Emerald gaze sat by the entrance of camp, his mate, silver storm, sleeping next to him. He was waiting patiently for Dust tail and thorn to arrive back at camp- mostly so he can comfort the grey and black tom who had been his friend since he joined rain clan. Most cats forgot about the ginger and brow tom being mud clan born, which emerald was particularly pleased about. Emerald gaze stood up, looking in the distance seeing the two toms. He stood up slowly, carful not to wake the sleeping she cat and padded over to Dust tail and thorn. "You and silver were right." Dust tail mewed quietly, "Why did you have to be right?" he added more quietly as he trotted past emerald as if he wasn't there. "I'm sorry dusty, wanna go share a shrew? It might take your mind off of it." Emerald mewed. Dust tail scoffed, "A shrew wont bring cats back to life, not even star clan can do that." Dust tail mewed sharply, catching emerald off guard. "Then there isn't any use in fretting over it anymore. I'm not saying to shrug it off but you can't let it cut your ears." Emerald mewed, choosing his words carefully. Dust tail stopped, his ears flattening on his head and his lips drawn in the start of a snarl. He swung around, his blue eyes blazing "Don't let it cut my ears!" He mocked, " How can I not, much like every other cat without sense I belived Jay star instead of the cat that I knew since we were kits! How can I not let it cut my ears when I watched the cat I care for get killed right in front of me! And how in star clan do I not let it cut my ears when her grave was just dug up!" He spat, turning around and limping to the warrior's den.  Emerald stood in place, frozen in shock. Dust tail usually calm and easy going cat, not sharp tonged and letting everything get under his fur. He missed his old friend. 

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"Those flea pelts!" Swift foot hissed. "Fierce paw was a strong apprentice... how could they kill him?" Emerald gaze mewed with grief, his apprentice laying dead at his paws. "Not strong enough to fight more then one cat at once, especially outsiders." Oak whisker, the senior rain clan deputy mewed softly.  Ivy Blossom was inspecting the apprentice frantically, trying to see if there was any hope of the apprentice being alive- even when she knew it was no use. "MY KIT!" Blue tail yowled as she rushed into the clearing, almost pushing ivy blossom out of the way. "Blue tail, fierce paw died honorably." Ivy blossom mewed, pressing her muzzle into her mothers flank. Panther star sat a bit away, his eyes calm, but the young medicine cat could see the grief in his eyes. Even if fierce paw was only ivy blossoms half brother, she shared a close relation ship with him- which made her heart hurt when she finally gave up looking for a sign of life.  "I say we look for those blood thirsty dark forest spawn! I'm sick of our cats dying because of these cats!" Dust tail yowled. Everyone looked at the furious grey tom, his eyes burning with determination. "For once in a while, I agree with you." Emerald gaze mewed, standing up and giving fierce paw a quick lick. "I was his mentor and I should of been there to help him, if no one else- I'm going." He mewed with stubborn determination. "I know where the barn is Honey wing an I had stumbled across it." swift foot mewed, wincing as he spoke of the she cats name. Dust tail's eyes blazed more, "Well now I have to go." He mewed. The three toms turned to panther star, who dipped his head in approval. "Very well." he sighed. Dust tail's claws flexed like he was sinking them into a piece of prey, "Nether of you are aloud to die... my kits need a father and I need my brother." Silver storm whispered, licking both emerald gaze and dust tail cheek. "No promises." The toms mewed playfully.