River (book)/Prologue

==Chapter description==
:At a Gathering, ShadowClan are the last to arrive as a black-and-white tom seeks out the pelt of a familiar she-cat. He finds her and they hide away at the edge of the gathered cats, quietly welcoming each other as Tigerstar begins the Gathering with a yowl. Bramblestar begins the leaders' address but the two warriors barely listen as they are wrapped up in each other. The tom wonders what their kin and Clanmates would think of their relationship. He recalls that his leader has fallen in love with a ThunderClan she-cat and she had left her Clan to be with him. The warrior recalls the difficulties she had with that and that neither himself or his love what to lose their kin or friends over their romance. He takes in the sight of the she-cat beside him, recalling how she had come to ShadowClan to guard Ashfur whilst he was imprisoned. Her appearances in ShadowClan camp gave them an excuse to get to know one another without the guilt of sneaking away from their duties.
:The tom relishes in the fact that the fear of them being labelled as codebreakers was now gone as the warrior code would be changing. His thoughts are interrupted by his companion who explains that Mistystar, the RiverClan leader, would talk about the code changes. The black-and-white tom notes that with Ashfur's defeated several living cats had set foot in StarClan's hunting grounds and brought back with them a new title and also changes for all the Clans. The two warriors share a look of anticipation as they focus on the aging RiverClan she-cat as the hold each other close, happy that things would be changing.
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==Notes and references==
Category:River (book)
Category:Chapter subpages
Category:A Starless Clan arc