Clear Sky watches on as One Eye and Tom train his cats in fighting moves. Tom leaves to find a rock at One Eye's order and Sparrow Fur arrives, looking for her father. One Eye challenges her as an intruder. He tells her that she must fight him and win to prove she deserves to see Tom. Clear Sky decides to put a stop to it, but One Eye points out that she challenged him so she should fight him, arguing that life outside of their groups operates differently and she needs to understand this. Clear Sky agrees, feeling uncomfortable but finding logic in One Eye's words. However, the fight does not go as Clear Sky imagined it would and One Eye tries to kill Sparrow Fur. Everyone is horrified and Clear Sky tries to stop him. Tom returns and attacks One Eye while Clear Sky and the others race to Sparrow Fur. Everyone works to stop the bleeding. They realize the fight between One Eye and Tom is over with. Clear Sky turns to them to deal with them and finds Tom dead. One Eye is dismissive of killing Tom, arguing that Tom challenged him so it was fine to kill him. Clear Sky sends everyone back to the camp. Then he tells One Eye to get out. One Eye is furious, mocks Clear Sky's rules, and implies more cats will die. He leaves but doubles back and attacks Clear Sky. He leaves again but implies that this isn't over.
Gray Wing wakes up to discover he has slept in. One of Wind Runner's kits has the sickness and she is upset. Gray Wing also discovers that Jagged Peak has given Sparrow Fur permission to visit Tom. He is furious with his younger brother, feeling that Sparrow Fur is too young to go to the forest alone. As upset as his is,though, Jagged Peak calms his down by pointing out the kits have to grow up sometime. He then tells Gray Wing that Holly is pregnant and he is going to be a father. Gray Wing realizes that in protecting his brother he might have held him back. Thunder returns from gathering herbs and makes an announcement about the sickness. He then pulls Gray Wing aside to ask him for advice but Gray Wing decides he has to let Thunder figure out being a leader on his own and declines to help. Gray Wing spots Clear Sky racing over, wounded.
Clear Sky breaks the news to Gray Wing about One Eye and Sparrow Fur. Gray Wing angrily blames Jagged Peak. Jagged Peak apologizes but points out he could not have foreseen this. Gray Wing wants to hurt him as badly as he is feeling and even goes so far as to say Jagged Peak doesn't deserve to be a father. Jagged Peak attacks Gray Wing and the two cats fight until Holly and Clear Sky break them up. Holly is furious with Gray Wing. Clear Sky wants Gray Wing to take Sparrow Fur from his camp, feeling she isn't safe there. Gray Wing tries to take Owl Eyes and Pebble Heart with him but Pebble Heart feels he has to stay with Wind Runner's kit. Owl Eyes goes with Gray Wing. Gray Wing asks him why Sparrow Fur would visit Tom. Owl Eyes tries to explain that they just want to know their father but his words hurt Gray Wing, and Owl Eyes can see that. Gray Wing tells him that Tom is now dead. Owl Eyes is too upset to go and get his sister so Gray Wing has to go on alone. Gray Wing reaches Clear Sky's camp but Sparrow Fur won't go home with him. He is upset but relents when he sees how tired she is. He leaves and heads for Fourtrees. While there he contemplates how no one seems to need him and how he keeps seeming to get in the way. River Ripple arrives and invites Gray Wing to come home with him. Gray Wing accepts.
Thunder watches for Gray Wing. It has been three days and still he has not returned home. They have already checked with Clear Sky and sent out a search party but no one has found the cat. The next morning Thunder sees someone approaching the camp. Thinking it is Gray Wing he races off to greet him. He is disappointed to find Clear Sky instead. Clear Sky has come to discuss the sickness. Tall Shadow suggests they all meet at Fourtrees at sunset. As Thunder waits for sunset Morning Whisker, Wind Runner's sick kit, dies. They bury the kit then Wind Runner announces she and her family are leaving the hollow. As Wind Runner and Gorse Fur leave with their kits, Thunder wonders if he will ever see them again.
Thunder and the others head to Fourtrees where they meet up with Clear Sky and his cats. River Ripple arrives with Gray Wing, much to Thunder's joy. But Gray Wing isn't as happy and he tells Thunder that for now he is staying with River Ripple while he thinks on things. Thunder is upset and confused with Gray Wing's decision to remove himself from the group. The leaders start the meeting. Talk is largely of the sickness and what to do about it. Gray Wing speaks up and says the cats should separate - he also points out that they have too many leaders for their groups. Thunder is shocked at Gray Wing's words, but he is even more surprised when Tall Shadow speaks up and says she likes the marshy area across the Thunderpath. It is decided that for now nothing will change and the cats break up. Thunder cannot believe that both Gray Wing and Tall Shadow want to break the groups up even more. The strange cat from before approaches Thunder again. She introduces herself as Star Flower, and after briefly flirting she leaves again. Thunder and Tall Shadow lead their group home. Thunder confronts his partner about her desire to leave, but Tall Shadow dismisses Thunder's feelings pointing out that for now she is staying.
So, yeah. One Eye. Bad news. Majorly bad news. Clearly insane bad news. I cannot believe he attacked Sparrow Fur like that - or killed Tom for no reason. There is no way we heard the last of him.
Gray Wing wakes up to discover he has slept in. One of Wind Runner's kits has the sickness and she is upset. Gray Wing also discovers that Jagged Peak has given Sparrow Fur permission to visit Tom. He is furious with his younger brother, feeling that Sparrow Fur is too young to go to the forest alone. As upset as his is,though, Jagged Peak calms his down by pointing out the kits have to grow up sometime. He then tells Gray Wing that Holly is pregnant and he is going to be a father. Gray Wing realizes that in protecting his brother he might have held him back. Thunder returns from gathering herbs and makes an announcement about the sickness. He then pulls Gray Wing aside to ask him for advice but Gray Wing decides he has to let Thunder figure out being a leader on his own and declines to help. Gray Wing spots Clear Sky racing over, wounded.
Clear Sky breaks the news to Gray Wing about One Eye and Sparrow Fur. Gray Wing angrily blames Jagged Peak. Jagged Peak apologizes but points out he could not have foreseen this. Gray Wing wants to hurt him as badly as he is feeling and even goes so far as to say Jagged Peak doesn't deserve to be a father. Jagged Peak attacks Gray Wing and the two cats fight until Holly and Clear Sky break them up. Holly is furious with Gray Wing. Clear Sky wants Gray Wing to take Sparrow Fur from his camp, feeling she isn't safe there. Gray Wing tries to take Owl Eyes and Pebble Heart with him but Pebble Heart feels he has to stay with Wind Runner's kit. Owl Eyes goes with Gray Wing. Gray Wing asks him why Sparrow Fur would visit Tom. Owl Eyes tries to explain that they just want to know their father but his words hurt Gray Wing, and Owl Eyes can see that. Gray Wing tells him that Tom is now dead. Owl Eyes is too upset to go and get his sister so Gray Wing has to go on alone. Gray Wing reaches Clear Sky's camp but Sparrow Fur won't go home with him. He is upset but relents when he sees how tired she is. He leaves and heads for Fourtrees. While there he contemplates how no one seems to need him and how he keeps seeming to get in the way. River Ripple arrives and invites Gray Wing to come home with him. Gray Wing accepts.
Thunder watches for Gray Wing. It has been three days and still he has not returned home. They have already checked with Clear Sky and sent out a search party but no one has found the cat. The next morning Thunder sees someone approaching the camp. Thinking it is Gray Wing he races off to greet him. He is disappointed to find Clear Sky instead. Clear Sky has come to discuss the sickness. Tall Shadow suggests they all meet at Fourtrees at sunset. As Thunder waits for sunset Morning Whisker, Wind Runner's sick kit, dies. They bury the kit then Wind Runner announces she and her family are leaving the hollow. As Wind Runner and Gorse Fur leave with their kits, Thunder wonders if he will ever see them again.
Thunder and the others head to Fourtrees where they meet up with Clear Sky and his cats. River Ripple arrives with Gray Wing, much to Thunder's joy. But Gray Wing isn't as happy and he tells Thunder that for now he is staying with River Ripple while he thinks on things. Thunder is upset and confused with Gray Wing's decision to remove himself from the group. The leaders start the meeting. Talk is largely of the sickness and what to do about it. Gray Wing speaks up and says the cats should separate - he also points out that they have too many leaders for their groups. Thunder is shocked at Gray Wing's words, but he is even more surprised when Tall Shadow speaks up and says she likes the marshy area across the Thunderpath. It is decided that for now nothing will change and the cats break up. Thunder cannot believe that both Gray Wing and Tall Shadow want to break the groups up even more. The strange cat from before approaches Thunder again. She introduces herself as Star Flower, and after briefly flirting she leaves again. Thunder and Tall Shadow lead their group home. Thunder confronts his partner about her desire to leave, but Tall Shadow dismisses Thunder's feelings pointing out that for now she is staying.
So, yeah. One Eye. Bad news. Majorly bad news. Clearly insane bad news. I cannot believe he attacked Sparrow Fur like that - or killed Tom for no reason. There is no way we heard the last of him.
As for poor Gray Wing, his life is clearly falling apart. He was never my favorite cat, he was too prone to making mistakes and regretting them but refusing to apologize for them. A bit too much like Clear Sky, in a way. But it must be hard, realizing your children want to see their *real* father, realizing that in protecting your younger brother you were holding him back (which, yay on Jagged Peak finding a mate and having kits!), realizing what stepping down as leader really means, etc. It is a bit childish not going back home, but I understand the need to clear ones head.
Lastly, when is Tall Shadow going to leave and start ShadowClan? And when will Wind Runner take over WindClan? And when will Thunder move to the trees?
Also, Star Flower is clearly evil.
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