Greysight stood outside the elder's den with a heavy feeling in her heart, it had been a long time and Roseclaw had yet to come out. She made Mintpaw go eat with the others, but didn't feel like going herself. The other cats could tell it wasn't good time to mess with her, so they left her alone.

She could feel Roseclaw moving around in the den, but she had no idea how things were going. 'I feel so useless...'

"Greysight?"

Greysight's ear twitched and she realized Roseclaw was now standing in front of her, the medicine cat sounded surprised. "How long have you been waiting here?"

"Doesn't matter, how's Longtail?"

"She's doing much better." Roseclaw replied, noticing how quickly Greysight became relieved. "I gave her the herbs and she's resting right now."

"Thanks Roseclaw, I don't know what I'd do without you."

Roseclaw closed her eyes briefly and shook her head, "Don't thank me. If it wasn't for you, Sunstar would have never let us get the herbs from another clan." Although Roseclaw didn't know exactly what had happened between Sunstar and Greysight in the leader's den, she knew it must have been pretty drastic for Sunstar to allow them to go to OceanClan.

Greysight shrugged, "I guess..."

Roseclaw could tell how tired Greysight was, and she wasn't surprised. The blind she-cat must have been worrying all day. Roseclaw considered asking Greysight what she had said to Sunstar , but she decided against it. She had a feeling Greysight would avoid the question anyway, but that was alright, she didn't need to know.

"You should rest too, it isn't good to stress yourself out." Roseclaw meowed. "Go on." She nudged Greysight in the shoulder and smiled.

Greysight sighed, "Fine. You're just lucky you get a den to yourself." 'If Thistleprick tries anything I swear...'

Greysight walked towards the warriors den, not bothering to grab any fresh kill. She didn't feel hungry anyway. It was relatively early, so none of the other warriors were in their nests yet. Which turned out to be lucky for Greysight, she didn't think she'd be able to fall asleep if they were.

Greysight found herself coughing, the air around her was thick and difficult to breathe in. It smelled horrible, and she fought to find and breath of clean air around her.

She didn't understand what was happening. She couldn't see anything around her and the sound of screaming and crackling filled her ears. Her pelt burned with an intense heat, causing her discomfort to rise.

She had to escape, to get away from all this. She found herself gasping for air as she ran forward, the sound of cats screaming as she ran past, but she couldn't escape. A great bout of coughing overtook her, her chest heaving, desperate for air.

The heat was almost unbearable now, Greysight could only let out a gasp as it overtook her completely.

Greysight woke up with a jolt, breathing deeply with her chilled pelt. Her sudden movement caught the attention of the other cats in the den and they looked at her strangely. In particular, Raggedear and Thistleprick.

She stood up and shook off her pelt in an effort to get rid of the horrible feeling she felt in her dream. She had never experienced anything like that before, not to mention it had been a while since her last dream and they had always been consistent. Why were they suddenly changing now?

She didn't bother saying anything to the two tortoiseshells as she brushed past them, she had more important things to do. There were patrols she needed to go on and she had to make sure Longtail was okay, the Gathering was tonight as well.

'First things first, I need to find Roseclaw.'

Focusing on the ground around her and the scents hanging in the air, she was able to locate the fluffy white she-cat near the stream. Greysight wasted no time in padding over, fully intent on finding out about Longtail's current status.

"Roseclaw, how is Longtail?" she meowed, causing the medicine cat to jump. After realizing it was only Greysight, Roseclaw allowed herself to relax."Why don't you ask her yourself?" she replied, turning towards the fresh kill pile.

Greysight felt her change in direction and focused toward the area. Sure enough, Longtail lay in the clearing, eating a piece of fresh kill. A wide smile broke out on Greysight's face as she prepared to dash over, but she stopped as a sudden thought came over her.

"Wait. I thought I was supposed to go on hunting patrol today?"

Roseclaw shrugged, "Mintpaw wanted to go this morning, and Lostheart said she didn't mind. Which reminds me, Lostheart said something about doing the evening patrol later as well, so I guess that means you have a free day!"

Greysight blinked, and nodded, "I guess so," she meowed, "But for now I'm going to go see Longtail, I'll see you later!"

Greysight dashed over to where Longtail lay in the clearing, surprising the older Siamese. "Mom!" she meowed, touching her forehead briefly to Longtail's, "It's good to see you out of your den, how are you feeling?"

Longtail laughed lightly. "Well I couldn't stay in that stuffy pile of sticks for too long, the fresh air is nice. I'm feeling much better now." she wheezed, coughing shortly after finishing her sentence.

Greysight still had a small look of concern expressed across her features, "I'm glad."

It touched Longtail's heart that her daughters were so concerned about her. Roseclaw had told her how Greysight had gone to speak with Sunstar on her own and convinced him to get the herbs for her. Then she and Mintpaw had both traveled to OceanClan.

'I may not have ever had the perfect mate, but I couldn't wish for better daughters...'

"I know you're busy with your warrior duties, you don't have to spend your time with an old she-cat like me." she meowed.

Greysight rolled her blank eyes, "I'll always have time for you, besides, I have the day off. Why don't we go for a walk, it'll be good for your leg." She stepped toward Longtail's side and helped the she-cat to her paws, catching her when her bad leg slipped.

"Thank you." Longtail muttered bitterly, clearly frustrated with herself. It was difficult for the she-cat to accept her new way of living and having to depend on others, it wasn't something she was used to.

"So about that walk?" Greysight asked.

Longtail shook her head and coughed once, "I'm sorry, Greysight, but I really just want to rest right now." Greysight could hear Longtail's ragged breathing and the strain in her voice, she had to remember that her mother was still sick.

"Okay, at least let me help you to your den."

Greysight let out a relieved breath as she entered the clearing once more, happy that she was able to help Longtail. 'Now what do I do?'

She considered going to see Mintpaw, but she knew the medicine cats often went through their lessons at this time of day. Straining her ears, she was able to pick up on the steady flow of conversation emanating from the medicine cat den. 'I better not bother them.'

Lostheart and Browneyes had decided to split up and run their patrol on each half of the territory on their own to get things done quicker in time for the Gathering. She had the job of patrolling the OceanClan border, a task that wasn't too exciting.

She enjoyed watching the waves though. Even if it was from a distance, she could see them clearly. Their rolls crashed into the shore, the water attempting to hold onto the land before it was pulled back by an unseen force. Then it did it again and again, never giving up despite it's constant failures.

Lostheart took in a breath of salty air from the edge of the forest before retreating back into the shadows she was so familiar with. The Gathering was tonight, and they had to be ready for anything. No doubt the topic of Fallenstep's untimely disappearance would arise. Despite Sunstar's distant nature, the tom always made an effort to act superior in the face of his brother, reassuring her that he would be able to handle the situation.

Her path took her past the swamp, a bit of territory that she tried to avoid most of the time. It wasn't safe, not only because of the unpredictable landscape, but it's proximity to the twolegplace as well. Memories of her encounter with the twolegs still stuck with her to this day, at first she had felt fear. Fear of the strange and unknown, but over time, she became curious.

Why had they been in the forest? What did they do to her, and why did they do it?

She didn't think she would ever know the answer, but she found herself thinking about the twolegs. Most cats said that twolegs were strange creatures that never did anything that made sense, but she couldn't but feel like they had a purpose for what they did.

Shaking her head free from the thoughts of the twolegs, Lostheart continued on, eager to return to camp and get some fresh kill. As she stepped across the leaves, another sound reached her ears besides that of her paws. It was faint, but she could pick up on the sound of voices.

Lostheart blinked, wondering who would be out this far near the swamp. As far as she knew, all the cats were in camp or on hunting patrol. She decided not to think too much on it and padded forward, the noise increasing as she became closer.

She was stepping through the trees when a bright flash of color from her side caught her eye, hidden among the trees and undergrowth. A flash of movement and the sound of cats moving made her turn completely. Lostheart blinked as she laid eyes on Raggedear and Thistleprick, but the two toms stood calmly in the forest talking before heading back into the trees..

'That's strange, I could've sworn...'

She had only gotten a brief glance, but it looked like the toms were about to attack each other. Lostheart frowned, were her eyes playing tricks on her? She turned back to her original path on the way to camp, tucking away the scene in the back of her mind. Something was definitely strange about those two.