Firestar's Quest/Chapter 18

==Chapter description==
:Firestar attempts to calm the tom. The leader notices Moony's scrawny size and believes he used to be a big and powerful cat. Moony tells him he doesn't want to talk, despite Sandstorm's pleading. Firestar believes the cat could give a nasty scratch if he wished to and convinces Sandstorm to leave the tom alone for now. Sandstorm protests that they should force him to talk; however, Firestar reminds her about the full moon and doubts he would break a Gathering truce. They head out of Moony's den and decide to wait to visit the cat until the next full moon in a few days.
:Sandstorm and Firestar gather supplies to build a comfortable nest in the gorge. Sandstorm comments on the lack of moss around the area. Firestar offers to search beside the river for a drink, and the two head out. As they walk near the river, Firestar steps into a pile of mud while Sandstorm complains about the scarcity of moss. The cats head farther downstream, and Firestar notices an excellent hunting area. Sandstorm quickly beckons her mate to crouch down, and the pair witness a dark ginger tom hunting for prey, and Sandstorm apologizes that she thought the tom was a fox. Firestar wishes to talk to the tom, but Sandstorm reminds him of his last encounter with a rogue. The pair continued their hunt. However, they can't find any moss, and Sandstorm relents that they must have managed another way.
:A few days later, Firestar notices the full moon and prepares to meet Moony again. Sandstorm stays in the den instead, and the tom leaves to find some prey. After catching a mouse, he explores an area of the gorge he has not seen before. He jumps into a nearby gorse bush for cover but is attacked by a tabby she-cat. Firestar apologizes to the she-cat and attempts to ask her about SkyClan, but the she-cat darts off in the other direction. He slowly realizes that Moony might be the only SkyClan cat left in existence, and he asks StarClan why they would send him to find an abandoned Clan. Firestar turns around and heads back to Sandstorm.
:At moonhigh, the two cats secretly hide under a flat rock while they wait for Moony to appear. Firestar spots Moony slowly walking over the hill and jumping onto the high rock. They listen to the old tom speak to the stars without response. He holds a silent vigil for himself and calls out for Firestar and Sandstorm to approach. Firestar attempts to greet him, but Moony cuts him off and introduces himself as Sky.
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==Notes and references==
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