"This is all your fault Mudpelt. If you hadn't scared her off maybe we could have gotten some answers." screeched the white tom. The two cats came out from the medicine cat's den.

"I was doing the right thing Runningpath. I was protecting my clan!" Mudpelt hissed back. Then the two cats glared at each other.

Then a small molted brown she-cat came up to them, she had an anxious look on her face.

"Is it true?" she asked, tears welling up in her eyes. "Is Mudtail really dead?"

"Not when we found him, but any thing could happen Fernpaw." replied Runningpath with a solemn look on his face. Fernpaw hung her head. Then her brother, Amberpaw, came up beside her. "Has anyone seen Blackpaw?" he asked.

Before anyone else could speak Mudpelt answered "She was on the moor but ran away when we questioned her."

"Why did she do something wrong?" asked Fernpaw. "All will be explained once we speak to Onestar." said Runningpath, and they headed for the den.

"I heard you wanted to see me." said Onestar.

"Yes sir. You may have heard that a warrior of ours, Mudtail, was in a fight with a ShadowClan warrior. Then was injured in the process and killed the ShadowClan warrior." said Runningpath.

Then Fernpaw cut in "Please Onestar. My best friend, Blackpaw, is out there. Please let me find her." plead Fernpaw.

"Blackpaw? The apprentice we made yesterday?" asked Onestar.

"Yes sir." answered Fernpaw. Then Amberpaw said "We saw her just after her apprentice ceremony. She said she wanted some alone time and went to her favorite spot on the moor. When she didn't come back we sent Mudtail after her since she is his apprentice. Then we heard what happened in the morning."

"Well we should send someone after her. How about you two?" said Onestar flicking his tail at Fernpaw and Amberpaw.

"Excuse me Onestar if I may say something." said Mudpelt stepping forward. "I don't think that we should send these two apprentices out by themselves. As we know this is not the first time ShadowClan has threatened any cats boarders. They attacked a mentor and an apprentice in ThunderClan territory killing the apprentice and fatally wounding the warrior. "

"You are right." said Onestar, his face clouded with grief. "Which is why propose you go with them." said Onestar.

Mudpelt even though slightly taken aback said "Yes Onestar."

"Also, Runningpath, set up extra boarder patrols." said Onestar. "You may go now."

Then the four cats left their leaders den. Runningpath went toward a group of warriors, and Mudtail went back toward the moor. Then Amberpaw said "I don't trust him Fernpaw."

"Why? Is it because of his dad, Mudclaw?" asked Fernpaw.

"Not that. It's because he's heading in the direction of the Thunderpath toward ShadowClan territory." Amberpaw said.