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Squirrelflight's pelt bristled uncomfortably. Something was different about today. Well, this week had been different. Stormfur and Brook had left the day after they had arrived, and the whole clan had been buzzing about the strange message Starclan had sent them. But Squirrelflight knew that today was going to be even different.

She stopped as she reached the edge of the Thunderclan territory, the rest leading into the unknown. She knew she was being stupid. She never should've gone out alone without telling anybody, especially when she was this far away from camp and so far away from explored boundaries.

Turning, the she-cat continued along the border, heading towards the Windclan boundary, her tail twitching with all she had on her mind.

Brambleclaw had volunteered to do another deputy-like job. After organizing the hunting patrol, he had chosen himself, Dustpelt, Thornclaw, and herself to do dawn patrol. He hadn't tried to talk to her, thank Starclan; she wouldn't have known what to say, but they had had to walk side by side on numerous occasions. Her pelt bristled uncomfortably as she remembered how her heart had soared as their fur had brushed each others. Mousebrain! She thought to herself. You can't still like him! He obviously trusts Hawk frost more than he likes you!

But her heart wouldn't give up. There's still hope! We worked together during the badger attack, just as you had before he knew Hawkfrost even existed.

So engrossed in her thoughts, Squirrelflight barely heard the faint whimper, followed by an equally faint growl to silence it.

Freezing where she was, she bared her teeth in a snarl, her fur rising threatingly. I'm such a stupid furball, why did I go out alone?!

Coming from behind a clump of bracken came a threatingly growl. Muscles bunched to spring, Squirrelflight tasted the air. The first scent the she-cat smelt was blood, but underneath...

She froze, fear coursing through her. Underneath the scent of blood was dog.

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"Marigold, marigold. I need more marigold, oh Cinderpelt, why did you have to go?" Leafpool muttered under her breath. With being a full-time medicine cat and the prophecy on her shoulders, she thought she was going to collapse with all the pressure.

"Marigold, marigold. Ahh, here's some marigold." Just as she approached the bush, fear pulsed through her, making her freeze with terror. Heart thumping loudly, Leafpool knew that Squirrelflight was in trouble, and where that trouble was something that made her sister terribly afraid.

Forgetting the marigold, Leafpool ran back to camp. Arriving at the warrior's den, she saw Brambleclaw emerge, yawning. Without a second thought, Leafpool burst out, "Is Squirrelflight in there?!"

Looking confused, the powerful tom shook his head. "Why?"

But Leafpool didn't hear. She smelled what her sister was smelling, what had caused the fear to run through her body. "Blood...and dog," she whispered.

Brambleclaw's eyes widened, concern and annoyance flashing in his amber eyes. Without a word, he opened his mouth, his scent-glands tasting the air, and dashed towards the exit, leaving the camp and Leafpool in the dust. With a sigh, she sank to the ground, not running after the warrior. She needed to stay here. She knew it, or maybe it was the will of Starclan. Either way, she hoped that Squirrelflight would accept her choice of the cat to help her. No doubt it was time those two made up, and she hoped that this might help provide the nudge, whatever the circumstances.

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I know this was a short chappie. The next one is REALLY important, so I thought it would be best to let it have its own chapter.

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