Riverstar's Home/Chapter 12

==Chapter description==
:As the mountain cats inspect their dead with horror, River Ripple is prepared to leave when the spirit cats encourage him to speak with them. He insists that he wants nothing to do with the mountain cats since they will never understand peace, but a spirit reminds him that he wants to belong. After some more encouragement, River Ripple steps into the hollow. Gray Wing is the first to greet him. As the loner explains how he watched the battle, Thunder accuses him of not helping. River Ripple argues that the mountain cats only brought death and blood with them, and he encourages them to move from the fight. However, the others begin to bicker about territory again. Moonlight floods the hollow and the dead begin to sparkle with stars. The she-cat ghost pads into the clearing, revealing herself as Storm - her pelt no longer pale but full of stars. Around them, spirits begin to rise from their dead, much to every cat's bewilderment. River Ripple realizes that he helped the mountain cats reunite with their dead.
:Storm berates Clear Sky for letting fear drive him this far, though death is not their end. She asks River Ripple if he has guessed their message. The loner begins to explain when Clear Sky growls that he does not belong with them. Storms hisses for him to be quiet. A shooting star streaks overhead, and the spirits reveal their message: unite or die. They disappear when a breeze sweeps through the hollow. The living cats wonder if it was all a dream, but they agree to bury their dead first. River Ripple helps them, and they all vow to never fight again. Gray Wing announces that Thunder should take his place as leader of the moor cats alongside Tall Shadow, with Clear Sky and River Ripple as the other group leaders. River Ripple is shocked to be even considered a leader at all, but he agrees if it means peace. Back at his island camp, River Ripple informs Night about the battle. Night thinks they should leave, but River Ripple insists the mountain cats will never fight again, and they want him to be a leader of their group. Night is initially dubious, but she agrees to stay to help him after leaving briefly to fish, much to River Ripple's relief.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*With River Ripple's help, the spirit cats arrive with a message: unite or die.
*Gray Wing steps down as leader of the moor cats so Thunder can lead alongside Tall Shadow.
*River Ripple is named leader of his group, and Night agrees to stay with him.
==Errors==
*Gorse Fur is called a she-cat.
==Trivia==
*This chapter aligns with chapter twenty-one, chapter twenty-two, and chapter twenty-three of The First Battle, and chapter one and chapter two of The Blazing Star.
==Notes and references==
Category:Riverstar's Home
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