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1 " I'm going to die whatever you do, but I'm not afraid. "
― Erin Hunter , Rising Storm (Warriors, #4)
2 " A medicine cat has no time for doubt. Put your energy into today and stop worrying about the past. "
3 " How are your kits?" he asked.Graystripe purred proudly. "They're wonderful!" he eclared. "The she-kit is just like her mothe, every bit as beautiful and with the same temper! She gives her den mother quite a bit trouble, but every cat loves her. Especially Crookedstar. The tom is more easygoing, happy whatever he's doing.""Like his father," remarked Fireheart."And almost as handsome," boasted Graystripe, his eyes gleaming with amusement. "
4 " What are you doing here?""Looking for Cinderpelt," answered Fireheart."Why? What do you want now?" Cinderpekt's mew sounded from inside her fern nest, and her grey head popped out."Is that any way to great your deputy?" Yellowfang scolded, her eyes glinting with amusement."It is when he disturbs my sleep," retorted Cinderpelt. "
5 " They told me that Cinderpelt had hidden them here. I reckoned that if Cinderpelt had something to do with it, then you must know. Sheltering a couple of sickly fleabags is just the sort of thing you'd do.""Well, I wasn't exactly thrilled when I found out," Fireheart admitted."But I bet you let her off.""Fireheart shrugged. "Well, yes.""She always could wrap you around her paw," meowed Graystripe affectionately. "
6 " He turned to see Graystripe twisting free of Tigerclaw's grasp and sprang to help his friend. Together they reared at Tigerclaw, siping at him to drive him backward, matched step for step as they had practiced so many times in training. Then, without even exchanging a glance, they lunged as one and forced the massive tabby on the ground. "
7 " Tigerclaw reared up again with a furious hiss. Fireheart was bracing himself for Tigerclaw's blow when he saw a blaze of grey. A broad pair of houlders flashed past, and Fireheart recognised a warrior he had fought alongside many times before.Graystripe!The grey warrior lunged at Tigerclaw's exposed belly knocking him backward. "
8 " I know she was special to you, but remember what Yellowfang said to me when I couldn't stop thinking about Silverstream: Put your energy into today. Stop worrying about the past. (Cinderpelt) "
9 " You can't tell a cat what his heart should feel. "
10 " Thank you for bringing me to ThunderClan. Tell Bluestar I have always been grateful for the home she gave me. This is a good place to die. I only regret that I will miss watching you become what StarClan has destined you to be. "
11 " Me?” mewed Thornpaw in surprise. “It’s your paw! Hurry up, or you’ll have to change your name to Nopaw. "
12 " He knew Sandstorm liked and respected him, far more than he would ever have expected when he first joined the Clan, but it had never occurred to him that she felt anything stronger than friendship for him. Suddenly he pictured the soft sparkle in her pale green eyes when she had licked his stinging paws, and his fur began to prickle with a sensation he had not felt before. "
13 " You’ve killed me.” The apprentice gasped mockingly, and rolled feebly onto his back. "
14 " And with a cold shiver of dread, Fireheart realized that the new leader of ShadowClan was Tigerclaw. "
15 " Ravenpaw dipped his head. “Even if we aren’t Clanmates anymore, you will always have my friendship and loyalty.” Fireheart blinked away the emotion that clouded his eyes. "
16 " Nor did this stupid bird,” crowed Cloudpaw, flicking his tail smugly. "
17 " He knew he had been unfair, but they had asked a question he wasn’t ready to answer, a question so frightening that he couldn’t begin to think what it might mean. What if Bluestar never recovered? "
18 " Fireheart had been so eager to prove to the Clan that kittypets were as good as forestborn cats, he hadn’t even considered that Cloudpaw might prefer life with the Twolegs. Fireheart loved his life in the forest, but he had chosen it for himself. Only now did it occur to him that Cloudpaw had been given to the Clan by his mother, passed along as a kit before he was old enough to make his own decision. "
19 " Put your energy into today. Stop worrying about the past. "
20 " As they climbed onto the bank at the other side, the two cats could only stare in horror at the remains of their beloved woodland. “Seeing this place from across the river was the only comfort I had,” murmured Graystripe. "
