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"Birdsong is he going to be okay? Is he?" Lilyfoot pressed.
"Yes Lilyfoot he'll be fine. Relax. He just lost a lot of blood but he'll recover," Birdsong replied, seeming annoyed by Lilyfoot's constant questions.
"But Blossomkit lost a lot of blood and she's dead," Lilyfoot protested.
Blossomkit! I hadn't come in time to save her. And now she was dead. A full life ahead of her and Archclaw had smashed it to pieces.
Archclaw was a murderer. He had murdered Blossomkit and Brambleberry, and nearly me. He needed to be killed. Hopefully Moonstar had exiled him from Riverclan. If not, then I must kill him in the next battle against Riverclan.
I blinked my eyes a few times and then slowly opened them. I was in a bramble den, rather then the rocky cave that was the medicine cat den. Some of my fellow clanmates were surrounding me, in other nests. I smelled the air and a tinge of mouse bile and Acorntail's scent brushed across my nose. I was in the elder's den.
"Why am I in the elders den?" I asked as I leaned forward.
"Lightningblaze!" Lilyfoot yowled with joy.
She sprang forward and began to lick my forehead repeatedly.
"Mom…knock it off!" I moaned.
"Leave him be Lilyfoot. He needs his rest. He lost a lot of blood. Probably the most in the clan. He needs time to recover," Birdsong said.
"Very well," Lilyfoot meowed as she exited the den.
"Who else is in here?" I asked.
"Adderfang is in here because of a bad bite wound on his shoulder, and Maplewhisker has one on her flank. It prevents them from walking because of the pain. They are both asleep right now though," Birdsong replied.
"Where's Sweetflower?" I asked.
"Sweetflower is in the medicine cat den with Breezefur and Cloudstorm. They are both still recovering from whitecough," Birdsong said.
I nodded, remembering that Cloudstorm had come down with whitecough yesterday.
"I know who murdered Blossomkit," I said.
"Who?" Birdsong jumped to her paws.
"It was Archclaw. He's a new warrior and he's a gray tabby tom with black stripes and yellow eyes and thick stripe over one eye. He was killing Blossomkit when I attacked him. But Blossomkit was already bleeding her life out. I was too late. Archclaw had me pinned down and was about to kill me when his sister Brambleberry stopped him. In anger, Archclaw killed Brambleberry and moments later Riverclan retreated," I explained.
"That cat is a true murderer! Killing a kit and his own sister!" Birdsong gasped.
"He must be stopped," I nodded.
"I must go and tell Goosestar," Birdsong said as she slipped out of the den.
I laid my head down on the moss and I scented Dawnpool. My heart pained with sadness. The peaceful elder had died in her last battle, this time against greencough rather then a cat.
I closed my eyes and sighed. Brambleberry had been an honest, honorable cat. She had saved my life and in doing so sacrificed hers.
Brambleberry, if you are listening, I thank you for everything you have done for me. You didn't deserve to die, and I will avenge your death, and Blossomkit's. Your murderer will be destroyed. I prayed to Starclan.
Do not kill him. a voice snapped in my head.
It wasn't Brambleberry.
Who is this? I asked warily.
You do not know me. I am Snowglimmer. I am the mother of Brambleberry, Robinflight, and Archclaw. Snowglimmer said.
But Archclaw is an ambitious murderer! What kind of a cat kills a kit and his own sister!
That is true, but death is a very high price to pay. Revenge is not always the answer.
Then what else can I do to avenge Brambleberry's and Blossomkit's death? You can prove to Moonstar that he is the one who murdered Brambleberry and then get him exiled.
But Moonstar is madder then a hare! She won't listen to anybody, especially a new Windclan warrior!
Then make it seem like a signal from Starclan. Even Moonstar still listens to her warrior ancestors.
But how would I do it? What would I say? How could I do it without them finding out? I interrogated.
Well his name is Archclaw. So to let Oatclaw and Duskpaw know that it is Archclaw we are talking about, I will bring you a claw in the shape of an arch.
And how do I show them that he must be exiled? You will not show them that he has been exiled. You will show them that he is the killer of two cats though. Just outside Oatclaw's den, in the middle of the night, I will put a small pool of blood. I will then put a tuft of Blossomkit's fur, and a tuft of Brambleberry's fur in the blood. And on top of each tuft of fur will go the arched claw.
That sounds like a good enough plan to me. Wait, do I have to do it?
No. I will do it.
Thank you Snowglimmer. This message will bring peace to all of the clans.
Do not thank me. Thank yourself. Most cats would be scared of me, and not heed my messages.
Like when Nightfur would talk in my head and then leave, it felt like a weight was lifted off my body. But I knew that Snowglimmer and I had done the right thing.
"Goosestar says that he can't do anything. It is Riverclan's business," Birdsong entered the den again.
"Birdsong, when can I start my warrior duties again?" I asked as I sat up.
"Tomorrow probably. But no border patrols for you for awhile. If a border battle happens, I don't want you to be a part of it. If you lose even a little more blood you could very easily die or be paralyzed. And I'd rather you not take the chance of being in a battle…no matter how badly you want to kill Archclaw," Birdsong added.
"Fine," I snorted.
"Good. Now go to sleep. It's almost nightfall anyways," Birdsong said as she left the den.
I peered out of the den and saw Silverpelt creeping across the sky. I curled up in my nest, closed my eyes again and fell fast asleep.
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