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Lionblaze led the patrol away fromthe water and into the cover of denser1 trees. He could see his own shock reflected in the wide, scared eyes of his companions. The two RiverClan cats were still trembling, huddling3 close together, their gaze flickering4 down the side of the valley as if they expected beavers6 to burst out of the undergrowth at any moment.
Woody followed them and sat down with his tail wrapped around his paws. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” he observed with a yawn.
Lionblaze drew a deep breath, knowing that if some cat didn’t come up with a plan then they would all give up and go home. “Woody, do the beavers sleep at night?”
“Yes, but we can’t ask them,” Toadfoot snapped, curling his lips back from his teeth.
“At least the Twolegs won’t be around when it’s dark,” Lionblaze meowed. “And the beavers mightbe asleep. I think that would be the best time to attack.”
The air tingled8 with tension as the cats looked at one another. Petalfur and Rippletail stared through the trees in the direction of the pool.
“That’s ours,” Rippletail murmured.
Lionblaze knew that they couldn’t leave now. After they had come all this way, they had to do something to get the water back, for the sake of their Clans9.
“Look,” he began, scraping up a few twigs10 into a heap. “This is the dam. Here’s the pool, and this”—he drew a long scrape in the earth—“is the streambed on the other side.”
“We should divide ourselves up,” Toadfoot mewed, touching11 the ground with one paw on each side of the heap of twigs. “Attack from two directions at once.”
Lionblaze nodded. “Good idea. Once we’re on top of the dam, we start to take it apart until the water can get through. Woody, do you know if the dam is hollow? Would the beavers be hiding inside it?”
Woody shook his head. “No idea. And don’t think that I’mgoing to take part in this attack,” he added. “This is your battle, not mine.”
“We wouldn’t ask you to,” Lionblaze responded, though he felt a twinge of regret. Woody would be a valuable ally to have on their side.
“Okay, let’s hunt now,” Toadfoot suggested. “Then we’ll get some rest until nightfall.”
“But don’t go off alone,” Lionblaze warned. “And if you see a beaver5, yowl to warn the rest of us.”
He padded into the woods with Dovepaw at his side, and he halted after a few tail-lengths to taste the air. “I can’t scent12 anything except beavers,” he complained.
“Same here,” Dovepaw meowed. “Look at this.” She stopped in front of a large pile of mud mixed with twigs and grass. Large paw prints were set into the dried mud. “I wonder what it’s for?”
Lionblaze padded up and gave it a cautious sniff13, recoiling14 a pace or two at the strong reek15 of musky, fishy16 beaver scent. “Maybe it’s a scent marker,” he guessed. “If we get farther away from it, we might be able to pick up some prey17.”
To his relief, the beaver scent faded as they stalked farther into the woods and left the last of the felled trees behind. Lionblaze began to recognize the familiar scents19 of mouse and squirrel. Hearing a scuffling sound from underneath20 a bush, he pinpointed21 a mouse and glided23 up to it, careful to set his paws down lightly. The mouse tried to dart24 off at the last moment, but Lionblaze trapped it under his paw and killed it with a bite to the back of the neck.
Lionblaze scraped earth over the fresh-kill. “The hunting is much better here,” he commented, pleased that they had found prey so quickly. “I suppose it’s because the water is so near.”
It didn’t take much longer for him to catch a squirrel and Dovepaw to track down a couple more mice.
“I never knew hunting could be this easy,” she mumbled27 around her mouthful of fresh-kill as they carried the prey back to the stream.
Lionblaze realized that Dovepaw had still been a kit28 when the drought began. She’d never known what it was like to hunt when there was plenty of prey. “It’ll be like this in the forest once we bring the water back,” he promised.
Back in the undergrowth above the pool, they found that the other cats had all hunted well, and for once the patrol was full-fed when they settled down to sleep until nightfall.
“I’ll keep watch,” Dovepaw offered. Her eyes were wide and her whiskers quivered.
“No, you need to rest,” Lionblaze told her. “I’llkeep watch.”
“But I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep,” Dovepaw protested in a whisper, glancing at the rest of the patrol to make sure they couldn’t overhear. “I can still hear the beavers, gnawing29 and scraping….”
“Then block your senses like you did before,” Lionblaze told her. “We know the beavers are here now, so we don’t need you to be on the alert all the time.” When she still looked unconvinced, he bent30 his head and gave her ear an approving lick. “You’ve done well, Dovepaw. You were right! The stream has been blocked by brown animals—and we can do something about that. When we defeat the beavers and release the water, the Clans will owe everything to you.”
Dovepaw sighed. “I hope that’s going to happen.” Without arguing anymore she curled up; after a few moments Lionblaze realized she was asleep.
Wind ruffled31 the surface of the pool, sending clouds scudding32 across the waning33 moon. The woods were dappled with light and shadow as the patrol crept down to the water’s edge.
Lionblaze halted at the edge of the pool; the dam looked even bigger and more threatening in the darkness, blotting34 out the stars behind the topmost logs. His belly35 churned. StarClan, are you with us now? Do you even walk these skies?He scanned the bank carefully in both directions and tasted the air, but he could see nothing moving, and the beaver scent clinging to everything was no help in telling him whether the beavers themselves were anywhere around. With any luck, they’re all asleep in that mudpile upstream
“Right,” he whispered as the other cats gathered around him. “Dovepaw and I will cross the stream with Whitetail and Sedgewhisker. The rest of you stay on this side.”
“We climb up onto the dam and pull the logs down,” Lionblaze went on. “If the beavers try to stop us, we fight.”
“Okay, let’s go,” Lionblaze mewed. He padded down to the bottom of the dry streambed and up the other side, with half of the patrol following closely. Now that the waiting was over, his worries had faded, replaced by a hard resolution. This is the night when we get our water back!
Once across the stream, Whitetail let out a yowl. It was answered by another yowl from Toadfoot on the far bank.
He bounded down the slope and sprang onto the dam. A heartbeat later his paws skidded40 from under him and he slithered halfway41 down the pile of logs, barely saving himself from falling into the pool. Beside him, Dovepaw had slipped down to a lower branch; Lionblaze leaned over, grabbed her scruff, and hauled her up again.
He realized something that he hadn’t noticed before: The beavers had gnawed43 all the bark off the tree trunks, leaving the shiny pale wood exposed. Whitetail was edging along one long trunk, setting her paws one in front of the other in a straight line and digging her claws in, while Sedgewhisker tried to jump, dislodged one log, and managed to scramble44 out of the way before it swept her into the pool.
Yowls and furious growling45 from the other side told Lionblaze that the rest of the cats were having the same trouble. How can we destroy the dam if we can’t even move around on it?
He and Dovepaw were struggling to drag one log out of the pile when Lionblaze heard a splashing sound, followed by the heavy padding of paws. Every hair on his pelt46 lifted with horror as two beavers lurched up in front of him, their blackberry eyes and curved teeth gleaming in the moonlight.
“Oh, no…” Dovepaw muttered.
Lionblaze let out a yowl and hurled47 himself at the nearest beaver, slashing48 at its side as he sprang past it. To his dismay, his claws glanced harmlessly off its pelt, which felt thick and greasy50, like mud. As he spun51 around, he saw both beavers heading for Dovepaw; the apprentice52 faced them bravely, leaping into the air as they rushed at her. She landed on the shoulders of the leader and cuffed53 him over the head and ears, but the beaver ignored her. Tossing its head, it shook her off as if she were a fly, sending her crashing into the logs.
The beavers slithered up to the top of the dam where Whitetail and Sedgewhisker were waiting, outlined against the sky. The she-cats’ backs were arched and their fur was bristling54 as they let out caterwauls of defiance55.
Lionblaze checked that Dovepaw was unhurt and left her scrambling56 to her paws while he flung himself back into the battle. When he reached the top of the dam, he saw one beaver swing on its forepaws and deal a massive blow to Sedgewhisker with its tail. The WindClan warrior57 let out a shocked yowl as she fell backward. In her fall she brushed against Whitetail, who sank her claws into the nearest log so she didn’t follow her Clanmate.
Peering down into the darkness, Lionblaze spotted58 Sedgewhisker lying on the dry streambed below. She was moving, so he guessed she was just stunned59; there was no time to go check. As he whirled to face the beavers again, Whitetail clambered up and stood at his side.
“Fox dung, I’ve torn a claw,” she muttered.
One beaver had disappeared, but the other was coming at them; it reared up on its hind18 legs and let out a furious hiss38. As it lunged forward, Lionblaze slipped to one side while Whitetail sprang at it from the other. The beaver’s teeth slammed together a whisker’s width from Lionblaze’s ear; Whitetail managed to aim a slashing blow at its head before it could turn to face her.
“Well done!” Lionblaze gasped.
Briefly60 he spotted Dovepaw fleeing from the second beaver, leaping and scrambling across the slippery logs while the heavy animal lumbered61 after her. Lionblaze wanted to spring down to help her, but he was nearly knocked over by the slap of a flat tail as the beaver he was fighting turned on Whitetail.
She lay sprawled63 on the logs; the beaver’s vicious teeth were snapping at her throat. Lionblaze hurled himself at the creature’s side; the impact felt as if he had tried to shift a tree, but he distracted the beaver for a heartbeat, enough for Whitetail to wriggle64 free, aiming a blow at their adversary’s ear on the way.
This is hopeless!Lionblaze thought. They’re too strong for us! And where are the others?
Scrambling out of range of the beaver, he reached the top of the dam and gazed across to the far side. His heart lurched when he saw the other four cats fighting for their lives against another pair of beavers at the bottom of the dam near the pool. As he watched, he saw Petalfur knocked off her paws and pitched backward into the water. She resurfaced, swimming strongly, but she was having trouble climbing out again onto the smooth logs.
Toadfoot and Tigerheart were fighting like a whole patrol, but these beavers were even bigger and stronger than the ones on the top of the dam. We can’t win, Lionblaze realized, bitter failure sweeping65 over him. Glancing back, he spotted Whitetail with Dovepaw crouched66 just behind her, looking terrified but determined67. Both the beavers were advancing on them, letting out their threatening hisses68.
“Get back!” Lionblaze yowled. “Get back to the bank—climb a tree! I’m going to help the others!”
“No!” Dovepaw screeched back. “We’re not leaving you!”
“I’ll be okay!” Lionblaze fixed69 his eyes on his apprentice, hoping she would remember that he couldn’t be killed in battle. “Now go!”
To his relief, Whitetail spun around and gave Dovepaw a push along the dam; both she-cats fled for the bank, scrambling over the logs, with Whitetail limping on three legs. There was still no sign of Sedgewhisker; Lionblaze assumed she was still lying stunned on the streambed.
Let’s hope she stays there
Lionblaze turned back to head for the opposite side of the dam and found himself face-to-face with the beavers; their eyes gleamed as they crept up on him.
“You think you’re getting an easy victory?” Lionblaze taunted70 them, fluffing up his fur. “Think again!”
He hurled himself at the beavers, aiming for the narrow gap between them. As he slid through, helped on his way by their slimy pelts71, he ducked his head to avoid their stabbing teeth and dodged72 from one side to another as they tried to claw him. He jumped over their tails as they swept around, trying to knock him off his feet, and then he was through. His sides felt battered73, and as he landed he almost lost his balance and fell off the dam, but he managed to stay on his paws.
“See?” he yowled triumphantly74. “Not a scratch on me!”
The words were scarcely out when he felt a heavy blow from behind, knocking his legs from under him. Another beaver had arrived, and it stood over him, its tiny front paws quivering as it lunged down to bite his neck.
Lionblaze rolled away, paws flailing75 as he slid down the side of the dam, ending up at the bottom, where Toadfoot and the others were still fighting.
“Retreat!” Lionblaze gasped. “It’s over!”
“Not while I’m on my paws!” Toadfoot snarled76, aiming a blow at a beaver that was trying to thrust him off the dam.
Lionblaze could see that both ShadowClan warriors79 were injured: Toadfoot had blood trickling80 from above his eye, while deep claw marks were scored across Tigerheart’s pelt.
There was no time to argue. Lionblaze slid down to Petalfur, who was still trying to balance on the lowest logs, grabbed her by the scruff, and threw her onto the bank. He watched for a couple of heartbeats, until he saw her scrambling up the slope to safety. Then he glanced around for Rippletail. His heart slammed into his throat as he spotted the RiverClan warrior, who was cornered by the biggest beaver of all at the point where the dam met the bank. Rippletail was facing the creature defiantly81, with teeth bared and claws extended, but Lionblaze could see that he didn’t have a chance.
Just as he hurled himself at the beaver, the creature lunged forward. It fastened its long, cruel teeth in Rippletail’s shoulder and tore a ragged82 wound; the RiverClan warrior let out a shriek83 of agony. Lionblaze flung himself at the beaver’s head, digging his claws into its ears. The beaver let out a bellow84 of pain and backed off, its tail flailing at Lionblaze. Rippletail was able to slip past them, slither over the log where they were struggling, and plunge85 into the water.
“Help him get out!” Lionblaze screeched, clinging desperately86 to the beaver’s head while it tried to slash49 his flank with its hind claws. He spotted Petalfur racing87 back down the slope.
“Rippletail! Rippletail!” she yowled.
Just then the beaver reared up and flicked88 Lionblaze off; he lay helplessly on the logs, struggling to catch his breath while the beaver bore down on him with glittering eyes and wicked teeth.
Then Toadfoot thrust himself between Lionblaze and the beaver; distracted, the creature turned to pursue the ShadowClan warrior. Toadfoot stood just out of range, snarling89 and batting at the beaver with his forepaws, until Lionblaze managed to scramble to his paws and flee.
Lionblaze and Toadfoot jumped off the dam and ran to the edge of the water, with Tigerheart hard on their paws.
Petalfur was crouched on the edge of the shore. “I’m going to help Rippletail,” she yowled, launching herself into the water and swimming out to where her Clanmate was flailing. Lionblaze couldn’t help remembering how happily the two RiverClan cats had played in the water the day before.
All five beavers were clustered together on top of the dam, watching the cats below. Lionblaze and Toadfoot turned to face them, ready to fight if they attacked again before Petalfur could rescue her Clanmate.
The RiverClan she-cat reached Rippletail, grabbed him by the scruff, and began towing him back to the bank. Meanwhile, Whitetail limped up to them from the streambed on the other side of the dam; her paw was bleeding heavily from where she had wrenched90 out her claw. Dovepaw and Sedgewhisker padded just behind her, with Sedgewhisker leaning on Dovepaw’s shoulder; she still looked half-stunned from her fall off the top of the dam.
As Petalfur swam into the shallows with Rippletail, Lionblaze and Toadfoot waded91 out into the pool and helped her drag him onto the bank. The RiverClan tom was barely conscious; his paws wouldn’t hold him up and his head drooped92. Lionblaze and Toadfoot gripped his shoulders, while Dovepaw and Petalfur held up his hindquarters, and together they maneuvered93 him up the slope, back to the fern thicket94 where they had rested earlier. Whitetail and Sedgewhisker struggled up after them.
When they reached their makeshift shelter, Dovepaw tore up some bracken to make a nest, and the cats laid Rippletail down. The shoulder where the beaver had bitten him was bleeding heavily, the blood running down into his wet fur. Lionblaze felt his belly clench95 as he looked at the long, deep wound.
“We have to stop the bleeding,” Dovepaw mewed. “Does any cat know the proper herbs?”
Lionblaze tried to think. Surely Jayfeather must have said something, sometime, that would be useful now?But between fear and exhaustion96, he couldn’t think.
“Rippletail was the cat who knew most about that.” Petalfur’s eyes were wide and frightened. “Mothwing gave him some training before we left.”
Lionblaze’s claws raked the ground in frustration97. “Rippletail?” he hissed. “Rippletail, can you hear me?”
But the RiverClan warrior didn’t respond. His eyes were closed now, and his breathing was shallow.
“Cobwebs stop bleeding,” Whitetail meowed.
Petalfur bent over her Clanmate, gently licking his wet fur as a mother would have cared for her kit. The rest of the cats watched in silence. Oh, StarClan!Lionblaze prayed. Don’t let him come to you yet
He looked up as a clump99 of bracken waved wildly, expecting to see Dovepaw returning, but instead it was Woody who stepped into the open, a vole dangling100 from his jaws. He gaped101, dropping his prey, as his gaze fell on Rippletail, and his eyes stretched wide with horror.
Woody padded up and gave Rippletail’s wound a cautious sniff. “I can’t believe you cats would put yourselves in such danger,” he meowed.
“It’s what we do.” Lionblaze had to restrain himself from snarling at the loner. “The warrior code says that you must fight for your Clan2 to the death.”
“In that case, you’re fools,” Woody snorted.
Tigerheart let out a snarl77 of fury and lunged at the loner. “Can’t you see how brave this cat was?”
Woody whipped around to face him, sliding out his claws, but before Tigerheart could reach him Whitetail darted104 between them and thrust the young warrior back. “This won’t help Rippletail,” she pointed22 out.
As Tigerheart sat down, breathing hard and glaring at Woody, the bracken parted again and Dovepaw reappeared, hobbling along on three legs while she held up a pawful of cobweb.
“Thanks, Dovepaw.” Petalfur took the cobweb and packed it into Rippletail’s wound, but his blood quickly soaked it. His breathing had grown shallower still.
“His fur is burning,” Petalfur whispered.
Lionblaze realized that the moon had set and the sky was growing pale with the approach of dawn. All the cats, even Woody, sat in silence around Rippletail, listening as his breathing grew fainter and more ragged. At last, as a golden line appeared on the horizon, it stopped.
Lionblaze bowed his head. Rippletail had been a young warrior, with so much to offer his Clan. And in the time that they had traveled together, Lionblaze had begun to think of him as a friend. The beaver had ripped all that away.
“He hunts with StarClan now,” Toadfoot murmured; he reached out with his tail and touched Petalfur’s shoulder.
Petalfur crumpled105 to the ground with a choking sound of grief. Whitetail and Sedgewhisker pressed close to her, one on each side, and the three she-cats huddled106 together beside Rippletail’s body. Tigerheart looked on appalled107, as if he couldn’t believe that a warrior’s life could end so quickly.
Dovepaw sprang to her paws and padded away, brushing blindly through the grass and ferns. Afraid that in her grief she wouldn’t watch out for danger, Lionblaze followed and caught up to her at the top of the slope, above the huge mound108 of the dam. The beavers had vanished. Apart from a few scattered109 logs, there was no sign of the battle that had taken place there such a short time before.
Staring down at the dam, Dovepaw whispered, “We never should have come!”
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warriors
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| 武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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shriek
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bellow
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desperately
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