Chapter Sixty Four

Birdpaw watched the scene with growing unease as cats began arguing amongst themselves. She was horrified when one cat suggested slitting Emberstar's throat. She knew other cats would object with the idea of letting SkyClan stay at the lake. What she hadn't anticipated was the protests that would follow. Or the fact that several others didn't believe Emberstar's story.

What's going to happen if they reject us? she wondered.

Flamestrike stood close beside her, tail wrapping around her almost protectively. Birdpaw glanced at him warily, suddenly aware of how much danger she and her Clanmates were in. The only consolation they had was the fact that the Gathering was a peaceful setting. If the Clans started fighting, StarClan would surely disapprove.

"This Gathering is over!" Russetstar declared before Emberstar could continue defending himself.

The rest of the Clans looked more than happy with that decision.

Her heart sank at the thought of what would happen if the other Clans rejected t