Chapter 5:

Rainpaw slowed down as he walked into the camp. No body was really up at all. A few cats were up.. But not many at all. Briarpaw came padding up to the fresh-kill pile, inspecting a mouse than bringing it to Mouseheart.. Willowsweet was leaning against the wall of the nursery.. Falling asleep. Rainpaw was about to head back into the apprentices den when Briarpaw went up to him. "Mouseheart needs you." She said, still with her sweet voice. As usual. "Can't she wait until sunhigh?" Rainpaw didn't even bother to respond that when Briarpaw stopped him until going farther, Her voice uneasy this time. "Mouseheart wants you now." She didn't even wait for him to reply, instead she just started to walk towards the medicine cat den...What had happened that would make her so uneasy? Rainpaw thought, and thought, until they were inside, Rainpaw knew exactly what was happening... Mouseheart looked up, her eyes filled with soft, yet, uneasy, feelings. "Its time soon..." She muttered. "It's time..." She started again.. "Time will unleash its fury.. Beware my son.. I don't think StarClan is willing to protect you if it means that the Dark forest will escape.." Mouseheart closed her eyes.. her voice was shaky..Not from tiredness.. But from fear for her son. "Make sure you will.." She coughed lowly. "Make sure you will protect the one's around you..Not just yourself.." Mouseheart's breathing went steady. She had fallen asleep. "Mouseheart is most concerned for your safety.. She's been worrying for a while now..She has fallen ill and cannot look over you to the next moon." Briarpaw said sadly, She knew it would be hard for anyone to accept their fate. "I know this.. But Reedstar will be most unhappy when she die's.. For me... It'll be the same but.." He looked over to the direction of the kitty-pet farms,and houses. Briarpaw cut off the thinking in his mind with the words she spoke next.. "Mouseheart says Eaglefang is not even close to dieing.. She fears that he is planning on raiding the camp on revenge." Rainpaw froze. He hadn't thought Eaglefang was alive... What should I do?! His mind was burning with fear..