Book 1 - Chapter 7

"What is out there?" Cinderstar leapt down from the tree and raced out of the camp. He returned and announced there was nothing anymore. He then spoke up again. "Do you think we should move to a new territory?" "There are to many threats here," Dawnstar agreed. Redstar chimed in, "There are humans, Darkfinch the loner and his cats, there are always foxes and badgers and leaf-bare." Tigerstar was nodding at everything they said. Then he said, "The leaders will see their deputies and medicine cats in my den right now." The cats went into Tigerstar's den. "Tawnybird is expecting my kits," said Shadowleaf to the cats. There were murmurs of congratulations. Tigerstar came back out and leapt up in the birch tree. He called to the assembled clan, "the leaders and I have decided that for the good of Fishclan we are going to move to a different home." There were some gasps from the assembled clan. Tigerstar signaled for quiet. "We leave in 3 days at sunrise. Medicine cats please gather herbs." Cinderstar leapt down from the tree just as Darkfinch and his cats burst into the camp again. Darkfinch turned to Cinderstar and spat, "I thought you would give up and just fade away after all when I left you wounded in the Waterclan camp you only had 2 lives. Then Blackstorm went and took your 2nd to last life only moments ago." he turned to Redstar. "You are lucky we didn't kill you when we had the chance you are just a fading elder why don't you retire and leave the important decision making to the young cats who can actually make good choices." He looked at Dawnstar. "I didn't attack your camp the humans did that for me but I should have when you were weak anyway." "WHY ARE YOU HERE?" snarled Tigerstar. "To finish what I started," said Darkfinch calmly. Darkfinch jumped on Cinderstar and raked his back with churning hind paws. Cinderstar collapsed. As the other leaders jumped down from the Birch Tree. Waves upon waves of loners following Darkfinch flooded into the camp.