I'm so sorry I haven't updated yet! I've been really busy with school work and than my sister came home and all of that fun, boring stuff. Anyways, I've decided that I'm gonna try and make this chapter longer then usual!

flareon200 - lol I know how you feel about computers - -...Computers seem to have a thing against me too, especially fanfiction! Anyways, maybe Ember will join ThunderClan...we'll just have to wait and see^^

Willowpool - how did you guess?

leafstar of natureclan - ?? It's okay, I think

~Chapter 14~

Reedstar let out a heavy sigh of relief as he watched the groups of cats disperse. It had been a long and difficult night. After putting up with waiting for Whitewater, he felt exhausted.

But another wave of worry swept through him. How long would they be stuck here? They were in unknown territory with only two cats who sort of knew the mountains to guide them. And soon Stormfur would leave them to join the Tribe, along with Ember.

His eyes gleamed with affection as he watched the light tortoiseshell she-cat. Ember was busy playing with Flightpaw, whose eye was now permanently closed form the battle with the rogues. But despite the fact that she was scarred for life, she didn't seem to notice it.

"...And my brother took them down with one leap," Ember was boasting.

Flightpaw's eye was gleaming with interest as she listened to Ember's story. "Wow!" she gasped. "How did the rogue take it?"

Ember's whiskers twitched with what looked like amusement. "Well, Rock wasn't going to be beaten by a sniveling coward. But the rogue had him cornered, and he couldn't move very well thanks to his injured leg. Just when he was about to be defeated, Stormfur leaped into action. Our father had the rogue's fur bristling with fear, and the rogue yowled in terror."

The Tribe To-Be paused for a moment to give effect. Reedstar laid down next to Mosspelt, who was grooming her matted fur.

She was the oldest cat in RiverClan, but he still looked to her like a second mother. Mosspelt had helped taken care of him when Mistystar had been in the nursery.

"When do you think we'll be leaving?" Mosspelt asked when he stopped listening to Ember's story.

He shook his head and thought of Whitewater. Her kits were barely a day old; they would never survive the mountains, not now. They would be stuck here for at least another three suns, if not longer.

"I'm not sure," he lied.

Mosspelt didn't need to learn that they would not be leaving for a few days. He sighed and rested his head on his chin. Sleep quickly overcame him, and soon, he found himself dreaming once more.

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"Reedstar. Reedstar, wake up!" A paw prodded the black tom's side, making him groan and open his eyes.

Shellspots was sitting beside him, her eyes wide. "What?" he grumbled, thinking he was back in RiverClan camp like any other day.

"Cinderstar's called a meeting," the she-cat replied.

His eyes widened in shock for a moment. Than he shook his head, realizing that it was the next day. He jumped to his paws and bounded towards where Cinderstar and the rest of the Clans had gathered.

Dawnstar's eyes were narrowed in distrust, while Weaselstar merely looked confused. Cinderstar was gazing out at a golden tabby cat with unusually bright amber eyes.

"What's going on?" he whispered to Dawnstar.

"This cat claims he knows the mountains, and Stormfur said that he knew this cat from sometime ago," she explained in a low voice.

Reedstar's ears pricked with interest as Stormfur sat close to the cat. His golden tabby fur reminded Reedstar a lot of Lionblaze. But his fur was long and it parted to reveal a deep scar near his chest.

"He says he could show us the way out and give Stormfur a break," Cinderstar meowed. "Should we trust him?"

Something about this cat made Reedstar shudder. The way he stared at him...it made him shudder again. "I don't know..."

"I say we should drive him out!" Dawnstar hissed quietly. Reedstar noticed that her eyes were gleaming with a deep concern that made him wish this decision wasn't his.

"No," Weaselstar meowed suddenly. "I trust him, and we should let him guide us."

Cinderstar nodded in agreement, while Dawnstar only lashed her tail in annoyance. Finally, Reedstar made up his mind. "Alright, let him come with us."

The four leaders dipped their heads, though Dawnstar still looked furious. The loner padded towards them and flicked his tail to each of them. "My name is Solar," he meowed. "I come from the Sundrown place. I came to the Tribe several moons ago. I was greeted by Stormfur, and his Healer, StormPride, who welcomed me with open paws. I hope you can do the same."

No one spoke for some time. Reedstar only stared at Solar stupidly. This loner expected them to accept him with welcome paws? After he just strolled into their camp?

"Just don't expect any compliments," Dawnstar hissed and padded over to her Clanmates.

Reedstar couldn't help but share her concerns, no matter how much he didn't want to. Dawnstar had always never really trusted strangers, and he guessed that her feelings grew stronger after the BloodClan attack.

"Lets just get going," he muttered with a shake of his head.

And with that, the Clans unwillingly followed the loner and Stormfur, with Ember lagging behind. Reedstar couldn't help but feel a strange mistrust towards this cat, no matter what he said. It's just like Sol all over again, he thought bitterly.