- Jun 7, 2022
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"AND THOUGH THE EMBERS ARE NEW, WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T LET THE FIRE DIE"
Emberstar had made her decision. It had been a long walk back from the border, and all the while she had worked to douse the flames of her anger. She hated being angry. It consumed her, ate at everything that she liked about herself and left behind a terrible, mean creature. Her anger felt like losing control. It made her feel useless and helpless, and those were the two feeling she had always hated most.
They were feelings she couldn't escape now though. It felt like this was inevitable, like from the moment she accepted Cinderfrost into her clan this would always have been the result. Had she made a mistake in doing so?
Then again, if Emberstar had made a mistake in letting her stay, that meant that the stars had too. That was something she refused to believe. Then, perhaps, she had simply failed to live up to their expectations. If she had worked harder, done better, then maybe none of this would have happened. Or, another possibility, maybe it hadn't been a mistake at all. Cinderfrost had done some good in her time in the clan. She had saved Roepaw, helped Sunfreckle and Rabbitnose deliver their kits, and helped everyone during the fire. Even saved Emberstar's own life. She wanted to believe all that had been foreseen by Starclan.
Emberstar hoped that her friends in the sky would understand the decision she had to make now.
The leader leapt atop highrock, and looked down at her clan assembled below. "Thunderclan." She croaked out exhaustively, it had been a long day. "From this moment onward, Cinderfrost will no longer serve as the medicine cat of our clan, and will be banished." It was strange, to use that word. She had never thought she would. They were supposed to all be family."Her crimes are taking my first life, threatening Finchcatcher when he came to join our ranks, and attacking Bonejaw, the medicine cat of Shadowclan. I have tried," Remorse was heavy in her tone. She had tried, she had tried to hard. This felt like giving up. "To have faith in the stars choice, and work with her to keep her worse tenancies under control. Now, however, her violence has gone beyond our borders, to places where I have no authority. She has proven herself a threat to the other clans, and to the peace. In light of that, I can no longer harbor her in our camp in good conscience."
Her eyes found Berryheart. "Thankfully, our clan will not be left without a medicine cat. Berryheart has my full faith, as it was dreams sent to me by Starclan that led to his appointment." She dipped her head toward him.
Emberstar looked to the rest of her clan, waiting for their reaction. Idly, she wondered if they would boo or cheer her announcement. She also wondered which one she was hoping for.
They were feelings she couldn't escape now though. It felt like this was inevitable, like from the moment she accepted Cinderfrost into her clan this would always have been the result. Had she made a mistake in doing so?
Then again, if Emberstar had made a mistake in letting her stay, that meant that the stars had too. That was something she refused to believe. Then, perhaps, she had simply failed to live up to their expectations. If she had worked harder, done better, then maybe none of this would have happened. Or, another possibility, maybe it hadn't been a mistake at all. Cinderfrost had done some good in her time in the clan. She had saved Roepaw, helped Sunfreckle and Rabbitnose deliver their kits, and helped everyone during the fire. Even saved Emberstar's own life. She wanted to believe all that had been foreseen by Starclan.
Emberstar hoped that her friends in the sky would understand the decision she had to make now.
The leader leapt atop highrock, and looked down at her clan assembled below. "Thunderclan." She croaked out exhaustively, it had been a long day. "From this moment onward, Cinderfrost will no longer serve as the medicine cat of our clan, and will be banished." It was strange, to use that word. She had never thought she would. They were supposed to all be family."Her crimes are taking my first life, threatening Finchcatcher when he came to join our ranks, and attacking Bonejaw, the medicine cat of Shadowclan. I have tried," Remorse was heavy in her tone. She had tried, she had tried to hard. This felt like giving up. "To have faith in the stars choice, and work with her to keep her worse tenancies under control. Now, however, her violence has gone beyond our borders, to places where I have no authority. She has proven herself a threat to the other clans, and to the peace. In light of that, I can no longer harbor her in our camp in good conscience."
Her eyes found Berryheart. "Thankfully, our clan will not be left without a medicine cat. Berryheart has my full faith, as it was dreams sent to me by Starclan that led to his appointment." She dipped her head toward him.
Emberstar looked to the rest of her clan, waiting for their reaction. Idly, she wondered if they would boo or cheer her announcement. She also wondered which one she was hoping for.
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