you're able to walk again, excersise your muscles."

Shadowheart sighed and then nodded, and closed his eyes.

Wolfheart padded out of the den and went over to the warriors den, where she decided to rest a bit. She kind of wanted to go on another dusk patrol- they were much better than dawn patrols. It wasn't hot at all, and Wolfheart just plain liked traveling through ThunderClan territory at night time anyways.

She lay her head on her paws and yawned. She fell asleep.

Wolfheart blinked open her eyes. To her relief, she was at Fourtrees. Wolfheart turned her head to the bushes where RiverClan entered Fourtrees, and saw Grayheart and Icepool. Then she turned to where ShadowClan entered, and saw Russetfur pad in. Wolfheart purred. "This is much better than that nasty old dark place I was in last time." She teased.

Grayheart chuckled. "That prophecy was a bit layed out for you, huh? But have you abandoned your true prophecy, Wolfheart? Have you found night?"

Wolfheart gave her chest fur a few brief licks. "No, I'm waiting for it to come to me, though. I have alot on my mind right now, and I need no other troubles on my mind."

Grayheart, Icepool and Russetfur began to fade, and Wolfheart found herself back in the warriors den. She looked up through the canopy of trees. The sun was setting.

She got up and shook the clinging pieces of moss off, and bounded out of the den to go to Firestar's den to ask him about dusk patrol.

"Firestar?" She meowed into the entrance of his den. She could hear him shuffling around inside. "Yes, come in, Wolfheart."

Wolfheart padded into his den, and saw his green eyes clearly through the darkness. "Would you like me to go on dusk patrol tonight?" She asked, twitching her tail. Firestar looked as if he were thinking. "Yes. You and Rosefur can pick out some cats to come with you."

Wolfheart nodded. "Thank you, Firestar." She dipped her head respectfully and padded backwards out of his den.

Wolfheart looked around the clearing for Rosefur. She spotted her almost immediently, sharing a piece of fresh-kill with Sourstorm.

Wolfheart paded up to them. "Rosefur," she meowed. "Firestar would like me to help you choose the cats going on dusk patrol."

Rosefur twitched her ears. "Dusk patrol? I'm going on dusk patrol too?" Rosefur sighed. "Firestar said nothing about me going on dusk patrol. I was hoping for a good rest. Wolfheart, could you do me a good favor and just lead dusk patrol yourself? You seemed to do a pretty good job at it last time."

Wolfheart twitched her whiskers. "Of course," she meowed. "I'll pick out some cats to go."

Wolfheart searched the clearing, trying to find atleast three warriors and one apprentice- maybe two warriors two appentices.

Wolfheart saw Darkpelt sharing tounges with Chihuauapaw across the clearing. She thought that Darkpelt would do good for one of the warriors to go, but she couldn't pick Chihuauapaw- she was from LeafClan, and this was a ThunderClan patrol.

She padded up to him. "Darkpelt," she meowed, "you're coming with me on dusk patrol tonight. Know any good suggestions for apprentices?"

Darkpelt twitched his ears. "Why not Pebblepaw? She must be really put down about Hazelheart being in the nursery for so long..." Wolfheart thought for a moment. "Alright. Thank you, Darkpelt."

Darkpelt gave a respectful nod and went back to sharing tounges with Chihuauapaw.

Wolfheart searched the clearing. She soon spotted Foxpaw and Echobreeze, Foxpaw was carrying a piece of fresh-kill to the elders den, and Echobreeze was chewing on the back leg of a rabbit.

She padded up to Foxpaw once she had given the mouse to Bluewater. "Foxpaw, would you like to come with me and Darkpelt and Echobreeze and Pebblepaw on dusk patrol?"

Foxpaw grinned. "Of course!" She purred. Wolfheart chuckled and said, "Alright then."

Wolfheart bounded over to Echobreeze, who had finihsed the rabbit, and was licking her jaws. "Echobreeze, you'll be on dusk patrol with me, Foxpaw, Darkpelt and Pebblepaw." Echobreeze nodded. "That's fine. I'll be there."

Wolfheart decided she was begining to become hungry herself. She went to the fresh-kill pile and picked out a vole, then she settled down near the warriors den and began to eat. She watched as the sky became flame-colored and pink though the canopy of trees.

"Is every cat here?" Meowed Wolfheart, as her and the dusk patrol began to set off. All of the cats nodded, and they padded through the gorse tunnel into the ravine above.

"Foxpaw, Pebblepaw, come here." She meowed to the two chosen apprentices. They cats bounded up to the front of the group. "Since this is your first dusk patrol as apprentices, I'm going to ask you to take the back, and watch out for any signs of predators."

The two apprentices nodded, and fell behind.

"Alright," she meowed, stopping. "let's take the patrol up the river a bit, and then take a turn towards Snakerocks. We'll come back to the camp from Snakerocks. Sound good?"

Every cat yowled their agreement, and Wolfheart led the patrol towards Sunningrocks, where the river on ThunderClan territory began.

Snakerocks weren't far ahead, and the faintest light of dawn bagan to shine in the sky. "Now, remember to watch out for adders." Warned Wolfheart, and the grass bagn to turn into sand. Wolfheart stepped into the snake-filled clearing cautiously. Wolfheart thought she caught a glimpse of one of the small black stick-like bodies slide across the clearing, but that was it.

"Alright, we're going to make a run for it," she called to the other cats, "watch your step!"

The cats flew across the clearing, and back towards the ThunderClan camp. The patrol was nearly there when she heard one of the cats behind her stumble, and then fall. She raised her tail to show that she was going to stop, and then skidded to a halt.

Wolfheart turned around. Sure enough, Pebblepaw was on the ground, a tree root jutted out of the ground, probably causing her fall. "Pebblepaw, you need to-" Wolfheart was cut off when she saw a dark shape not far behind them. It wasn't a fox- itwas too large- it definatly wasn't an adder, either.

Wolfheart crouched low, and signaled with her tail for the other cats to crouch also.

The creature lumbered through some brambles in search of food.

Finally, the dim dawn sky became right enough so that Wolfheart could make out the creature- a badger.

Wolfheart could tell that the badger didn't notice the patroling cats, so she signaled for them to continue on it a low, slow, silent crouch.

Wolfheart had reported the badgr to Firestar and was on her way to get some fresh-kill when she saw Hazelheart's three kits playing outside the nursery for the first time.

She purred, and padded up to them.

Wolfheart finally noticed the kits' appearences for the first time. Barlykit was a small, black-and-white tortiseshell. Saphirekit was a small, grayish-blue she-cat, much like Bluestar. Bumblekit was a small, white kit with hazel and black splothches.

"How cute!"She purred, when she approached them at last. Wolfheart looked down at Bumblekit. She looked as if she expected a fox to burst out of the clear blue and grab her up, and when Barleykit snapped a twig, she jumped into the air in shock.

"She's a bit cautious, huh?" Chuckled Wolfheart. Hazelheart twitched her tail. "Quite," she purred, "she was born like it. I don't exactly know why, either."

Wolfheart felt a pang of memory of how Foxpaw and Shadowpaw used to fight when they were kits when she saw Barleykit snap at Saphirekit's tail.

"You know, Wolfheart," Hazelheart's meow broke Wolfheart out of her thoughts. "I would like it if you were able to mentor one of the kits. Would you like to?"

Wolfheart twitched her whiskers. "Of course I would! But that doesn't mean I'll get to!"

Hazelheart purred. "I hope you get to," she mewed. Across the clearing, Wolfheart spotted Emily and Nightpaw getting ready to leave for training. Wolfheart almost knew that Nightpaw would be the last of her kits to be made a warrior- she was much more laid back, not as determined in her training sesions. She knew because she had examined each of them when she had taken out Darkpelt for training.

"I'm going to go and see Shadowheart," meowed Wolfheart, and she bounded across the clearing, flicking her tail in farewell. "Tell him hello for me!" Called Hazelheart after her.

Wolfheart peered into the dark, carved-out den. Two green eyes blinked. Shadowheart was awake.

Wolfheart padded into the den- where her eyes soon adjusted to the intense darkness. "Any better?" She asked, twitching her tail in hope. Shadowheart nodded. "Ripplepool has taken the cobwebs off of my neck- that's almost healed. But my belly- not at all, really. Ripplepool says that- at the top most hope- it will heal, and I'll be able to become a warrior once more."

Wolfheart purred. This was much better news. "If you heal within six moons, perhaps you can mentor one of Hazelheart's kits. Speaking of Hazelheart- She wanted me to tell you hello."

Shadowheart purred. "That's Hazelheart- kind and social all over."

Right about that time, Wolfheart heard footsteps coming towards the den, and then Emily's scent. "May I come in?" Brown eyes searched the inside of the den, and Wolfheart replied, "Of course. Why not?"

Emily came into the den and awed. "I've never been in here before- kinda dark, huh? Well, anyways, I came to see Shadowheart," She meowed, "how are you?"

Shadowheart twitched