The Blazing Star (book)/Chapter 16

==Chapter description==
:Gray Wing watches River Ripple and Night fish, feeling guilty that he cannot get used to their way of life and provide prey for them. He tells them that he wants to help hunt, and River Ripple follows him to the moor. They find Dew, who is watching a sick vole, and they worry about the sickness' spread. After she goes home, Gray Wing starts teaching River Ripple some hunting techniques for moor prey, showing him how to listen for voles in the ground. He follows a tunnel until he finds a hole in the bank, and he tells River Ripple to yowl into the tunnel to frighten the voles. As the voles flee from their tunnel, Gray Wing catches two, but before he can grab the other two, a hawk appears and snatches one, while the other falls into the river.
:River Ripple says that they should leave, and Gray Wing expresses that he wants to be useful. River Ripple sympathizes with his pain and reminds him of his kits, prompting Gray Wing to decide to go home. He offers for River Ripple to go with him, but he rejects the offer, and the two say their goodbyes. On the way to the moor camp, Gray Wing finds Wind Runner and her family, and he gives one of the voles to their kits. Gray Wing checks on Wind Runner, who says that she is using her experience with Gray Wing's group to set up a group of her own. As Gray Wing prepares to leave, he spots a new cat named Slate, who asks if he will be living with them. She walks home with him, telling him about her brother's death by a fox. Before leaving him, she wishes him good luck for what he must face. When Gray Wing reaches the camp, he is greeted by Tall Shadow, who asks if he is happy to have returned, and he replies in a noncommittal manner.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*Gray Wing decides to go home.
==Trivia==
*This chapter aligns with chapter fourteen of Riverstar's Home.
==Notes and references==
Category:Dawn of the Clans arc
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Category:The Blazing Star (book)