Finally chapter up. Okay new characters and old ones in this chapter.

Warriors belongs to Erin Hunter

It's easy to say that even after tragedy that time goes by just as it always has, and before anyone knew it five seasons had passed since the murder of the deputy and the exile of Duskfang. The Clan was living in a fine new-leaf.

But the cloud that hung over the once lively and mild mannered medicine cat couldn't be ignored. Her sharp tongue struck out against every cat, her thoughts were always far away from the Clan. But sometimes when she was with her apprentice the cloud over Redfern parted a little to let sunshine through…

Moonpaw opened her eyes and let out a long yawn; she blinked lazily and sat up.

"You're finally awake?" a familiar sharp voice rang through Moonpaw's ears, it was coming from her left side and she had to turn completely to face her mentor.

"Yes, Redfern." Moonpaw said, from Redfern's scent she had been making a poultice Moonpaw felt a little guilty for not waking up in time to sighed softly then turned around and picked up a large leaf and carefully pushed it toward Moonpaw who picked it up and placed it on her left eye.

Moonpaw had been born a few days after Duskfang's exile. Her pelt was clear silver with darker stripes and spots, her belly was white as well as her front paws, she had a white dash on her head. Her good eye was silver and bright, but her other eye was another story.

Her left eye was blind and had been that way since birth, it was hypnotizing and no one could ever get used to it. It also got infected very easily, and either she rubbed it with a special mixture of repellent herbs every few hours or she wore an oak leaf, to her the oak leaf sounded better.

And also although Moonpaw would never admit it she also had chosen the oak leaf because of how well it hid her eye. She hated how everyone would stare at it like it was a piece of crowfood.

"We need to re-stock on a lot of herbs." Redfern said. She was looking through their store of herbs. "We need some catmint; we're also low on burdock root, some dock and feverfew, and also marigold." She looked over the plants again "And yarrow leaves as well."

Moonpaw nodded. "We'll need another apprentice to help us carry all that back." She murmured, hoping Redfern didn't hear.

But of course Redfern heard all that made sense. "Yes, maybe you should get Spiderpaw and Loudpaw to help."

Moonpaw's ears went down. Loudpaw and Spiderpaw were the youngest apprentices: the only other apprentices; Sweetpaw and her brother Lightningpaw, were nearly warriors and where training hard for their final assessment, so no help would come from them.

Moonpaw didn't exactly enjoy the company of the two young apprentices. It wasn't that they were mean or anything like that. It was just that, they were so loud.

Loudpaw was true to her name and was always chatting; she could never focus on one thing long enough and complained about every little thing.

Spiderpaw was okay when he was alone, he was a bit chatty but not to bad. But when around his sister he became almost as bad as her.

Moonpaw would rather take the kits than those two; at least they acted more mature. But she nodded, "I'll go get them." She muttered.

"Don't you sound so enthusiastic?" Her mentor said sarcastically; Moonpaw saw a hint of a smile.

Moonpaw sighed and walked out of the medicine cat den, the glare of the sun blinded her for a few seconds. She looked around; the Clan was bustling with activity. She saw Lionfang setting up the patrols. The queen Dawnbird was eating a robin with her mate Swiftclaw; the tom's black fur was touching the queen's.

Willowleaf was sharing tongues with Eagleflight everyone was just waiting for them to announce their kits, and a little farther off was Adderstripe sitting alone.

Ever since seeing the death of his former mentor the warrior had acted differently. He'd become quiet and reserved and Thymestar had tried to let him mentor Sunkit but Adderstripe had politely rejected her offer. It had confused everyone, but Adderstripe had said nothing other then that he didn't deserve an apprentice.

Now Sunkit was a warrior known as Sundapple. His mentor had been Rowanfur. Moonpaw spotted Spiderpaw next to his mentor Dewdrop. Spiderpaw was black with silver stripes his orangey eyes spotted her. She trotted to him.

"Hey there, Moonpaw." The younger cat said. Although Moonpaw was still an apprentice, if she'd been an ordinary apprentice she'd be a warrior by now.

"Hey, Spiderpaw, I need you and Loudpaw to help with collecting herbs." She said.

"Wait a second." Moonpaw looked up to Dewdrop. "Spiderpaw and Loudpaw are having their first assessment today."

Moonpaw blinked in surprise. "Oh…"

"That's too bad." Moonpaw turned around to spot Redfern coming up behind her.

"Maybe you could take Adderstripe and Willowleaf; they had dawn patrol and don't have hunting patrol till sun down."

Moonpaw looked at her mentor in the corner of her eye. She could see the she-cat's fur bristle. If there where two cats she didn't want to be with, it was them. The only other cat she wouldn't want to be with would be Thymestar.

"Okay, I will." Her voice was curt and angry. The medicine cat turned around and lashed her tail; Moonpaw gave them a thank you and then followed Redfern.

Moonpaw caught Redfern's eyes wandering to Highstone where four long claw marks marked the stone. Clearly, she was thinking about Duskfang.

Moonpaw didn't know much about the cat other than what the elders said. She remembered being a kit and listening to Stubtail telling her about how they should've known he would betray them by his evil golden eyes and his rude behavior. As if his origins hadn't been enough warning.

She also remembered Redfern's outraged screech when she had heard the elder telling this to her.

Moonpaw walked up to the orange patched she cat. "Redfern?"

Redfern blinked "What?"

"Willowleaf and Adderstripe."

"Oh yeah…" Redfern turned around and headed toward where Willowleaf was sharing tongues with Eagleflight.

"Willowleaf." The she-cat looked up at the medicine cat and sat up.

"Yes, Redfern?" she said politely.

"We need your help with collecting herbs." Redfern said plainly.

Willowleaf nodded "Okay." She answered.

"Eagleflight! Come over here!" Lionfang's voice called out

Eagleflight sat up next to her and nodded at Moonpaw and Redfern. He gave Willowleaf one last lick behind her ear "See ya." He went to Lionfang.

Redfern looked at her apprentice "Moonpaw, go get Adderstripe."

Moonpaw nodded and ran over to where Adderstripe was sitting. "Adderstripe."

The tom looked up. "Yes?"

"Redfern and I need help with collecting herbs, would you mind…"

"Not at all." The tom said sitting up.

Moonpaw turned around "Okay, come on, then." She said. The two walked back over to Redfern who didn't even acknowledge the tom's presence. Willowleaf gave them a slight nod.

They began to walk away when a voice stopped them. "Redfern, where are you going?"

The medicine cat looked up at her leader, the silver she-cat walked up to them tail held high.

"I needed help collecting herbs. It was too much for just me and my apprentice, and there where no apprentices available. Now may we leave?" None of the cats missed the cold note in her words and the leader's fur bristled a bit but was flat again in a second.

"Yes, you may." The leader said.

The relationship between the medicine cat and the leader was rocky, most of the time they avoided one another. Moonpaw knew this had something to do with Duskfang. She sighed and shook her head. She just didn't get it. The four cats walked out of camp in silence.

"We should get the catmint first." Moonpaw said. "Since after that, everything else is closer."

The rest of the cats nodded and Moonpaw could practically feel the tension in the air.

"Okay then…"

The four cats headed to the Twoleg dens where they jumped over a fence into a Twoleg garden.

As the medicine cats dug out the catmint, they heard someone jibe them from the fence.

"What are Clan cats doing here?"

"We don't want you here!"

The warrior and medicine cats looked up to see three rogues glaring at them.

"Oh, go chase your tail." Willowleaf snapped at them.

A chuckle came from a white tom who had spoken first. "After you, pretty."

Willowleaf snarled at him.

Redfern glared at them. "Don't you have anything better to do?"

Adderstripe crouched down. "Or would you like to lose those ears of yours?"

A black she-cat answered him. "Just wait, one day we'll be the ones taking your ears."

"I'd like to see you try." The tom growled.

The three rogues jumped down from the fence and disappeared onto a Thunderpath.

"Loud mouths…" she heard Redfern mutter.

Moonpaw nodded "They sure were full of themselves." She said.

"Duskfang would never become like them." She heard Redfern hiss under her breath; Moonpaw's ears pricked. It had been so silent she wasn't even sure she had heard her mentor right.

The rest of the day went on uneventfully; soon they had all of the herbs they needed.

By the time that Redfern and Moonpaw had finished sorting all of the herbs, it was moonhigh and they were both sleeping on their feet.

Moonpaw blinked lazily as she fell into her nest. She spotted Redfern do the same and for one second she wondered what Redfern dreamed about. But soon she was visiting her own dreams.

Moonpaw was in the forest; up ahead, the moon was full. Her silver pelt seemed to glow in the light. Something was different though. It took a moment for her to realize that she could see out of both eyes.

She began to walk around when she saw two familiar figures.

"Thymestar? Redfern?" she called out.

The two she-cats trotted over to Moonpaw.

"What's going on?" the leader said, looking around.

"I think…"Redfern began, suddenly another cat joined them. A tom who held the air of pride, his fur was brown with black patches. His fur was spiky and his eyes sharp. He seemed almost transparent, the stars in his fur hung.

"Thornstar?" Thymestar gaped.

The warrior of StarClan gave a flick of his tail "StarClan has a message, come to Silver Tree." He said.

Suddenly, Moonpaw was taken back to the blackness of sleep.

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Loudpaw is based off of my little sister Isabella. She is loud and annoying but I'm stuck with her.