Darkness Within/Chapter 21

==Chapter description==
:Shadowsight pauses as he unravels the herb bundle Mothwing had given him, shocked by how little she had put aside to treat Ashfur's countless wounds. He wonders if she wants the tom to suffer, but pushes the thought away knowing no medicine cat would think that. Puddleshine asks if he has everything he needs and gives his former apprentice the herbs he requests. Yarrowleaf enters the den to be checked over following her case of whitecough, by the older tom. She notices Shadowsight's herb bundle, and asks who it's for. When he tells her it's for Bramblestar's body, she states that he should've let Hawkwing and Tigerstar kill him. The gray tabby tries to refute her words, but the warrior remains insistent that the real Bramblestar is gone and that his body is just being used. Shadowsight leaves the conversation at that, telling Puddleshine he would also fetch more herbs later.
:He leaves the medicine den and heads to see Ashfur, seeing that ShadowClan's clearing is empty, save for a few cats. Shadowsight passes the nursery and overhears a ThunderClan patrol discussing the situation at hand with Bramblestar's body. He hides as he listens to his father, Tigerstar, Lionblaze, and Squirrelflight, primarily, recall what had happened with the Sisters ceremony. Tigerstar remains adamant about the possibility of killing Ashfur in Bramblestar's body, but Squirrelflight disagrees. The ginger she-cat tries to keep her voice steady while talking about their options, but realizes that there aren't many left. She tells Tigerstar she had come to voice their ideas and to have all the Clan leaders agree with the final decision. Tigerstar states that he will send patrols to have both Harestar and Mistystar present at a Gathering that night. As Squirrelflight and her patrol leave, Tigerstar offers some soft words and the ginger she-cat catches Shadowsight eavesdropping. The gray tabby apologizes to her as he wonders what will come of the Gathering as he takes note of the look of defeat in Squirrelflight's gaze.
==Characters==
===Major===
*Shadowsight
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Notes and references==
Category:Darkness Within
Category:The Broken Code arc
Category:Chapter subpages