The Place of No Stars (book)/Chapter 16

==Chapter description==
:Bristlefrost relaxes in the ThunderClan camp with her mate, Rootspring, who is also there with her. She has a feeling something is wrong, and asks Rootspring if he should be somewhere else, but he answers that he chose ThunderClan. Tree suddenly appears, joining the pair and asking her what she is worried about, since she should be happy that his son has chosen her. Bristlefrost confesses she cannot remember what happened, and her sense of unease increases as she worries about what is going on.
:This is when she realizes she is not actually in ThunderClan camp, and that she is actually in the Dark Forest, and her fears about her relationship with Rootspring had formed her path to it. She starts calling for Rootspring before hearing angry yowling not far away. She hurries toward the sound and finds herself on top of a shallow slope near the edge of a black lake. She sees two cats circling each other on the shore, and immediately recognizes Squirrelflight and Bramblestar. It is unmistakable that they are about to fight. Nearby, a line of ghost cats watches the encounter blankly, and Bristlefrost recognizes some of them.
:A dark gray tom that Bristlefrost has never seen before, who she quickly realizes is Ashfur, is also present, and she observes that it almost seems like he Is making Squirrelflight and Bramblestar fight each other. Suddenly, Ashfur yelps in surprise as Shadowsight creeps up on him. He quickly strikes a blow to the medicine cat's head and at the same time, Bramblestar seems to partially regain control of himself. Before Bristlefrost can try to help Shadowsight, Ashfur looks straight at her without warning and calls out to her, addressing her as his faithful young warrior. Then, when Shadowsight looks straight at her too, everything goes dark.
:Bristlefrost wakes up beside the Moonpool, and calls out for Rootspring and Shadowsight, frustrated she lost her connection to the Dark Forest. Mothwing and Tree are there, next to Shadowsight as his body twitches horribly in his sleep. Bristlefrost quickly tells Mothwing how she saw him attacking Ashfur in the Dark Forest, adding that he is not a trained warrior and could be at risk. At the same time, long scratches appear on the young tom's ear and his leg as his entire body convulses. Shadowsight cries out in pain as the three cats watch helplessly.
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==Notes and references==
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