Desertstar
Leader of Windclan
A heavy mist hung over The Ghostly Flats, the morning air thick with humidity and the scent of rain. It had been a few weeks since the gathering, and Desertstar moved silently alongside Cometchaser as they made their way towards the highstone— the very rock she stood upon when her daughter revealed her treachery in front of all the clans. The leader couldn’t help but shudder thinking about it. It felt strange coming back to this place, the mood much heavier and more oppressive, and she quietly wondered if the grief and anger she felt would ever go away. Taking a steadying breath, she caught a glimpse of her reflection in a passing puddle. She looked exhausted. Her face was more gaunt than usual and there were dark circles under her eyes. After all, sleep had not come easy for Desertstar since the gathering, and understandably so. Her daughter had betrayed the entire forest; betrayed her own mother. What had happened to her sweet, innocent daughter? Where did things go so horribly wrong? Desertstar collected herself, dashing away the tears that threatened to spill over before anyone could see them. She needed to pull herself together.
Jumping atop the stone, her eyes brightened some, happy to see that Firestar and Auroraskies had made it. She truthfully felt more at ease knowing that Skyclan would be offering their help. The situation itself was already very difficult for her, knowing she would be up against her own child. “It’s nice to see the both of you,” she inclined her head into a bow before taking a seat in front of them, wrapping her long tail around her paws, “Hopefully the others will arrive soon so we can discuss a plan.”
Auroraskies
The black and golden molly was looking towards Hawkstar for a moment, her eyebrows furrowed for a moment as she bit the inside of her cheek. Auroraskies still had her morals, but she was certainly glad that Firestar didn’t offer himself to become a distraction.. Aurora would have been too stubborn and attempted to join him or would have refused him, she didn’t care how many lives her mate had.. Aurora wasn’t going to witness him losing another life again, she already lost so much because of the serial killer. Letting out a soft hum, she looked towards the black tom and the Shadowclan deputy “One thing that is sure.. Renly loves to watch others suffer, it doesn’t matter how much damage is done towards a feline.. Li-” Aurora stopped herself from mentioning Twilightstrike, his nickname was Light.. A light in their lives that was taken too soon from her entire family.
“If we have a trail that Hawkstar creates, he’ll follow into the caves.. We just need to let him assume that Hawkstar is traveling to Windclan to share news with Desertstar, but perhaps got hurt.. That’s when Mellowfrost and his patrol come in, to lead Renly into the trap.” Aurora said, turning towards Firestar, looking for approval. It wasn’t until the ginger tom moved that she looked towards Desertstar and placed her paw on her friend’s “They will keep an eye out on your daughter, and hopefully they can intervene and perhaps convince her to come home.” Aurora said softly, hoping that perhaps Desertrain’s love for Renly was just physical attraction.. But little did she know, that wasn’t the case at all.
As the others were speaking and planning, she looked over at Firestar who was looking back at her. Her small paw went towards his massive one and held on to it with a reassuring smile on her face. Before, she had nothing.. Only her siblings.. But now, she had Firestar.. Their kits, Their home. Letting out a small sigh, she hoped that this plan worked.. Because she wouldn’t know what to do if it doesn’t. It was soon settled by Firestar and Desertstar that they would have another meeting in a couple of days about which felines would join the patrol along with the full plan. Moving to embrace her younger brother, Aurora moved to embrace Desertstar as well before nodding farewell and one by one, everyone left.
What would happen next?