Warrior Cats: Beyond the Clans

Dawnmist's Heart - Chapter 9

Dawnmist looked back once she was at the entrance of the camp and saw her family gathered where she had let out everything, she could see Frogfern and Sunrise and Duskpelt, but she knew she couldn't go back.

But she was free.

"What can I do?" she wondered out loud.

Breaking into a sprint, she left ThunderClan territory behind and travelled towards the mountains. Maybe she'd meet the Tribe that the elders talked about, maybe she'd meet some new cats.

It was a long, arduous and hard journey. Several times she had come close to death, by drowning, by rogues or by eagles.

But finally, she stood on top of the tallest mountain, bruised and with a broken foreleg, yet triumphant. For only a second.

Dawnmist collapsed on her side. "Ow..." she moaned.

Rustling in the bushes made her flinch. "Who's there?" she called out quietly.

"I will not hurt you," the voice soothed her.

It was late Greenleaf and the sun shined onto her back while the cat stepped out from the shadows. "I am Sun," he purred. "And you need our help."

"Who?" Dawnmist questioned weakly.

"The Dynasty of Truth," Sun stepped aside revealing a group of cats.

Their pelts were sleek and varied. Their eyes shone with wisdom and truth. Dawnmist let her head lay on the rock and all went black.

Dawnmist woke up to see a leafy den. Where am I?

Then she remembered the Dynasty of Truth. She sat up abruptly, wincing as her head thumped.

"Ahh, you are awake," Sun's voice made her feel drowsy. "Now, who are you?"

"I'm Dawnmist, and I come from the Clans." She responded.

"And why have you come? It seems like a long journey," Sun interrogated.

"It didn't feel like home," Dawnmist replied simply.

"I understand..." Sun mused. "You have answered truthfully. We will allow you to stay with us."

"Who said anything about staying...oh! Thank you, Sun," she let a purr escape.

I'll stay. The Dynasty of Truth seems like helpful and loyal cats.

Dawnmist soon got accustomed to the Dynasty's strange rules. It was very different to ThunderClan. In the Dynasty, you had to speak the truth, otherwise their StarClan, a cat named Truth, would find out and have your soul forever.

Dawnmist liked it here. She had become strong friends with Eclipse, a pretty black she-cat with wise yellow eyes.

One day, she was out with the hunters catching prey. A rabbit scurried by and Eclipse, who was her hunting partner, seemed unfazed.

Dawnmist cocked her head in surprise and chased after it, catching it quickly and killing it with a neat bite. Eclipse still hadn't turned her head from where she perched.

"Well?" Dawnmist demanded.

Eclipse kept silent before springing forward and chasing a deer. Dawnmist's jaw dropped before she hurried after her friend. Eclipse cut the deer off and Dawnmist grabbed its flank. Blood trickled out and Eclipse took this to her advantage by leaping onto the deer's back. It whinnied in surprise and crumpled to the ground, kicking feebly.

Dawnmist saw her chance and bit its neck. It was dead.

"That was brilliant!" Dawnmist had never seen a cat hunt down a deer before.