Trails that End in Shadows

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Chapter 1

 * Treepaw huddled in his nest, shivering from the cold. It was unusual for leaf-fall to be so cold, and his winter coat wasn't fully grown.


 * Treepaw couldn't help but remember three nights ago, when Jaytalon had been killed in his attempts to escape from the WindClan camp. Today was the day when he would go tell RiverClan, but he wasn't very happy about it. He and Jaytalon had become good friends during their captivity.


 * Friskfoot, his mentor, prodded Treepaw with her tail. "Come on," she encouraged. "They know you're a medicine cat apprentice. Nothing bad's going to happen to 'you."


 * Treepaw sighed. "That's because I'm the only one actually going."


 * "You're getting an escort through ThunderClan territory!" Friskfoot pointed out.


 * "Yeah, 'cause I'm so not a ThunderClan cat," Treepaw muttered sarcastically under his breath.


 * Friskfoot rolled her eyes. "I'm your escort."


 * "That matters," Treepaw mewed sarcastically.


 * "Let's go, Treepaw," Friskfoot sighed.


 * Treepaw stood up. "Can we eat on the way?" he asked.


 * "Yes," Friskfoot mewed. She glanced up at the sky. "Actually, no you can't!"


 * "Why not?" Treepaw asked in disbelief.


 * "Tonight's the half-moon!" Friskfoot told him.


 * Treepaw sighed. "It's really early in the morning!" he protested. "StarClan won't mind!"


 * "I'm afraid they will," Friskfoot countered.


 * Treepaw sighed. "Okay."


 * The two cats set off to RiverClan. When they reached the edge of ShadowClan territory, Friskfoot mewed, "Stay in RiverClan all day. Fishtail is going to take you and Weedpaw to the Moonpool."


 * Fishtail was the RiverClan medicine cat, and Weedpaw was his apprentice. Weedpaw was getting close to becoming a full medicine cat, just as Treepaw was.


 * "Good luck!" Friskfoot called as Treepaw padded away.