Chapter 8

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by dreamcloudofstarclan

by dreamcloudofstarclan

Moonpaw launched herself at the smaller silhouette, digging her claws into his or her flank.

"Moonpaw! What are you doing?" came Icepaw's shrill yowl.

"Icepaw!" Moonpaw gasped, "I thought you were a fox!" She scrambled off Icepaw.

"Great StarClan!" Dreamcloud exclaimed, "You hunted fish?! But only RiverClan cats have fish in their stream! It's against the warrior code!"

"Breezefeather said Harestar allows it!" Icepaw defended herself.

Dreamcloud quieted down, but other cats shocked yowls still rang in her ears. "Fish?! You caught fish?! You broke the warrior code! You're not supposed to hunt or trespass on another Clan's territory, Icepaw!"

Icepaw shut her eyes tight. "I knew I shouldn't have done that!" she thought desperately, panic swamping over her, "Oh StarClan, why did I do that!?"

"Icepaw. You shouldn't have done that!" Birchbranch scolded, "Perhaps I should send you to the elders'den to pick ticks off the elders for the rest of the day?"

"Breezefeather really said that Harestar allowed it," Frostshade put in, "The Clan won't go hungry because of her!"

Birchbranch sighed, "Very well."

"Thanks," Icepaw mewed, blinking back tears of grattitude.

"You're welcome," purred Frostshade, giving Icepaw a quick lick.

Then a screech broke the silence. Icepaw whirled around to see a horrified, wide eyed Dreamcloud, who's fur stuck out in all directions.

"Another cat is gone," she choked.

"Who?" Icepaw asked. Terror stabbed at her endlessly.

"Morningpaw!" Dreamcloud shrilled, "She's disappeared!"