I cannot control my paws anymore. It is like they live and breathe on their own. I feel branches hit against my face. I wait for the sting, but the feeling never comes. I cannot stay in camp. Its walls suffocate me. Taking my air away breath by breath. They close around me, distant whispers of those who have gone enclose me in a tight swaddle of painful memories. The mossy forest floor stabilizes me. It gives me a home in this now unfamiliar world. Cherishedmirth. Someone who was admired, unwavering, revered. The deputy of the almighty thunderclan. She was a force to be reckoned with. And then in just a blink. Gone. I think about my family. I’ve worked so hard to build a life within thunderclan. But it feels like all my dedication and loyalty has come crashing down on me. I must protect them. I must protect my home. But it can disappear. A speckle of dust in the wind. Gone. I think about my friends. Kingfisherflight, Clovercharm. They keep me grounded. But they cannot lift this sinking feeling in my stomach from me. Maleficentstar knows what he is doing. He has lead this clan through the calamity. Triumph after triumph. He has this dark, dangerous energy that is unmatched by any leader in the history of the clans. Only his true wisdom can lead the way. I am faithful to him and him only. I trust my leader. If your leader cannot be trusted, then no one can. Maleficentstar, I pray you know what you’re doing. For Thunderclan will either come crashing down at your paws or it will rise beyond the other clans. I’ve been too naive all these moons. I used to think everything would be fine if I was there. Everyone would be safe. But I’ve learned that is not the case. Things happen when I am not watching, and I am ultimately powerless to stop it. I lift my head as my dark amber gaze drifts to the rising moon above my head. I follow its serene glow for guidance. Only something as wise as the moon can guide us through these dark times. “ Please help me ! ” I yell into the empty air. “ Before everything I know and love is . . . gone ”
This is Howlingfright’s reaction to the new Thunderclan news. Mentions Maleficentstar , Cherishedmirth, Kingfisherflight and Clovercharm.
