Lionpaw stiffened1 when he saw Hollypaw’seyes flash in the darkness, even though they had closed by the time he reached his nest. Hollypaw had been watching for him to slip back into the apprentices2’ den3.
“It’s okay,” he hissed4 into her ear. “I only went to make dirt.” He flexed5 his claws. Why did he have to explain every movement to her? She rolled over without replying. He curled down into his nest, his back to Hollypaw.
Outside the moon was high, the sky clear, the wind warm. He longed to sneak6 out of camp and meet Heatherpaw. Shedidn’t watch him with that narrowed gaze like she was waiting to prove he was a traitor7 to his Clan8. Sheknew they were just playing, not swapping9 Clan secrets. Lionpaw closed his eyes, anger like a hard knot in his belly10, and buried himself in sleep. He began to dream.
Hollypaw blinked at him. Her eyes shone from the darkness of a burrow11. They were full of warmth and excitement as they had been when they played as kits12. Lionpaw crept closer to the entrance. What was she doing in there?
“Hollypaw?”
“I’m going to get you,” she mewed teasingly.
So that was it.
A game.
Lionpaw crouched14 and crept closer. Hollypaw twitched15 her whiskers mischievously17, her amber18 eyes glittering in the darkness
Lionpaw’s blood turned to ice.
Amber?Hollypaw’s eyes were green!
Lionpaw stepped backward. The eyes had lost their playful glint. They fixed19 him with a vicious stare. This wasn’t Hollypaw. A growl20 sounded from the burrow. Fox! Lionpaw tried to run but his paws seemed to have turned to stone. Snarling22, the creature shot out at him, teeth bared and red with blood.
Lionpaw woke and leaped to his feet. Pale light filtered through the branches of the den, speckling the sleeping cats.
Hollypaw’s head shot up. “Are you okay?”
“Just a nightmare,” Lionpaw panted.
Hollypaw leaned toward him. “What about?”
“A fox,” Lionpaw breathed.
“There are no foxes in here.” Cinderpaw padded from her nest and blinked encouragingly at him.
Lionpaw bristled23. Wasn’t anywhere safe from this prying24 pair? He barged past them. “I’m going to get some food,” he mewed, stalking out of the den.
Brambleclaw was watching the camp from Highledge. Firestar must be on patrol, Lionpaw guessed. Jaypaw was washing himself beside the halfrock that jutted26 from the earth on the farside of the clearing. He paused as Lionpaw crossed the camp.
“Are you okay?” Jaypaw tipped his head to one side.
“I had a nightmare, that’s all,” Lionpaw grumbled27. He padded to the fresh-kill pile, picked up a small, stiff mouse and carried it back to Jaypaw.
They shared it in silence. At least Jaypaw didn’t seem to want to poke28 his nose into everything Lionpaw had done in the last moon.
“Lionpaw!” Ashfur padded out of the warriors29’ den. “We’re training with Brackenfur and Hollypaw in the hollow this morning.”
Oh, great! Can’t I ever get away from her?
The thorn barrier trembled as an early hunting patrol raced into camp. Firestar and Sandstorm were both holding prey31 in their jaws32. Spiderleg and Mousepaw each carried a mouse, and Whitewing gripped a plump thrush between her teeth.
“Is everything all right?” Brambleclaw called down.
Firestar dropped his prey on the fresh-kill pile. “All quiet and as you can see, the prey is running.”
Berrypaw was already at the fresh-kill pile, sniffing33 the thrush Whitewing had dropped. He picked it up and carried it to the nursery.
“Hi, Jaypaw.” Hollypaw was bounding across the clearing with Cinderpaw. “Any food left?”
“You can eat later, Hollypaw!” Brackenfur was pacing up and down in front of the camp entrance. “Training first.”
Lionpaw gulped34 down the last of his mouse, feeling a twinge of satisfaction. Hollypaw had probably been gossiping about him. Serves her right if it means she goes hungry.He got to his paws and hurried toward Brackenfur. Ashfur bounded across the clearing to join them.
“I’m starving!” Hollypaw complained, catching35 up.
“We’ll hunt after battle training,” Brackenfur promised.
The golden warrior30 darted36 through the tunnel. Lionpaw fell in beside Ashfur, leaving Hollypaw to hurry after them. They padded to the training hollow in silence. Sun was slanting38 through the bright green leaves, and the air trembled with birdsong. Lionpaw saw Hollypaw lick her lips.
Ashfur sat down in the center of the hollow, his tail whisking over the mossy ground. “Today, we’re going to be thinking about how other Clans39 fight—their strengths and weaknesses, and the best way to exploit them.”
“So, what strengths do the other Clans have?” Brackenfur prompted.
“RiverClan can swim,” Hollypaw mewed, “which means they can approach from water.”
“WindClan is well camouflaged40 and small, so they are hardest to detect,” Lionpaw offered.
“Unless they’re upwind,” Hollypaw pointed41 out, “in which case their rabbity scent42 gives them away.”
Lionpaw bristled with indignation. Heatherpaw didn’t smell rabbity.
“What about ShadowClan?” Ashfur asked.
“Well, they are just evil,” Hollypaw growled43, “so you never know how low they’ll stoop in any attack. That makes them unpredictable.”
“And weaknesses?” Brackenfur pressed.
“ShadowClan is weak because they think they are braver than they actually are,” Hollypaw mewed. “And RiverClan is so well fed that they’re slower than us.”
Lionpaw shifted on his paws, searching for something to say. Hollypaw was answering everything first.
Ashfur glanced at him. “What about WindClan?”
Lionpaw’s mouth turned dry. Ashfur’s gaze seemed to be boring into him. Had Hollypaw told her mentor44 about his meetings with Heatherpaw? Lionpaw started to panic as he realized that all three cats were staring at him, waiting for his answer. His paws began to itch16. Come on! I know this!
Hollypaw rolled her eyes. “Lionpaw thinks WindClan has no weaknesses.” Her accusation45 made his ears burn with embarrassment46. Why was she being so obvious? Was she reminding him she had the power to get him into big trouble?
Anger rose in his throat. “That’s not true!” he hissed.
“What’s not true?” Brambleclaw came padding down the slope toward them, Berrypaw at his side.
Lionpaw lifted his chin. “Hollypaw’s accusing me of favoring WindClan!”
“Why would she do that?”
“I was just teasing,” Hollypaw mewed. “Lionpaw’s being touchy47. He had a nightmare.”
Lionpaw lashed48 his tail. Was Hollypaw determined49 to make him look like an idiot? He’d show her! “WindClan is fast, but not as strong as us because they don’t have any trees to climb on the moorland,” he growled, glaring at her.
“Good.” Brackenfur nodded. “You seem to know the basics. Let’s practice some moves. First, let’s try one that will work on a RiverClan cat.”
Brackenfur darted under Ashfur’s belly and nipped him on his hind51 leg. Ashfur rounded on him ready for the counterattack, but Brackenfur had already shot out of reach. Ashfur leaped toward him but Brackenfur rolled out of the way, sprang to his paws and launched himself onto Ashfur’s back, unbalancing the gray warrior and sending him rolling onto his side. The two warriors jumped to their paws, shook the earth from their pelts53, and turned to face their apprentices.
“Now you two try it,” Ashfur meowed.
“Lionpaw.” Brackenfur touched Lionpaw’s flank with his tail. “You be the RiverClan cat because you’re bigger and more powerful. Hollypaw, you try and unbalance him like I did with Ashfur.”
Hollypaw nodded. “Don’t make it easy for me!” Her eyes were shining with determination.
“Don’t worry, I won’t,” Lionpaw hissed through gritted55 teeth. Didn’t she know how much she was annoying him?
He felt her dart37 underneath56 him, felt her teeth graze his hind leg. But he wasn’t going to let her get away as easily as Ashfur had done. He dropped his whole weight onto her before she could scamper57 free, then grasped her with his paws and tugged58 her over onto her side.
“Hey!” she squealed59. “That’s not how you’re meant to do it!”
“You should have been faster!” Lionpaw spat60, and began raking her spine61 with his hind claws while he gripped her shoulders with his forepaws.
“You’re hurting me!” Hollypaw shrieked62, struggling to free herself.
“Lionpaw, stop!” Brambleclaw’s sharp command made Lionpaw freeze. Hollypaw slid from his grip and scrambled63 to her paws. Brambleclaw was staring down at Lionpaw, his eyes blazing. “This is training! We don’t want any cat hurt!”
Lionpaw got to his paws. “Sorry,” he mewed. “I got carried away.”
Hollypaw was lapping at the scratches Lionpaw had given her. He felt a wave of guilt64 for letting his temper get away from him. He hung his head. “Sorry, Hollypaw,” he murmured. The rage that had been seething65 in his belly all morning faded away. “I’m really sorry.” He glanced nervously66 at his father, expecting anger, but Brambleclaw’s eyes were filled with concern.
“Will you two train Berrypaw and Hollypaw this morning?” The ThunderClan deputy directed his request at Ashfur and Brackenfur. “I’m going to take Lionpaw hunting.”
His pelt52 burning with shame, Lionpaw followed his father out of the training hollow. He braced67 himself for a lecture, but Brambleclaw only padded silently through the trees.
“I shouldn’t have let my temper get the better of me,” Lionpaw blurted68 out, deciding to get straight to the point. “But she’s been bugging69 me all morning.”
Still Brambleclaw said nothing.
“I know that’s no excuse,” Lionpaw went on. “It won’t ever happen again.”
“I know,” Brambleclaw meowed. He stopped and gazed at Lionpaw. “It’s so unlike you.” The tabby warrior sighed. “I’ve always relied on you to take care of your littermates.”
Lionpaw hung his head. He had let his father down.
“Is something worrying you?” Brambleclaw asked. “Something…” The tabby warrior paused. “…troublingyou?” he meowed at last.
Lionpaw knew he couldn’t tell his father about Heatherpaw and how Hollypaw had stopped him from meeting her. “It’s just…” He trailed off. How could he explain his anger? “It feels like Hollypaw doesn’t trust me to be a loyal warrior.”
Brambleclaw nodded. “I know what that’s like.” He began padding through the trees again. Puzzled, Lionpaw hurried after him.
“Being Tigerstar’s son has meant I’ve had to win the trust of every ThunderClan cat over and over,” Brambleclaw went on quietly. “So I know how frustrating70 it is when you have to prove something that shouldn’t need proving.”
The leafy forest floor sloped upward before them and they sank their claws into the sweet-smelling earth to help them climb.
“The trouble is that everyone only saw evil in Tigerstar. They forgot what a bold and brilliant warrior he was.”
Lionpaw pricked71 his ears. Was Brambleclaw defendingTigerstar?
“I haven’t forgotten how Tigerstar betrayed his Clan,” Brambleclaw meowed, as if he had noticed Lionpaw’s surprise. “But we all have strengths and weaknesses. It must be sad to be remembered only for your weaknesses. I hope I’ll be remembered for my strengths instead.”
“Of course you will be,” Lionpaw mewed. His fur prickled at the thought of his father being nothing but a memory. “Every cat in the Clan respects you.”
“I wish that were true.”
“What do you mean?”
“I think there may be one Clanmate who wishes me harm.” The words came in a whisper.
Lionpaw’s heart lurched. “Who?”
Brambleclaw shook his head. “It’s not important. Forget I said anything.”
“But if there’s some cat you don’t trust—”
Brambleclaw cut him off. “If you want to be remembered for your strengths, you must work on them. And if that means proving yourself to those who doubt you, then do it. You can’t force Hollypaw to believe in you. You have to show her that you are worth believing in.”
Lionpaw felt weariness weighting his paws. Why should he have to prove himself to Hollypaw? I haven’t done anything wrong!
Crack!
A stone clattered73 against the wall of the camp and thumped74 onto the ground outside the apprentices’ den.
Lionpaw lifted his head and blinked in the darkness. Was a rabbit foraging76 near the top of the hollow?
Crack!
Couldn’t be a rabbit. The first clatter72 would have sent it fleeing into the forest.
Curious, Lionpaw got quietly to his paws. He glanced at Hollypaw. She was sound asleep. Thank you, Brackenfur!Hollypaw’s mentor had taken her hunting deep into the forest. She had come back exhausted77, her paws sore, but happily carrying three mice.
Lionpaw slipped past her nest and ducked out of the den.
Crack!
Thump75!
A pebble78 landed near his paws. He skittered backward and looked up cautiously. Two round eyes shone at him from the top of the cliff, then blinked.
Someone was spying on the camp! Should he tell someone? He glanced around the empty moonlit clearing. No cat stirred. He didn’t want to wake anyone until he was sure there was danger. He would look foolish if he called the alarm because some inquisitive79 fawn80 had discovered the hollow. He would investigate first and call the alarm if there really was any danger.
Whitewing’s pelt glowed at the camp entrance. She must be on guard. If there was trouble he could call to her.
Lionpaw slipped around the edge of the clearing and pushed his way among the brambles beside the medicine den. He knew he could climb the cliff behind them. Reaching up through the prickly branches he felt the first ledge25 with his paws and hauled himself up. Then, moving carefully so as not to send grit54 showering down, he scrabbled up from ledge to ledge until finally he pulled himself onto the grass at the top. Panting a little, he began to creep around the edge of the hollow.
“Lionpaw!” A soft mew hissed from beneath the ferns ahead. He froze as Heatherpaw slipped out from beneath the arching fronds81. “Thank StarClan it’s you.”
“Did you drop those pebbles82?” Lionpaw stared at her in alarm. What if she were caught here? “Is everything okay?”
“I had to see you!”
He felt a glow inside his chest. She was even braver than he thought. But he had to get her away from the camp. “Follow me,” he hissed. He hared off lakeward down the slope. But Heatherpaw didn’t follow.
“Come on!” Lionpaw begged, skidding83 around and looking back.
Her eyes were shining. “Don’t go that way! I’ve got something to show you!” She turned and ducked away under the ferns
Lionpaw hurried after her. “Where are we going?”
“Wait and see!”
She seemed to be heading toward the old fox den. Lionpaw slowed down. “Be careful!” he warned.
“It’s okay,” she told him. “There aren’t any foxes.” She paused in front of the thick brambles that crowded the bottom of a steep slope. “Wait here.”
She dived beneath them, and Lionpaw watched her tail disappear into the dense84 foliage85, making the bushes tremble. Where was she going? An owl21 called in the branches above his head. Lionpaw fluffed out his fur and glanced around nervously.
“Here!”
Lionpaw looked up the steep slope and saw Heatherpaw blinking at him from the entrance to a small tunnel. “What are you doing in there?” It looked like a rabbit burrow.
“You’ll never believe what’s inside! Come on!” Heatherpaw scooted backward into the darkness.
Paws pricking86, Lionpaw squirmed under the brambles, wincing87 as their barbs88 tugged his fur. He heaved himself up the slope, out of the thorny89 tangle90, and paused at the burrow entrance. “Heatherpaw?” he called, his heart pounding.
“Come inside!” Her mew echoed strangely from the shadows.
Lionpaw squeezed in after her.
The tunnel was pitch-black. Crouching91, he wriggled92 forward, damp earth pressing against his pelt. What was Heatherpaw up to? This place was hardly big enough for a rabbit, let alone a cat. Suddenly, he felt space around him, cold air washing over his fur. The tunnel had widened. Relieved, he straightened up and padded forward until he felt Heatherpaw’s breath on his cheek.
“It leads to a cave!” she mewed. “There are loads of tunnels under this part of the hill, and one of them leads right to WindClan territory.”
“How in StarClan’s name did you find it?”
“Breezepaw sent me to catch mice between the rocks just over the top of the moor50, not far from camp. I chased one down into a crack and realized that the crack opened into a tunnel. When I went inside I found that there were tunnels leading everywhere.”
“Weren’t you frightened of getting lost?”
“I explored slowly at first, making sure I got to know each route really well before trying another. And then I found one that led to a cave. It’s amazing. There’s a hole in the roof where the light comes in. Then I found a way into your territory!” Her mew was triumphant93. “Isn’t it wonderful?”
Lionpaw could hardly believe his ears. “A tunnel from our territory to yours!” he gasped94. “That’s fantastic! If there was an attack or a fire, ThunderClan could use it to escape—”
“No!” Heatherpaw’s mew was sharp with frustration95. “We mustn’t tell anyone else. Don’t you see? This can be ourplace!”
“Our place?”
“We can meet here without anyone ever finding us! Even Hollypaw won’t guess where you’re going.”
Lionpaw’s whiskers twitched. Now he could meet Heatherpaw as much as he liked and no one would ever know! “That’s a great idea! You’re brilliant, Heatherpaw.”
She purred and rubbed her muzzle96 quickly along Lionpaw’s cheek, then turned away. “Follow me. I’ll show you the cave.”
Her paw steps disappeared into the darkness. Fear surged in Lionpaw’s belly. He fought the urge to rush back out into the forest, and began to follow Heatherpaw. The blackness pressed in on him and suddenly he realized how Jaypaw must feel. He sniffed97, searching for scents98 of fox, or rabbit or even badger99, but smelled only damp earth. It was stale and musty as though no creature had walked here for moons.
“How come no one else uses this place?” he wondered.
“I guess no one’s been lucky enough to find it.” Heatherpaw’s mew echoed eerily100 up ahead.
“Someone must have discovered it before.”
“I’ve never smelled anything here except rock and water.”
Uneasiness tugged at Lionpaw’s pelt. “But it seems unlikely that we’re the first—” Suddenly, the tunnel brightened and opened into a large cave. Lionpaw stopped dead and stared around in astonishment101. The rocky walls were lit by moonlight filtering through a small hole in the roof, just like Heatherpaw had said. The floor was smooth, dusty stone, rippled102 here and there as if giant paw prints had left their shape. And most amazing of all, a river wound across the floor and flowed away into a low, broad tunnel, disappearing into shadow.
A river underground? How could that be?
“Isn’t it brilliant?” Heatherpaw leaped up onto a rocky ledge. “It’ll be like our own camp! We could be DarkClan. I’ll be the leader and you can be my deputy!”
“Deputy? What if I wanted to be leader?” Lionpaw objected, scrabbling past her onto a higher ledge.
“I found the place, so I’m leader!” Heatherpaw jumped at him and knocked him off his perch103.
Purring, Lionpaw landed lightly on the floor of the cave. “Okay, Heatherstar,” he mewed. “What’s the plan?”
“Lionpaw, wake up!”
Lionpaw felt a soft paw nudging him in the ribs104. He jerked his head up, surprised to find rock walls surrounding him. Then he remembered. He was in the cave. Heatherpaw was sitting beside him, her eyes bleary with sleep.
“Look!” She jerked her head toward the gap in the roof. “We dozed105 off.” The sky outside was pale with early morning light.
Lionpaw leaped to his paws. “I must go home!” He stared anxiously at the many tunnels opening around the walls of the cave. “Which one leads to ThunderClan?”
Heatherpaw padded to a narrow tunnel near the river’s edge. “This way.” She flicked106 her tail toward a wider tunnel in the facing wall. “I head up there.” Her eyes glittered. “Will you come again tonight?”
“Yes.” Lionpaw could hardly wait. “If I can get away.”
Heatherpaw’s farewell echoed behind him as he hurried away down the tunnel. His denmates must have noticed he wasn’t in his nest. How would he explain it this time? Hollypaw was bound to be suspicious. He had to come up with a reason to be out of the camp this early or there was no chance he would be able to meet Heatherpaw that night.
The tunnel grew narrower around him and something brushed his pelt. It must be the walls closing in. Had Heatherpaw remembered the right route? Panic started to rise in his chest. What if he couldn’t find his way out again? Something else brushed his pelt. It didn’t feel like earth. It felt softer, like the pelts of cats pressing against his. Alarm shot through him. He began to run, hurtling into the blackness, fear crushing the breath from him.
Light glowed up ahead. Desperation and relief made his legs weak as he shot out of the hole. Dawn light flooded his eyes, making him blink as he glanced furtively107 around. No sign of any patrols. Ducking down, he scrabbled under the brambles and began to run for home.
I can’t go back empty-pawed!The thought brought him sliding to a halt.
A sparrow flitted overhead. No one can complain if I feed my Clan.Lionpaw dropped into a hunting crouch13. Still as a rock, he watched the sparrow flutter to the ground and waited as it hopped108 closer, fighting the urge to spring until it was within reach. The leaves rustled109 as it bobbed nearer. Lionpaw kneaded the ground with his hind paws. One more hop…
Got you!Springing forward quick as a snake, Lionpaw killed the bird with one swipe. He picked up the limp body in his teeth and bounded toward the camp.
“Hello, Lionpaw.” Whitewing was still guarding the entrance. “I didn’t see you go out.”
Lionpaw’s mew was muffled110 by his mouthful of feathers. “I went through the dirtplace tunnel.” His tail pricked at the lie, but he had no choice.
“Looks like someone’s going to have a nice early breakfast,” Whitewing commented.
“Mmmm.” Lionpaw nodded, whisking past her into the camp.
Hollypaw was lying beside the halfrock with Jaypaw. She looked up as Lionpaw entered the camp. Flicking111 his tail at her, he dropped his catch on the pile.
“You must have been up early,” Jaypaw mewed as he clambered onto the smooth halfrock and began to wash.
“The birds make so much noise, I’m surprised you can sleep through them,” Lionpaw replied, thinking fast.
Hollypaw narrowed her eyes. “After the hunt Brackenfur took me on yesterday, I’d have slept through anything.”
Lionpaw wiped a paw over one ear. Inside, his stomach was a hard knot. He hated lying. He wasn’t doing any harm by playing with Heatherpaw. But he knew his Clanmates wouldn’t see it like that.
I’m loyal to my Clan, Lionpaw told himself. I shouldn’t have to prove it.
But still, the bitter taste of his lie stung in his throat.
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