Moonfur perked up as soon as she heard someone padding into the nursery. "Thistleprick is that you? I told you I don't want-"

Moonfur blinked when she recognized Greysight's black form and sightless, gray eyes. She definitely hadn't expected to see the she-cat, especially so soon after Longtail's death. Greysight still looked exhausted, and Moonfur couldn't help feeling sympathy for the blind she-cat. She knew what it was like to have your mother die in front of you, although Moonfur supposed that for Greysight, it was much more painful. Their relationship had been a close one, and unlike her, Greysight grew up with the love of her parent.

"Hello Greysight," Moonfur meowed, in an effort to sound somewhat cheerful; although in actuality, she didn't feel like it. She felt cold inside, like a part of her had died back in the river...But she couldn't dwell on these things, she had to make sure her kits were safe...for Ice.

Greysight's ear twitched in acknowledgement at the sound of Moonfur's voice and she moved to sit beside the pale she-cat's nest. "I may not be able to see your expressions, but I can feel your movements and catch the different tones of a voice." Greysight stated. "You weren't expecting me."

"No, I wasn't." What Greysight said was true, but it was not just because of Longtail's recent death that Moonfur was surprised to see the she-cat. "I thought you would be involved with OceanClan negotiations. I can't because I have to stay in the nursery."

Greysight blinked, cloudy eyes turning upwards in confusion. "Negotiations?" All thoughts of why she had come to see Moonfur in the nursery were temporarily lost as Greysight took in Moonfur's words.

"Yes. Lostheart and the others agree that we seek out cooperation from Brisingstar, they just need to ask Sunstar and come up with a complete plan." Moonfur's voice was dull, lacking much interest or emotion. She cocked her head to one side, eyeing Greysight curiously. "Did you need something?"

"Yeah, actually I do..." This plan for OceanClan was news to her, but she would definitely need to speak with the others about it, and then there was the matter of Sunstar... 'No.' Greysight shoved the thought of the golden tom out of her mind, she needed to tell Moonfur about her dream. It was important.

Still...how would she do it? It wasn't exactly something she could explain easily, and there was no telling how Moonfur would take it. Greysight had never spoken much about her dreams before to anyone, and it wasn't exactly something she wanted to speak about. What would the clan think? Their own medicine cat couldn't get dreams, yet she could. What if Sunstar wanted to make her a medicine cat?

'No. It's not my path, I was meant to be a warrior.' Besides, these dreams were simple nightmares-figments of her imagination... There was no deeper meaning, but then why-

"Greysight?"

The concern in Moonfur's voice caught Greysight by surprise, and she realized that she had been standing in silence for a long time.

"What did you want to tell me?"

"Make sure there aren't any drafts in here, Roseclaw wants you to stay warm. I remember there were always a bunch popping out of nowhere when I was a kit. We would hate for you or your kits to catch a cold, and Roseclaw will have my tail if you do." Greysight laughed, smiling slightly.

Moonfur let out an annoyed sigh. "I'm fine, everyone needs to stop worrying about me for StarClan's sake."

Greysight shrugged with smirk on her face. "We're just excited is all. I better go check out these negotiations, I'll see ya later."

Moonfur watched as Greysight sauntered out of the nursery, it was clear to her that Greysight was still upset about her mother. The blind she-cat was trying to play it off like she was fine, but Moonfur could see the pain hidden in her expression. It was Greysight's pride that refused to let that pain show through she supposed.

Greysight left the nursery swiftly, immediately scanning for her clanmates as she stepped into the clearing. Sure enough, she could feel them gathered in one end of the camp near the leader's den. They turned towards her upon her approach and for a moment it became silent, the cats wondering if they should say anything about Longtail.

"What's this about a trip to OceanClan?" she meowed, trying to ignore what she knew they were all thinking

"We want to, but the old coot won't come with us." Thistleprick replied lazily. Darkpelt's eyes immediately snapped to the tortoiseshell, his fur bristling with anger.

"Don't talk about your leader that way!"

Thistleprick only shrugged, a smirk on his face. "What? It's the truth isn't it?" This only seemed to irritate Darkpelt further, allowing a low growl to rise in his throat. "You may not understand what it means to be a warrior, but as long as you're living here with us you have to at least pretend. A clan leader deserves the utmost respect!"

Browneyes stepped forward, sensing the sudden rise in hostility among the cats; including Greysight herself. "We all agree it would be best if Sunstar actually came with us this time, he and Brisingstar have a past together and they are relatively close if I'm not mistaken."

Raggedear nodded from where he sat beside the silver tom. "Except Sunstar doesn't want to come." he cut in. All attention turned towards Raggedear, and the cats suddenly became quiet.

"I was about to try and reason with him." Lostheart meowed to Greysight. The blind she-cat opened her mouth to respond, but was promptly cut off by Darkpelt who snorted loudly.

"You think he'd listen to you?"

Lostheart faced the large white tom, but her expression remained unchanged. "No, I don't."

"I'll do it", Greysight meowed suddenly, "I was just coming to talk to him anyway. The rest of you can set up the plans while I do."

Despite the scowl on Darkpelt's face, even he didn't protest to Greysight's volunteering. She glanced at the other cats to be met with no objections. "Then it's decided." Greysight meowed turning and heading toward the large stone den. "I won't be long."

The air inside the den was heavy as usual, and the little light they had in their territory glowed dimly inside the cave through small cracks randomly spread among the rock. Sunstar was in his usual spot, his back turned from the entrance. "I've already told you-" he growled, turning to look at the cat who had entered his den, but he stopped when he realized it was Greysight.

The last time the blind she-cat had entered his den, the two had broken out into an argument...over Longtail. It all seemed pointless now, seeing as the catmint did nothing. Longtail was gone, just like the others. He was alone now, the last of his generation, stuck to lead a clan of young inexperienced cats. He let out a small breath, revealing his tiredness. Had she come to blame him for Longtail's death?

"What is it, Greysight?"

Greysight was silent for a moment, wondering just exactly how she would start. "...Why did you lie to me?" She decided to take the direct route, not wanting to speak with the tom for more than what was necessary. After everything that happened between him and her mother, she didn't want to be around his presence.

Sunstar blinked at the she-cat and slowly rose to all fours. "What are you talking about?" he growled. He hadn't lied about anything, he had let them go to OceanClan and he agreed to do it again, so why was Greysight in here accusing him of lying? "I've already agreed to let you go to OceanClan, get out of my den."

"No. About me, Longtail told me-"

This seemed to catch Sunstar's interest and he looked at the she-cat with confusion. "What did Longtail tell you?" Had the she-cat said something about their past to Greysight? Then again, he couldn't see how any of that would pertain to the blind cat.

"Longtail told me that I'm not your daughter. Not hers, and not yours. Who am I?!"

Sunstar's eyes widened slightly, and the tom stood frozen in place. "No...that can't be." he muttered, fixing his narrowed eyes at Greysight. "That's...ridiculous." Sunstar finally growled, shaking his head in denial. But even so, everything seemed to click into place. Greysight had been an odd kit; he had always thought it strange that she possessed none of their physical qualities, but he had written it off as the will of StarClan. The more he thought about it, the more plausible the idea seemed. If Longtail had said it, then it must have been true...but why didn't she tell him? Greysight was not his daughter, and she never had been. That meant that there was only Lostheart, and Mintpaw.

The thought brought him a great deal of anger, causing him to dig his claws into the ground. Longtail had lied to him! He had been able to deal with Lostheart's presence only because he had thought that there was hope for his line in Greysight. Her blindness had always been an issue, but the she-cat's abilities were a wonderful asset.

... Greysight wasn't his daughter.

'Longtail, you...'

Hearing Sunstar's reaction only worried Greysight further, and she stepped forward cautiously. "Am I even a clan cat? Where do I come from? Please tell me!" There was a look of desperation in Greysight's expression as she spoke those words. "I need to know who I am!"

"...I cannot say for certain." Sunstar meowed dully. "Did you know you were born during a fire Greysight?"

Greysight blinked, surprised by his calm tone. "Yes..." Realization dawned on her, "If I was born here, then my mother must have been a clan cat!" Sunstar must know who the queen was!

'Was...' Greysight had already assumed from the way Longtail had spoken that something had happened to her birth mother, and Sunstar's bringing up the fire left a cold feeling in her chest.

"There was another queen at the time, she and Longtail had gotten trapped in the nursery...When we returned, only Longtail was alive."

"...Who was she?" Greysight asked mutedly, desperate to find out anything she could about who her parents might be.

"Her name was Windstream. She was prepared to raise her kits, even alone after her mate, Neoseeker, was killed during the raid by the foxes." Sunstar's voice had become dull, as if speaking about these cats brought him memories of his past.

"What else can you tell me? Why didn't you tell me when I was a kit, or even when I became a warrior?!" Greysight demanded.

"You think I knew about this?! I was lied to just as you were, to believe someone was my own kin..." Sunstar hissed, making Greysight jump slightly at the venom in his voice. Her mouth formed a thin line, realizing that she may have overstepped her boundaries. She took a step back, retreating from the golden tom.

"Thank you for telling me Sunstar."

The golden tom had already turned away from her, the fur on his back beginning to lie flat again. Greysight took it as her sign to leave and silently backed out of the den, letting out a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding as soon as she stepped out into the clearing again.

'Windstream and Neoseeker huh?' Greysight smiled softly to herself, somehow feeling happy just by knowing those names. Although she still wondered why Longtail had hidden it from the rest of the clan, a part of Greysight knew that it had been for her. She felt more at ease now, knowing that she was a DarkClan cat. Although it left an empty feeling inside her, perhaps never having met her parents was a good thing; she supposed it would feel a great deal more painful if she had.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

I have some sketches ready, and when I finally get on break I will draw them up. :)

As for questions:

Song is not as random as you might think, she's been watching over Moonfur for a long time, just as Moonfur watches the moon. Like she stated, she was unable to ever reach Moonfur, or any other cat in the clan except Greysight. She had finally managed to find a link out of desperation after Moonfur had tried to drown herself. She was speaking about Lostheart in particular, but Greysight doesn't really know what is going on, at all. Because Moon and Lost didn't tell her about the river incident, and Moon didn't say much about her family to Greysight at all.

I think some of the other questions I received have been answered in this chapter, or at least alluded to. :)

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