Frostkit woke with a start. She looked around warily, she was in a den. She couldn't remember much, except for hearing voices. The voices were saying:

"What do you mean drying off? What happened to Frostkit?" He demanded.

"I'll tell you later."

"Tell me now!"

"She jumped into the river, out of anger."

Blizzardrain ran over to where the three cats were and started ordering them around. She suddenly looked up at the apprentice and meowed kindly.

"What's your name?"

"Emberpaw."

"Okay Emberpaw, you can go back to Riverclan. I think we've got it from here, and your mentor might be looking for you."

"Okay bye! I hope Frostkit gets better soon."

She was remembering the voices in her head, trying to make out who was speaking. Then she saw someone, out of the corner of her eye she saw Fallenshade and Blizzardrain walking over. Then, Blizzardrain turned to Fallenshade.

"You know. Uhh. Rainstar isn't going to make it."

"What? Isn't there something you can do? You know I'm not ready to be leader." Frostkit could smell his fear.

"No I don't know that you aren't ready. You are ready, you just don't feel ready."

"I don't know about that Blizzardrain."

By now Frostkit had crept forward more so she could hear them clearly.

"Rainstar's going to die?" Frostkit meowed.

Fallenshade and Blizzardrain turned toward Frostkit. They were tempted to lie and say that's not what they meant, but before they could say anything, Frostkit ran up to Fallenshade whimpering.

"I'm so sorry Fallenshade!"

"It's okay, someone would have been attacked by that fox sooner or later."

"Not that! Now you have to be leader when you aren't ready."

"Oh Frostkit, don't be sorry about that, I was bound to be leader at some point. Don't worry about it, Starclan will guide me."

Frostkit snuffled and then whined to Blizzardrain.

"Can I go see Rainstar?"

"Yes. I need to check... ..herb supply. Fallenshade will you help me."

"Sure."

Frostkit walked to where Rainstar was and sat down by him.

"I'm sorry Rainstar. I know that saying sorry won't get you better, but it's better than not apologizing. So I'm sorry. I wish that you wouldn't die, but I guess you will or at least that's what Blizzardrain says. I deserve the punishments you were going to give me, so once Fallenshade is leader, I'm going to ask him to give me those punishments."

As soon as Frostkit stopped talking she looked at Rainstar closer and realized that he wasn't breathing, so she put her paw on his flank and realized he was still warm. He had died right at her paws. She turned around, about to go get Fallenshade and Blizzardrain, but saw that they were right behind her the whole time.

"Fallenshade he's dead! He died at my paws!" She wailed.

"Frostkit it's okay. He was meant to go to Starclan."

"Why did I have to be the cause?"

"I don't know. Let's get you to Brindleheart."

Fallenshade walked out of the den with Frostkit leaning against him staring blankly out at the clearing.

"You want to go hang out with Goldenpetals kits?" Fallenshade asked her.

"No."

"Okay."

Brindleheart was walking out of the nursery when she saw the. She ran up to Frostkit and buried her nose into the young kits fur.

"Frostkit I'm so happy you're okay!" She exclaimed loudly.

"She's a bit of a wreck. Rainstar died while she was talking to him."

"Let's go in the nursery Frostkit, you need some more rest and you'll be better when you wake up. Brindleheart and Frostkit walked into the nursery while Fallenshade walked back to the medicine den. Frostkit curled up beside Brindleheart and looked up at her.

"How long was I asleep?"

"One moon, Frostkit."

"What did I miss?"

"Get some rest."

Frostkit layed down her head and closed her eyes.