Nightsky's Choice -- Ch. 28 "Let all cats old enough to fetch their own prey, join beneath the Hightstone for a Clan meeting!"Nightsky wanted to go take a seat and listen to what the meeting was about, but she was concerned about her patient. Cinderpaw had slowly started to recover, but could not walk. She was walking back to her nest when Chemicalheart came out, yawning from sleep. "You go listen. I'll keep an eye on her." she said, settling down beside the young cat. Nightsky blinked in thanks and padded out of the den, sitting beside Silverpaw.Crystalpaw, Firestar's apprentice, sat a little far off. She was a little shy, but she seemed intent on the ceremony. Sh
Nightsky's Choice -- Ch. 27"Cinderpaw." A quiet voice broke the silence. Silversky had walked back to Fourstones after she noticed that Cinderpaw hadn't come back from the gathering. She hoped that she could still trust her apprentice but a part of her was wary. "Why'd you do it?""I--I don't know..." Cinderpaw murmured. "Why'd you come back here?""I wanted to make sure you were okay." Silversky said softly, taking a step towards the apprentice."Why? I'm nothing more than a nuisance to this Clan! You don't need me." Cinderpaw said.Silversky held back a strong protest. "Don't say things like that." she said."But I can never belong. No one will ever trust
Nightsky's Choice -- Ch. 26The days passed slow as the moon changed shape to announce a full moon. Nightsky had clung to life from the belly wound that had almost ended her on the spot. But from the rise and fall of her flank, you could tell that her breathing was becoming stronger and stronger each day. Chemicalheart made sure of that.Clan life was the same. Cinderpaw had been forced to sleep in the elders den; a wide open space that she could sleep after the peaceful death of Whitewhisker. Nightsky had secretly hoped that Cinderpaw would make her mind up and eventually join the Clan, giving them an extra warrior, but she could tell that Firestar wasn't the most ple
Nightsky's Choice -- Ch. 25"Finally, they're leaving!" Yowled Moonheart, who had come back from checking the border not long before. She was right; the Clan had pulled through and had chased off the rest of the foxes; showing that ShadowClan was not a Clan to be messed with.Winterflower only noticed Chemicalheart rushing to her den to inspect the wounds on her apprentice. As she looked at Cinderpaw, she realized that she was not as hurt as she thought; only her tail was crushed under the large rock. Delicately, and with Willowcloud at her side, they slid the apprentice out, the blood around her paws making her almost sick."Good work everybody." Firestar called to h