"Brambleclaw?" Brambleclaw stood frozen. "Squirrelflight? What are you doing out here?" She rolled her eyes. "What are you doing out here?" She shuffled her paws nervously and looked at the ground. "You didn't...hear anything, did you?" Brambleclaw narrowed his eyes. "You were one of those cats, weren't you?" Squirrelflight sighed. "Im only saying yes because I trust you. Me and Dustpelt were meeting." Brambleclaw bit back a growl. "What were you doing meeting Dustpelt?" Squirrelflight didn't notice the hint of jealousy in his voice. "We were meeting about Firestar's new rules and-" "Wait, why didn't you tell me?" Brambleclaw interrupted, feeling betrayed. "If it was me, the first cat I would've told was you." Squirrelflight averted his gaze. "I wanted to, but Dustpelt said that because you were Firestar's deputy..." Brambleclaw growled. "I would never go with what he said." Squirrelflight rested her tail on his shoulder. "I know, but I didn't want to anger him. But," She purred. "We need a leader." Brambleclaw blinked, confused. "Leader for what?" She rolled her eyes. "The rebellion of course!"
"So, let me get this straight. You want me to be the leader for this rebellion?" Brambleclaw asked. He and Squirrelflight were currently sitting by the lake, which was a glimmering gold in the rising sunlight. "I was thinking we could call it Brambleclan." She purred. "But no cat would trust me! After all, I am Firestar's deputy." Brambleclaw pointed out. Squirrelflight nodded. "I already thought of that. Yesterday, after the meeting, I talked with Firestar. I said since 'any descendant of Tigerstar is to be ignored', he should appoint a new deputy because no one would listen to you. And he said he would." Brambleclaw smiled. "Your a devious little warrior, you know that?" She grinned. "So will you do this?" Brambleclaw sighed and twined his tail in hers. "Let's do this together."