Chapter 5
When they finally arrived at the clan meet campsite , it was well past midnight . The only sounds were the trees rustling and the fire crackling . Akin led them to the Raven camp . a lone figure sat at the long fire , it's light reflecting of the figure's cobweb hair .
"Dark" said Torak , sitting down on the log the figure sat on next to it and laying Willowpaw on the ground .
Willowpaw opened her eyes slightly as Fa set her on the ground .
"Do I know you?" Dark asked . Fa pulled aside his hair , revealing his strange tattoo . "Torak!" He gasped . Fa nodded , then said
"I need your help" and knelt next to Willowpaw . As Dark knelt next to Fa , she opened her eyes , pretending to wake and gasped in fear as she saw Dark clearly , trying to wriggled away as Fa hurriedly covered his tattoo . he then growled "Cub , do not be afraid , this tailless will help you ." She nodded , then looked over to Akin and her mother , as Dark asked
"What have you done?" Her mother replied
"I gave her a sleep root everything that I could , so everything but the original fever is gone , I don't know enough to get rid of it ."
"Right then" said Dark rubbing his hands together , "Let's get started shall we?"
It was sunrise before Dark finally finished . By the time the first Ravens exited their hide dens , Willowpaw sat with her mother's arm around her as Torak explained the past moon to Dark . Finally , Finn Keddin exited his den . Her mother and Fa gasped and ran up to him , while Willowpaw shrank away , terrified as the raven pack gathered around them . Akin pulled her behind him , trying to shield her from the pack . She was shivering , remembering the horrible attack she had endured . Finn Keddin walked up to her and Akin and said .
" Are you Willowpaw?" Willowpaw nodded and cautiously stepped out from behind Akin . The Raven pack fell silent . " I need to talk to you ." He walked off , motioning for her to follow . She did and her parents by her side . They entered a large den and sat on woven grass mats . Willowpaw was surprised to find Dark sitting across from her . He said
"Finn Keddin has a strange illness I have never come across before , neither have any other of the open forest mages . I fear that the only cure lies with the deep forest clans or the animals , or more specifically , the wolves . Since the deep forest clans refuse to help , our only hope lies with the wolves ." He looked at Willowpaw " I sense that you have , somehow and from the mage-craft of your mother , inherited your father's ability to spirit walk ." Willowpaw and Akin gasped and shot nervous looks at each other . Dark continued " and since you lived with wolves all your life , you are our only hope ."
Her mother shot to her feet
"NO , she can't ." Dark looked puzzled
"Why not?"
"Because i had a vision , in colour , that if she spirit walks , she will remain trapped in that body forever , feeling as they feel , but not in control."
"I WILL help my great uncle !" growled Willowpaw "Whatever it takes" and her Fa translated . Her mother's eyes filled with fear , but she must of sensed she couldn't change her daughter's mind , for she bowed her Head and nodded