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[color=848482]Ashenpaw woke up with a start. 

The morning should have been quiet. She hadn't been planning on going on dawn patrol, and so she had expected a deep and comfortable sleep until her mentor decided to wake her up. What she didn't expect was to wake up to yowls coming from the camp clearing. Her eyes still blurry with sleep, she leapt to her paws and glanced around at the rather empty apprentice den. Her sister, Stoatpaw, was still curled in her nest. [b][color=E66C2C]"Wh-what's going on?!"[/color][/b] she mewed out in a panic. Despite the fact that Ashenpaw and her siblings were going to be warriors soon, she desperately hoped that another Clan hadn't come and attacked them. She didn't really like fighting, and besides, weren't they supposed to be at peace?

Stoatpaw simply shrugged and closed her eyes once again. [b]"How should I know? Let the warriors handle it."[/b]

Ashenpaw couldn't help but glare at her as Stoatpaw readjusted herself in her nest and let out a loud yawn. Fine. If her sister wasn't going to go out there and figure out what was happening, then she would! The gray she-cat darted out of the apprentice's den, shaking out the leaves from her fur, before her sights rested on the gathering of cats in the middle of camp. Slowly and carefully, she padded over, attempting to look between the cluster of cats as she approached. 

[b]"Foxstar swore that DuskClan hasn't done anything. Who are we to say that they're the ones that killed Russetfern?"[/b] She heard Tigershine's mew over the sobs and growls of the other cats.

Ashenpaw felt her paws freeze to the ground. Russetfern was [i]dead[/i]?

Braveleap's voice came next. [b]"And what other explanation is there?"[/b] the tom roared above the voices. [b]"All the Clans in the valley know how DuskClan is like. They can't be held to their word. They killed Russetfern, and lied to us in our faces about it!"[/b]

[b]"But--"[/b]

[b]"Braveleap is right."[/b] Jaystar, their leader, prowled towards their group. Ashenpaw caught sight of a dangerous fire in his eyes, one that made her fur stand on end. [b]"DuskClan is responsible for poor Russetfern's death. And for the death of all of those we have lost in these past moons. Isn't it obvious?"[/b] he turned to look at everyone in the circle with a deep snarl. [b]"They are the ones that have been killing these poor cats."[/b][/color]