Jaylight POV

I really want to know what happened to her, and I also really want to know if she is ok. Windgorse is normally a very well-kept cat. Her fur is matted and she hasn't eaten. Something is seriously wrong. And I need to find out what it is. A voice full of worry whispered in the back of her mind... Why did she fall? That's what worries me most...

Jaylight slowly stood, moving carefully not to disturb the sleeping Blazingkit. Jaylight trotted quietly into the medicine den to check on Windgorse, the fresh scent of herbs hitting her nose strongly as she approached. Jaylight ducked in and padded over to a corner of the den where the scent of the medicine cat was, " Windgorse?"

" I'm right here..." Windgorse whispered staring at the warrior. What small bit of sunlight that was left was reflecting off her eyes and gave them the allusion of hidden pain and buried lies.

I can help by changing her...cobwebs..? I'm sure her wound needs to be cleaned again.

" I'm going to fix your cobweb thing..." Jaylight responded and began to flatten out a piece of the sticky webbing.

" Chew up marigold and put it into my.... Wound " Windgorse coughed, her whole body shaking with it. Jaylight could sense that Windgorse wasn't used to relying on others.

Right but it needs to be clean or it won't work. I think.

Jaylight obeyed, but first she licked the gash until there was no dirt, picking out anything she had missed before. Then she added the marigold and finally and placed the cobweb firmly on. " I hope your okay.." Jaylight stated, her gaze fixed firmly on Windgorse's eyes, " You need to eat, you're skinnier than a rabbit in Leafbare."

" No... It wouldn't be right..." Windgorse protested.

" What do you mean 'It wouldn't be right'? You know what, nevermind. I'll be right back. " Jaylight sniffed and padded to the fresh kill pile. She grabbed a squirrel from the top and trotted back to Windgorse, a steely look of determination in her eyes, " Eat." She ordered the Medicine cat.

Windgorse's stomach growled loudly. " I must not. It's what they want!"

" Well your going to. I don't care if it's what they want, it's what we want to. The clan can't loose you Windgorse, and you should know that. " Jaylight snapped and pushed it right under the injured cat's muzzle.

Windgorse couldn't help it. She sniffed it and hunger rippled throughout her body.

Rosestar padded in," Thank you for your help, Jaylight, but I'll be handling this. "

Jaylight dipped her head and padded out of the den leaving them alone.

How? She's as stubborn as Blazingkit! And Windgorse is supposed to be the Medicine cat, so surely she has the wisdom of Starclan and would realize how immature she's being, right?

Maybe it's only the Leader who can reveal the truth in a decent manner. 

An Hour Later

" Windgorse would like to speak to you Jaylight... Be gentle okay?" Rosestar whispered as she padded past her newest warrior.

Jaylight nodded, it seemed more serious than she had first imagined. Jaylight stood, requesting of Blazingkit that she stay with Echostone and Palemist. Turning tail, Jaylight trotted to Windgorse's den.

" Jaylight?" A hoarse voice croaked, sensing the paw steps.

" Yes, this is Jaylight, " she responded uncertainly, poking her head into the entrance of the den.

" Good, come here I have something important to tell you. " Windgorse called out, her voice harsh as if raw from talking.

" Wha-" Jaylight's mew was cut off as she stepped all the way in. Windgorse was staring at her with wide, frozen eyes. Fear and pain seemed to be dancing through her gaze for sometimes one would overtake the other.

" Jaylight, Shadeclan is in grave danger, you must listen to me." Windgorse's voice sounded better up close but it still had a harsh rasp to it. " I can feel it, Starclan is sending me a message, and I can tell that they trust yo-!"

Suddenly the Medicine Cat yowled her legs shaking and her tail twitching;

"Like a burning flame in the night, fire has the power to command and destroy us all."

" When the blood runs red and the ghost cat cries then all will be lost if the son dies."

The words were charging out of Windgorse's mouth, it's like she had no control and no way to stop it. It seemed rehearsed. But seeing the pure terror and pain on the Medicine Cat's face, Jaylight knew it was real.

" Like a burning flame in the night, fire has the power to command and destroy us all, When the blood runs red and the ghost cat cries then all will be lost... if the son dies?" Jaylight repeated, the words sour and heavy on her tongue. She didn't like it. She didn't like the message of death it provided. It was petrifying to think about the future it foretold.

We fear the unknown, and for a very good reason.

Windgorse POV

Windgorse lay breathing heavily. That was the worst part of Medicine Cat Duty. Delivering prophecies was painful and could drive a cat mad. She hated it.

Like a burning flame in the night, fire has the power to command and destroy us all, what does it mean? Think Windgorse!........ Perhaps..? Jaylight wouldn't like it..... She will hate me in fact..... I can see it in her face..... She knows that the prophecy is about death and a cat being power-hungry. Maybe she won't ask, small chance of that happening. And maybe I'm wrong, maybe it isn't about a power-hungry cat. Maybe it's about the next great leader......? But then you have to consider the other prophecy, the one that promises and confirms that the first is bad, When the blood runs red and the ghost cat cries then all will be lost if the son dies.

" Windgorse what does it all mean?" She whimpered. The look of confusion and the battle of fear displayed on her face clearly.

" I don't know. " Windgorse responded her head lowered " I have a theory but it's very loosely based. Besides it just happened, it's no need to worry about it now, these things take time. I-I'm sure the meaning will be revealed soon enough..." her words trailed off despondently.

" Tell me!" Jaylight hissed, the panic starting to break through her walls.

I can't, you wouldn't understand, you'd hate me, you wouldn't believe me. And right now we need to be united more than ever.

" I think... It's Blazingkit" Windgorse muttered, grow quieter as the statement went on.

" What? Stop mumbling and tell me." Jaylight demanded her tail lashing and body tensed.

" I think it's abou-" Windgorse's words were abruptly cut off as Rosestar padded in with narrowed eyes.

Thank Starclan.

" Jaylight get out, your obviously upsetting her! All I can hear is growls, hisses, and bickering. " Rosestar tilted her head and flicked her tail towards the entrance, " Leave. "

Jaylight turned, stalking out without a response.

Windgorse stared after her. " I had a vision, and Starclan sent me a prophecy." she whispered to Rosestar as Jaylight's tail disappeared.

" What about?" Rosestar frowned.

Death and a very powerful ruler. But is this ruler a good thing or a bad thing? Maybe they killed to get there but rightfully they deserve it... Or maybe they killed to get there for their own needs. But like I was thinking before, there's too much bloodshed for this to be a good thing for the clan.

" It was a prophecy. Like a burning flame in the night, fire has the power to command and destroy us all. " Windgorse recited. Her tail still shook from the thought of it. " I'm not sure what it means...and, and there was more," Windgorse took a deep breath," When the blood runs red and the ghost cat cries then all will be lost if the son dies. "

A few, long moments passed.

" Like a burning flame? Not actual fire? Perhaps orange cat?" Rosestar tiled her head " Hmm, it's a curiosity that's certain, and hey I'm reddish orange. And yet it feels like this is meant for someone... How do I put this? Who has the ability to either hate or love the clan depending on his or her raising. What do you think, Windgorse?"

" Perhaps a rouge?" Windgorse suggested, but that nagging feeling stood was still nipping at her side.

It has to be her... Who else could it be?