Whitepaw was laying next to Shadepaw aware that their flanks where touching sharing a shrew. they had grown closer since she had moved into the apprentice den."Let all cats old enough to hunt in the mist gather!"Came the call of Treestar and every cat gathered and waited."Shadepaw come forward."

Treestar mewed to the apprentice, the huge black tom touched noses with Whitepaw and padded over to Treestar."Starclan this apprentice has fought hard to learn your warrior code and I present him to you as a Mistclan warrior."

"Shadepaw do promise to hold the warrior code even at the cost of your life?"Shadepaw glanced at Whitepaw as if asking her to decide, Whitepaw gave an encouraging nod."I do" Treestar continued.

"Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name."Whitepaw held her breath and waited for the name."From this moment on you will be known as Shadepelt.''Shadepelt looked to the sky as if thanking his warrior ancestors.

''Shadepelt!Shadepelt!Shadepelt!Shadepelt!"The clan called, but the new warrior pushed through the crowd to Whitepaw and pressed himself against her flank entwining tails and rubbing her cheek"I hope that you become a warrior soon."Whitepaw pressed herself into his soft fur and said: "I can't wait."Shadepelt smiled then went and sat in the middle of the clearing for his vile.

A few days later Treestar, Dasyfoot, and Whitepaw were on a hunting patrol stalking through the forest. Whitepaw padded at Dasyfoot's side as her father led the patrol. Suddenly the bushes shivered and a huge fox popped its red fur sticking up its teeth gleamed as it snarled at them. Whitepaw unsheathed her claws and crouched down ready to leap on the fox, this is my time to prove myself to my father! Treestar leaped onto it and clawed it, Whitepaw grabbed its tail in her teeth and bit down,  Dasyfoot swiped her claws across its muzzle, blood spilling everywhere.

Suddenly the fox reared and grabbed Treestar and bit his neck, the dark tabby yowling in pain.  Whitepaw leaped at the foxes head and clawed his eyes, the fox whimpered and ran away. Treestar lay on the ground panting, the bite on his neck spilling blood, then Treestar shuddered then lay still closing his eyes"He's losing a life! It's all my fault!"Whitepaw wailed but Dasyfoot led her to camp.

In camp, Shadepelt  saw her with a scared  expression and rushed to her side pressing him to her flank covering her in soothing licks'What's wrong?"Whitepaw backed away and ran to her mother.''We were attacked by a fox! Treestar is losing a life! And it's all my fault!"Sandfire looked at her  then  ran toward the camp entrance  but over her shoulder, she said: "It's not your fault."Shadepelt pressed himself to her side and wrapped her to him with is tail saying.

"Your father will be fine it was an accident."Then he led her to the apprentice den the shadowy den smelled of only her sense Shadepelt moved to the warrior den, and after she lay down he curled around her murmuring"Don't worry I'll keep you safe."