CHAPTER 7
“Easy!” Briarlight leaned out, grabbed the pebble, and heaved it into her nest, the firm muscles in her shoulders curving under her pelt2.
Jayfeather stuck his nose into her nest and picked up the pebble between his teeth. He strained to lift it out. He’d chosen a heavy one for today’s exercise. He dropped it half a tail-length from her nest. “What about this?”
Briarlight stretched out with her forelegs again, puffing3 a little this time, but she still scooped4 the stone back into her nest with nimble paws.
“Let me check your spine5.” Jayfeather buried his muzzle6 into her pelt, feeling her muscles with gentle nips. They felt healthy and strong all the way down to the break. Beyond, they were lifeless and thin, but the fur covering them was sleek7 and shiny. “You’ve worked hard.” Jayfeather sat up. “As long as we keep up with your exercises, you’ll be fine.”
Briarlight flung the pebble out of her nest and began reaching for it again. “I want to be able to climb trees using my forepaws alone,” she puffed8.
As she struggled to reach the stone, Jayfeather’s attention drifted. He’d been worrying all morning about the fourth cat. Mothwing was the only one who’d offered any help fighting the Dark Forest. It must be her. He cast his mind out, as though releasing a bird, and let it skim across the lake toward RiverClan territory. As it reached the camp, he blocked out the clamor of emotions and probed for Mothwing. He sensed Willowshine, counting herbs, and felt Mothwing beside her, but as usual he could not penetrate10 the mist that swathed the medicine cat’s thoughts like cobweb.
She has to be the fourth cat! She’s the only cat whose dreams were safe from the Dark Forest. She couldn’t be lured11 into their treacherous12 plans.
“Can you finish your exercises by yourself?” he asked Briarlight. “I need to go out.”
“Of course I can.”
Outside the den13, the morning sunshine was warm on his pelt. Lionblaze and Whitewing were sharing a mouse beside the thorn barrier. Thornclaw and Sorreltail shared tongues at the edge of the clearing. Ferncloud and Daisy were gossiping outside the nursery, while Seedkit and Lilykit stalked fallen leaves in the shadow of the beech14.
Lionblaze hopped15 out of the way as Jayfeather ducked into the entrance tunnel. “Where are you going?”
“To see Mothwing.”
“No, thanks.” He didn’t want his brother arguing all the way around the lake that Hollyleaf was the fourth cat. “This is medicine-cat business.”
“But you’re not supposed to be a medicine cat anymore,” Lionblaze called after him.
“StarClan will protect me.” Jayfeather scooted through the tunnel, aware of his own lie. Brambleberry had told him that StarClan could no longer see the cats by the lake. For them, the darkness had fallen already. “Tell Firestar where I’ve gone.” He listened for Lionblaze to follow, relieved when he heard only a sigh of resignation drifting through the thorns
“If you’re not back by dusk, I’m coming to look for you,” Lionblaze called.
“You won’t need to.” I hope!
He headed for the shore. He’d follow it through WindClan territory. He opened his mouth to taste the air, checking the shore for WindClan warriors19. There was a trace of familiar scent20…
Onestar!
Jayfeather approached cautiously. “Greetings, Onestar.”
Onestar didn’t move. “Jayfeather.”
“I’m sorry for trespassing22 on WindClan land.” Jayfeather dipped his head. “I’m on my way to speak with Mothwing.” He tensed, expecting anger to flare16 from Onestar’s pelt. But the WindClan leader’s fur stayed unruffled.
“You may pass in peace,” Onestar told him. “Although I thought the medicine cats no longer spoke24 to one another.”
“That is StarClan’s wish,” Jayfeather meowed. “Not mine.”
“You would go against StarClan?” Onestar sounded surprised.
He heard pebbles26 shift as Onestar sat down. “The Clans have always fought, but this is the first time the medicine cats have been divided,” the WindClan leader said heavily. “I feel as if something bad is coming.” Onestar’s gaze seared Jayfeather’s pelt. “The water is calm,” he murmured. “But currents pull beneath the surface. Though they can’t be seen, they have the power to drag cats to their death.”
“Not if you know where they lie.” Jayfeather leaned forward. “Watch your borders, Onestar, but keep an eye on your own Clan9, too.”
Pebbles cracked as Onestar turned to face him. “Are you saying that my warriors aren’t loyal?”
Jayfeather backed away. “Any cat can be tricked into disloyalty.”
Onestar’s breath billowed in Jayfeather’s face. “Are you talking about Sol?”
“No.” The threat from the Dark Forest was far more dangerous than a troublemaking27 loner. “Just look out for unusual behavior among your warriors.”
Fury sparked from the WindClan leader’s pelt. “I trust my Clan with my life!”
Jayfeather bent28 his head. “Forgive me.” He slunk past Onestar and walked on toward the RiverClan border. His fur prickled as he felt Onestar’s angry gaze follow him along the shorePerhaps I shouldn’t have tried to warn him.
The scent line at the RiverClan border reached down to the water’s edge, marking the stones on the shore. Jayfeather crossed it.
“What are you doing here?”
Jayfeather spun29 around, claws unsheathed. He could smell the fierce scent of Beetlewhisker. Troutstream and Mintfur were bristling30 beside him.
Jayfeather lifted his tail. “I’m here to speak with Mothwing.”
Jayfeather stifled32 a shiver. He’d heard Beetlewhisker training in the Dark Forest. “ShadowClan doesn’t make decisions for StarClan,” he hissed33. “Only StarClan can deny my power to heal.”
Mintfur murmured to her Clanmate. “I think Mistystar should decide.”
“I guess.” Distrust edged Beetlewhisker’s mew. Jayfeather suddenly wished Lionblaze was with him after all.
Troutstream strode forward. “Come on.” The she-cat nosed him uphill and Mintfur and Beetlewhisker fell in beside them.
“There’s a tree-bridge here.” Troutstream’s pelt brushed Jayfeather’s whiskers as she leaped up ahead of him. Jayfeather smelled the stale sap of a fallen trunk. It must span the river that carved RiverClan’s camp from the mainland. He scrambled34 up after her, digging his claws into the peeling bark, and followed her gingerly, his heart lurching as the log rocked under the weight of Mintfur and Beetlewhisker behind him. The river swished beneath him. It would wash him into the lake if he fell.
When he felt the trunk divide into brittle35 branches, he knew he’d reached the other side. He gathered his haunches under him and leaped forward, hoping to clear the top of the fallen tree. He landed clumsily among some trailing twigs36 but Troutstream steadied him.
“This way.” She led Jayfeather through tall grass. RiverClan scent bathed him as they reached a clearing. He could sense shock flash around him from the cats in the camp.
“Why’s hehere?”
Heronpaw was silenced by Rushtail. “Listen and you might find out.”
“Welcome, Jayfeather.” Mistystar’s pelt scraped against twigs as she squeezed out of her den. “Have you come to see Mothwing and Willowshine?”
Jayfeather dipped his head. “Yes, if I may.”
Jayfeather could feel warmth flooding from Mistystar. At least she was pleased to see him. “He has the right of StarClan,” she cautioned her warrior18. Her tail-tip touched Jayfeather’s flank. “I’ll take you to the medicine den.”
He followed her across the camp, into a tunnel of grass that opened into a small clearing. Jayfeather inhaled38 the familiar scents39 of coltsfoot, borage, and watermint. Grass swished and paws scuffed40 the ground.
“Jayfeather?” Mothwing sounded surprised.
“Is everything okay?” Willowshine’s tail brushed the soft earth.
Mistystar turned beside him, her pelt brushing his as she padded away. “I’ll leave you to talk.”
Willowshine was at his side in a moment. “What’s the matter? Is someone sick?”
“I needed to talk to Mothwing,” Jayfeather explained.
“But you’re not a medicine cat anymore.” Willowshine sounded puzzled. “Dawnpelt accused you of—”
Jayfeather interrupted her. “If ShadowClan told the river to stop flowing, would it?”
Willowshine stiffened41. “It’s not just ShadowClan!” she protested. “StarClan has shared dreams with me and they told me that medicine cats must stay away from one another.”
Mothwing snorted. “They’ve said nothing to me, so you can go collect mallow while I talk to Jayfeather.”
Jayfeather felt silence harden between the two medicine cats. Then Willowshine whipped her tail over the ground. “Okay.” She stomped42 from the den.
A growl45 rumbled46 in Mothwing’s throat. “Don’t joke. This is serious. It’s you who told me we are facing a terrible battle.”
How will I know if she’s the fourth cat?He crouched47 beside her. “The Clans need to unite for the battle that is coming, but that’s impossible while the medicine cats are divided.”
Mothwing’s claws scratched the earth. “It’s so mouse-brained! Ignoring common sense just because some starry48 old cat tells you to.” Her tail whisked past Jayfeather as she tucked it around her. “I’m sorry,” she apologized. “I know you believe in StarClan and I respect that. Faith has helped to guide the Clans through difficult times before, but right now it seems to be getting in the way.”
Jayfeather understood the frustration49 in her mew. StarClan was making the threat of the Dark Forest more dangerous by driving the Clans apart. “If only I could talk to Flametail, perhaps I would be able to persuade him to tell Littlecloud the truth.”
“That would be a start.” Mothwing shifted her paws. “The medicine cats are never going to come together while they think you’re a murderer.” She sat up. “I’ll talk to Littlecloud and Kestrelflight. I might be able to persuade them to see that they’re undermining the strength of the medicine-cat code.”
“Would they listen to you over StarClan?”
Mothwing’s claws scraped the earth. “I’m glad I don’t have StarClan buzzing like bees in my brain! How can you think clearly with old cats muttering in your thoughts all the time?”
“Jayfeather?” Mistystar’s mew sounded softly in the entrance tunnel. “You have to leave.”
But I still need proof that Mothwing’s the fourth cat!
“My senior warriors no longer see you as a medicine cat,” Mistystar explained apologetically. “I have to respect their feelings. You can’t stay here any longer.”
Jayfeather could sense hostility50 prickling in the air outside the medicine den. “They think I’m a trespasser51.”
“I’m afraid so.” Mistystar nudged him to his paws. “It would be best if you left now.” He nodded to Mothwing and headed through the tunnel.
Beetlewhisker paced the camp, Hollowflight and Minnowtail flanking him. Reedfeather stepped forward. “We’ll lead you to the border.”
“Thank you.” Jayfeather dipped his head to the RiverClan deputy. Four warriors to escort me home?He flattened52 his ears. I’ve done nothing wrong!
He felt Mothwing at his heels. “I’ll come and tell you if I manage to persuade the others to see reason,” she whispered
“I think the Clans have losttheir reason,” Jayfeather hissed back. He could sense the RiverClan warriors flexing53 their muscles as though they were about to go into battle. You’re fighting the wrong enemy!Forcing his pelt to stay smooth, he followed Reedfeather out of camp. Hollowflight and Beetlewhisker walked on either side, hurrying him up onto the fallen tree, while Minnowtail nudged him from behind.
“Do you want me to fall in?” Jayfeather hissed as his paw slipped off the trunk and dangled54 in thin air for a moment. The river splashed hungrily below.
Jayfeather dug his claws into the rotting bark, his heart lurching as he scrambled along the log. At the other end, he jumped down before Beetlewhisker could give him a shove. He held his tongue while his escorts steered58 him through the marsh59 grass. At last, he scented60 the WindClan border and crossed it without a word.
“If you want to come back, bring a patrol and be prepared to fight!” Hollowflight growled after him.
Lashing61 his tail, Jayfeather marched away from her. He tasted the air. Where’s the shore?He could smell heather above him and hear water lapping below, but it was quiet, meaning he was too far inland. Turning his paws toward the lake, he weaved through the tall grass, the ground boggy62 beneath his paws.
Suddenly a chill touched his tail-tip and spread over him like a leaf-bare fog. It carried the stench of decaying prey63. Jayfeather stopped and jerked around. Shapes swarmed64 around him like hornets, dark and cruel. His mind flooded with images of bloodstained pelts65.
“Who’s there?” Spinning the other way, he lashed55 out with a paw. Fear shot through him as his claws grazed hard flesh. “Who are you?”
Jayfeather ran. Blind, he stumbled over the marshy67 earth, his paws sliding on the mud and plunging68 into puddles69. Sharp as thorns, claws raked one side, then another. Pelts jostled him and hot, stinking70 breath scorched71 his ears. He tripped and fell sprawling72 into the mud, scrabbling to his paws, fighting the blurry73 shapes that jabbed from every side
Have the Dark Forest cats broken through into the real world?
Hawkfrost pushed him from the other side. “We shall taste victory soon!”
Now Tigerstar blocked his path. Jayfeather lashed out but strong paws blocked his desperate swipes. “All the power of the stars in your paws?” Tigerstar’s growl dripped with scorn. “I don’t think so.”
Jayfeather crouched, his body pulsing as his heart seemed to thump75 the ground beneath him. “You’ll never win!” Terror exploded into fury. He sprang forward, claws stretched, and slashed76 at his shadowy attackers. Claws raked his muzzle and teeth sank into his tail.
Yowling with rage, Jayfeather fought harder. “You can kill me!” he screeched77. “But that won’t stop me. I’ll find you beyond my death, and I’ll stop you!”
“Jayfeather!” The call of a WindClan warrior made him stop in his tracks. The stench of the Dark Forest warriors faded and the scent of Owlwhisker, Nightcloud, and Gorsetail flowed around him, warm and familiar.
“Are you okay?” Owlwhisker leaned over him. “Did you fall into a thornbush?”
Jayfeather could smell his own blood as it welled in his stinging wounds. “Y-yes.” He struggled to find his paws and felt Gorsetail’s muzzle beneath his shoulder as he helped him up.
“What are you doing?” Jayfeather recognized Crouchpaw’s mew. The WindClan apprentice78 sounded frightened. “That’s the medicine cat who killed Flametail!”
“Murderer!” Nightcloud growled.
“Be quiet!” Gorsetail silenced them. “This is a Clan cat who needs our help.”
Owlwhisker brushed past him. “We’ll escort you to the border.” His mew was brisk.
“Can you walk that far?” Gorsetail asked.
Nightcloud growled. “If he can’t, we’ll drag him.”
Owlwhisker ignored his Clanmate and sniffed80 Jayfeather’s pelt. “It’s just a few scratches.” He headed down to the shore. “Come on.”
Gingerly Jayfeather followed, testing out each paw. He was relieved to feel his scratches didn’t reach too deep and he hadn’t wrenched81 any muscles. He quickened his pace, using scent to follow Owlwhisker’s pawsteps. Gorsetail padded behind him while Nightcloud and Crouchpaw hung back, distrust sparking from their pelts.
Jayfeather was still trembling from his vision. Surely it was a vision? The Dark Forest cats hadn’t found a way to break through to the lake territories, had they? He pushed the thought away. No.Ivypool would have warned them. Or StarClan…
Despair washed through him. StarClan was useless. No Ancient cat had rushed to protect him from a vision that had been so real, it had left him scratched and battered82. Where was Yellowfang, or Rock? Jayfeather’s paws dragged on the pebbles. The Clans were going to face the Dark Forest warriors alone.
The familiar scent of ThunderClan touched his nose. They had reached the border. “I can manage from here.”
“We’d better see you to your camp,” Owlwhisker told him.
“You seem a bit shaken up,” Gorsetail added.
Jayfeather wanted to argue, but how could he reject their help? He’d been wishing the Clans would unite.
Owlwhisker called to Nightcloud and Crouchpaw, who were still trailing along the shore. “Go and hunt! We’ll catch up with you later.”
Jayfeather felt a prickle of relief, silently thanking Owlwhisker. At least he wouldn’t be bringing an entire WindClan patrol onto ThunderClan territory. He led the way through the forest, the trail comfortingly familiar under his feet, until he reached the slope down to the camp.
“I can make it home by myself now,” he told Owlwhisker.
“I know.” Owlwhisker padded past him. “But I want to speak with Firestar.”
Unhappily Jayfeather followed the WindClan warrior into camp, Gorsetail on his heels.
“Purdy!” Mousefur’s alarmed mew sounded from the honeysuckle bush. “Is it an invasion?”
Firestar jumped down from Highledge to meet them. “What’s happened?” He sounded concerned as he sniffed Jayfeather’s scratched muzzle.
Brambleclaw hurried from the warriors’ den. “Are you okay?”
“He stumbled into a thornbush,” Owlwhisker told the ThunderClan deputy.
“You shouldn’t have been there, Jayfeather.” Firestar’s mew was stern. “You are no longer a medicine cat!”
Jayfeather didn’t argue. What else could Firestar say in front of the WindClan cats? “May I go to my nest?” he muttered
“Yes.” Firestar was simmering with fury. “And don’t wander out of the territory again. I’ve got more important things to worry about.”
Jayfeather padded to the medicine den, leaving Firestar to smooth the WindClan warriors’ ruffled23 fur. He pushed through the brambles and headed for his nest.
“Are you okay?” Briarlight called from beside the pool. The pungent85 smell of horsetail filled the air.
“I’m fine.” Jayfeather climbed into his nest. “What are you doing?”
“Cinderheart told me to soak herbs for Mousefur’s tick,” Briarlight explained. “She’s put on a poultice but she wants a fresh one ready for the morning.”
For some reason, joy and anxiety were clouding the warrior’s thoughts. Tired to his bones, Jayfeather ignored the buzz of emotions and began washing his stinging muzzle.
Brightheart padded to his nest. “Can I speak to you?”
“Can’t it wait till the morning?” Jayfeather just wanted to sleep.
“It won’t take long.” Brightheart sat down heavily beside his nest. “I’m expecting kits87.” Jayfeather heard a note of uncertainty88 in her voice. “They’ll be okay, won’t they? Even though I’m not as young as I used to be?”
Jayfeather sat up straight. Why would any cat bring kits into the world now? They would just be more lives to give up to the Dark Forest warriors! “What were you thinking?” he snapped. “Leaf-bare’s on the way and we might starve without having extra mouths to feed!”
Brightheart reared back. “B-but—”
He didn’t let her finish. “What a dumb time to have kits! Is everyone here a mouse-brain?”
Brightheart stood up. “How dare you speak to me like that?” Anger sparked from her pelt. “I never thought I’d have kits again, and they won’t be the first to be born in leaf-bare. I thought you’d be pleased!”
“Kits!” Briarlight hauled herself quickly across the den. “That’s great news!”
“Try telling that to Jayfeather,” Brightheart growled.
“Why?” Briarlight sounded baffled.
“StarClan knows!” Brightheart stalked out of the den and Jayfeather sank into his nest.
“Well? What’s up?” Briarlight prompted.
Jayfeather tucked his nose under his paw and ignored her. Weariness washed over him. How could he ever find enough strength to fight the Dark Forest?
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pungent
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