Book 4 - Chapter 1

Berrystar stayed extremely calm. "Okay. Now can you take the cats on your side and leave us in peace? Less cats are going to be likely to join your side if you attack their kin right in front of their noses." The Tigerclan leader considered then seemed to agree with Berrystar. She swept her cats together with a sweep of her tail. "Aren't you going to try and stop them?" questioned Dapplepaw. "I think I know a lost cause when I see one," replied Berrystar. "Now" Berrystar conferred with Ashstar. "We have to leave. First it was Darkfinch now it is Tigerclan. They both steal our cats from us. The problem is we cannot fight either without losing cats. If we fought Tigerclan we would probably lose all of our cats." "That's true," said Ashstar. "As soon as Tigerclan leaves we will travel far away from here. We will find a place where there are no cats. Or cats that are nice. We will find a place to live. Or we can move every year. No that would be to hard. We must find a place a place to live. We must and we will." "You are a good leader Berrystar." said Ashstar. "Thank You!" "Clan please come here we are going to continue going to our new home. We have stopped in 2 places I hope to make a only 3 more major stops before we get there. Now as we are in the mountains and it is not extremely safe we must travel together and we must all be alert. Now mentors and apprentices stay together. Kits no running off stay with your mother. Elders and medicine cats can travel together now let us go to our new home." The cats traveled until the reached a small forest. "We will rest here announced Berrystar. We will hunt stay here for a couple nights then keep moving. If you need dock for your paws find a medicine cat. Mentors please take your apprentices hunting. Warriors that are still here please keep watch. Tonight Flowerfur you will take first patrol the at moon high Ashcloud you will take over." The cats nodded and begin moving around to get things. The next morning Berrystar woke to find Ashstar curled up, like a small ball of fur. He  called to Blossompaw and said "Fetch Emberberry now and Pinkpaw can come if she wants." Blossompaw nodded and raced away returning a few minutes later with the medicine cat and apprentice. "What is it?" asked Emberberry. "It is Ashstar she is really sick." "Out of my way," commanded Emberberry. Emberberry padded forward and sniffed Ashstar. "Greencough." "Greencough, can't that kill cats?" asked Tigerstar. Emberberry nodded grimly. Suddenly Ashstar called out. "Get Littlemouse. He saw my leadership ceremony. He will know." Blossompaw nodded and raced around and found Littlemouse. "Littlemouse," she called. "Ashstar has green cough," "No!" Littlemouse turned and raced over to see Ashstar. "Can I tell them?" asked Littlemouse." Ashstar nodded before falling still.