Chapter 29: The Knowledge

Life in Bloodclan had changed in only a quarter-moon.

Darkshard seemed back to herself recently. She sent a lot of her warriors on their Elite missions. Duskpatch went to Shadowclan to set up borders and find any survivors. Twilightwhisper and Tanglewhisper were made 'messengers' to relay information between Windclan and Bloodclan. Duskowl and Dusktiger were sent to find out more about the Old Bloodclan, and try to convince them to join their alliance. Without them, camp was pretty quiet.

Shatterbreeze saw Eclipse and Silver out on the Sunning rock, or the rock Eclipse watched them on during their games of Dodge-Rock or Catch the Feather. Emberpad was stumbling around, with Silver constantly fretting and a mouse-tail away from shouting. "Watch out!" Shatterbreeze chuckled.

A gentle wind ruffled her fur and carried her scent toward the kit. He lifted his head, his cloudy eyes looking sightlessly around. "Who?" He asked.

"Shatterbreeze, dear." His mother replied. The kit smiled and sniffed again, trying to pinpoint the she's location. His ear swiveled, listening intently. Shatterbreeze saw a stick, purposely taking a step to snap it. She also gasped for effect.

Emberpad grinned, bounding toward the she; well, rather stumbling over his own paws as he attempted to. She laughed as the kit finally reached her paws.

"Hi, Shwatterbweese!" Emberpad said. "I Embar, a fwiece wareor of Bwoodquan! Feer me!"

She smiled. "Oh, Ember, brave warrior of the mighty Bloodclan, please spare me from your sharp claws! I'll give you all the mice I can catch!" She stifled a laugh, trying to stay in character.

He took a playful swipe at her, missing her muzzle. Frowning, the kit tried again, missed, and fell on his face. Silver gasped as Shatterbreeze helped him to his paws, nuzzling him gently.

He sighed. "I not a bwave wareor of Bwoodquan. I no even hiet yoor mushal. Mei ezhes no even whork wight." His ears flattened in deep sadness. If it was possible, his eyes got even cloudier.

"No, no, Emberpad, it'll be ok. You just have to practice. You sniffed me out, and were able to get to me by your hearing." Seeing him still upset, Shatterbreeze tried to change the subject. "Hey, hear any shes you like?"

He laughed. "Whell…there ish thes one kat."

"Who?! What does she sound like? What's her name?"

"See's 'mall. I fweel wher pwastwheps an' dere leght. See haz a…" he paused to think. "a kend of kalm shmell."

Frowning, Shatterbreeze shook her head. When he didn't respond, she remembered his disabllity and said "What do you mean?"

"I cain't shay it wight. Wike, wen I smhell 'er, I fink of Momma's taiwl awound me. I waz kalm then."

"That makes sense. Hey, want to practice a bit?"

"Shure! Whut dou I haf to finde?"

"Here." She ran out of camp, coming back shortly with a sweet-smelling leaf. It's arouma had a strong, easily-decetable scent; it was so strong, Shatterbreeze sneezed to flush the scent out of her nose. Emberpad laughed, and Shatterbreeze put it next to Sunning rock, securing it to the ground with a leaf so it wouldn't blow away. She walked back to Emberpad.

"Ok, Emberpad. I put a leaf somewhere around here. See if you can smell it out!"

Emberpad dropped into an awkward hunting crouch. With his butt too far up in the air, he sniffed and 'stalked' around. Shatterbreeze smiled, then padded over to the Sunning rock.

"May I join you on the Sunning rock?" She asked the Elites, respectfully, of course.

Eclipse nodded. "Of course you can."

Silver blinked, her eyes locked on her kit. "Yeah. Take my spot. I'm going to stand closer to Emberpad, in case he falls." The mother got to her paws, going to sit by the bouning kit. Shatterbreeze thanked her, settling up on the rock next to Eclipse.

"How have you been, Eclipse?"

"Ok. I've been better. Ignorance is bliss, dear."

"Why do you say that?"

"Oh. I thought you would have heard already." Eclipse cast a glance at Silver, to make sure she didn't hear, before looking at the apprentice. "You know about the Old Bloodclan?"

"Very little. I should probably know more. Why?"

"In the Old Bloodclan, they banish the 'elders', as Shadowclan used to call them, or older cats that need help to take care of themselves. I'm nearing that age, young one. My joints have been bothering me. Don't tell Lunaclaw, though. She'll try to heal me, and I can't let her waste away."

"I don't think a few joints will-"

"No. You don't know about powers. Cats HAVE to use them, or it does something funny to their mind. Using their powers destroys them though. They can't resiest. Otherwise, soon, they won't even have a brain to use."

Shatterbreeze's eyes widened. "Why are you telling me this?"

Something glinted in Eclipses eyes. Amusement? "You have Sightening."

Her hair stood on end. Shatterbreeze seemed to freeze with shock. "But how-"

"I have powers myself. I can tell who has what power. It's calledPerceivere. Star has Flareio. Lunaclaw has Acquirence." Eclipse looked at Shatterbreeze with that same glint in her eyes. "How old do you think they are?"

Shatterbreeze looked over at the two. Star looked really mature, maybe even 13 moons or so. Lunaclaw looked 16 moons.

"Star looks too old to be an apprentice, almost 13 moons, and Lunaclaw looks 16 moons."

"Star is actually 8 moons, and Lunaclaw is 12."

"What?! Impossible! How old are you?"

"I'm almost 19 moons, and the erratic fur and scars don't help. I look 30 moons."

Shatterbreeze looked at the old she in shock. Eclipse continued. "There are many more with powers, many who are still developing. I will help you for as long as I can."

"Before you die?"

"Yes, sadly, that may be soon." Eclipse sighed. "I don't have much time anyway, and it may be cut shorter."

"Why?"

"The New is becoming like the Old. Remember the Bloodclan elders I told you about?" Shatterbreeze nodded. "In order to appease the Old Bloodclan, that law is coming into effect. Soon, I will not be banished. I will killed. An old friend has told me so."

NOOOOO! ECLIPSE! Don't age! Don't die! DX

Ok. Kudos to you if you understood Emberpad and the powers. But in case you didn't…

*drumroll*

Interpretation of Emberpad:

Hi, Shwatterbweese! I Embar, a fwiece wareor of Bwoodquan! Feer me!

Translation: Hi Shatterbreeze! I am Ember, a fiece warrior of Bloodclan! Fear me! (Easy one, right?)

I not a bwave wareor of Bwoodquan. I no even hiet yoor mushal. Mei ezhes no even whork wight.

Translation: I am not a brave warrior of Bloodclan. I didn't even hit your muzzle. My eyes don't even work right.

Whell…there ish thes one kat. See's 'mall. I fweel wher pwastwheps an' dere leght. See haz a… a kend of kalm shmell."

Translation: Well…there is this one cat. She's small. I feel her pawsteps, and they're light. She has a…a kind of calm smell.

I cain't shay it wight. Wike, wen I smhell 'er, I fink of Momma's taiwl awound me. I waz kalm then.

Translation: I can't say it right. Like, when I smell her, I think of Momma's tail around me. I was calm then.

Prununication of Powers:

Sighterette: (Sight-air-et) Ability to see what has happened with a 'trigger', usually a scent or spoken words.

Perceivere: (Pear-see-ve-e-air-e) Ability to sense other's powers and know all about the power instantly.

Flareio: (Fl-air-e-o) Ability to catch fire without injury.

Acquirence: (Ack-e-air-ence) Ability to take something, such as pain or injuries, and make it your own.