Dawnstar stayed behind Thornpetal, allowing her to lead the group back to camp.
Entering camp, Dawnstar quickly leapt onto High Rock and yowled,” Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath High Rock for a clan meeting!”
Cats sleepily exited their dens, padding over to the yowling cat. Dawnstar looked at Thornpetal and flicked her ears.
“Lightningclan was attacked tonight. Stormstar’s entire group was slaughtered by a small group of rogues and she was badly injured. Tomorrow morning, I want Thornpetal, Amberpaw, Frostfang, and Nightshade to go visit Stormstar and request an investigation. If she accepts, I will join them and check the area out, see if we can track the rogues who did it.”
Out in the crowd of cats, Honeydew’s voice arose.
“What if these cats are like the Ghosts? What if these cats have an even larger, more terrifying group?!”
Thornpetal winced and looked up at Dawnstar. Dawnstar only flicked her tail tip irritably.
“These cats call themselves the Rogues. If they are as dangerous as I think, we may need the help of the other clans to defeat them. That is all, clan dismissed.”
Without acknowledging any of the given questions, Dawnstar flipped around and creeped into her den for as much sleep as possible.
Why must we go through this again? The Ghosts shook Fireclan enough. How will we cope with this???
* * * * *
The sky was cloudy, rain would soon be on its way. Thornpetal, Amberpaw, Frostfang, and Nightshade continued to walk deeper into Lightningclan. Stopping, Amberpaw looked around, sniffing the air.
“Four cats are coming.”
Thornpetal stopped walking and waited patiently for the patrol to find them. The four cats, led by Fernshade, snarled at the Fireclan patrol, but calmed down when they recognized Thornpetal.
“Oh, it’s just you. We thought you were those rogues. Why are you here?”
Frostfang stepped forward and explained what Dawnstar wanted.
“Okay, we will take you to Stormstar. I think she’ll agree to let you four, as well as Dawnstar, to come investigate.” Fernshade meowed.
Thornpetal sighed in relief and trotted after the border patrol.
* * * * *
Amberpaw pelted back into the Fireclan camp and straight for Dawnstar.
“Dawnstar, Stormstar said you can come and take a look around!”
Dawnstar exited her den quickly, grabbed Amberpaw’s scruff, and ran as fast as she could to meet her patrol.
* * * * *
Dawnstar found the patrol waiting for her.
“Okay, let’s begin. Look for any signs that may help us locate the Rogues. We have no idea how many there are so be careful. Oh, and please hurry, if the rain starts while we’re searching, all of the scents will be wiped away.”
Nightshade nodded and began to climb the trees, checking for any scratch marks that proved another cat was here. Thornpetal ran to the corner that the Rogues were standing when she arrived. Frostfang and Amberpaw scoped the perimeter, making sure that the rogues didn’t leave any tracks.
Dawnstar looked up at her father, praying that he wouldn’t fall.
“I’VE GOT SOMETHING!”
Dawnstar saw her father turn around and look down at her.
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Dawnstar's Legacy
ActionDawnstar has been the leader of FireClan for a while now. She's chosen a mate, has had three kits with him, and has been living a peaceful life. Life has been great in FireClan, until a growing threat reveals itself that is. Will Dawnstar be able to...
