The Four Clans // Silentsea's Secret

Chapter VI

While Lightpaw was helping Silentpaw to her paws, Lynxpaw cowered next to her Mentors cold and lifeless body. She pressed her nose into his fur sobbing. "No...no this cant be happening...Eagletalon no.." Iceflower put a paw on the young cats shoulder trying to comfort her. Meanwhile roseleaf walked over to the other two apprentices. "Are you two ok?" Her voice was filled with worry and grief. Lightpaw nodded. "Wheres Eagletalon.." Silentpaw whispered. "I need to see him." Roseleaf sighed and pointed with her tail. Lightpaw helped silentpaw walk over to the Tom. The grayishbrown tabby crouched down and touched the gray toms fur.

For a few heartbeats which felt like entire moons Iceflower raised her voice. With sorrow in her voice she spoke. "We have to bring him to the camp. there we can give him our farewells." She bend her neck down and took him by his neckfur to carry him. Lynxpaw walked closest to her while Lightpaw and Roseleaf flanked Silentpaw on both sides. At Moonrise they arrived back at the Camp. Iceflower put the cold body onto the ground. The Cats who werent in their nests all came running, as they saw the cats body some let out a sorrowcall. Not soon after Daisystar came out of her nest. "What is going on here..." She asked, then she saw her clanmate on the ground.

"Eagletalon...." her eyes wide with shock. "Iceflower tell me how this happened." She demanded. While Iceflower gave her report Brightface stepped out of the Medicin den followed by a young brown She-cat with green eyes. She had heard the cries and made her way over to Daisystar, deep sadness showing in the Elderly cats eyes as she saw Eagletalons body. "Brightface. Please check on the rest of the patrol and help the injured. when that is done they can say their farewells to our fallen warrior as well." Brightface nodded and went over to the 5 remaining cats. "Mosspaw, you check on your fellow den-mates." The young brown feline nodded and checked each cat. Lynxpaw was the least injured so Mosspaw send her to her mentor before tending to Lightpaws neck wound and Silentpaws leg.

After all were treated the Medicin cats went to speak with the leader while the other clan cats said their farewell and shared tongues with the falling warrior one last time. Silentpaw spotted Stormpaw in the midst of the cats. "Stormpaw..." She spoke and moved to her sibling, pressing her snout in her soft white fur. In the end only the cats who were closest to Eagletalon stayed the night with him. Stormpaw and Silentpaw had pressed themself close to her Father, griefing and sobbing.

In the morning a soft tail stroked over their bodys. Silentpaw opened her eyes to see a creme coloured Maine coon. "Willowtail?" her voice was raspy, she sat up and shook herself. "You fell asleep, but thats ok. You two were crying almost for hours. Wake your sister and go to your den, rest up. Im sure Daisystar will give you a day off." her voice was still as soft as when they were kits. Silentpaw nodded and nudged her sister awake. Together they went to their den. Willowtail looked after them. "Now they not only lost their mother, but also their father... Oh starclan please not make them loose eachother." She lowered her head and went to the freshkill pile. While she was doing that Daisystar jumped onto the Highrock. "May all cats, old enought to catch their own pray, gather here underneath the highrock!" Within seconds cats pushed themselfs out of their nests and gathered around the clearing. Even Silentpaw and Stormpaw. A black tortoiseshell tom sat next to her sister. Timberpaw was his name. "I'm deeply sorry for your loss." He sat next to her and wrapped his tail around Stormpaw. Then the cats went to their mentors. Lightpaw was sitting nearby and wrapped her tail comforting around Silentpaw.

"Last night we lost a warrior, a father and a mentor. Eagletalon will never be forgotten. May Starclan welcome him." She looked up at the sky before taking a deep breath. "Lynxpaw. Since Eagletalon was your mentor, and since we cant let your training suffer. Hawkear." The yellowish brown Tom raised his head. "You will take over Lynxpaws training. Eagletalon was you a great mentor so you will continue where he left of." The tom nodded and went to his new apprentice. they greeted each other by touching their noses. Then the Oldest warriors stepped forewards to carry the Body out and burry it.

After that time felt like it flew by in a Heartbeat. Stormrun was sharing tongues with Mosspaw and Brightface. Silentpaw was spending most of her time, if she wasnt training or hunting with Willowtail, seeking comfort. While they both were sharing tongues, a tortoiseshell Tom approached the two she-cats. "Hello Willowtail, and hello Silentpaw" He purred. Willowtail looked up. "Hello Sparrowleap." she meowed. "May i join you two?" He asked while looking at Silentpaw. She nodded and made some room for him. He smiled at her and sat down. Then all three shared tongues while Iceflower called Silentpaw over for training. She waved goodbye to her two clanmates and followed her mentor.

Sparrowleap looked after her, even after she had left the camp. Silentpaw and iceflower walked over to the sea. Iceflower was still a bit upset over Eagletalons death but trained her apprentice anyways. At sunhigh they went back to the camp. Iceflower dismissed silentpaw and went to the warrior den. Silentpaw decided to sun doozing a bit till she heard rustling in the bushes. A white and orange head popped out. "Hello silentpaw. you want to go hunt?" Sparrowleap asked. "I have to ask my Mentor." Silentpaw replyed but sparrowleap silenced her. "I already asked, comon." Silentpaw sighed and followed the young warrior out of the Camp.

They walked side by side towards the highrocks near the beach. Sparrowleap fell into a hunting position and took a deep breath to locate some pray, silentpaw lowered herself to the ground as well and moved in the opposite dirrection. Soon she found a Mouse and crawled closer till she was in reach to catch it. She jumped on it and Killed it with one swift move of her paw. Proud of her work she went back where she left sparrowleap. he himself had cought a seagull and was already waiting for her. They burried their freshkills and went back to hunting.