Tallstar's Revenge by Erin Hunter

Author:Erin Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-03-10T16:00:00+00:00

The stars shimmered in a peat-black sky. Perched on the edge of Outlook Rock, Talltail gazed beyond the mountain peaks that edged the horizon like jagged teeth. What lay beyond? Had any cat traveled that far? His breath billowed in front of him, the stone slab cold beneath his paws. The chilly leaf-fall night carried the distant scent of a leaf-bare frost.

He was sitting vigil with Shrewclaw, their first night as warriors. As a fox barked far below, an owl flapped up from a distant tree. Talltail pricked his ears to see if he could hear the beat of its wings on the crystal air. A light twinkled in Twolegplace, catching Talltail’s eye. Did a kittypet live trapped inside those walls? Snug and warm, blissfully unaware of the warriors on the moor? How many lives were being lived out there, beyond his view?

Talltail’s thoughts drifted to Sparrow and the other visitors. Had they passed that Twoleg nest? Perhaps that’s where they holed up for the winter. Maybe they were kittypets in leaf-bare, just playing at being rogues when the warm weather came. He shifted his paws, trying to ease the stiffness in his legs.

“Too cold for you up here?” Shrewclaw whispered. “You could go hide in a tunnel. I won’t tell.”

“Sure you wouldn’t.” Talltail twitched the tip of his tail with irritation. Was Shrewclaw going to keep on taunting him now they were warriors? He slid a look at his denmate. “Don’t you get bored of throwing the same old insults?”

“Not at you.”

“We’re not supposed to be talking.” Talltail watched a wisp of cloud drift over the moon. “StarClan won’t approve.”

“They probably don’t approve anyway,” Shrewpaw hissed. “You don’t deserve your warrior name after fighting like that in the assessment.”

“You were the first to unsheathe your claws.”

“That was just to give it a bit of edge,” Shrewclaw snapped. “I wasn’t trying to rip your pelt off.” A growl rumbled in his throat. “You caught me by surprise. Next time, I’ll shred you.”

“There won’t be a next time.”

Heatherstar’s mew made Talltail jump. He turned and saw her purple gaze blinking from the shadowy grass. She padded onto the rock. “You do know that you shouldn’t be speaking at all, let alone threatening each other?” Her gaze flicked from Talltail to Shrewclaw.

Talltail squirmed, feeling like a scolded kit. “Sorry, Heatherstar.”

“Talltail started it,” Shrewclaw muttered.

Heatherstar silenced him with a look. “I just wanted to check on my newest warriors.” Her glaze slid past Talltail to the starlit view beyond. “How’s the valley tonight?”

“Chilly,” Shrewclaw told her.

Talltail looked out beyond Highstones. “Endless,” he whispered, letting a note of longing creep into his voice.

Heatherstar’s eyes glittered for a moment; then she turned away. “Stay silent,” she reminded them as she padded onto the grass. “StarClan is watching.”

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