Chapter 15
Moonbeam entered the elders den to the sound of coughing.
Hollowfoot was curled up, eyes shut tight, as his chest heaved and a rasping cough shook his frail body.
Tinyfeather was stroking his back, trying to get him to drink some water, when she noticed Moonbeam.
"Give that prey here," the former medicine cat snapped in a hoarse voice. "Find Nosewhisker. Hollowfoot doesn't have long."
Moonbeam gasped, and dropping the two frogs she was carrying, raced out of the elders den and colliding with Nosewhisker.
"Nosewhisker! Hollowfoot-" Moonbeam began, but the impatient medicine cat cut her off.
"I know, Moonbeam."
Moonbeam watched the small white and gray she-cat enter the den and walked away.
There's nothing to do, she thought grumpily.
Clearly, other cats in ShadowClan felt the same way, as Pebbleclaw was muttering under his breath and Buzzwhisker was pacing outside the apprentice's den.
Volepaw and Shiftpaw entered the camp, followed by their mentors, Wolfheart and Badgerfang.
When Moonbeam saw Badgerfang, the tom looked away and Moonbeam felt a pain in her heart.
I'm sorry! she wanted to yell, but she knew she couldn't.
"Moonbeam."
She looked to see Stormcloud looking down at her. "Can I talk to you?"
Moonbeam nodded, and they left the camp.
Rain pelting their faces, Stromcloud drew Moonbeam close.
This is it! she thought. He's going to tell me!
Stormcloud looked around, then said. "Moonbeam, as you were Shadeclaw's apprentice, did he say anything…. weird?"
Moonbeam was taken aback, but she combed through her memories. "Yes. One time, he said ThunderClan would never allow… something…"
Stormcloud pressed "What? What wouldn't they allow?"
Moonbeam shook her head. "I don't remember, I'm sorry."
Sitting back, the Clan deputy sighed. "You are thinking the same way I am, aren't you."
She nodded. "Shadeclaw is a traitor."
Quickly glancing around, her father hissed "Shh! I must go to Amberstar about this."
Moonbeam stepped back. "When?"
A cold voice said "Not anytime soon."
Both father and daughter whipped around.
"Shadeclaw!"
(A/N- Soo! Shadeclaw overheard! And he is a traitor! What will happen to Moonbeam and Stormcloud? Only the next chapter will say!)