CHAPTER 18
Hollypaw stared at her brother in astonishment1. Jaypaw had always been so sure that he wanted to be a warrior2, ever since he had been old enough to pounce3 on a scrap4 of moss5.
Firestar looked at Hollypaw. “Did you know anything about this?”
Jaypaw looked over his shoulder at her, his blue eyes round with anxiety. “Hollypaw, I’m sorry.”
“It’s all right.” Leafpool padded over to Jaypaw and brushed his ear with her muzzle7. “Hollypaw has already told Firestar that she wants to train as a warrior apprentice8 instead.”
Jaypaw blinked. “Really?”
Hollypaw nodded. A tingle9 of hope pricked10 her paws. Perhaps this was the perfect solution! After all, Jaypaw had always known the herbs better than she did. But would Firestar agree?
Firestar looked at Leafpool. “Are you ready to take on another apprentice so soon?”
Leafpool sat down and wrapped her tail over her paws. “I would be honored to be Jaypaw’s mentor11.” She dipped her head. “I think the Clan12 would be lucky to have him as its medicine cat.”
Hollypaw stared at Leafpool. Why does she look like she’s hiding something?
Hollypaw bristled14. Surely Jaypaw wouldn’t let Firestar get away with that? “He knows the herbs far better than me,” she mewed quickly.
“His sense of smell is incredible,” Leafpool agreed. “He can already tell an infected wound from a clean one a tail-length away.”
Hollypaw waited for Jaypaw to point out that blindness had nothing to do with it, but he only murmured, “I will try as hard as I can. Leafpool will soon see whether I can manage or not.”
“Very well.” Firestar nodded, looking a little dazed. “Leafpool will be your new mentor.”
Jaypaw dipped his head.
“But first,” Firestar went on, “we must tell Brightheart.”
Jaypaw’s ears twitched16. “She’ll be hurt.” Hollypaw could hear anxiety in his mew. Her brother had never gotten on particularly well with his mentor, but he was clearly worried about her feelings.
“Maybe Brightheart could be my mentor,” she suggested.
Firestar shook his head. “Her skills were perfect for training Jaypaw, but not for you.” He shifted his paws. “She will be a mentor again very soon; don’t worry.”
“What if she doesn’t understand my decision?” Jaypaw mewed
“It’s up to you to makeher understand,” Firestar answered. “I may be able to tell the Clan what to do, but I can’t tell them how to feel.”
“I’ll make sure that she knows my decision has nothing to do with her,” Jaypaw promised. “This is something I have to do.”
His mew was oddly flat. Hollypaw felt a ripple18 of unease stir her pelt19. It was almost as if being Leafpool’s apprentice wasn’t Jaypaw’s choice at all, but something that had been forced upon him.
Leafpool glanced at Firestar and Sandstorm, the sort of meaningful glance that told Hollypaw that they wanted to exchange words in private.
Taking the hint, she bowed her head. “Shall I fetch Brightheart?”
Firestar nodded. “Yes, please.”
Hollypaw’s whiskers twitched. It was weird22 that Jaypaw was always totally aware of what was going on in the camp. She bounded down into the clearing and padded over to the warriors’ den. Sticking her head through the entrance, she called Brightheart’s name.
Brightheart was sitting up in her nest, washing, her warm breath billowing in the gloom.
“Firestar would like to see you in his den,” Hollypaw told her.
Brightheart stopped, her tongue still half out, and stared at Hollypaw. She looked as if she was about to ask why.
Hollypaw ducked out of the den. She did not want to give Brightheart time to speak. She knew she would not be able to hide the truth, but she also knew that it was Jaypaw’s duty to break his news to his mentor. She slipped into the apprentices23’ den before Brightheart emerged. It seemed a good time to visit her new home. The scent24 of the yew25 was strange, and the nests were all empty. Jaypaw’s nest would be hers now, she guessed. She sniffed26 it out and gazed around the shelter, happy at the thought of sleeping among her Clanmates. After the nursery, her nest in the medicine den had seemed cold and lonely. She wished some of the apprentices were here to welcome her. Everyone must be out training. The thought brought a prickle of excitement. Before long, she would be out with them.
When Hollypaw slipped out of the den, she saw Brightheart scrambling27 up the rockfall to Firestar’s cave. Thornclaw lay by the halfrock, sharing tongues with Whitewing. Spiderleg was dozing28 in the early morning sunshine below Highledge.
Foxkit and Icekit burst from the nursery entrance in a flurry of fur and whiskers.
“Don’t stray into the clearing,” Ferncloud’s voice called from inside the den. “I don’t want you getting under anyone’s paws!”
“We won’t,” Icekit replied.
Icekit flicked30 her brother’s russet-colored muzzle with her tail. Foxkit retaliated31 with a lunge that sent her tumbling toward Hollypaw.
“Hi, Hollypaw!” Icekit glanced up at her, then spun32 and leaped at her brother. She tumbled him over, grasped him with a paw behind each cheek, and began to pummel him enthusiastically with her hind33 paws.
“Tuck your head in, Foxkit, and give her a good nip!” Hollypaw called.
Icekit squeaked34 and let go of her brother. “That’s not fair,” she wailed35. “You’re helping36 him.”
“It doesn’t look like you need any help!” Hollypaw mewed.
“Duck!” Hollypaw warned the snowy kit.
Icekit rolled out of the way just in time, and Foxkit skidded38 past her into the frosty grass outside the apprentices’ den. He turned and, crouching40 low, prowled back toward Icekit.
“Not so fast,” Hollypaw advised. Icekit was waiting with her chest pressed to the ground and her tail lashing41 excitedly. “Let her come to you.”
Icekit wriggled43 closer, unable to resist her brother’s challenge. Foxkit waited until she was so close that her breath billowed in his face.
“Get behind her now!” Hollypaw urged.
Foxkit darted44 out of the grass and shot behind Icekit. By the time she had spun around he had jumped onto her back and was rolling her onto her side.
“You two are going to make great warriors!” Hollypaw purred
A flash of ginger-and-white fur caught her eye. Brightheart was leaping down the tumble of rocks. Hollypaw felt a pang45 of sympathy. Jaypaw had been Brightheart’s first apprentice. She must have been eager to prove that she could make as good a mentor as any other warrior. Hollypaw hoped Jaypaw had persuaded her that his decision had nothing at all to do with the way she had been training him.
“Show us a fighting move!” Foxkit was reaching up to Hollypaw’s shoulder with his forepaws, tugging46 at her pelt.
Hollypaw ducked down and, twisting like a snake, rolled over onto her back.
“Wow!” Icekit breathed. “You’re really quick.” The white kit’s gaze flicked across the clearing, and she suddenly looked nervous. “Firestar’s coming,” she whispered.
“You’ve got a new mentor?” Foxkit mewed in surprise.
Firestar gazed down at the little kit. “She’s going to train as a warrior,” he explained.
“I thought she was training to be a medicine cat,” squeaked Icekit.
Hollypaw felt a prickle of unease. She still couldn’t help worrying that she had broken the warrior code.
“Hollypaw knows best what lies in her heart,” Firestar meowed.
I do, Hollypaw thought.
Cloudtail came hurrying through the camp entrance. “I’ve told him,” he called to Firestar. “He’s on his way.”
“We’ll have an apprentice ceremony later,” Firestar told Hollypaw. “But I’ve called your new mentor back from the hunting patrol. If he agrees to take you on, you might as well start right away. You’ve got plenty of training to catch up on.”
Hollypaw nodded, unable to speak because her throat seemed to have closed up with excitement.
The thorn barrier quivered.
“Firestar?” Brackenfur hurried toward the ThunderClan leader, panting. He must have run all the way back. “What is it?”
Hollypaw flicked her tail happily. Not only was Brackenfur a great fighter, but he was also clever and thoughtful; she trusted his judgment48 as much as his strength.
“Would you be willing to take on Hollypaw as an apprentice?” Firestar asked.
Brackenfur’s gaze shot toward Hollypaw. “What happened?”
Hollypaw tensed. Was he going to say no? After all, she had already let one mentor down. “I-I don’t think I’m cut out to be a medicine cat.”
Brackenfur gazed at her a moment longer; then he turned back to Firestar. “I’d be pleased to train her.”
Hollypaw felt a wave of relief.
“Good,” Firestar meowed. “I’ll leave her in your paws, then.” He turned and padded away.
“I know, and I’m going to train extra hard.”
“Good.” Brackenfur flicked his tail. “We’ll do battle training every day to begin with.”
“Great!”
Brackenfur stared at her with his head to one side. “I’m not going to ask what made you change your mind. If you’re going to be a warrior, I want you to concentrate on the present, not the past. You’ve made your decision, and I expect you to stick to it.”
Brackenfur kneaded the ground with his front paws, his shoulders flexing51. “Are you ready to start training right away?”
Hollypaw nodded.
“Good. You can join our hunting patrol.” He headed back toward the thorn barrier and raced out of the entrance. Taken by surprise, Hollypaw pelted52 after him, her tail fluffed out. Her first real hunt!
Brackenfur didn’t slow down to accommodate her shorter legs, and Hollypaw had to run twice as fast to keep up with him. He raced up the slope and headed through the forest. All the time Hollypaw had spent sorting herbs had exercised her mind more than her body. She realized with a jolt53 how much fitter the other warrior apprentices must be.
Brackenfur glanced over his shoulder as she struggled after him. “We’re nearly there,” he encouraged.
Hollypaw dug her claws into the frozen earth and tried even harder to catch up. A fallen tree blocked the path, but Brackenfur cleared it with ease. Hollypaw skidded to a halt in front of it and wriggled through the narrow gap underneath54.
Brackenfur was waiting for her on the other side. Graystripe and Millie were pacing the small clearing in the undergrowth. Ashfur and Spiderleg talked quietly nearby, while their apprentices, Lionpaw and Mousepaw, competed to see who could skid39 farthest through the fallen leaves.
Lionpaw stared at Hollypaw in surprise. “What are you doing here?”
“Meet my new apprentice,” Brackenfur meowed.
Lionpaw’s tail flicked. “That’s great!”
Graystripe padded forward and touched his muzzle to hers. “Congratulations.”
“Did you catch anything while I was gone?” Brackenfur asked
“What about that huge beech60 tree near the old Thunderpath?” Spiderleg suggested. “There are always beechnuts on the ground, even this late in leaf-bare.”
“The prey’s more likely to venture out there than anywhere else,” Brackenfur agreed.
He raced away again. The patrol took off after him. Taking a deep breath, Hollypaw followed. Did Brackenfur always give such little warning before he shot off? And how did the others know to follow him? Her muscles were screaming for her to stop, but there was no way she was going to show she was struggling to keep up.
Her paws lightened with relief when she recognized the leaves of the beech up ahead. They rustled61 in the wind, as golden as Brackenfur’s pelt. The patrol skidded to a halt before they reached it and padded forward silently, weaving through the bracken toward the clear ground around the trunk. Hollypaw watched and copied them.
No one spoke62 as Brackenfur drew himself forward and peered from the edge of the bracken. While the others lined up alongside, Hollypaw slid into the space beside her mentor.
“Keep your tail still,” he whispered.
Hollypaw realized that the tip of her tail was twitching63 with excitement. “Sorry,” she breathed. When she held it still, the dry bracken fronds64 above her head stopped rattling65.
The rest of the patrol lined up along the edge of the bracken, their eyes all fixed66 on the leaf-strewn earth around the tree.
Hollypaw searched the forest floor, but could see nothing. She looked at Lionpaw and followed his gaze. He was staring at a single leaf trembling beside an exposed root. Was that really prey? She sniffed the air. At first all she smelled was the pungent68 mustiness of dead leaves. And then she smelled mouse.
She thrashed her tail, setting the bracken rattling again. The leaf up ahead flipped69 over, and Lionpaw shot out of the bracken and hurled himself toward it.
“Too late!” he cursed as he slammed his paws down on empty ground. He glared at Hollypaw. “You scared it off!”
Hollypaw’s ears grew hot. “I’m sorry,” she apologized.
“Don’t be hard on her,” Ashfur chided Lionpaw. “It’s her first hunt.”
“You looked fast enough to me!” Hollypaw told him.
“Keep quiet, or nothing is going to stir from its burrow57 for the rest of the day,” Brackenfur ordered.
Lionpaw hurried back to the bracken, and the patrol took up their positions once more.
Hollypaw’s back was beginning to ache from crouching in the same position so long. Lionpaw had caught his mouse at last, Ashfur had caught a vole, and Mousepaw had spotted72 a sparrow flitting from tree to tree and disappeared into the undergrowth to track it.
“Your turn,” Brackenfur meowed in Hollypaw’s ear.
Her shoulders stiffened73. “Are you sure?” She thought she was more likely to scare the prey away than catch anything.
“You learn more by trying than by watching,” Brackenfur replied.
Hollypaw focused on the beech tree up ahead. The clearing still smelled of blood. Surely no more prey would be foolish enough to stray out after Lionpaw and Ashfur’s kill?
“Shouldn’t we try somewhere else?” she suggested.
“There are beechnuts here,” Brackenfur reminded her. “If a creature’s hungry enough, it’ll risk anything for food.”
Hollypaw stared among the roots of the tree. Almost at once she noticed a leaf flickering74 on the ground. She dashed out of the bracken and threw herself on top of it. Her heart sank when she realized that the ground felt flat and lifeless beneath her paws. She had caught nothing more than a dead leaf, flapping in the breeze.
She glanced back at her Clanmates, her pelt prickling with embarrassment75. Graystripe’s whiskers were twitching.
Millie glanced sharply at her mate and his whiskers stopped moving. “It’s the same for every cat to start with,” the kittypet reassured76 Hollypaw. “Have another try.”
Hollypaw closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then she blinked them open and glanced around the clearing. I’m not fast enough yet to hunt from the bracken,she decided. She studied the tree. Its pale bark darkened at the roots, which snaked out from the base before disappearing into the earth. Her black pelt would blend in well. Climbing stealthily onto the largest root, she crouched77 and began to wait. She looked over at Brackenfur, wondering if she had done the right thing. He nodded.
Relieved, Hollypaw turned her attention back to the forest floor. She kept perfectly78 still, not letting even an itch17 make her ear twitch15. Far away, a sparrow screeched79 an alarm before falling silent. Still she did not move.
Then, almost directly below the root where she crouched, a tiny movement in the leaves made her tense the muscles in her hind legs. She waited. Sure enough, the leaf stirred again, and a small pink nose came snuffling to the surface. A wood mouse! Hollypaw held her breath, waiting like an adder80 preparing to strike. The mouse nosed its way farther out into the open, heading for a beechnut. Hollypaw knew it had no idea she was there.
“Well done!” Brackenfur called.
Hollypaw looked up, the warm mouse dangling82 in her jaws83. Her first kill! She closed her eyes, remembering how Lionpaw and Ashfur had given thanks to StarClan when they had made their kills.
“Thank you for the life of this prey, given to feed my Clan. I shall take no more than I want . . .” She paused. “I mean, need, and I shall give all that I can.”
She was on her way to being a warrior at last!
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