Chapter 16

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by dreamcloudofstarclan

by dreamcloudofstarclan

"Quick!" Starstream yowled, "To the Moonpool really quickly, Cloudpaw and Barkpaw! With me! Alderheart and Butterflyshade, help the injured!"

The three cats streaked out of camp toward the Moonpool. They skidded to a halt and approached it.

"I, Starstream, medicine cat of ThunderClan along with Alderheart and Butterflyshade, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help they will serve their Clan for many moons. Cloudpaw, Barkpaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do," Cloudpaw and Barkpaw replied, their heads bowed solemnly.

"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cats. Cloudpaw, Barkpaw, from this moment you will be known as Cloudbreeze and Barkstem. Cloudbreeze, your name is chosen in honor of Morningbreeze. StarClan honors your bravery and your chilavry. We do not have enough time to share with StarClan right now. It is not even the half moon! Our Clans need us. But my nose and eyes have failed me. I almost fed deathberries, not juniper berries to Tabbyfur. It is because of Barkstem that they are alive. I was the ThunderClan medicine cat when Dreamcloud was Dreamkit," Starstream announced.

"Er, Dreamcloud is actually almost one moon younger than you," Barkstem hesitated to speak.

"Right, my mind isn't working either."

"It is!" Barkstem insisted earnestly, "Actually, if you don't mind, Cloudbreeze wants to be called Cloudfeather."

"Spirits of StarClan, you know every cat by name. I ask you now to take away the name from the cat you see before you, for he wants a different name. By my authority as medicine cat, and with the approval of our warrior ancestors, I give this cat a new name. From this moment on, he will be known as Cloudfeather. We honor his bravery and determination," Starstream declared.

"Thanks!" Cloudfeather mewed, "No offense, Morningbreeze."

"We have to go back now," Starstream announced, "Come on, you two."