Bramblestar's Storm/Chapter 6

==Chapter description==
:After the visit to the horseplace, the weather worsens. There is a strong wind that sends branches falling, so Bramblestar warns his Clan to look out for falling trees. He continues to watch the ShadowClan border, but there are no more signs of trespassing. He mentions this to his patrol; Sandstorm says to enjoy the peace, and Bramblestar agrees. The patrol continues along a stream and emerges on the lakeshore. Blossomfall quickly runs off and announces the lake is rising, but a wave suddenly carries her into the water. She struggles, and Molewhisker is about to help her but is stopped by Bramblestar. Sandstorm calls out to him, and she tries to tug a tree branch free. Bramblestar helps her dislodge it. They drag it into the water, and the branch bobs in the strong waves. Blossomfall's head is still above the water, but she is out of reach from the branch. He tells the warriors to put their weight on the branch and not let it move.
:Bramblestar carefully walks across the branch until it is too narrow. He yowls to Blossomfall, who dives toward him. The she-cat bites his tail, and he pulls her toward the branch, sending drops of blood scattering. The two other warriors drag the branch onshore, and Bramblestar and Blossomfall wade out of the lake. Blossomfall thanks Bramblestar for saving her, and Bramblestar says that he will order cats to stay away from the lake. He asks Sandstorm to take Blossomfall to Jayfeather. Blossomfall objects, saying she can keep going and struggles to her paws. Bramblestar hesitates, wondering if Blossomfall is trying to prove her loyalty but then tells himself to not question the Dark Forest trainees. He warns her to tell him if she wants to stop, and Blossomfall insists she is fine.
:Bramblestar leads his patrol along the stream at the WindClan border and sees WindClan cats going after a few white birds. The bird flies away, and Sandstorm exclaims that she has never seen WindClan hunt like that. Molewhisker is impressed and says that the birds were big, and Bramblestar wonders how desperate they are. The wind is too strong for scent markers, and the lake is larger than usual. A white bird suddenly lands in a bush, and Molewhisker makes the catch; Bramblestar sees that WindClan had already wounded it, and across the stream, Nightcloud proclaims it is WindClan's prey. Bramblestar answers that it was in ThunderClan territory, much to the fury of the WindClan cats. Nightcloud shows white feathers stuck in her claws, and says that if it was not for them, ThunderClan would not have caught it. Sandstorm whispers that Firestar would have let them have it, and Bramblestar answers that he is not Firestar, and Gorsetail overhears. He furiously stalks away with the bird, thinking that they must be from the sun-drown-place.
:When they return to the camp, Berrynose, Ivypool, and Cherryfall all praise Molewhisker on his catch, much to Bramblestar's amusement. He calls to Squirrelflight and asks her what the bird's scent reminds her of. They agree that it was blown to the lake from the sun-drown-place. That night, Bramblestar is disturbed by the wind and troubled by nightmares, so he barely sleeps. He is woken by Jayfeather, who tells him that he saw something terrible when he went out before dawn. Jayfeather leads him along the disused Thunderpath until they arrive at the abandoned Twoleg nest where he and Leafpool had planted herbs. The plants have been destroyed by a fallen branch, and Bramblestar says that he can send a patrol to fix it. However, this is not what Jayfeather is the most concerned about, as it is an omen that something terrible will happen. Bramblestar fearfully asks if it is the Dark Forest again, but Jayfeather says that it is something different that he does not know yet.
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==Notes and references==
fr:‎L'Épreuve d'Étoile de Ronce/Chapitre 6
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