Gray Wing goes off in search of Turtle Tail in Twoleg place. He cannot find her but he does run into the cat who warned him about the wasp nest. She tells Gray Wing her name is Storm, then she shows him where Bumble's home is. Gray Wing collects Turtle Tail but they get into another fight when Gray Wing discovers just how much she likes Bumble's home and twolegs. Later, while walking through the trees, Gray Wing comes across Storm fighting with some rogues who are accusing Storm of trespassing. Gray Wing comes to her rescue and shows her where he lives. She meets Turtle Tail but she and Gray Wing get into another fight over Bumble. Storm agrees to meet Gray Wing again tomorrow and leaves. Rainswept Flower admits to overhearing Gray Wing and Storm and teases Gray Wing for falling in love with a rogue.
Thinking about Storm, Gray Wing goes out for a run. When a rabbit crashes into him he instinctively kills it. Then he sees Wind and Gorse racing over and realizes what he has done. He apologizes but they aren't upset. Instead, they invite him to share the rabbit. He invites them back to his camp and they bring the rabbit along. At first Tall Shadow is cool towards them but she allows them to stay and even warms up to them a little. Turtle Tail comes back and Gray Wing is immediately suspicious of her visiting Bumble. But when he finds out she was out collecting herbs with Cold Spots he apologizes and admits he has no right to tell her where she can and cannot go. The next day Turtle Tail asks Gray Wing to go hunting with her but he tells her he is looking for Storm. Turtle Tail leaves hurt and Gray Wing is left confused. He meets up with Storm and takes her to meet his brothers, but when they approach the area where Clear Sky lives they are stopped by some rogues who tell them they are trespassing. Gray Wing insists he is Clear Sky's brother so the rogue escorts them to camp, clearly not believing him. The rogue, Fox, is shocked when Clear Sky confirms Gray Wing's story. Gray Wing is shocked that Clear Sky has rogues living with them, but Clear Sky points out that they are rogues too. Storm and Clear Sky act odd around each other and Storm promptly leaves. When Gray Wing asks if he can see her the next day she brushes him off. Gray Wing is confused by both Storm and Clear Sky's behavior.
Gray Wing waits for Storm but she never comes. Turtle Tail comes along, asking him to hunt, but he tells her he is waiting for Storm. Turtle Tail is upset, even more so when Gray Wing admits he wants Storm to live with them. She takes off towards Twoleg place. Tall Shadow arrives next and tells Gray Wing that maybe Wind and Gorse should be invited to live with them. Gray Wing is shocked, though privately he wants Storm to do that. Tall Shadow is unsure, but she feels if the tribe had more cats it would be stronger. Days pass and Gray Wing runs into Wind and Gorse again. They want to visit the camp but Gray Wing tells them they can't right now. He is worried about upsetting them but they accept his answer without complaint. He then runs into Storm but she is evasive and clearly doesn't want to talk to him. Then he runs into Turtle Tail and they get into another fight. Turtle Tail leaves then comes back to tell Gray Wing that she is going to live with Bumble. Gray Wing is shocked and hurt, but respects her choice. After that he runs into Storm and is finally ready to tell her how he feels but instead Storm tells him that she is going to go live with Clear Sky. Gray Wing is hurt, but feels maybe he owes his brother since it is his fault Bright Stream is dead.
Jackdaw's Cry tries to visit Falling Feather but is turned away by a large cat who made it clear he would fight. Gray Wing feels there must be some sort of misunderstanding so he goes to Clear Sky's camp himself however the rogues stop him. They decide that Gray Wing is just using his relationship with Clear Sky and an excuse and decide to attack him for stealing prey but Storm comes along and puts a stop to it. She tells Gray Wing she is pregnant and even though the news hurts him he congratulates her. At the camp Clear Sky and Storm fight over her going out to take a walk. Gray Wing tries to talk to him about Jackdaw's Cry being turned away but Clear Sky isn't interested. He insists that the tribe cats are welcome to visit but that there have to be clear boundaries. While there Jagged Peak falls out of a tree and hurts himself. Gray Wing races off to get help and Dappled Pelt comes back with him. She works on Jagged Peak's leg but decides she needs to stay for a bit, even though she is clearly unhappy about being in Clear Sky's camp.
Poor Gray Wing. Storm was so clearly in love with Clear Sky. And poor Turtle Tail. It is so sad that she decided to go live with Bumble but really, how many times every day can you stand getting your heart broken?
Meanwhile, I have a really bad feeling about Clear Sky and his group. The borders, the hostile rogues, the way he treats Storm. I think things are about to get really bad really fast.
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