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Chapter 2

Echostar padded out of her den, into the Shadowclan clearing and took a big breathe of fresh new leaf air. She padded towards the pine tree, climbed onto the branch that hung over the camp and yowled a clan meeting.

Some of the cats were already out in the clearing basking in the predawn sun, but most of them were still in their den and padded sleepily out into the clearing after they heard the summons.

"I know it's a little early for a naming ceremony, but I think there's one apprentice who has waited long enough for his warrior name," Echostar began. "Maplepaw, step forward please."

Maplepaw got up from where he was sitting beside his mentor, Eagletalon, eyes shinning and padded under the branch.

" I, Echostar, leader of Shadowclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn," Echostar began the familiar ritual.

"Maplepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do," Maplepaw answered with his head held high.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Maplepaw, from this moment you will be known as Mapleleaf. StarClan honors your courage and wisdom, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Shadowclan." Echostar jumped down from the branch and rested her muzzle on Mapleleaf's head and he, in turn, licked her shoulder.

"Mapleleaf! Mapleleaf!" The cats yowled from all around the clearing.

The Clan slowly began to disburse and gather around Eagletalon for the daily patrols. Shadewhisker padded up to Echostar from the back of the clearing and rubbed his muzzle on the top of her head. Echostar licked her mates cheek in response.

"Would you like to go hunting with me and Lizardpaw?" Shadewhisker asked.

"Sure!" She purred.

"I'll go find her and meet you at the thorn tunnel." Shadewhisker mewed.

"Echostar!" Sageleaf's urgent meow took her by surprise.

Echostar whipped around and hurried to the medicine cat's den.

"Sageleaf?" She called into the bramble thicket den.

"Come in."

Echostar padded into the den and let her eyes adjust the dim light, she sat down and wrapped her tail around her paws.

"Echostar," Sageleaf began, she was sitting a little farther back in her den. "Starclan has sent me a message."

"What is it?" Echostar inquired, tipping her head to one side.

"They said to make sure that Thunderclan's leader knows where his loyalties lay."

"Thunderclan's leader? What does that have to do with Shadowclan?" Echostar wondered out loud.

"I don't know." Sageleaf confessed. "But I felt like Starclan wanted me to share this with you."

"Thank you Sageleaf." She said dipping her head, "Let me know if Starclan says anything else," Echostar mewed, confused by the weird warning.

Echostar padded out of the medicine cat's den and found Shadewhisker and Lizardpaw sitting at the camp entrance.

"Where were you?" Shadewhisker asked, getting up as she neared him.

"Sageleaf had something to share with me. But everything is fine," she added as Shadewhisker opened his mouth.

She took the lead out of camp with Lizardpaw behind her and Shadewhisker bringing up the rear.

Why would Starclan send Sageleaf a message about Thunderclan? Is it so important that we have to know about it?

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