Tallstar's Revenge/Chapter 18

==Chapter description==
:Woollytail drags Tallpaw from the tunnel, and the young cat wakes in pain as he scrapes against the ground. Confused, he asks if he's in StarClan, and as Dawnstripe comforts him, he suddenly remembers what happened, desperately calling for Sandgorse. Mistmouse squeezes out of a rabbit hole as Algernon looks on, before Plumclaw scrambles out of a burrow.
:Tallpaw begs the warriors to rescue his father, but Plumclaw explains to him that the entire tunnel system has collapsed. She tells him how close he was to drowning, explaining that they haven't found his fathers' body, but that there was no chance of him surviving such a collapse. Mistmouse tells him that they had tried everything they could to get to him, but that his body would be trapped down there forever. 
:Tallpaw demandingly asks Sparrow where he'd last seen Sandgorse, wondering if the rogue could lead the tunnelers there, even offering to dig through the ground himself to find his father, furious that the rogue left him down there. Dawnstripe gently holds him back, comforting him as the apprentice realizes that Sandgorse is dead. As Sparrow explains his side of the events, Tallpaw becomes increasingly furious, spitting at him as he asks why he left Sandgorse alone down there. Sparrow stares back, saying that Sandgorse shouldn't have even taken him down to the tunnel, leaving Tallpaw feeling as if the tom was blaming Sandgorse for dying. 
:With help from Dawnstripe and Algernon, the cats stagger back to camp. Palebird rushes forward, asking if they had found her mate, collapsing when Tallpaw croaks out that he's dead. Hawkheart begins to treat the young cat's injuries, asking Barkpaw to bring more thyme as Bess checks over Sparrow. Reena offers to sit with the black-and-white apprentice, but he denies her company, suddenly beginning to understand Palebird's depression. He snaps at Dawnstripe after she attempts to bring him some prey, telling her he'll never feel happy again and that StarClan should have taken him instead of his sister. He continues to snarl, and Dawnstripe, understanding he's upset, promises to check in on him later before padding away. 
:Overhearing other warriors talking about his father's recklessness infuriates Tallpaw, and he hisses that it was Sparrow's fault for making Sandgorse go down there. Sparrow tries to defend himself, but Tallpaw snaps that he left Sandgorse to die, before Heatherstar sends him back to his den. His Clanmates look on in shock at the outburst, and Tallpaw stalks back to his nest, curling up to sleep alone. He wakes up to Barkpaw checking his wounds, seeing his friend still wrapped in grief from his own loss as a pang of loneliness hits him.
:The next morning, Hawkheart tells Tallpaw to stay in his nest due to the infection in his foot. He complains about having to stay in his nest, but Hawkheart silences him, leaving him to lay in his nest. He glares out into the camp, seeing that Sparrow is barely hurt from the ordeal as Hickorynose offers him some food. Feeling sorry for himself as his belly growls, Tallpaw sits wondering if any of his Clanmates still care about him, assuming they blame him for Brackenwing's death.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Tallstar's Revenge
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