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CHAPTER 14
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CHAPTER 14
Over the next few days, thestreams in ThunderClan territory dwindled2 until the only freshwater to be found was near the RiverClan border, on the far side of Sunningrocks.
“There’s never been a summer like it,” grumbled3 One-Eye. “The forest is as dry as a kit4’s bedding.”
Fireheart was searching the sky for clouds, sending a silent prayer to StarClan that rain would come soon. The drought was forcing the ThunderClan cats to fetch water nearer and nearer to the place where Cinderpelt had sheltered the sick ShadowClan cats, and he didn’t want to risk any of the patrols coming into contact with lingering traces of disease. At the same time, he was almost grateful for the distraction6 of worrying about water, which left him less time to dwell on what had happened to Cloudpaw, and where his apprentice7 might be now.
The sunhigh patrol had just returned, and Frostfur was organizing a party of elders and queens to go to the river to drink. They gathered in the narrow shadows at the edge of the clearing.
“Why would StarClan send such a drought now?” Smallear complained. Out of the corner of his eye Fireheart saw the old gray tom glance in his direction, and he remembered with a shiver the elder’s warning about the broken rituals.
“It’s not the dryness that bothers me,” rasped One-Eye. “It’s all the Twolegs out in the forest. I’ve never heard so many crashing around, scaring off the prey8 and ruining our scent9 markers with their stench. A bit of rain might drive them away.”
“Well, I’m worried about Willowpelt,” meowed Speckletail. “It’s quite a journey to the stream and back, and she doesn’t like to leave her kits10 for so long. But if she doesn’t drink, her milk’ll dry up and her kits will starve.”
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clan
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grumbled
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| 抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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kit
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distraction
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pang
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guilt
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warrior
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retrace
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pointed
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apprentices
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admiration
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loyalty
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pebbles
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helping
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boulder
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soothed
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spoke
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ginger
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clans
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flicked
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mentor
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