Book 8 - Chapter 3

Sparrowstar, Troutstar and Cedarstar padded back into their den. "We must decide what to do. Cloudsplash was our choice as senior warrior but most of the clan doesn't seem to think that he is experienced enough." Sparrowstar nodded. "Blossomfur went with her sister to her sisters new home, so until she returns we are down one warrior." "Actually with Mossfur, Ashstorm and Skyleap in the new made nursery we are down a lot of warriors." The other leaders looked panicked. "If we can't prove to the cats of Fishclan that we are good enough leaders, then they might go on strike like Nightclan did with Darkfinch when Darkfinch was killing the cats of his clan. Which would mean that Fishclan would be left in the leadership of Whiteclaw one of Darkfinch's former warriors. We don't know if Whiteclaw is loyal to Fishclan or not. He could be betryaing us to Darkfinch. We must figure out what to do, before the clan thinks that we must be driven from the clan for good." "Some of the clans seems to think that Cloudsplash is to young. They think that he will not be a good future leader. We must do the right thing for the good of Fishclan. We must benefit the greater good, we must benefit  Fishclan with our choice as senior warrior. We may think that Cloudsplash will benefit the clan but if the clan doesn't we will lost their support. We need their support in the long run." said Troutstar. "Who does the clan want as a senior warrior?" asked Cedarstar. "The clan wants a cat that has experience and they want a cat that is loyal and that has been loyal to us for a very long time. They want a cat that they know that they can trust with their lives. A cat that cares about the future of the clan." said Cedarstar. "The clan doesn't want a cat so new out of apprenticeship. Even though Cloudsplash is a good choice we must think about what the clan would like. The clan wants a cat that is older then Cloudsplash, but they probably don't want a cat that in a few moon would be retiring to the elders den. They want a loyal warrior, that is spirited and kind hearted. They want a cat for the good of the clan." said Sparrowstar. "So who should we choose?" asked Troutstar. "We should let the clan have an option in this, we give them 2 choices that we think would make good senior warriors and maybe future leaders, and then we would let them choose." said Cedarstar.