Starry Paws Book Two

Fallen

I helped the black she-cat walk along my side to the gathering.
"Crowshine you should be at home....." I sighed licking her ear.
"I don't care! I must tell the clans how fox-hearted these rogues are! They killed a pregnant queen!" She hissed and scraped her claws on the cold earth.
"Queen?" I meowed in a shocked voice.
"Y-Yeah.... Her and Lionfire's kits. She only told Lionfire, Beebelly and I." She whimpered at the revealed secret.
"D-Did you know that if you wer-re expecting kits here... And you die.... You will have them in Starclan..... Sometimes they send the kits down to be birthed from another queen of that clan." I said comfortingly, draping my tail over her shoulders.
"That makes me feel better. Maybe they will be born into Beebelly's litter." She said and pressed against me. Her warm scent flowed into my nose, she was like a cold icy breeze turned into newleaf's sweet smell. It was.... Welcoming.
She smiled at me and topped over.
"Crowshine!" I gasped catching her from hitting the earth.
"Thanks, brother." She mewed and leaned against my shoulder.
"Cats of all clans! Thunderclan were attacked last night! Rogues! Led by a white and black patched tom. We-" Preystar started before the cold voice of Coldstar broke him off.
"Riverclan too was attacked by rogues... Led by the white and ginger she-cat who had a wicked slash down the center of her face." He said with a lash of his tail.
"She killed my deputy." He hissed scraping his needle sharp claws against the rock creating a screech.
"Our new deputy is..... Snowlily!" He yowled, a smile broke his sorrowful face.
"May Quickfur sleep peacefully among the stars."
The cats cheered Quickfur and Snowlily's name.
      "Shadowclan were also attack.... Two white she-cats led the patrol of rogues. Badgersnow-" While he spoke I saw Crowshine's face strike with fear and air catch in her throat.
"Badgersnow defeated several rogues at once.... He deserves a yowl of approval. He is clearly one of the best cats to be born in this forest. Badgersnow! Badgersnow!" The old scarred Shadowclan leader yowled.
I saw Crowshine quickly exhale and start yowling the tom's name.
"Thunderclan has three new warriors and three new apprentices!
Brindlefrost, Lionfire, and Junipershadow! Gullpaw, Pridepaw, and Faithpaw  who has chosen to follow in Snowheart's paws and be a medicine cat!" Preystar yowled at his place on the rock.
     "Windclan was attack by these rogues... I admired their courage to attack us but that was a stupid idea! This patrol was led by a large black tom, caked in scars and bites. He killed poor Marronpelt and Runningpaw.... But we are strong!" Bramblestar snarled and puffed out his tan chest.
    I glanced over and saw Holdenwing, her head down and her face was drenched with tears.
       "We must go, the time has come that we leave and never come back here!" Preystar yowled flicking his tail.
     "For the clans!" We yowled.