Chapter 21
Jayfeather's POV
"Do we really get to go to the Gathering tonight?" squealed Patchpaw.
"Duh, mouse-brain, Bramblestar said so," replied Clawpaw.
Jayfeather twitched his whiskers amusedly as he heard Spiderleg reply, "Yes, and because this will be your first, you must behave and stay with your mentors."
Jayfeather crossed the tree trunk and stepped onto the island. RiverClan and ShadowClan were here already.
Once WindClan had arrived, Onestar jumped onto a tree branch, followed by the other leaders. The deputies settled onto the tree roots.
"We have three new apprentices: Ripplepaw, Leopardpaw, and Silverpaw. Also, Larkwing has three new kits: Tornkit, Buzzardkit, and Yellowkit. Prey is plentiful and there are no Twolegs to bother us."
Mistystar spoke next. "RiverClan has four new apprentices: Gorsepaw, Swallowpaw, Dapplepaw, and Sunpaw. Minnowtail has two new kits: Fleetkit and Jumpkit. There has also been a fox on our territory, but our warriors chased it over the ShadowClan border."
Bramblestar spoke. "ThunderClan is flourishing. There are two new apprentices: Clawpaw and Patchpaw. Midnight is staying with us in camp. Newleaf has brought plenty of prey to the forest."
Rowanstar was next. "ShadowClan also has four apprentices: Brownpaw, Stonepaw, and Flamepaw. Pebblepaw is Littlecloud's apprentice. Sadly, Snaketail has passed away and has joined StarClan."
"This Gathering is concluded," Onestar said as he leaped down from the branch.
"Come on, we have to go now," Squirrelflight said.
"Bramblestar's supposed to give the signal," Dustpelt complained.
"He's staying behind with the other leaders and medicine cats," Squirrelflight explained, padding towards Dustpelt.
Jayfeather brushed past Dustpelt and headed towards where the leaders and other medicine cats were meeting up.