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CHAPTER 20
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CHAPTER 20
The sun had begun to set over the river, turning the water to a moving sheet of flame and sending a comforting warmth through Firestar’s fur. He stood on the top of Sunningrocks, looking out over RiverClan territory.
“I wonder what tomorrow will bring,” he murmured.
Beside him, Sandstorm shook her head, not replying in words but pressing her warm flank close to him. After their return from the devastated2 WindClan camp, Firestar had asked the pale ginger3 warrior4 to patrol with him. He had felt the need to get away from the rest of his Clan1 for a while to prepare himself for the meeting with Tigerstar. Yet he had not wanted to be completely alone, and Sandstorm’s presence comforted him.
They had skirted Snakerocks and followed the Thunderpath up to the border with ShadowClan to renew the scent5 markings as far as Fourtrees; finally they returned along the RiverClan border.
There was no sign of TigerClan intruders. The borders were secure, and yet Firestar knew that if they had to fight TigerClan the battle would be about so much more than borders. It would be the climax6 of his conflict with Tigerstar, which had lasted almost since he had first set paw in the forest.
Firestar lingered on the rocks, savoring7 the comfort of being alone with Sandstorm. “Tigerstar is determined8 to make himself ruler of the whole forest,” he meowed. “We must expect a battle.”
“And ThunderClan will bear the worst of it,” meowed Sandstorm. “How many warriors9 can WindClan offer us after today?”
Her voice was troubled, but Firestar knew that, with or without WindClan, every cat in ThunderClan would fight beside him bravely.
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| v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的 | |
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| n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气 | |
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warrior
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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climax
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| 武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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clans
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| 宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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