Chapter Two, Filthy Liar
Maskface stood stiffly at the edge of his leaders den. The sand colored rock beneath him felt like it was tilting. "You... wanted to see me, Petalstar?" His voice was horse. Had Nightrose betrayed his secret somehow? Had Sleetflash seen Nightrose and told Petalstar?
"Yes, Maskface."
"I am here." He looked at the floor.
"I find that obvious, Maskface." Her voice was stern.
Finally he looked up, eyes glittering with shame and anger. "What do you want me for?"
Now it was she that looked at the floor. "Are you a loyal mate to Owlsong, Maskface?"
He flinched. He had to lie to his beloved leader. "Yes, Petalstar."
She nodded. "Are you a loyal warrior to our Clan, Maskface?"
He flinched again. "Yes, Petalstar."
She didn't bother to look up, her eyes staying on the sandy floor. "Are you telling me the truth, Maskface?"
He closed his amber eyes. "Yes, Petalstar." His throat felt like it was being pricked by sharp stones as he dragged the lie out.
Her amber eyes looked up at him. "Liar," she muttered.
His tongue felt thick as he said, "What?"
"Filthy Liar."
How had she found out? "Petalstar! I! I didn't know... I'm sorry, I..."
She spun around. "Maskface, what are you talking about?"
He stopped midsentence. What was going on?
"Sleetflash lied to me!" Petalstar cursed.
Maskface closed his eyes and prayed to StarClan that it wouldn't be because of him an honest medicine cat was punished.
"She said you were meeting with a ThunderClan cat on our territory! I must find out what other filthy lies she has told me." Petalstar whipped around and with her tail high in the air with fury padded out of the den stiffly.
"Yes Petalstar?" Sleetflash asked, her eyes set firmly on her stacks of herbs.
"Filthy liar," Petalstar accused.
Sleetflash froze. StarClan truly had told her leader about the prophecy! But they had given her one more chance! Why? Why, StarClan, why?
"You tried to poison me about one of my warriors! You filthy liar!"
Sleetflash stood still, confused.
"Maskface was innocent! Why on earth did you lie, Sleetflash?"
Sleetflash stood still as she recited the second prophecy. "Shadow on ice is doubly wrong, for ice is cold-hearted and shadow casts all the others into shadow. The wrong cannot be righted. The wrongs of the past and present cannot be righted, because of the daughter of Thunder.
The forest will tremble, for the coming of the shadow on ice. Lies will be spread, and it will be thought that the wrong was righted.
The wrong cannot be righted."
But the question still remained in Sleetflash's mind - even as her leader stared at her, Petalstar's gaze burning into her fur.
Why can't I tell her the first prophecy?
Ok, that's done! In response to reviews:
Amber342: Ok, thank you! (I 3 constructive criticism) I think not even Sleetflash knows, which is why she's so confused and mixed up. Sleetflash will be in it, don't worry!
Mintfrost29: Well, of course, unless I die unexpectedly, you will find out! And I don't think Snowpaw will be in it much, just to say...
Hawkpath of RiverClan: Yes, you were in love with Mintkit.