Thunder is given the task of making sure Gray Wing rests while Wind Runner has her kits. Turtle Tail sends her kits to play in the grass in the camp and and focuses on Wind Runner. While Thunder is alone with Gray Wing, his uncle tells him that danger is coming but he knows Thunder will see them through it. Gray Wing falls asleep and Thunder thinks on his words. Turtle Tail arrives and tells Thunder that Wind Runner's labor isn't going good. She needs him to get a stick. Thunder leaves and sneaks into Clear Sky's territory to get one, then heads back to camp. He comes back and gets to witness the birth of Wind Runner's four kits. He and Turtle Tail leave her den happy, but when they get outside they cannot find Turtle Tail's kits. Everyone splits up to look for the kits, while Tall Shadow watches over Gray Wing. Jagged Peak's yowl alerts Thunder and Lightning Tail. They race to him and find him at Bumble's grave. Jagged Peak tells them that Tom has taken the kits and Turtle Tail has gone after him. Thunder and Lightning Tail chase after her, telling Jagged Peak to return to camp and give a report.
Clear Sky is patrolling his territory with Snake when they come across a kittypet with three kits just outside their territory. Clear Sky questions him, and doesn't believe Tom when he says the kits are his, but let's him pass on his way anyway. He and Snake head back to camp, where Clear Sky has his cats practice battle moves with claws unsheathed, much to Jackdaw's Cry's horror. Clear Sky also refuses to let Jackdaw's Cry eat while he keeps him hostage. This upsets Quick Water and Falling Feather but they don't push the issue. Later, Clear Sky goes out again and finds Thunder and Lightning Tail following Tom's trail. He refuses to give them any information about a tom with kits, and mumbles under his breath that maybe the kits belong with their father. This angers Thunder since Clear Sky never wanted him. They exchange words and Clear Sky stubbornly insists he knows nothing. They leave and Clear Sky is left with his angry thoughts.
Thunder and Lightning Tail follow the trail but lose it. They come across a rogue named Swift and she gives them a hard time when they ask for information - though she does give it to them in the end. They follow her directions and reach a river. They cross the stepping stones but Lightning Tail slips and falls into the water unconscious. Thunder panics but River Ripple has seen them and dives into the water. He saves Lightning Tail and then resuscitates him. They explain that Tom has stolen Turtle Tail's kits and River Ripple offers to help them. They reach Twoleg place where a monster startles them and almost hits them. Then they see Turtle Tail's dead body.
Thunder and Lightning Tail are upset. River Ripple explains it looks like a monster hit her. They hide her body, unable to bury her or bring her home, and then continue on their journey. River Ripple brings them to Flower, a cat who knows everything. Flower doesn't like wild cats but when they explain that Tom has stolen their kits she agrees to help, since she feels Tom is a bully. She brings them to the area where he lives but refuses to bring them to his exact shelter out of fear of what he would do to her. The three cats quickly find Tom and the kits but are unsure what to do. The kits are complaining about being hungry and Tom tells them they will eat soon. They ask if he will hunt for them but he tells them they don't need to hunt while with him. The kits talk of returning to Turtle Tail soon, but Tom lies to them and says their mother knows they are with him. Thunder can hear something coming, which Tom clearly hears too because he tells the kits to hide for a game of hide and seek. The kits do so and Thunder hopes to snatch them as they come outside but Tom makes them hide in den they are in. A Twoleg comes and drops off food. Tom begs for more and the Twoleg obliges then leaves. Thunder realizes Tom is hiding the kits from the twolegs. Tom calls the kits out to eat, but the kits are upset he didn't try to look for them. Thunder and his friends confront Tom, but Tom refuses to give over the kits. He tells them that he has told the kits the truth, that he is their father, and they belong with him. Thunder is unsure what to do now. He cannot attack Tom and steal the kits if they know the truth. But Lightning Tail comes up with a plan and tells Thunder they should leave for now.
Gray Wing wakes up to find the kits and Turtle Tail missing. Tall Shadow tells him everything is fine but he can tell that his tribe mates are worried. He wants to go after them but Tall Shadow forbids it, feeling that Gray Wing must save his strength for his meeting with Clear Sky. This gives Gray Wing the idea to check out the Fourtrees area. He and Tall Shadow go to scope it out and decide what to do. Tall Shadow tells him that she and Thunder will come with him to the meeting. This upsets Gray Wing, who intended to go alone, but he sees her wisdom. They head back to their camp but still no one has returned. And worse, while they were gone one of Wind Runner's kits died. Gray Wing tries to comfort her by saying maybe the kit is in a better place, but his words anger the grieving mother. She lashes out at him saying he would never understand since he doesn't have kits, isn't a mother, and Turtle Tail's children aren't really his own. Hawk Swoop comforts him by saying Wind Runner doesn't really mean her harsh words. Hurt, Gray Wing settles down to wait for his mate and kits, worried about them.
Of course Tom takes the kits the moment everyone is distracted. And of course Clear Sky refuses to say anything. That one I am disappointed in. Clear Sky should have behaved better - if only to prove he is better then the moor cats, like he is always claiming. And now Turtle Tail is dead - and I blame Tom. His argument of wanting to be with his kits doesn't even make any sense. He was cruel to Turtle Tail so she left. He was cruel to Bumble so she left - and died because she was incapable of surviving in the wild. He attacked Thunder then played victim when Thunder attacked back. He then lied to Thunder about his reasons for wanting to see Turtle Tail and the kits. He tried to kill Turtle Tail when they argued over the kits. And he lied to the kits and Clear Sky when he took them away. If he had not of stolen the kits Turtle Tail would still be alive. Flower is in fear of him. And he is hiding the kits from his twolegs for some reason. I can't believe it is fear that the twolegs will take the kits away, not when he didn't care when Turtle Tail still lived with him. He is throughly bad news. And now part of Pebble Heart's dream has come true - Turtle Tail is dead. I wonder when Gray Wing will follow. Based on his other dream involving kin, I assume Clear Sky will kill him. Which has me thinking. This book is more then half done, and we are moving towards the meeting between Gray Wing and Clear Sky. I assumed the meeting would fail and a battle would follow. But perhaps the battle is between Gray Wing and Clear Sky alone? Perhaps the battle is Gray Wing's death at the meeting?
Anyway, enough speculation. Pebble Heart's dreams prove that he is intended to be a wild cat. StarClan has already started to speak to him. When will they appear?
Clear Sky is patrolling his territory with Snake when they come across a kittypet with three kits just outside their territory. Clear Sky questions him, and doesn't believe Tom when he says the kits are his, but let's him pass on his way anyway. He and Snake head back to camp, where Clear Sky has his cats practice battle moves with claws unsheathed, much to Jackdaw's Cry's horror. Clear Sky also refuses to let Jackdaw's Cry eat while he keeps him hostage. This upsets Quick Water and Falling Feather but they don't push the issue. Later, Clear Sky goes out again and finds Thunder and Lightning Tail following Tom's trail. He refuses to give them any information about a tom with kits, and mumbles under his breath that maybe the kits belong with their father. This angers Thunder since Clear Sky never wanted him. They exchange words and Clear Sky stubbornly insists he knows nothing. They leave and Clear Sky is left with his angry thoughts.
Thunder and Lightning Tail follow the trail but lose it. They come across a rogue named Swift and she gives them a hard time when they ask for information - though she does give it to them in the end. They follow her directions and reach a river. They cross the stepping stones but Lightning Tail slips and falls into the water unconscious. Thunder panics but River Ripple has seen them and dives into the water. He saves Lightning Tail and then resuscitates him. They explain that Tom has stolen Turtle Tail's kits and River Ripple offers to help them. They reach Twoleg place where a monster startles them and almost hits them. Then they see Turtle Tail's dead body.
Thunder and Lightning Tail are upset. River Ripple explains it looks like a monster hit her. They hide her body, unable to bury her or bring her home, and then continue on their journey. River Ripple brings them to Flower, a cat who knows everything. Flower doesn't like wild cats but when they explain that Tom has stolen their kits she agrees to help, since she feels Tom is a bully. She brings them to the area where he lives but refuses to bring them to his exact shelter out of fear of what he would do to her. The three cats quickly find Tom and the kits but are unsure what to do. The kits are complaining about being hungry and Tom tells them they will eat soon. They ask if he will hunt for them but he tells them they don't need to hunt while with him. The kits talk of returning to Turtle Tail soon, but Tom lies to them and says their mother knows they are with him. Thunder can hear something coming, which Tom clearly hears too because he tells the kits to hide for a game of hide and seek. The kits do so and Thunder hopes to snatch them as they come outside but Tom makes them hide in den they are in. A Twoleg comes and drops off food. Tom begs for more and the Twoleg obliges then leaves. Thunder realizes Tom is hiding the kits from the twolegs. Tom calls the kits out to eat, but the kits are upset he didn't try to look for them. Thunder and his friends confront Tom, but Tom refuses to give over the kits. He tells them that he has told the kits the truth, that he is their father, and they belong with him. Thunder is unsure what to do now. He cannot attack Tom and steal the kits if they know the truth. But Lightning Tail comes up with a plan and tells Thunder they should leave for now.
Gray Wing wakes up to find the kits and Turtle Tail missing. Tall Shadow tells him everything is fine but he can tell that his tribe mates are worried. He wants to go after them but Tall Shadow forbids it, feeling that Gray Wing must save his strength for his meeting with Clear Sky. This gives Gray Wing the idea to check out the Fourtrees area. He and Tall Shadow go to scope it out and decide what to do. Tall Shadow tells him that she and Thunder will come with him to the meeting. This upsets Gray Wing, who intended to go alone, but he sees her wisdom. They head back to their camp but still no one has returned. And worse, while they were gone one of Wind Runner's kits died. Gray Wing tries to comfort her by saying maybe the kit is in a better place, but his words anger the grieving mother. She lashes out at him saying he would never understand since he doesn't have kits, isn't a mother, and Turtle Tail's children aren't really his own. Hawk Swoop comforts him by saying Wind Runner doesn't really mean her harsh words. Hurt, Gray Wing settles down to wait for his mate and kits, worried about them.
Of course Tom takes the kits the moment everyone is distracted. And of course Clear Sky refuses to say anything. That one I am disappointed in. Clear Sky should have behaved better - if only to prove he is better then the moor cats, like he is always claiming. And now Turtle Tail is dead - and I blame Tom. His argument of wanting to be with his kits doesn't even make any sense. He was cruel to Turtle Tail so she left. He was cruel to Bumble so she left - and died because she was incapable of surviving in the wild. He attacked Thunder then played victim when Thunder attacked back. He then lied to Thunder about his reasons for wanting to see Turtle Tail and the kits. He tried to kill Turtle Tail when they argued over the kits. And he lied to the kits and Clear Sky when he took them away. If he had not of stolen the kits Turtle Tail would still be alive. Flower is in fear of him. And he is hiding the kits from his twolegs for some reason. I can't believe it is fear that the twolegs will take the kits away, not when he didn't care when Turtle Tail still lived with him. He is throughly bad news. And now part of Pebble Heart's dream has come true - Turtle Tail is dead. I wonder when Gray Wing will follow. Based on his other dream involving kin, I assume Clear Sky will kill him. Which has me thinking. This book is more then half done, and we are moving towards the meeting between Gray Wing and Clear Sky. I assumed the meeting would fail and a battle would follow. But perhaps the battle is between Gray Wing and Clear Sky alone? Perhaps the battle is Gray Wing's death at the meeting?
Anyway, enough speculation. Pebble Heart's dreams prove that he is intended to be a wild cat. StarClan has already started to speak to him. When will they appear?
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