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Chapter 11

Several moons passed, and the cats in training continued to learn their skills. Runningpaw, Nightpaw, and Daypaw had become warriors. None of them had ever even talked to Sagepaw before. Also, Tigerpaw had become a warrior, and his new name was Tigerstripe. Leafpaw and the other apprentices were just another half-moon away from becoming warriors. Soon, it was time for another ceremony.

"Your name will be Whitefur." Wrenstar meowed. It was Bouncepaw and Whitepaw's warrior ceremony. Whitepaw had been become Whitefur and Bouncepaw was called up next.

"Bouncepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code even if it means risking your life?" Wrenstar meowed.

"I do." Bouncepaw replied.

"From now on, your name will be Bouncefoot!"

"Whitefur! Bouncefoot! Whitefur! Bouncefoot! Whitefur! Bouncefoot!" Every cat in the clearing called out. Even Sagepaw cheered, who would receive her full medicine cat name soon.

But Eagleclaw drowned out the other cheers with louder cheers of his own. He looked genuinely happy, but when he turned around and he saw Sagepaw, he flattened his ears and let out a loud hiss. As always, Sagepaw wondered why she had been singled out to blame for her mother's death.

As Sagepaw's brother and sister's warrior ceremony ended, Sagepaw walked back to the medicine den to sort some herbs.

As Sagepaw was finishing up sorting the new herbs that Hawkwing had collected earlier, she heard a rustling sound at the entrance of the den.

"Can I come in? It's Tigerstripe."

"Yes, you can come in." Sagepaw replied. Tigerpaw came into the den with quite a few visible scratches over his pelt.

"What happened to you Tigerstripe?" Sagepaw asked.

"Uh… I slipped into the brambles just outside of camp." Tigerstripe meowed.

"These scratches don't look like they were from brambles." Sagepaw meowed as she started to put some cobwebs on.

"Well, um…" Tigerstripe started.

"What really happened Tigerstripe?"

"Can I tell you something that I'm not allowed to tell any other cat?" Tigerstripe asked.

"Yes." Sagepaw replied.

"Well, Eagleclaw gave me these scratches."

"What!" Sagepaw growled loudly.

"Keep it down!" Tigerstripe hissed.

"Why did Eagleclaw do this to you?" Sagepaw asked, still feeling unbelievably angry inside.

"He said that it was because I'm your friend. Eagleclaw also said that if I told any cat, he would kill me next time." Tigerstripe meowed shakily.

Sagepaw was horrified. She knew that no matter what, she had to tell Wrenstar. And if she did, Sagepaw would also tell her about Duskfur's death.

"I'm going to tell Wrenstar."

"You can't! Eagleclaw will kill me if he finds out!" Tigerstripe begged.

"Wrenstar will make sure to protect you. Leafpaw and I will too." Sagepaw meowed.

"Okay." Tigerstripe meowed. "But, we need to make sure that she will."

"We will." Sagepaw meowed reassuringly. "At moonrise, we will tell Wrenstar."

"Okay, then I will see you later." Tigerstripe meowed.

"Okay. Make sure you rest so your scratches can heal."

"I will." Tigerpaw promised and he walked out of the den.

"Eagleclaw will pay for what he has done." Sagepaw thought. "I won't let him get away with these crimes."

Sorry for taking a little while to update. I've been busy with school. But I think that I finally found an update schedule! My goal is to post 1-2 chapters each week. I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter and I will update soon!