Firestar's Quest/Chapter 34

==Chapter description==
:Firestar and Sandstorm walk around the gorge, while Rainfur's body still lays under the Rockpile. Leafdapple runs to the ginger tom and tells him that Shortwhisker wishes to leave SkyClan and return to his Twoleg nest. Firestar quickly confronts the dark brown tabby, and he admits that the rat attack showed him that Clan life is not what he wants for himself. Sharpclaw berates the warrior for his decision, but Leafdapple and Firestar sympathize with Shortwhisker's fears. He appreciates the Clan's hospitality and tells the nearby cats to call him Hutch. Hutch begins to leave the camp, and the cats share their farewells. Leafdapple leads Firestar and Sharpclaw to the rat scratches that outline the warrior's den, erasing the marks, and claims the gorge for SkyClan. Days pass in the gorge, and Sandstorm mentions they should return to ThunderClan soon. Firestar hesitates and wonders about the dangers the Clan will face without him. Sandstorm tries to reason with the leader, but Firestar refuses to leave until SkyClan can connect with StarClan properly. 
:Firestar joins the daily patrols and takes Cherrypaw and Sparrowpaw on their warrior assessment. The patrol hunts through the trees and rocks while Firestar ponders about SkyClan's missing leader. The group carries a load of fresh-kill back to camp, and Echosong pulls the ginger tom aside. Echosong admits she received a vision while she was sorting her herbs. She insists that StarClan sent dappling leaves and exclaims the sign is about Leafdapple. The two cats wonder if StarClan intends for the she-cat to become SkyClan's leader until Firestar believes she must be. 
:The two cats confront Leafdapple and tell her the vision Echosong received from their ancestors. Leafdapple doubts them and denies the offer to become SkyClan's leader. Firestar and Leafdapple agree that they initially thought Sharpclaw would become leader, but the ThunderClan tom reminds her that SkyClan needs her guidance. Firestar explains the process of becoming a leader, but she doubts StarClan's existence. Firestar reassures the she-cat and promises she will receive her nine lives by tonight.
:Firestar and Echosong lead Leafdapple to Skyrock and wonder if he is doing the right thing. He imagines the ancient SkyClan leader's face in the stars and waits on the rock. Firestar tells Leafdapple that their ancestors will come to them. Echosong and Leafdapple grow anxious, and Firestar tells them to lie down. He tells her to trust her warrior ancestors, to which she replies that she trusts him. 
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==Notes and references==
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