The First Battle/Chapter 10

==Chapter description==
:Wind Runner is kitting too soon and the camp waits for news. Thunder checks on Gray Wing, who is still wheezing, and Turtle Tail tells the kits to play while she checks on Wind Runner and to check on Gray Wing occasionally. Thunder watches over him and Gray Wing foretells danger, saying that Thunder will help them, before falling asleep. Turtle Tail orders Thunder to fetch a stick for Wind Runner and he crosses into Clear Sky's territory in search of one. After testing a few weak sticks on the ground, he hesitantly decides to retrieve a stick from a tree. Dismissing his fears, Thunder climbs an oak and breaks off a young stick, falling to the ground with it and landing on his paws. At camp, Turtle Tail invites Thunder to see Wind Runner, who is struggling with her kitting.
:Turtle Tail gives Wind Runner the stick to bite down on, helping her to bear the pain. A white she-kit is born, followed by a gray tom and two more kits. Thunder is pleased, watching happily as Wind Runner cares for her newborns, and Turtle Tail tells him that toms will never know what it is like to give birth. As Turtle Tail praises Thunder for bringing a strong stick, she realizes that her kits are missing, as she cannot hear them. Hawk Swoop says that the kits were outside camp, and Turtle Tail is fearful for their safety. Jagged Peak offers to search for them, as do Shattered Ice and Hawk Swoop, while Thunder continues to watch Gray Wing. Tall Shadow tells Gray Wing to rest for the meeting with Clear Sky, and Thunder is apprehensive. When they hear Jagged Peak yowl, Thunder and Lightning Tail rush out to find him, and Jagged Peak says that Tom has taken the kits and that Turtle Tail pursued them. Thunder takes Lightning Tail to follow her, fearing for Turtle Tail's safety.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*It is discovered that Tom has taken Turtle Tail's kits.
===Births===
*Moth Flight, Dust Muzzle, Emberkit, and Morning Whisker: born to Wind Runner and Gorse Fur.
==Errors==
*Fircone is described as mottled brown-and-white.
*Morning Whisker is referred to as a tom.
==Notes and references==
Category:The First Battle
Category:Chapter subpages
Category:Dawn of the Clans arc