Friday, September 27, 2019

the blazing star: part six

Gray Wing is upset that his battle plans fell apart, but he is even more upset by the betrayal of Thunder. The cats are forced to retreat, abandoning Clear Sky, but a new plan is quickly formed by River Ripple and Gray Wing. The cats double back and climb a tree, using Sparrow Fur as bait. They then attack One Eye and his rogues. In the end it is Thunder who kills One Eye. Star Flower grieves the death if her father but Thunder orders her driven away.

Star Flower begs Thunder to forgive her, telling him that she really does care about him, but he does not believe her. Tall Shadow leads an expedition to get the flower they need for the sickness. Clear Sky is wounded and Gray Wing goes with Tall Shadow, leaving Thunder in charge. Thunder again tells Star Flower to leave. She asks for her father to be buried. Thunder agrees. When he announces this everyone is upset since they feel One Eye does not deserve it - but Thunder points out that they are different then One Eye. Everyone approves his words and Clear Sky supports his decision. After One Eye is buried, Star Flower gives him a loving eulogy much to the shock of all the cats. River Ripple speaks up and gives One Eye a short, carefully worded eulogy. Cloud Spots returns to the forest with Clear Sky so he can tend to the cat's wounds. Some of the moor cats go with them. Star Flower leaves and River Ripple assures Thunder that there will be other cats, but Thunder is not sure.

Clear Sky heads to his camp with the moor cats. Acorn Fur finds them and is thrilled that they have come to save them. Clear Sky tells her that One Eye is dead and he is here to take back leadership. She tells him to come quickly, giving the impression that something is wrong. She leads them to Petal and her kits, vanished from the camp and dying from the sickness. Petal dies before they can do anything. Cloud Spots stays with the kits to wait for the blazing star. Clear Sky enters his camp, but finds his leadership challenged by Snake. Sparrow Fur arrives and attacks Snake, snapping the other cats into action. They support Clear Sky and Snake leaves, refusing to live under Clear Sky. Tall Shadow arrives with the flower, and the news that Holly is having her kits early.

At the moor cat camp Thunder realizes that Tall Shadow wishes to live in the swamps. When he confronts her about it she refuses to answer him. Holly is in labour but Thunder knows he would just be in the way so he goes to sleep. Gray Wing wakes him up. They are being called away by the spirit cats. They arrive at fourtrees to find the other leaders there. They realize this is a dream and that is why only the leaders are there. The spirit cats tell them that while they have dealt with One Eye they still need to spread like the blazing star. The dream ends. Thunder and Gray Wing discuss it and decide to see in the morning if Tall Shadow also had the dream. She did so the three cats go back to Fourtrees. There they find the rest of the leaders and discuss the dream. Gray Wing tells them that he believes he knows what it means.

One Eye is defeated and I am willing to bet Gray Wing is going to suggest they break into five groups. With so much resolved (or about to be resolved) I wonder what will happen next?

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