Flamefur's POV:

Panic surged through Flamefur's pelt and her eyes widened even further. He wouldn't exile me... Right?

Her body tense, Flamefur looked up to see Tigerstripe glaring directly at her before he quickly turned away and began speaking. "Trueheart, Hazefang and... dearest sister.. Flamefur. Step forwards."

Flamefur screwed her eyes shut and lowered her head, fighting her emotions. Don't break down in front of the clan! She yowled at herself. Be strong!

Slowly, she got a hold of herself and raised her head. She masked her true emotions with a hard glare and strutted- trying to ignore her painful leg- to the foot of the Highboulder. She noticed Metalclaw staring at her in shock and she turned away, fearing that the sight of the grey tom would shatter her carefully placed shield.

Nutwhisker yowled at Tigerstripe. "You can't exile Trueheart! She's injured!"

Tigerstripe spun around to face Nutwhisker and muttered something inaudible. Nutwhisker's eyes widened slightly and he bowed his head, stepping away to join Dawnheart.

Tigerstripe returned to his original spot and faced his confused clan mates. "I know your wondering why I'd exile my own sister, but I have good reason to. Last night I caught her sneaking into the nursery. If it weren't for me stopping her, she'd have killed Nutwhisker and Watersplash's final kit, Timberkit!"

Flamefur gasped. "That's not true! I would never do that!"

"Of course you would! You would do anything for Metalclaw, even if it meant killing a kit!" Tigerstripe snarled and turned to glare at Metalclaw. "You're both the scum of Lightclan and you deserve to be exiled!"

No cat spoke up against Tigerstripe. It was like they all made a silent agreement to not speak up against the new deputy unless they wanted to he exiled. Flamefur felt dread fill her and she unsheathed her claws.

"What's going on?" Trueheart's yowl sounded and Flamefur looked up to see Hazefang carefully guiding the injured she cat up to the foot of the Highboulder.

"We're being exiled." Hazefang sighed and glared up at Metalclaw.

Flamefur hissed at her brother. "I will be back to kick you off that rock!"

"Not a chance." Tigerstripe growled. "Now leave."

Flamefur sighed and looked at her new companions. "Well... Let's go."

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Nutwhisker's POV:

"Did I just make a terrible mistake?" Dawnheart asked softly as the exiled cats left camp.

"Um..." Nutwhisker didn't want to upset Dawnheart any further. She already had to cope with the fact that she could no longer be a warrior. And now her choice in deputy has caused three cats to be exiled without explanation. All he could answer with was: "I hope not."

Dawnheart didn't seem satisfied with his answer and she growled. "I have to go back. Is there any way to remove him from the deputy rank?"

Nutwhisker shook his head. "The only way would be to kill him or get Stormstar to remove him."

"Then we must cure Stormstar!" Dawnheart stated and tried to climb down the Highboulder by herself but she slipped. Tigerstripe saw her slip and before Nutwhisker could move a muscle, the brown tabby had grabbed onto Dawnheart's scruff, gently pulling her up.

Dawnheart sighed and meowed to Tigerstripe. "Um.. Thanks."

Tigerstripe nodded stiffly. "I'm not the bad guy here. Metalclaw was. Now that he's gone, Lightclan will be at peace."

"Don't forget about NoName." Nutwhisker reminded.

"I haven't forgotten. I just don't think she'll attack any time soon. She's looking for a weak spot, I bet. She's waiting for a way to trap everyone in her dreams just like Stormstar is. And I won't let that happen. I will protect Lightclan until my dying breath." Tigerstripe replied softly.

"Really?" Nutwhisker hissed. "I didn't know that killing kits was part of protecting Lightclan."

"It was necessary." Tigerstripe growled.

"You admited it!" Nutwhisker gasped. "You really did kill Pebblekit!"

Tigerstripe snarled and thrust his muzzle close to Nutwhisker's. "Keep your big mouth shut, little medicine, or I might just find a way to get your second kit killed."

"If you go anywhere near my kits I'll tear your eyes out!" Nutwhisker threatened.

"You can try, but you won't succeed." Tigerstripe hissed. "I am stronger than you. You will listen to me or your kits will pay the price."

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The End

Rushed and abrupt ending to the book..

Bonus chapter will hopefully be interesting... >:3

See you all in the Bonus chappy!