"Is she going to be alright?" Shadowclaw managed to wake up enough to hear Birchmask speak.
"She'll be fine," that's Wildfern,"But she has a lot of wounds, I don't know how she lasted the battle,"
"And we were beaten on our own territory,"Shadowclaw hadn't heard Redstar's sighing approach.
"It's awful,"Wildfern agreed,"But then again, almost all of ShadowClan was there, and we only had two warriors,"
She thought that she heard a wail of distress from Badgerclaw.
Shadowclaw sat up.
"Shadowclaw! You're up!"Wildfern exclaimed,"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine,"she rasped.
"How did you hold on so long? I mean, look at you!"
Shadowclaw gazed along her body and saw a load of scars, all that were at least a mouse-tail long. She shivered as she remembered the boiling outrage that had surged through her,"I...I don't know,"
It was the half truth, but she didn't want to reveal how angery she was, and how much pain she had caused from it.
"Well, you should get some sleep," Wildfern declared.
Shadowclaw nodded, too weak to argue, and drifted into an uneasy rest.
                            ☆☆☆

Shadowclaw opened her eyes to a lush forest. Her mouth gaped. She was surrounded by prey, all the trees green with an everlasting greenleaf.
StarClan! W...wait if I'm in StarClan...
"No! You're not dead!"an amused voice sounded behind her.
When Shadowclaw saw the small yellow she-cat, she felt that she ought to recognise her.
Who cares? She's a spirit from StarClan!
"Hello, young one. I am Ashwing, and I have watched over you since you were a kit in the nursery,"Ashwing purred.
"Wow!" Shadowclaw gasped,"Why am I here?"
"Because I have a special quest for you,"Ashwing suddenly turned serious,"There is a loner, not far from Clan territory. He needs to die, you'll know him when you see him,"
"W...why me? Why does he have to die?"Shadowclaw stammered.
"Well, you have to do it because you're a very special cat, destined to do great things,"Ashwing purred,"And he has to die because in the future, he will do awful things to your Clan,"
"Okay..."Shadowclaw pledged,"It will be done,"
                          ☆☆☆

Shadowclaw woke up to a strong scent of shrew. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the shrew she had caught earlier was lying in front of her.
"You have to eat,"she heard Squirrelfur urging.
A pang of sorrow shot through as she remembered something. Polarice was his brother.
Feebily, she gulped up the prey, aware of Squirrelfur watching.
"I'm sorry about your brother," Shadowclaw whispered,"I couldn't reach him in time,"
Even though I'm destined for greatness.
Squirrelfur's eyes softened,"Do you think that I blame you?"
"Umm... yes,"
"Shadowclaw, I don't,"he hesitated, "Uh...Shadowclaw...I really, really like you. A...and I have since we were kits..."
Shock silenced her, "Umm...well...Squirrelfur, please don't take this the wrong way but...I'm not planning on having a mate...but we can still be friends,"
"Oh...uh...yeah...that's what I meant. As in like I like you...as a friend...I'll just be going now,"
Shadowclaw laughed inside. Besides, I have no time for you, Squirrelfur. I have to kill someone. I have to save the Clans!