Chapter 3

Ravenkit padded behind Ashstar and WindClan across the moonlit moor. His eyes threatened to close, but Ravenkit managed to stay awake until Ashstar led him to the nursery, which was an abandoned fox den.

Ravenkit yawned, then started to pad in the direction of the nursery. He curled up inside it, though it was more crowded and cramped than he'd expected.

He glanced around, and saw a dark brown tabby she-kit resting beside a small white queen.

"Hello?" he whispered softly, but no cat stirred.

Instead, Ravenkit decided to drift to sleep. It was hard at first, as the harsh late leaf-fall wind blew in through the den opening, chilling Ravenkit to the bone. He wasn't used to weather like this.

Ashstar had agreed to give Bramblestar some of WindClan's herbs in exchange for Ravenkit.

Ravenkit smiled smugly to himself. He'd become the best fighter yet, and show ThunderClan that he could've been of use to them.