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"May all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather under the Meeting Stone!" Firestar climbed up the large stone next to his den. Cats padded out of their dens and sat in the clearing.
"Ravenpaw, please step up," Firestar meowed. Ravenpaw stood up and walked to a spot under the Meeting Stone. He had a feeling he knew why he had been called up.
"I, Firestar, leader of SilverClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn.
Ravenpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Ravenpaw blinked, showing slight surprise. "I do," he finally meowed.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Ravenpaw, from this moment you will be known as Ravenwing. StarClan honors your intelligence and loyalty, and we welcome you as a full warrior of SilverClan," Firestar finished. He leaped down from the Meeting Stone and padded up to Ravenwing. Firestar rest his muzzle on Ravenwing's head, and the black and white tom licked Firestar's shoulder. Firestar stepped back and dipped his head to Ravenwing in respect.
Ravenwing looked at the ground nervously. "Um... I know being named a warrior is an extreme honor, but I have kind of gotten used to being called Ravenpaw... I know I am really Ravenwing deep down, but can I be called Ravenpaw?" he asked quietly.
Firestar thought and then responded. "Alright," he meowed. "But don't act like you're still an apprentice!" the leader joked. "Clan dismissed!"
Ravenwing laughed a little. "Thanks. You're a good friend." Ravenwing turned around to get some fresh-kill while he had the time. He'd have to sit vigil for the whole night.
"No problem. You're a good friend, too," Firestar replied. He looked over at Lionheart. "Can you gather a hunting patrol? The fresh-kill pile is looking a little small at the moment."
Lionheart nodded and made a patrol of Snowtuft, Honeyfern, Graypool, and Loudbelly. They padded through the gorse entrance and into the rest of the territory to hunt.
Ravenwing sat in the center of the camp, looking around warily.
Suddenly, a twig cracked and Ravenwing whipped around. He gasped as he realized who he saw. It was a Dark Forest cat! Mapleshade!
Breaking the rule about silence during the vigil, Ravenwing meowed, "Why are you here! Go away! You belong in the Dark Forest! You have no redemption like Snowtuft!"
Mapleshade hissed. "StarClan shall be no more without a leader or deputy!" she growled, adjusting how she was standing. Mapleshade then ran to Firestar's den.
Ravenwing stood up. "No! I vowed to protect this Clan with my life!" He ran after the tortoiseshell and white she-cat to Firestar's den.
Mapleshade dissapeared into Firestar's den, but Ravenwing followed her. Mapleshade raised a paw to claw the sleeping Firestar's throat.
"Firestar! Wake up!" Ravenwing yelped. Suddenly Mapleshade was thrown off-balance by Firestar. Firestar pinned her to the ground of the leader's den.
"Why are you here? How are you here?" the leader hissed, looking into Mapleshade's amber eyes.
Mapleshade struggled but couldn't escape Firestar's grip. "To kill your Clan," she growled. "I somehow got out of one cat's dream and came here. You see, the Dark Forest knows where this... StarClan is."
"You can't just get out of some cat's dream! That's impossible!" Firestar pointed out, lashing his ginger tail.
"On extreme occasions, you can. Now, it's time for you to lose a life." Mapleshade slipped her left paw out from Firestar's grip and thrust up, claws unsheathed.
Suddenly, Ravenwing pushed Firestar away and let Mapleshade's claws slice his leg. "You can't and won't kill any of us," he meowed.
"Get out of this camp!" Firestar growled, pushing Mapleshade up and herding her out of the SilverClan camp. "And don't come back!" Firestar added.
Firestar turned to Ravenwing. "Let's get you to the medicine den. That scratch looks like it needs some healing," Firestar meowed, walking with the new warrior to the medicine den.