"Absolutely not!" CopperStar yowled, his copper brown fur turning a light yellow in the moons light. "I am not sending my daughter on a dangerous quest-"

"That's not your choice to make. It was Starclan's. They've set the path for me, now I must follow it." DawnPaw hissed at her father and pacing inside the leader's den. The two had been fighting for hours on end, ever since CopperStar had told all four clans he would not let her leave alone. Then they had all returned home. It was so unfair, her father had always been way overprotective of her when she could take care of herself.

The other chosen cats would probably be starting to Gather at Fourtrees before making the journey to Moonstone. "Father I must go. If not we would be betraying Starclan!"

"I don't care about Starclan I care about you!" DawnPaw eyes widdened at his response. 

"Father keep my voice down-"

"Don't tell me what to do, it is my job to tell you what to do." He sat down on his nest. The two looked very similiar, though CopperStar had darker fur while DawnPaw's was a magnificent bright orange that faded dark in some areas like a setting sun. And unlike her father she four white socks and underbelly but they shared the same golden eyes.

"As a father I must do what's best for you." He continued.

"Yes, but as a leader you must do what's best for your clan." Her voice was slightly lighter and the leader opened his mouth to reply, but had no response.

"Dad please... trust me to do this." She walked up to him pressing her forehead to his.

"I just don't want to loose you like your mother." He purred. She nuzzled him reasurringly. "You won't. I promise..."

"Finally," the skinny black tom, TatteredPaw, grunted. His eye were a light crystal blue and his long tail curled round his paws as he laid by Fourtree's roots.

SparrowPaw blushed as he walked down silently from Thunderclan territory. "Sorry..."

"Don't apologize," he looked up and recognised Riverclan's chosen apprentice, the same cat who had come to Thunderclan, DawnPaw. "we still have time. Someone's just impatient." She slitted her eyes at TatteredPaw who gave a small hiss in return.

"Where's the other one? MountainPaw?" DawnPaw asked licking her shoulder. SparrowPaw found himself staring and blinked looking away. "Up here!" Came a bright voice and a grey tom jumped down from his leader's place on Fourtrees.

TatteredPaw looked at the small apprentice for his disrespect. It wasn't proper for apprentices to stand where their leaders spoke on full moons. SparrowPaw still could hardly believe the size of the apprentice, her could almost be mistaken for a large kit.

"Then let's get going." TatteredPaw was up and walking towards Moonstone.

"So does anyone know what exactly Starclan sent to the medicine cats?" Cliffpaw skipped between SparrowPaw and DawnPaw.

"To discover plans of clan of blood. Four cats, one broken and ruined, one with wings of flight, one of the rising sun and one of tall stone. With danger at every turn, two will bond and two will learn. From full moon, the four will be sent by leaders of Copper, Owl, Young and Oak to stone of moon." DawnPaw said simply and both SparrowPaw and CliffPaw looked at her impressed.

"I memorized it." She shrugged catching up with TatteredPaw.

The journey to Moonstone from there on was peaceful. The night was quiet. There was no wind and the air was perfectly warm. Finally they reached Mothermouth. The entrance to the Moonstone's cave.

SparrowPaw had heard about it from others but had never set eyes on it before. All apprentices had to visit Moonstone before becoming Warriors. "Come on." TatteredPaw growled and SparrowPaw noticed everyone had already gone ahead.

"Coming." He ran after them.