Lightning's Duty

𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒕, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒕𝒚: 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕.

Rockfall is a tyrant of a Chief. Cruel, unforgiving and unchangeable, her rule betrays the peaceful, honourable ways of the Wolf-Cats and their Code. Lightning, haunted by the ghosts of the cats she killed, knows she must fulfil her duty to do what she knows is right: lead the stand against Rockfall and stop any further destruction under her rule.

It never used to be this way. Once, Lightning and Rockfall were close friends, like each others' sister. Even now, driven apart by her power, she simply can't accept that Rockfall is gone for good. Lightning simply doesn't have the strength to face her oldest friend...