CHAPTER 9
Silverpelt glittered overhead as Jaypaw followed the narrow valley upward. He glanced up at the jagged rocks that lined his path, sharp as fox teeth. Ahead, a stream danced down the mountainside, sparkling in the moonlight. A cold breeze whisked down from the gray peaks and set his fur rippling2 like water. It felt as though he had been following this stony3 path for days, and still he had to follow the stream upward, into the mountains.
A paw jabbed his side, catching4 him painfully between the ribs5. Jaypaw flinched6. He blinked open his eyes and saw only darkness.
He had been dreaming.
The paw jabbed him again.
“Watch out!” he complained.
“Sorry!” Lionpaw apologized.
“Why are you so fidgety this morning?” Jaypaw lifted his muzzle7. He could smell dew on the leaves and guessed that it was hardly dawn. Only Lionpaw and Berrypaw were stirring.
“We’re going on border patrol with Ashfur and Brambleclaw,” Lionpaw explained excitedly.
“Big deal,” Jaypaw muttered. “Brambleclaw’s only taking you because nothing happens on the borders these days.”
“Are you scared of smells?” Jaypaw snapped back.
Lionpaw flinched away from him.
“I’m sorry,” Jaypaw murmured. “I’m sure it’ll be great.”
“Yeah,” Lionpaw agreed quietly. “I’ll see you later.” Without another word he padded out of the den10, followed by Berrypaw.
Jaypaw wriggled11 deeper into his nest, cold now Lionpaw had gone. He tried to go back to his dream but sleep would not come again.
The fresh scent of dawn was filtering slowly into the den when Mousepaw and Hazelpaw began to yawn and stretch.
Hazelpaw nudged Jaypaw. “Stop pretending to be asleep,” she mewed.
Jaypaw lifted his head reluctantly.
“Has Berrypaw gone already?” she asked him.
“Yes.”
“Oh, well.” Hazelpaw sounded disappointed at missing her brother. “I’ll see him at battle training later.”
“Hazelpaw!” Dustpelt’s deep growl12 sounded through the den entrance. “The fresh-kill pile is empty. Bring Mousepaw. We’re going hunting.”
Hazelpaw’s tail fluffed up. “Great,” she mewed. “I thought I was going to have to spend the morning cleaning out the elders’ den!”
Why would they ask you to do that when they’ve got me?Jaypaw thought as she disappeared from the den with Mousepaw.Daisy’s kits14 have more important duties than me, and they’re not even Clanborn!
“Hi, Jaypaw!” Poppypaw called. “How was your first night in the apprentices16’ den?”
“Fine,” Jaypaw mewed halfheartedly.
Cinderpaw was stirring too. “What are you doing today?” she asked.
“Well, I’m notpatrolling and I’m nothunting,” Jaypaw informed her.
“Perhaps Brightheart has planned battle training for you,” Poppypaw suggested.
“I hope so!” Cinderpaw put in. “We’re training in the clearing this morning. It’d be great if you could come too.”
Jaypaw did not answer.
“I hope we see you there,” Poppypaw called over her shoulder as she headed out of the den.
And rabbits might fly, Jaypaw muttered to himself.
Only Honeypaw remained in the den, and she was fast asleep. Jaypaw wasn’t going to wait for her to wake up and start chirping17 like a fledgling about what duties she was looking forward to. Instead he crept from his nest and ducked out of the den.
The frosty ground beneath his paws told him that the skies were clear today. The camp was already busy, even though the sun had not yet begun to warm the hollow. Firestar stood with Brackenfur and Spiderleg, organizing hunting parties and border patrols. Leafpool was heading for the nursery, and Squirrelflight was sharing tongues with Stormfur and Brook18.
There was no sign of Brightheart. She had probably forgotten Jaypaw and gone on the dawn patrol without him. Resentment19 rose like bile in his throat. I’ll show her I’m not useless!
He hurried across the clearing to the tunnel leading to where the cats made dirt. As he emerged, he scented20 Sandstorm heading into the camp. There was no time to go back. Instead he dived forward and plunged21 behind a clump23 of bracken. Sandstorm’s paw steps halted, and Jaypaw could hear her sniffing24 the air. He held his breath, praying to StarClan she wouldn’t see him. She paused a moment more and then carried on back through the tunnel and into the camp.
Jaypaw let out a sigh of relief and scrambled25 out of the bracken, shaking a scrap26 of dried leaf from his ear. He quickly found the path that he and Brightheart had taken yesterday. If Brightheart wasn’t going to show him the whole of ThunderClan territory, he would explore it by himself. He would start by going farther toward the lake. He had never been that far, and the fresh scents27 of wind and water excited him.
It was easy enough climbing the slope and following the ridge28 again, and when he came to the end of it, he was prepared this time for the steepness of the slope. He scrabbled down it, using his claws to slow his descent, and when he reached the heather bush that had stopped him last time he headed away from the Thunderpath, in the opposite direction from the one they had taken yesterday.
Jaypaw followed the side of the ridge down through the trees. Weaving his way through the undergrowth was easy; he just followed his whiskers, padding confidently over the leaf-strewn forest floor. But gradually the trees and undergrowth began to thin out and the slope flattened29. The ground became soft, no longer covered with leaves, but springy with moss30. Heather brushed his pelt1.
He tasted the air, wondering how far from the lake he was. Yesterday the wind had flowed in over the water, and he had smelled it quite clearly. But today the wind blew from ThunderClan territory, giving no clue about the land ahead. He listened for the slapping of water on the shore, but it sounded very distant, and it was hard to tell where it was coming from.
Suddenly his forepaw slipped into a dip in the ground. He had stumbled into a rabbit hole. His paw twisted beneath him and pain shot up his leg. Wincing31, he scrambled out of the hole and licked his paw. It was not badly hurt, but it was several moments before he dared test it on the ground.
This isn’t like the woodland at all. For the first time he wondered if exploring on his own had been a good idea. But he was determined32 to reach the lake by himself. Gingerly he lowered his paw, relieved when it was able to take his weight.
He padded forward cautiously, shivering as water from the boggy33 ground seeped34 up and soaked the fur between his claws. Suddenly his forepaws sank deep into the peaty earth. Freezing mud soaked his legs up to his chest. StarClan, help me!He scrabbled backward, his hind22 claws gripping desperately36 onto the solid ground behind. With a frantic37 heave he freed his forepaws from the sucking mud and twisted his whole body, grabbing for the nearest clump of heather. He scrambled in among its bristly branches, and stood trembling on its sturdy web of roots.
I must test the ground before I step forward, he warned himself, his heart pounding so loud that it drowned out the noise of the waves and the wind. He reached out a tentative paw and poked38 the ground on the other side of the heather. It felt springy with moss but firm, and he slipped out from the heather and warily39 padded forward.
Concentrating hard, he felt his way forward, one slow paw step at a time, always staying within reach of heather—something to cling to if he lost his footing again. Little by little the ground underpaw grew firmer and drier. The land was sloping up again, and he sensed space opening before him. Surer now, he began to relax. He sniffed40 the air. The wind still blew from behind him, carrying the familiar scent of home. He wondered for a moment if he should go back, but he pushed the thought away. I won’t give up!
He tried to build an image of the landscape in his mind, storing it so that the next time he was here he could travel more confidently. The springy moss was turning to smooth grass underpaw. He could hear the rustling41 of the forest far behind him. The sound of the lake rippling in the wind was louder now, making his paws prick42 with excitement. He quickened his step, beginning to enjoy the freedom of the open space—the sun warm on his face, the wind tugging44 his fur.
Happily he sniffed the air again.
WindClan!
Alarm gripped him. The scent of WindClan cats was so strong here that it covered his own. And yet he hadn’t heard any movement around him. He was sure there were no cats nearby. Had he strayed across the border without realizing it?
Confused, he twisted around, hunting for the scent of home. He stepped backward, frightened—and without warning the land disappeared. He thrashed with his paws, trying to grasp some branch or rock, but there was nothing but a sheer, empty drop beneath him.
Then he hit water.
The shock of the cold water knocked the breath from him, so that he found himself flailing45 beneath the waves, his lungs screaming for air while he struggled to work out which way was up. Jaypaw tried to wail46 out loud, but water filled his mouth and his eyes and his ears.
I’m going to drown!
Suddenly a sharp tug43 on his scruff dragged him backward. Something was heaving him through the water. Instinctively47 he stopped struggling and fell limp like a kit13 in its mother’s jaws48. He let himself be wrenched49 upward until, his chest bursting, he broke the surface.
In his first gulp50 of air he swallowed a mouthful of water which made him cough and splutter until he thought he was going to be sick.
Jaypaw felt himself being tugged54 awkwardly through the rippling waves. His paws churned in the water as he felt for the bottom.
“Stop wriggling55!” the voice hissed again, and Jaypaw suddenly felt pebbles56 scrape against his pelt as his rescuer hauled him out of the water and onto a stony beach.
He collapsed57, retching and gasping58. Paws began to work on his chest, pumping the water from him.
“Will he be okay?” The anxious mew of a young cat sounded close by.
Jaypaw was too shocked to make sense of the scents around him. “Who’s there? Are you warriors60?” he rasped.
“What do you mean?” The voice sounded puzzled, then shocked. “He can’t see!”
“What in the name of StarClan is he doing out here by himself?” Jaypaw heard a deeper voice and recognized the angry hiss52 of his rescuer.
A rough tongue began to lick him, massaging61 his cold body. Another tongue joined it, and he closed his eyes again and lay helpless, weak with shock, letting the rhythmic62 strokes soothe63 and warm him.
As his mind cleared, he realized that the cats were WindClan. Their scent was the same one that had been blown to him across the moorland the day before. And there were four of them, two older, two younger—warriors and their apprentices?
“Will he be okay, Whitetail?” one of the apprentices mewed. She crept forward and crouched64 beside Jaypaw. He could feel her pelt trembling against his.
“He’ll be fine, Heatherpaw.” Not his rescuer, but a gentler voice, the mew of a female warrior59. “Can you hear me?”
Jaypaw nodded. Clumsily he dragged himself into a sitting position. His ears were full of water, and he shook his head to clear them. Pebbles crackled as the WindClan cats leaped away from the droplets65 that sprayed from his waterlogged fur.
“Typical that a ThunderClan cat should thank us by trying to drown us!” Jaypaw had not heard this mew before. He guessed it belonged to the other apprentice15—a tom, by the sound of it.
The older tom growled66 a stern reply. “Stop making a fuss, Breezepaw! It’s only a few drops of water.” Jaypaw felt warm breath on his cheek as the warrior leaned in close. “What were you doing so far from your camp?” he demanded. “Is there anyone with you?”
“Be gentle, Crowfeather,” Whitetail pleaded. “He’s had a bad shock.” Jaypaw felt a soft tongue lick his ear. “You’re safe now, little one.”
Jaypaw relaxed against her, sheltering from the wind in her warm, dry fur.
“I’m Whitetail,” the she-warrior went on. “This is Crowfeather, and these are our apprentices, Heatherpaw and Breezepaw. We won’t hurt you.”
“I think he might have guessed that by the way we just saved his life!” Breezepaw muttered.
“I wish you’d teach your son some manners, Crowfeather!” Whitetail meowed sharply. She turned her attention back to Jaypaw. “What were you doing out here alone? Did you know you were heading for WindClan territory? Are you in trouble?”
“I will be,” Jaypaw mewed under his breath.
“I should hope so,” Crowfeather snapped. “What was your Clan8 thinking, letting you wander off like that?”
Heatherpaw leaned closer in, brushing Jaypaw’s pelt with her whiskers. “Can you see anything at all?” she asked curiously67.
Breezepaw snorted. “If he can, he must be stupid, walking off the edge of a cliff!”
“I didn’t walk off the edge!” Jaypaw hissed.
“Be quiet, Breezepaw!” Crowfeather scolded.
“I suppose I’d better take him back to ThunderClan,” Crowfeather meowed. “Are you well enough to travel?” he asked Jaypaw.
Jaypaw nodded. His legs still felt shaky, but he wasn’t going to give Breezepaw the satisfaction of mocking a ThunderClan cat again. He stood up. “Thank you for rescuing me, but I can find my own way home,” he mewed politely.
“There’s no way I’m letting you wander off by yourself again,” Crowfeather insisted. “Whitetail, you take Heatherpaw and Breezepaw back to camp.” He laid his tail firmly on Jaypaw’s shoulder and began to guide him up the beach.
“See your medicine cat as soon as you get home!” Whitetail called after him.
Crowfeather hardly spoke70 as they trekked71 back into ThunderClan territory and headed toward the camp. He only meowed curt72 warnings when they came across rabbit holes or roots that might trip the ThunderClan apprentice. Jaypaw was content with the silence. The ground was unfamiliar73, and he was too furious to concentrate on anything but Crowfeather’s occasional instructions. He resented Crowfeather’s tail resting lightly on his shoulder, but he did not complain. He was in far too much trouble already. Once again his attempt to prove he was as good as any other cat had ended in disaster.
I know this place,he thought suddenlyThe sloping earth beneath his paws was strewn with twigs74. Trees rustled75 overhead. They were nearing the top of the hollow. Jaypaw’s heart sank. How was he going to explain why he wasn’t with Brightheart? What would his father say? He scented a ThunderClan patrol and realized that Squirrelflight, Stormfur, and Brook were heading straight for them. He tensed his shoulders.
“Crowfeather?” Stormfur’s surprised mew sounded from the bracken ahead.
Paws raced toward them. “Jaypaw!” Squirrelflight’s mew was shrill77 with relief and anger as she pressed her muzzle into his damp fur. “What in StarClan happened to you?” She licked him ferociously78 between the ears. “Where did you find him?” she asked Crowfeather.
“He’d wandered into WindClan territory,” Crowfeather explained gruffly. “I had to fish him out of the lake.”
Jaypaw bowed his head, his pelt burning with embarrassment79. To make it worse, he could tell Squirrelflight was feeling an awkwardness that strengthened as Crowfeather went on. “Do your kits always go out by themselves?”
“I’m not a kit; I’m an apprentice!” Jaypaw snapped. He felt his mother’s tail brush his muzzle, silencing him.
“Crowfeather,” she meowed coolly, “I believe WindClan once had cats who went wandering farther than they should.” Her mew was laced with a meaning that Jaypaw didn’t understand. But Crowfeather clearly did. The WindClan warrior flicked80 his tail away from Jaypaw’s shoulders and snorted.
“You should get him back to camp,” he meowed. “He almost drowned, and the water was freezing.”
“Yes, I should,” Squirrelflight agreed. She nudged Jaypaw down the slope that led to the thorn barrier.
To Jaypaw’s surprise, Crowfeather accompanied them back to the hollow. Squirrelflight did not question it, and Jaypaw sensed positive joy in Stormfur’s step as he padded alongside the WindClan warrior.
Brook fell into step beside Jaypaw. “Do not be ashamed,” she purred in his ear. “I got up to far worse when I was still training.” She pressed her warm flank against his cold, wet pelt. He knew the mountain cat was trying to make him feel better, but it didn’t help.
Suddenly he heard the thorn barrier rustle76, and Mousepaw rushed out of the camp entrance. “You found him!” the apprentice called, delighted.
Squirrelflight sighed. “Yes, we found him.”
“Go and find Brightheart’s patrol and tell her to stop searching,” Stormfur told Mousepaw. “Ask Cloudtail if you can take Cinderpaw with you.”
“Yes, Stormfur,” Mousepaw mewed, dashing back into the camp
Squirrelflight led the way through the tunnel. Jaypaw clenched his claws and followed her into camp.
“Go straight to Leafpool,” Stormfur advised him softly.
“I’ll come and see you once I’ve spoken to Brambleclaw,” Squirrelflight mewed. “He’ll want to know you’re safe.”
Feeling lower than a worm’s belly81, Jaypaw slunk toward the medicine cat’s den. Crowfeather padded after him. Jaypaw blinked in confusion. Was the WindClan warrior determined to follow him wherever he went? Surely Crowfeather had no business with ThunderClan’s medicine cat? But he wasn’t going to challenge the warrior. Instead he tried to sense what Crowfeather was feeling, but it was like trying to reach into a bramble bush—he could sense nothing but prickles.
Leafpool spun82 around as Jaypaw padded through the entrance to her den. She hurried to his side, and he felt her relief like a blast of air. “You’re safe.”
She tensed suddenly, jerking her head to stare at Crowfeather as he pushed his way through the brambles. Jaypaw’s fur pricked83 as tension set the air crackling like lightning in greenleaf.
“Hello, Crowfeather,” Leafpool meowed. She sounded as though she had a burr caught in her throat.
“Leafpool.” Crowfeather’s greeting was curt, but for the first time Jaypaw sensed some feeling other than irritation84 stir beneath the WindClan warrior’s pelt. “I was out with Breezepaw and his mentor85 when we found him.”
“He is,” Crowfeather replied, his voice strangely flat.
“Jaypaw!” Hollypaw rushed up and rubbed her muzzle against his cheek. “You look half-drowned!”
Tiredness suddenly swept through Jaypaw, and he let himself sink down to the ground.
“Fetch some thyme, Hollypaw,” Leafpool ordered.
Hollypaw darted88 away to the back of the den and returned a moment later, breathless and flustered89, her jaws full of leaves. Jaypaw recognized the scent of feverfew, not thyme.
“He hardly needs cooling down,” Leafpool meowed impatiently. She hurried to the herb piles herself and grabbed a mouthful of thyme.
Crowfeather stood and watched silently.
“And why am I giving him thyme?” Leafpool prompted Hollypaw, dropping the leaves beside Jaypaw.
“To make him warm?” Hollypaw ventured.
Leafpool shook her head. “You can warm him by lying next to him,” she meowed.
Hollypaw crouched down and pressed her body against Jaypaw’s
Leafpool nosed the thyme leaves toward Jaypaw. “The thyme will calm him and help with the shock,” she explained. She licked Jaypaw’s cheek. “Eat them all,” she encouraged. “They don’t taste too bad, and I’ll send Hollypaw for a nice fresh mouse to wash the taste away once you’ve begun to warm up.”
Jaypaw swallowed the leaves without complaint. He felt too cold and tired to object to anything. He let his eyes close and felt the warmth of his sister’s body seep35 into his. He was still vaguely90 aware of the piercing emotion that raced between Crowfeather and Leafpool, but even that slid away as he slipped into the comforting stillness of sleep.
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