Sunset/Chapter 8

==Chapter description==
:Brambleclaw settles himself as he stares over the lake, his thoughts turning to his father as he notes he had disturbed the warriors' den due to his thrashing. He is shocked by Leafpool's disturbance, convinced that she had been following him. The tabby wonders if she had seen him in his dreams, and knows that just like Squirrelflight, she would not being to understand that his loyalty is still to ThunderClan despite visiting Tigerstar. A part of him, however, remains fearful of what Leafpool might know of his dreams and if she would tell Squirrelflight. He turns his attention back to the lake as the dawn light allowed him to make out the Twoleg boats in the distance. Brambleclaw recalls the details of the vision Squirrelflight had told him about earlier of their entwined destiny. He wonders if his future lies with StarClan and if by walking in Tigerstar's forest, he was turning his back on them.
:The tom soon realizes, as the sun continues to rise, that he stayed out too long. Brambleclaw hurries back to camp, stopping along the way to hunt as to not return without nothing to show for his absence. As he goes to enter the camp's tunnel, he hears an eerie wail and first thinks that the badgers had returned but instead recognizes it to be Daisy calling for a missing kit. Squeezing into camp, he is greeted by the sight of a frantic queen and a few of his Clanmates coming to her aid. Cloudtail asks Daisy where she had last seen Berrykit and she answers last night and had awoken to find him missing. Brightheart tries to get her to calm down but with little success. The queen's yowling steadily draws the rest of ThunderClan from their dens as Firestar appears, asking Brambleclaw what was going on. The dark tabby explains the situation at hand and Firestar orders Cloudtail to organize a patrol. However, Daisy holds the white warrior back and Brambleclaw offers to lead in his place. He takes Squirrelflight, Stormfur, and Brook with him and they leave camp to begin their search.
:Brambleclaw makes a harsh remark about Berrykit, which Squirrelflight tells him he wouldn't hurt the young tom. The tabby knows this is the truth and reflects that he would like to mentor the kit when the time comes for his apprentice ceremony. Squirrelflight is the first to pick up Berrykit's scent and notices that he had headed towards the ShadowClan border, making the patrol more anxious to find him faster. Along the way, they find evidence of the kit pretending to hunt and the warriors find it quite endearing. However, Brambleclaw hears something up ahead and they rush towards the piercing shriek. They find Berrykit stuck in a Twoleg trap, writhing around in pain as his tail is caught. Across from the clearing, the ThunderClan patrol spots Russetfur, Oakfur, and Cedarheart watching the struggling kit. Squirrelflight berates the onlookers, but the ShadowClan cats scoff at her, stating that they want nothing to do with ThunderClan and their kittypets. The ThunderClan she-cat hisses at them, but Brambleclaw stops her from doing any more, stating that they need to help Berrykit first. The warriors tend to the kit, who apologizes for sneaking out, claiming that he had just wanted to hunt. They end up digging the trap out after trying to bite through the wire. They eventually get Berrykit and his tail free and let him rest for a moment before taking him back to camp.
:Stormfur confronts the onlooking ShadowClan cats. Russetfur defends her Clanmates, claiming that they have more than enough sense to stay away from the fox traps. Stormfur remarks that they must feel good having more sense than a kit, earning a snarl from Oakfur who calls him a deserter. The gray tom defends himself, stating that he had been one of the cats to journey to the sun-drown-place and help the Clans. He and the ShadowClan cats continue to argue before Brambleclaw breaks it up and they return their attention to Berrykit. Brambleclaw comforts Berrykit's anxious worry about not becoming an apprentice by telling about Firestar's apprentice days. From there, they decide to return to camp. Both Brambleclaw and Stormfur carry the kit between them, knowing that he needs to see Leafpool desperately. 
:As they return to camp and begin crossing the camp clearing, Daisy intercepts them before Brook is able to warn her of her kit's condition. The cream queen wails that her kit is dead as Brambleclaw is unable to respond due to carrying Berrykit. Cloudtail appears and tells her he isn't and ushers her away so that Leafpool can treat his injury. The two warriors carry Berrykit to the medicine den where Leafpool begins to work quickly, needing to stop the bleeding. Leaving the medicine den, Brambleclaw is unable to shake the image of Berrykit being so limp. He worries that Daisy might take her kits and return to the horseplace if Berrykit died. The thought angers him as he wouldn't be able to become a mentor until Sorreltail's kits were apprenticed, in another six moons. 
:By sunhigh, Brambleclaw heads to check on Berrykit but stops when he spots Firestar, Squirrelflight, Stormfur, and Brook gathered together. He races over after Squirrelflight calls him over and he asks what is happening. Stormfur and Brook reveal that they're leaving, which upsets the dark tabby. He wishes them the best of luck returning to the mountains, but Stormfur states that they were heading to RiverClan instead. The declaration shocks him as he wonders why the pair aren't returning to Brook's home. But, he still wishes them the best and is glad to be able to see them at future Gatherings. Both Squirrelflight and Firestar give their goodbyes too as Stormfur thanks them for the hospitality that ThunderClan has shown them. As the two leave, Brambleclaw calls out once more to them before watching their shapes disappear amongst the ferns.
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==Notes and references==
fr:Coucher de soleil/Chapitre 8
Category:The New Prophecy arc
Category:Sunset
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