Riverstar's Home/Chapter 18

==Chapter description==
:Dappled Pelt guides River Ripple and Night to the Highstones. River Ripple recalls how Wind Runner visited his camp with news of her revival and gift of nine lives from the spirit cats, StarClan. He finds it difficult to believe Wind Runner's—now Windstar—story, but he and Night diligently follow Dappled Pelt regardless. Outside the square hole carved into the mountain side, Night stays and waits while Dappled Pelt guides River Ripple through the dark tunnel. They eventually reach a large cavern with a hole in the ceiling revealing the stars above. As the moon slides into view, the great rock in the middle of the cavern glistens, and Dappled Pelt encourages River Ripple to touch the stone with his nose. He feels himself falling into darkness, though he calms himself down. To his surprise, River Ripple wakes up in a hollow, and the stars begin to spiral downward. He recognizes several of the spirit cats, though frets if his parkmates Arc and Flutter are here.
:Gray Wing warmly welcomes River Ripple and asks if he is ready to receive his nine lives. The silver tom agrees, and Gray Wing grants him a life for clarify and perspective. With that life, River Ripple feels a chill seeping through every fur on his pelt, and he wonders if this is how Windstar experienced the same. Quiet Rain, Gray Wing's mother, gives him a life for kindness and humility. Moon Shadow, who had perished from his wounds from the fire, grants him a life for patience. Storm arrives next, and River Ripple recalls her encouragement during the battle. River Ripple was their stepping-stone, but Storm knows he will be so much more. She gives him a life for a wise, nurturing heart to support his Clan and future kits. The silver tom is shocked by the pain from Jackdaw's Cry gift, resilience. Hawk Swoop bestows upon him the gift of initiative, and Rainswept Flower gives him the gift of honesty. Frost grants him fairness, and River Ripple wonders if his ceremony is nearly done when he recognizes a familiar ginger pelt. It is Flutter, his long-lost lover, and River Ripple is horrified to see her spirit. Flutter reveals how she was killed by a monster shortly after her capture, and she grants him the gift of courage. Gray Wing welcomes him by his new name, Riverstar, and encourages him to appoint Night as his deputy. StarClan chants his name, and Riverstar knows he will be the best leader he can be.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*Riverstar is granted nine lives from StarClan, becoming Riverstar - the first leader of RiverClan.
===Deaths===
*Flutter reveals that she perished on the Thunderpath by a monster.
===Ceremonies===
==Errors==
*Moth Flight is called Moth Wing.
*Quiet Rain's eyes are said to look like Gray Wing's.
==Notes and references==
Category:Riverstar's Home
Category:Super Edition arc
Category:Chapter subpages