Silentheart gasped, shaking voilently.
An EarthClan warrior spotted her. She recognized him as Forestgreen.
Before Forestgreen could do anything, Goosetail stood in front of her. He bared his yellowing teeth.
Forestgreen laughed and lunged.
"Goosetail!" Silentheart shrieked. But she needn't have worried. Goosetail easily threw off the young tom, laughing.
"Young cat you are. You shouldn't attack me like that." he sneered.
Forestgreen scattered before Goosetail could give him a piece of his mind.
The victory was short-lived. Soon, Cheetarun, Rosebush, and Blacksoil had surrounded them. Silentheart suddenly forgot she was hurt and attacked. Goosetail looked surprised as she took them all down with ease.
Before Silentheart could celebrate, though, Emeraldgrass attacked her. She was pinned down and unable to fight. Her head began pounding as her wounds finally became clear.
Emeraldgrass snickered. "And I thought you would be hard. You are, after all, the great Silentheart. Born of the almighty Ambertiger and Moondance. But of course, goes to show you when you end up in StarClan." Emeraldgrass had been the one who had killed her mother, after all.
A yowl was heard. Firestar lept in and threw Emeraldgrass off of Silentheart. Sanddust stood next to him, their pelts bristling. "Stay away from her." Firestar hissed. He lunged, stuck in a battle with Emeraldgrass. Sanddust took on Sunrisen in a tussle.
Silentheart felt useless. She looked around and saw Goosetail running from the EarthClan leader, Groundstar. Without thinking, Silentheart lept at him, taking him to the ground. "Don't you dare touch him!" she yowled, pulling out long tufts of fur from Groundstar's dusty colored pelt. He yowled in agony as she bit down on his neck, his neck being ripped open by her long fangs. He finally broke free, streaking towards the entrance. "Retreat!" he snarled as he ran off.
Silentheart collapsed, taking in deep breaths. Goosetail ran over. "Silentheart? Silentheart, can you hear me?" he called to her, shaking her.
"I-I'm fine." she whispered, her voice hoarse.
"Is my sister going to be okay?" It was Sanddust. Silentheart was surprised. But then she saw her sister's eyes and knew what she was up to. She was jealous of Silentheart defeating Groundstar and just trying to impress Firestar with her fake concern for her sister. But Sanddust was an excellent actress.
Firestar looked worried as well. At least his was genuine.
Goosetail nodded. "Yes."
Ambertiger pushed his way through the croud. There wasn't a single scratch mark on his abnormally large body, and he seemed a little calmer than most of the cats who were huddled around her. "Silentheart, that was a stupid move." he started to scold, but his mouth broadened into a smile. "But I'm proud of you for beating that fleabag." he laughed. Firestar walked up and licked her ear.
"Rest up Silentheart." he whispered. Then he turned to the rest of the cats. "All of you should rest up. We have a lot to do tomorrow with repairs!" he called.
Silentheart nodded numbly. She barely noticed when Ambertiger and Firestar picked her up and took her to the warrior's den. She had dozed off as soon as they set her down, barely hearing Firestar as he wished her a good-night.