Bramblestar's Storm/Chapter 3

Chapter Summary
Bramblestar's PoV


 * Bramblestar chooses Squirrelflight, Brackenfur, and Cinderheart to come with him on a patrol to find out why ShadowClan is crossing their border, making sure not to choose any cats that have trained with the Dark Forest. Lionblaze tells Cinderheart to be careful before they leave. It is almost sunhigh, warm and breezeless. Squirrelflight suggests to double the patrols on the ShadowClan border, and to hunt there more regularly as well. The patrol spots Leafpool as they pass the abandoned Twoleg den, tending to herbs she and Jayfeather had planted before leaf-bare. Bramblestar and Squirrelflight comment on how Leafpool has finally found her place in the Clan, and how they are lucky to have her. Bramblestar hangs back to talk to Brackenfur, who is finding it hard to cope without Sorreltail. Brackenfur knows one day they'll meet again. Bramblestar runs back up to the front to find ShadowClan scent, well inside their territory. While going to see Blackstar, they cross across the new ThunderClan territory that had been gained in the battle where Russetfur died. Cinderheart wonders if the forest will ever recover from the Great Battle.


 * They encounter a ShadowClan patrol, led by Tawnypelt. Grasspaw is excited to chase them off, but Tawnypelt lets them see Blackstar. Tawnypelt, Owlclaw, and Scorchfur lead them to ShadowClan camp, where they pass more stretches of territory that haven't recovered from the Great Battle. Blackstar and Rowanclaw are there, with more ShadowClan warriors, as well as Littlecloud the medicine cat. Bramblestar reflects on how Blackstar is much older than Graystripe and Dustpelt, and how he is looking frail. Blackstar claims there is no ShadowClan scent, but then continues to say that ThunderClan should mark their borders stronger. Bramblestar wonders what Firestar would have done and questions Blackstar, but Ratscar interrupts, telling them to go back to their own territory. Squirrelflight tells Bramblestar that Ratscar had one paw in the Dark Forest. Rowanclaw has had enough, and he suggests they both agree to strengthen their scent marks along the borders. They both say they will keep a very close watch on the border from then on. Tawnypelt offers to escort them back, but Squirrelflight says they won't stay one more heartbeat on their maggot-ridden territory.


 * Littlecloud catches up to them, and asks about Leafpool and Jayfeather. Squirrelflight starts telling Littlecloud, but Bramblestar pulls her back. Bramblestar says they can't be too friendly between the Clans; they need to show that they can survive on their own. He says they may be forced to fight ShadowClan in order to get the border back. Even though they teamed up to defeat the Dark Forest, the Clans aren't yet at peace with one another.

Important Events

 * ThunderClan and ShadowClan argue over the border placement.
 * Bramblestar says that even though the Clans fought side-by-side in the Great Battle, the Clans are not at peace with each other now.

Errors
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