Chapter 7
"Come on, we'll take you back to our camp," Brambleclaw meowed, as Eaglewing once again licked Stardream's wound. Eaglewing nodded and gently picked up Stardream's limp body in his teeth. "I can't believe it, a whole clan wiped out just like that," the brown she cat, who Eaglewing learned was Windpaw, muttered. Eaglewing had told the patrol of warriors about Sapphireclan, and what had happened. "But we have no idea how or why it had started," he had said. But in truth, he did know the reason, as did everyone that survived Sapphireclan's destruction. Stardream still lay limp in Eaglewing's jaws but he sighed with relief when her breathing started to get stronger. Soon, they were outside a thorn tunnel and Eaglewing could see a lake not that far away. "We're here," he mewed, and turned to look at Eaglewing. The fluffy white tom, whom Eaglewing had learned was called Cloudtail, had brought up the rear, in case the foxes returned.
'Do you think Firestar will let them stay?" Topazpaw asked. "Of course he will," Windpaw meowed, "he always helps cats who are in danger." "But what about our other friends, Angelfeather and Wolfsong?" Eaglewing asked, gently putting Stardream down to take a deep breath of air. "We can only hope they got away and are looking for you now, I'll tell the patrols to keep a look out," Brambleclaw meowed. Why is he so concerned about us? Eaglewing thought as Brambleclaw lead the way into the camp. Eaglewing picked up Stardream in his jaws and followed them. Soon, they entered a clearing that was surrounded almost all the way around by stone walls. A dark ginger she cat was sitting in the center of the clearing talking with a pale ginger she cat and a tom that could have passed for her older twin.
"Come on, we'll take you to Leafpool," Cloudtail meowed, "Windpaw, go and tell Firestar what happend, but don't say anything about Sapphireclan, understand?" Windpaw nodded and padded to the flame colored tom. That must be Firestar, Eaglewing thought as he followed Cloudtail and Topazpaw toward the shady corner of the camp. Brambleclaw went with Windpaw to talk with Firestar. A light brown tabby she cat, Eaglewing presumed was Leafpool, sat outside it with a gray tom sitting in front of her. The gray tom leaped to his paws and sniffed the air. "Some cat has an affected fox bite," he meowed, looking around. Eaglewing noticed that his blue eyes were clouded over and realized he was blind. Leafpool looked up and saw Eaglewing approach with Stardream in his jaws.
"You right, Jayfeather," she gasped, and slipped into the shady corner which Eaglewing guessed was her den. She returned with some leaves in her jaws and Eaglewing detected the familiar scent of marigold. "Set her down here," Leafpool meowed, around the marigold leaves. Eaglewing did as he was told and set Stardream down. "What happened?" Leafpool asked after instructing Jayfeather to start making a poultice. "We got attacked by foxes not far from your territory," Eaglewing explained, sitting down to lick his own wounds. "You should get those looked at," Leafpool mewed as Jayfeather began to press the marigold on Stardream's wound.
"It's fine, Stardream needs all the help she can get," Eaglewing meowed. Leafpool nodded and sniffed Stardream's wound. "Jayfeather's right, it is badly infected," she muttered and slipped back into her den. Eaglewing turned around to find Brambleclaw heading toward him, with the flame colored tom right behind him. "Eaglewing, I'd like to introduce you to Firestar, leader of Thunderclan," Brambleclaw meowed. Eaglewing dipped his head as the flame colored tom, Firestar, padded forward. "So, what are you doing here?" Firestar asked. Once again, Eaglewing explained his situation, starting from the moment the descrution of Sapphireclan began up to the fox attack. "Stardream had run off, and after I dealt with the fox that was chasing her, I ran off after her," Eaglewing meowed, "but when I got to her, she had already collapsed and thats when Brambleclaw and his patrol showed up."
"Your whole clan was wiped out?" Firestar asked in surprise. Eaglewing shrugged, "I don't know, Stardream and I, as well as Angelfeather and Wolfsong, had fled when it started to get worse," he meowed, "nobody knows if anyone else escaped alive." Before Firestar could reply, Stardream yowled a single word, "Mother!"
A/n sorry I had to leave you hanging again, but you do know what to do, right, so please review