken until dawn.

Moonclaw woke earlier than the rest of his denmates, so he carefully padded out. He had slept soundly, but he had woke right before dawn. The shape of a large, tabby warrior was at the entrance, sitting and unmoving. Moonclaw nodded a greeting at the cat, Thornclaw, and he looked and flicked his ear.

A figure came out of the warrior's den. Looking, Moonclaw saw that it was Cloudtail. He sleepily went to the center of camp and sat, licking his tail. Moonclaw slightly purred in amusement, Berrynose and Foxleap coming out next.

"Where's that cat... Moonpaw? Yeah, Moonclaw, have you seen him?" Foxleap yawned. "It's time to go..."

"I'll get him..." Berrynose said as he padded into the other den, his stump of a tail hardly showing. Soon after, he padded out with Moonpaw looking sleepy as ever.

Cloudtail nodded and looked at the group of cats. "Let's go."

They nodded and followed the warrior out of camp and into the forest, the dew sticking to their pelts. Moonpaw was hardly looking and ran into several things. Moonclaw nudged him on.

"Let's go..." He said before catching a scent and tensing up.

Cloudtail looked at him. "Moonclaw? Something wrong?"

Moonclaw nodded. "Just somebody that wants me dead..."