The Elders' Quest/Chapter 2

==Chapter description==
:Leafstar dreams of the gorge, and she thinks she can hear Sharpclaw's voice when she recognizes her deputy Hawkwing. The SkyClan leader reflects how her vision has been worsening over the past several moons, though only Frecklewish and Fidgetflake know the truth. Hawkwing reminds her again of the ceremony, and Leafstar takes a few moments to groom her pelt before summoning the Clan from on top of the Tallrock. She begins to make out her Clanmates as they approach the large stone. Needleclaw and Kitescratch escort their kits, Robinkit and Starlingkit, from the nursery. Leafstar performs their ceremonies, assigning Starlingpaw to Nectarsong and Robinpaw to Gravelnose.
:At sunhigh, Frecklewish informs Leafstar about Bellaleaf's sickness, explaining how she arrived after the ceremony with an awful bellyache and seizures. Fidgetflake notes her pink-tinged and swollen eyes. Sagenose arrives moments later with the same symptoms, and Leafstar and the medicine cats conclude the fresh-kill pile must be tainted. Frecklewish finds a mouse with the same red swelling arounds its eyes, and Leafstar orders her cats to keep back while the medicine cats sort through the prey. Sagenose returns to camp after vomiting from the yarrow Frecklewish had given him, and he confirms he ate similar looking prey that morning from the pile. Before Leafstar can confer with Hawkwing, a hunting patrol returns, with Rabbitleap supporting Cloudmist. She also has the same symptoms as Sagenose and Bellaleaf, but Cloudmist insists she only drank from the stream today.
:Leafstar grows worried about the possibility of a tainted stream. She's suddenly conscious of the Twoleg noise in the distance: Twolegs and their monsters have been roaring beyond their territory for the past half-moon, and Leafstar wonders if the Twolegs have something to do with the poisoned stream. Fidgetflake comments how they have finished separating the prey, and Hawkwing agrees to test the safe prey for the Clan. Worried about prey for the Clan as leaf-bare approaches, Leafstar suggests asking ShadowClan and ThunderClan for help, though Hawkwing is dubious. Tree reminds Leafstar that they should inform their neighbors about the sick prey, and Leafstar orders two patrols. After they leave, Leafstar asks Hawkwing to organize a patrol to bury the sick prey out of camp. Before she can rest, Gravelnose, Nectarsong, and their apprentices return with urgent news: a badger has been scented on their territory. Feeling weighted by the numerous problems, Leafstar laments in her den about missing the gorge and her friends. She decides to visit the Moonpool in hopes of speaking to Echosong for advice.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
*Squirrelstar
==Important events==
*Starlingpaw and Robinpaw become apprentices.
*SkyClan's stream is poisoned, resulting in tainted prey.
===Ceremonies===
==Errors==
*Hawkwing is described with amber eyes.
==Notes and references==
Category:The Elders' Quest
Category:Changing Skies arc
Category:Chapter subpages