(Frostpaw's POV)
Riverheart came up to me and mewed "You ready to go see the territory?"
I bounced up and down "Yes! Can my siblings come?"
Patchclaw came over with Whitepaw "We can. I don't think Brightpaw can. She's probably going to be doing medicine cat stuff."
My head fell. First I lost Silverheart and now I can't even go see the territory with the cat I was closest to. Oh well, I guess we will swap stories when we get back.
We headed out of the camp through the reed barrier I had always dreamed of leaving. I saw rivers crossing everywhere, and we had to cross them to reach the border.
Patchclaw said "This is the DarkClan border. They're easy to recognize because they have a piney stench. Trust me, you don't want to mess with them."
I nodded, breathing in the scent. The smell was so bad, I would easily remember it.
We took the DarkClan border down to the Forest Glade. There I saw the stories I had heard for moons.
A large dip in the earth was surrounded by trees, the trunks so tight together that there were only six entrances, one for each Clan. There was a large branch that laced with another and I guessed that was where the leaders sat. A small pile of rocks were at the base of the tree and I guessed the deputies or medicine cats sat there. A fallen log was nearby the pile, providing more sitting room for cats with more important roles.
We headed towards another border, where a snowy tang hit my mouth.
"That's IceClan you can smell." Riverheart said, "They are best at hunting in colder weather."
"So that's why they always seem the skinniest at greenleaf gatherings!" Patchclaw said his eyes wide.
Riverheart nodded before moving towards camp. He said "You must be tired, and it's getting late."
I nodded. We headed back to camp. One thing I noticed as I passed through the reed barrier that there wasn't any recent scent of Brightpaw.
I turned to Riverheart "Where's Brightpaw?"
Riverheart said "Not sure." Before looking at the moon. "It's the half moon tonight. She's probably at the Silver Plateau."
I tilted my head. What is that?
Riverheart seemed to read my thoughts "It's the medicine cat gathering place. You will go there eventually."
I sighed and headed to the pile, where I grabbed a trout and settled down by Whitepaw to share it.
As we ate, Leafpaw came up to us "How was your tour?"
"Great!" I said through mouthfuls of trout "I didn't expect our territory to be so big!"
"One day you will have the forest memorized. Frostpaw, your mentor told me to tell you that my mentor and I are going to do battle training with you tomorrow."
"What about me?" Whitepaw asked.
"I don't know what Patchclaw has in store for you tomorrow. Come on, I'll show you your nests." Leafpaw said leading us into the apprentices den.
"I made your nests while you were out. Frostpaw this ones yours," she said pointing with her tail to one of the nests, "And Whitepaw, your over by Brownpaw."
I thanked her and curled down into my nest, falling asleep.
The next morning, a cold paw shook me awake. My eyes fluttered open to see Leafpaw shaking me.
"Okay okay I'm awake!" I said making my way to my paws.
We headed out of the den to see Riverheart and my mother waiting for us. Silverheart said "Finally she's awake! Let's go."
Riverheart nodded to Silverheart and made his way out of the entrance. Silverheart flicked her white tail and followed him.
Leafpaw and I were right behind her. I whispered "How's Silverheart? As a mentor?"
"Harsh. If I mess something up, I have to go hungry or take care of the elders. It's so hard being her apprentice. I can't bear it."
"For StarClan's sake, why won't you report her to Swiftstar?"
"Please, like Swiftstar will listen to me!" She sighed "Just four more moons, and I will be able to forget about her. She's like Wolfstar, the DarkClan leader before Nightstar. A tyrant, cruel, and all she wants is to lead. I've heard her talking to Thornpelt, Shadefeather, Wolftooth, and Darkshade about murdering Brackenheart and Swiftstar, then throwing you and your siblings out."
"We have to tell Swiftstar!" I said.
"There's no point. She's already killed Grayshadow. And cats from several other Clans have died to her and her lackeys."
I thought of Grayshadow, the deputy before Brackenheart, who everyone had assumed had been killed by a rogue.
"We have to. I'll fake a stomachache and you can maybe fake another sickness so we can go back and tell Swiftstar."
"Fine."
We arrived in the training hollow, where Leafpaw acted like she had a cough. I slipped over to Riverheart and mewed "Can I go back to camp. I'm feeling feverish, and I have a bit of a cough."
Riverheart turned and looked at me "I hope you haven't caught greencough." He said before nodding "Alright. I think Leafpaw is ill too, so you two can go back together."
Leafpaw and I met and headed back to amp, where we slipped into the leaders den. Swiftstar mewed "Who is it?"
"It's Leafpaw and Frostpaw." Leafpaw said before slipping in. I squeezed in the den behind her.
Swiftstar's black and white pelt glowed in the half-light. She said "Well, what is it?"
"We have something to tell you. Last night, we overheard Silverheart plotting with Thornpelt, Shadefeather, Wolftooth, and Darkshade to kill you and Brackenheart, then her becoming leader and either killing or throwing out her kits." Leafpaw said shakily."
Swiftstar stared at her in disbelief "I don't believe it!" She said in shock.
"Well you better. You remember Grayshadow?" Leafpaw said.
Swiftstar nodded vaguely, like she was in pure shock.
"Well, I saw Silverheart killing her. Other cats have fallen at her paws, including Fallenstorm and Icewhisker." Leafpaw said, remembering cats I never even knew all that well."
"I... She... I've got to punish her." Swiftstar said.
Swiftstar left and leaped onto the River Stone. "Let the Clan gather!" She called.
Leafpaw and I snuck into the crowd, not wanting to be seen as the ones who told on Silverheart.
"Today, two cats came to me, and told me that there are traitors in our Clan. Leafpaw and Frostpaw, come up to the rock."
Leafpaw and I walked up and leaped onto the rock. Swiftstar said "Go on Leafpaw, tell them what you told me."
Leafpaw took Swiftstar's place. She bravely said "Cats of FeatherClan, do you remember Grayshadow, Fallenstorm, and Icewhisker? How they were killed by rogues?"
The clan nodded, even the kits. The stories had been told enough.
"Well, anything you have heard is wrong. The day Grayshadow was killed, it was not a rogue, but it was Silverheart!"
Gasps of disbelief came from the Clan, and one cat called "Your lying!"
"I am not lying. Frostpaw knows it was Silverheart too."
I nervously stepped up besides Leafpaw. "I knew it was her every time because when she came back in the nursery, she smelled like the cat who died, and the cat who died's fur was in between her claws. She also had the smell of blood on her and she had blood on her."
Swiftstar nudged us back "Silverheart, these two also heard you plotting with Thornpelt, Shadefeather, Wolftooth, and Darkshade about killing me and Brackenheart, and then taking over this Clan."
More gasps, this time of fear as a space cleared around the five cats.
"Silverheart, for murder and plotting of murder, I sentence you to exile. I will warn all of the Clans not to take you in."
Silverheart defiantly stepped to the rock "Fine, but I will have my revenge! Wolftooth, are you coming?"
Wolftooth stared at her "Never in my life! I'm perfectly happy here!" He said.
"Coward. What about you Shadefeather?"
The dark she-cat shook her head "Into the middle of winter? No. I'm expecting Brackenheart's kits, and I don't dare leave him or the Clan that I love."
"Fine for all I care about. What about you Darkshade?"
The black tom stood up "No. You were once my mentor, and I looked up to you. But you killed my love, and now I shall never forgive you."
"Grayshadow was weak! Thornpelt?"
"You killed my mentor and my best friend, and now you expect me to go with you?"
"I did, until I found out all of my friends are cowards!" Silverheart said before lashing her tail and stalking out of camp.