Cloverpaw's Shadow

Chapter 15

"I..." Cloverpaw couldn't think of anything to say.

Poolfrost pushed her friend off of her. Cloverpaw sat down. "This... I can't..."

Cloverpaw dug her claws into the ground. "Hey," Poolfrost said. "This doesn't change anything."

"It does," Cloverpaw whispered softly. "Because I should have never been born. And then Thunderclan would still be safe."

Poolfrost tilted her head. "What do you mean? Is Thunderclan in danger?"

Cloverpaw stood up. "I... can't tell you." She would be betraying the Dark Forest.

But wasn't she betraying her clan?

"What does it matter," she said to herself. "When I have no clan anymore."

She turned around to leave.

"Wait!" Poolfrost cried. "Cloverpaw, come back into the clan. You don't have to stay rogue."

Cloverpaw dropped her head. "And how many lives would be at stake." she told her friend. "If I come back, it'll be a disaster. Almost all of the cats in that clan hate me!"

And I can't escape my promise.

Cloverpaw slipped into the trees. "See you around, Poolfrost."

***

"Poolfrost." a voice hissed.

Poolfrost yawned and lifted her head sleepily. Where was she? Not in camp.

She recognized the trees surrounding her. She was in the Dark Forest.

The cat who had called her name was gone. Confused, she picked a random direction and started walking. Hopefully she could find a way out of this maze.

"Left," a voice said up ahead. Poolfrost picked up her pace. She soon came upon a clearing and ducked behind a fallen log.

Three cats. A brown tabby she-cat, a dark grey tom, and a ginger pelted tom.

Another training session. Poolfrost watched intently, wondering if she knew any of these cats.

She realized a moment later when the ginger tabby turned around and faced the log. She couldn't stifle her gasp.

"Who was that?" snarled the brown tabby. The next moment were a blur. All she remembered was being pulled out from the log and thrown in the middle of a clearing.

And those eyes. She knew now who the ginger-pelted tom was. And it shocked her.

Out of every cat in the clan, she never would have expected Firefang.