Firestar stared in amazement at the new news the three had just delivered. His mouth hung slightly and Lionblaze wondered what his leader would say next.
"Hollyleaf... she's back?" Firestar asked, still surprised.
Jayfeather nodded grimly.
"She called herself a rogue." Dovepaw mewed, twitching her whiskers.
"We don't know what she's planning, but it can't be good. She's a rogue now, she could attack us at any moment." Jayfeather meowed.
"I don't believe she'd do it alone. Perhaps she's pursue cats from WindClan or ShadowClan to help her. We have to tell the patrols to keep an eye out for her." Firestar decided.
Sandstorm's tail flicked angrily. She'd stayed quiet during the whole meeting but Lionblaze could see she was quite angry and disappointed in Hollyleaf. Hollyleaf after all was her kin as much as he and Jayfeather were. Lionblaze wondered what Leafpool would think hearing that one of her kits had gone rogue but pushed the thought away. Why should he care about his mother? She'd betrayed him and his brother so why should she be surprised that her own kit had gone rogue? She'd probably welcome Hollyleaf in her new rogueish ways!
"Lionblaze, take a patrol with you and make sure Hollyleaf knows ThunderClan does not welcome her to stay within the territory. Take Dovepaw, Cloudtail, and Foxleap. Be careful and make sure Hollyleaf doesn't surprise attack you. If she does, send Dovepaw for reinforcements. Tell Brambleclaw to have a patrol ready in case Dovepaw does come back." Firestar ordered.
"Right away." Lionblaze bowed his head and scurried out of the den. Dovepaw followed close behind. Firestar turned to speak to Jayfeather again but Lionblaze didn't stay to listen. Instead he looked around for Brambleclaw and padded over to the deputy.
"Brambleclaw!" he called. Once caught up to the deputy he explained everything that was going on. Brambleclaw's hackles rose and he bared his teeth in silent anger. "I'm taking Cloudtail and Foxleap with me along with Dovepaw. Can you prepare another patrol in case Dovepaw comes back?" Lionblaze asked.
"I will." Brambleclaw nodded.
Grateful to the deputy, Lionblaze turned and stalked over to the warriors den. He peeked into the den and was grateful to find Foxleap and Cloudtail down for an evening nap. "Cloudtail, Foxleap. Come with me," Lionblaze called then pulled out and sat to wait for the two warriors.
Foxleap and Cloudtail came out both grumbling and turned to look at Lionblaze. Lionblaze hastily explained everything that was going on. Both warriors looked worried, Cloudtail more angry.
"We have to make sure she's no longer in our territory. And if she is, make sure she knows she's not welcome." Lionblaze explained.
"We're with you." Cloudtail hissed, his tail lashing angrily.
Foxleap nodded in agreement to Cloudtail's hiss. Lionblaze nodded curtly then signalled for his apprentice and hared off out of the gorse tunnel into the forest. The fresh scents didn't calm him as they normally did. He searched for any sign of Hollyleaf's scent. He was pleased to see Dovepaw keen and using her powers to locate Hollyleaf. After a bit he stopped and signalled for Dovepaw to do the same.
"You two go on ahead, we'll catch up. And yowl if you get attacked." Lionblaze ordered. The two warriors nodded and ran on ahead while Lionblaze turned to his apprentice. "Can you sense where Hollyleaf is?" he asked.
Dovepaw stayed quiet a moment then shook her head. "She's vanished. But her scent leads down into a fox den." she reported.
"If she's vanished into a fox den, then it can't be just that. It could be she's gone back to hiding in the Dark River. There's a river connected to the lake that flows underground and there are many tunnels attatched to it. She could be hiding down there." Lionblaze sighed.
Dovepaw's sight darkened as if she were entering a dark cave. Lionblaze watched her closely until she spoke again. "She's down there, in that Dark River place. She's lapping from the water, she has a fresh mouse beside her. She'd been hunting and has made a nest for herself down there." Dovepaw reported.
"Perfect." Lionblaze grumbled.
"What do we do?" Dovepaw asked, her gaze fixing on him again, clear.
"We can seal all means of exit and entrance in our territory for her but she could use others from inside other territories. There are ways in from WindClan territory. I'm not completely sure what we could do, but we have to make it known she no longer is welcome." Lionblaze replied.
"Let's seal up all the entrances then." Dovepaw insisted.
"You'd have to find all of them first." Lionblaze warned her.
"I can, all I have to do is sense all over the territory." Dovepaw retorted.
Lionblaze knew she was right. It would be a big help right now, maybe they could get all the tunnels sealed up, but that would mean he'd have to get Cloudtail and Foxleap busy on other things. Maybe he could send them scouting around on their own... too risky. He sighed a bit, unsure on what he could say to the two warriors to get some alone time with Dovepaw to seal up the tunnels.
"Does the rest of the Clan know about the tunnels?" Dovepaw asked.
"No..." Lionblaze replied.
"Hollyleaf... she's back?" Firestar asked, still surprised.
Jayfeather nodded grimly.
"She called herself a rogue." Dovepaw mewed, twitching her whiskers.
"We don't know what she's planning, but it can't be good. She's a rogue now, she could attack us at any moment." Jayfeather meowed.
"I don't believe she'd do it alone. Perhaps she's pursue cats from WindClan or ShadowClan to help her. We have to tell the patrols to keep an eye out for her." Firestar decided.
Sandstorm's tail flicked angrily. She'd stayed quiet during the whole meeting but Lionblaze could see she was quite angry and disappointed in Hollyleaf. Hollyleaf after all was her kin as much as he and Jayfeather were. Lionblaze wondered what Leafpool would think hearing that one of her kits had gone rogue but pushed the thought away. Why should he care about his mother? She'd betrayed him and his brother so why should she be surprised that her own kit had gone rogue? She'd probably welcome Hollyleaf in her new rogueish ways!
"Lionblaze, take a patrol with you and make sure Hollyleaf knows ThunderClan does not welcome her to stay within the territory. Take Dovepaw, Cloudtail, and Foxleap. Be careful and make sure Hollyleaf doesn't surprise attack you. If she does, send Dovepaw for reinforcements. Tell Brambleclaw to have a patrol ready in case Dovepaw does come back." Firestar ordered.
"Right away." Lionblaze bowed his head and scurried out of the den. Dovepaw followed close behind. Firestar turned to speak to Jayfeather again but Lionblaze didn't stay to listen. Instead he looked around for Brambleclaw and padded over to the deputy.
"Brambleclaw!" he called. Once caught up to the deputy he explained everything that was going on. Brambleclaw's hackles rose and he bared his teeth in silent anger. "I'm taking Cloudtail and Foxleap with me along with Dovepaw. Can you prepare another patrol in case Dovepaw comes back?" Lionblaze asked.
"I will." Brambleclaw nodded.
Grateful to the deputy, Lionblaze turned and stalked over to the warriors den. He peeked into the den and was grateful to find Foxleap and Cloudtail down for an evening nap. "Cloudtail, Foxleap. Come with me," Lionblaze called then pulled out and sat to wait for the two warriors.
Foxleap and Cloudtail came out both grumbling and turned to look at Lionblaze. Lionblaze hastily explained everything that was going on. Both warriors looked worried, Cloudtail more angry.
"We have to make sure she's no longer in our territory. And if she is, make sure she knows she's not welcome." Lionblaze explained.
"We're with you." Cloudtail hissed, his tail lashing angrily.
Foxleap nodded in agreement to Cloudtail's hiss. Lionblaze nodded curtly then signalled for his apprentice and hared off out of the gorse tunnel into the forest. The fresh scents didn't calm him as they normally did. He searched for any sign of Hollyleaf's scent. He was pleased to see Dovepaw keen and using her powers to locate Hollyleaf. After a bit he stopped and signalled for Dovepaw to do the same.
"You two go on ahead, we'll catch up. And yowl if you get attacked." Lionblaze ordered. The two warriors nodded and ran on ahead while Lionblaze turned to his apprentice. "Can you sense where Hollyleaf is?" he asked.
Dovepaw stayed quiet a moment then shook her head. "She's vanished. But her scent leads down into a fox den." she reported.
"If she's vanished into a fox den, then it can't be just that. It could be she's gone back to hiding in the Dark River. There's a river connected to the lake that flows underground and there are many tunnels attatched to it. She could be hiding down there." Lionblaze sighed.
Dovepaw's sight darkened as if she were entering a dark cave. Lionblaze watched her closely until she spoke again. "She's down there, in that Dark River place. She's lapping from the water, she has a fresh mouse beside her. She'd been hunting and has made a nest for herself down there." Dovepaw reported.
"Perfect." Lionblaze grumbled.
"What do we do?" Dovepaw asked, her gaze fixing on him again, clear.
"We can seal all means of exit and entrance in our territory for her but she could use others from inside other territories. There are ways in from WindClan territory. I'm not completely sure what we could do, but we have to make it known she no longer is welcome." Lionblaze replied.
"Let's seal up all the entrances then." Dovepaw insisted.
"You'd have to find all of them first." Lionblaze warned her.
"I can, all I have to do is sense all over the territory." Dovepaw retorted.
Lionblaze knew she was right. It would be a big help right now, maybe they could get all the tunnels sealed up, but that would mean he'd have to get Cloudtail and Foxleap busy on other things. Maybe he could send them scouting around on their own... too risky. He sighed a bit, unsure on what he could say to the two warriors to get some alone time with Dovepaw to seal up the tunnels.
"Does the rest of the Clan know about the tunnels?" Dovepaw asked.
"No..." Lionblaze replied.