WARRIORS: A moth in the mist. (Prologue)

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Mistclan LEADER MossStar - A white and blue patched she-cat. DEPUTY Moonwatcher - A calico she-cat with a noticeable orange-and-black face split, a white crest on her chest, and white and green eyes. MEDICINE CATs Fadinglight - A dilute cream, blue and white patched calico tom-cat with noticeable dilute-orange ears, paws and a large dilute-orange spot on his back. APPRENTICE: Mothpaw Goldenwish - A golden speckled she-cat. WARRIORS Lilypetal - A dilute orange tabby tom-cat Apprentice: Kestrelpaw Jaysong - A grey mottled tom with a white muzzle and paws. Songleaf - A brown tabby she-cat. Apprentice: Riverpaw Ashheart - A silver spotted tabby tom-cat. Apprentice: Stormpaw Badgergorse - A black and white she-cat resembling a badger. Apprentice: Frecklepaw Flameflip - An orange she-cat. Cloudwing - A long haired white tom. Voleshadow - A black tom-cat Fidgetpounce - A dusty brown tabby tom Weaselwhisper - A deep brown and white tabby she-cat. Vixenfang - A dark ginger and white she-cat with one white ear. Lynxleap - A mottled yellow tom. APPRENTICES Frecklepaw - A brown and white dappled she-cat. Riverpaw - A blue tom. Kestrelpaw - A brown and white she-cat. Mothpaw - A golden she-cat resembling a moth QUEENS Fluidflower - a long haired white she-cat. Nursing Jaysongs kits. Kits: Eelkit - A silver tom Falconkit - A brown she-cat Breezeriver - a black mottled she-cat. Carrying Ashhearts kits Kits: Scorchkit - A black tom. Sorrelkit - A grey spotted tom. Tadpolekit - A ginger spotted she-cat. Rootheart - permanent nursery queen. A dusty brown she-cat. ELDERS Bristlelithe - A grey tabby tom-cat Briarflight - A brown she-cat. Brambleflame - A brown and orange tom-cat. Fallingrain - A mottled blue she-cat PROLOGUE The moon was full and heavy, a swollen pearl hanging in the inky sky. Moonlight bathed the hollow in a soft, ethereal glow, transforming the gray rocks and gnarled roots into something beautiful and unfamiliar. Fadedlight felt cold stone press against his paws, the familiar bite of the lake grounding him even as his spirit began to unravel. He dipped his nose to the icy surface, its stillness a mirror reflecting the glittering sky. He waited for the cold shock to travel up his fur and into his bones, for the veil between worlds to shimmer and part. But the cold never came. Instead, a heat rises, creeping into Fadinglights bones, at first it's a comforting feeling, like, flameflip, his mother wrapping around him as a kit, but then it begins to feel painful, like the sun, ever burning a rock on a hot greenleaf day, like fire. The voice of Fadidinglights mentor, Juniperleaf, spoke faintly, “The healer's touch must mend the fragile wings of the moth, the silken thread must be bound to break its hold. Beware the claw of the vole, or the creeping fog will forever stain the moon with blood.” And almost as soon as it appeared, the voice disappeared, leaving Fadinglight to quickly lift his head out of the lake gasping for air, with more questions than he had answers. On his journey home he thought of the prophecy, did the claw of the vole mean Voleshadow? Surely not, he couldn't be a traitor. He was one of the most loyal cats in the clan. Fadinglight shook his head, *I’m overthinking this, surely. But he knew that wasn't true.* As Fadinglight padded into the camp, he began to think again, *Does this prophecy mean that Mothpaw is going to become ill..?* But his thoughts were interrupted by MossStar welcoming Fadinglight back, “Fadinglight! Welcome back, what prophecy did you receive, is it good?” MossStar asked Fadinglight, desperately, as if they received a prophecy as well. “I don't think so, unfortunately, MossStar” Fadinglight said, whilst looking at the ground. “It was a long prophecy, and one I cannot decipher. ‘The healer's touch must mend the fragile wings of the moth, the silken thread must be bound to break its hold. Beware the claw of the vole, or the creeping fog will forever stain the moon with blood.’ ” he recalled the prophecy words. “I'm unsure of what it means, but I think mothpaw may be in danger. And I think Voleclaw is a part of this. But it's only speculation.” MossStar sighed, opening her mouth to speak, then hesitating before finally speaking “It must be. Mothpaw may be becoming ill, or someone may come after them, until we know, we should be cautious of Voleclaw. And protect mothpaw.” Fadinglight nodded in agreement, “Yes MossStar.” he dipped his head respectfully and walked over to the medicine den.