Bramblestar's Storm/Chapter 23

==Chapter description==
:Bramblestar watches Minty, Frankie, and Jessy hunt, noting how much they have improved, and Minty and Frankie catch a mouse. Minty notices a strange scent, and Bramblestar realizes that it is a fox. He quickly drives the fox away, and a patrol led by Mousewhisker arrives. He tells the gray warrior to chase the fox away, and the kittypets complement him. Bramblestar says that they often chase off foxes and badgers, and Jessy and Frankie ask him to show techniques for fighting badgers. Squirrelflight then arrives, and when Bramblestar tells her he was showing them how to fight badgers, she awkwardly replies that she once fought the creatures with him as an apprentice. They meet eyes for a moment, and she leaves, the warmth in her gaze fading when she looks at Jessy. It rains lightly as they head back, and in the tunnel, the apprentices cover the fresh-kill pile with leaves.
:Bramblestar thinks about how uncomfortable the tunnel is compared to the hollow, and Leafpool walks up to him with a bundle of herbs. She states that they are daisy leaves for the aches of the older cats and sighs that the conditions of the tunnel are not helping. He follows Leafpool down the tunnel and hears Daisy scolding the apprentices, and all the noise of the tunnel seems to press on him. Bramblestar says that he will check the water levels, and although Lionblaze offers, he insists that the golden tabby needs to rest. Cloudtail goes with him, and the white tom sighs that he misses Firestar but then cheerfully tells Bramblestar that he is doing great as leader. At the edge of the flood, they joyfully realize that the water has receded.
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==Notes and references==
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