Silverflame's Fall

Chapter 5 (The Ghosts of our Pasts)

Everytime Silverpaw closed her eyes she would wake up in the other time, if someone woke her up she'd be back in her time. She learn much about the cat one would speak of, but she also learned about the medicine cat life. She started to learn the herbs, and the history of her clan, she watched Ambertail's warrior cemeriomy. She watched her clan grow, and she watched them fight. She stood there and feel and older cats pain. She wanted to stop the visions but she knew this was a gift from the old sprite in her young body. She watched Leaders turn, Hailstar, to Froststar, and Ashstar. She watched kits be born and elders die. When the visions final stopped. She knew more than she ever wanted to.

She was allowed out of the median den. But she mostly stayed in camp it was clear that her clan mates no longer trusted her. The got glares from every side. Alot had happen while she had been out of action. Lovesong had gone missing and not returned, Nightwing had not returned.  Skykit wasn't speaking to me, her brother looked at me sadly. My Father had given up on me, he wouldn't even look at me. Lizardblaze was nearing kitting and clan was keeping her sheltered.  When I was finally allowed out of camp. The first thing I did was go to the place that I first met Berrysong, and Steamfrost. I want to see my mentor. Any of my mentors from Starclan, I sat there for what felt like moons. But nobody came. Not Songfern not anyone. I had promised me that I would be great. That I would leave my clan one day, But have they seen me in battle, had they seen me with Silvermist? They had left and not even said goodbye. They had given up on me.

When I return to camp that evening, Flamefur stocked up to her. " Who told you could leave camp?" She demanded.

" I did" I snapped

She slammed her paw down on my tail. " I understand that we will never get along. But you are still my apprentice. And you were in the medicine then you are supposed to be healing. Not gallivanting in the forest."

I turned nose to nose with her. "I am healed I have been for weeks I'm bored out of my mind. And since you won't trade me I decided to train myself."

I shoved passed her into the camp. I knew I would pay for my disrespect later. But for now I just want to sleep in apprentices den.
I curled up in my nest tail to my nose. It felt so empty in there. His smell was almost completely gone. It was like being in a world that wasn't your own. And I knew that feeling very well.

" Creampaw", I whispered into my bedding. "I'm gonna do my best to keep my promise. I'm gonna try and be the best warrior Dreamclan has ever seen."

I turned over and tried to get some sleep. But the sleep would not come, perhaps I spent too much time sleeping in the medicine den. The den was empty and cold, Creampaw and I have been together as apprentices. The only two. Skykit and Stormkit would be apprentices soon, but I don't think I would wait that long. There were no younger warriors for me to talk to. And practically the whole camp hated me anyway.

When dawn came and patted out of my nest, I let the warm from the sun touch my face. When I gathered beneath High rock to hear the clans agenda for the day. I could feels Silentstar's eyes on me even though she never looked at me, when the Warriors were off on patrol. And the camp was mostly empty. She came up to me, her eyes were full of something.

"Walk with me." She spoke calmly.

I followed her out of the camp. She took me to an a river not the one that my brother had drowned in. This one would be more described as a Brooke. And she sat me down on the pebbles. She didn't say anything for a long time, just look me over. I didn't dare speak first. I've been disrespectful enough for a whole moon.

"Silverpaw, although your training has not been consistent I believe it is almost time for you to become a warrior. I know your past has been dramatic and you have scars that are not only on your pelt but on your very soul. I gave you to Flamefur,  hoping that you would teach each other. But she is more stubborn and apparently she gave that to you. Neither of you have trained each other. And I don't think you will. Dragging this out longer than it should be would not be fair to either of you, so tomorrow it's on high you'll be giving your final assignment. If you pass this assessment, you'll be made a full warrior of Dreamclan."