Darkness Within/Chapter 14

==Chapter description==
:Shadowsight feels frustrated as he watches Mothwing in the herb store as he recalls the struggle with Yarrowleaf's whitecough the previous night. The warrior's cough had kept him up, but not wanting to be caught in the herb storage kept him from treating the poor she-cat. Mothwing pulls out the stored honey, but questions Puddleshine if she should use that or tansy instead. The brown-and-white tom suggests to use both and Shadowsight finds himself thinking leaving as he realizes no one seemingly cares about him. As he heads towards the hollow den he only spots Thriftear and wonders if Squirrelflight had decided to only send one guard. However, he notices her guilty look and heads over to inspect and pushes past her to find Lionblaze with Ashfur.
:Lionblaze corners the impostor as he confronts him about their past and the present. Without thinking, the ThunderClan deputy begins attacking the dark warrior as Shadowsight is forced to stop him from harming him seriously. Lionblaze is shocked, but the medicine cat tells him if he kills Ashfur they won't get the real Bramblestar back. When the young tabby does so, ShadowClan cats gather to watch the scene unfold and he is saddened to see the disgusted looks from his Clanmates for his actions. Tigerstar berates Lionblaze for his actions, telling him that had he succeeded in killing Ashfur, ShadowClan would've been blamed for his death. The leader sends him back to ThunderClan with a warning to Squirrelflight to choose her guards more carefully in the future. Tigerstar then tends to his son, telling him he was brave for stepping in. Shadowsight begs his father to return to his normal duties, but is told instead to remain tending to Ashfur as other cats cannot be trusted around him. Defeated by his father's words, Shadowsight begrudgingly begins his task and heads to the medicine den for herbs first.
:He asks Mothwing for herbs, unclear what injuries he will be dealing with beyond claw marks. Mothwing comments that it sounded as though he is defending Ashfur, which strikes a nerve with the younger cat. He is shocked that she would think that of him, but he leaves without any further conversation as he feels he is unable to properly explain himself. Shadowsight enters Ashfur's den, and the dark warrior is surprised by his appearance. With curt exchanges, Shadowsight tends to the tom's wounds noticing that while old wounds were reopened, Lionblaze had been holding back most of his blows. Ashfur thanks him after the younger cat finishes up, but Shadowsight ignores him as he notices gratitude in his eyes. The dark warrior adds that if he dies, they will never get Bramblestar back or share with StarClan again. Shadowsight feels himself go cold as Ashfur holds his gaze and tells him he needs to get him out of the camp.
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Category:Darkness Within
Category:The Broken Code arc
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