Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 When Brambleclaw had finished speaking and leaped down from the tree stump, Leafpaw looked around for Squirrelflight. She was dying to hear about their new territory, and to know if her sister had found any useful herbs. She spotted Sorreltail and bounded over. "Have you seen Squirrelflight?" The tortoiseshell warrior shook her head. Leafpaw was about to keep looking when a sharp pang sliced through her like a claw. She caught her breath, tucking her nose against her chest to take away the pain. Something was wrong with Squirrelflight, something was troubling her, but Leafpaw had no idea what it might be. The patrol had come safely home, and it sounded as if there were territories for all the Clans around the lake, so why should Squirrelflight feel such a jolting mixture of shock and anger? "Are you okay?" Sorreltail asked. "What? Oh, yes, fine. I just need to ask

第五章 黑莓掌说完话跳下树桩后，叶爪开始四处寻找松鼠飞 她迫不及待想听新领地的消息，还想知道姐姐有没有找到有用的药草 她看到了栗尾，连忙蹦了过去 "你看到松鼠飞了吗？" 这只玳瑁武士摇了摇头 叶爪正要继续寻找，一阵剧痛像爪子一样猛地划过她全身 她屏住呼吸，把鼻子贴在胸口缓解疼痛 松鼠飞肯定出事了，她正被烦心事困扰，可叶爪完全猜不到是什么事 巡逻队平安回来了，而且听说湖边每个族群都分到了领地，为什么松鼠飞会又震惊又愤怒呢 "你没事吧？" 栗尾问道 "什么？ 哦，没事，我很好 我只是想问

Squirrelflight something." Leafpaw tried to speak calmly, but her voice shook. Luckily there was so much noise around them that Sorreltail didn't seem to notice. "I'll help you look," she offered. "I can't wait to hear about our new home!" Leafpaw nodded, and began to weave her way through the other cats, searching for the familiar dark ginger pelt. She felt a rush of relief when she spotted her sister with some other ThunderClan cats, her tail waving animatedly as she explained something to them. There certainly didn't seem to be anything wrong now—but Leafpaw knew she hadn't mistaken the lightning strike of anger and dismay that had jolted through her. She padded over with Sorreltail beside her. "It's a stone hollow, with walls all around," Squirrelflight was mewing. "There's plenty of space inside for dens, the nursery, even a training area." She was doing a great job of sounding normal, but as she drew closer, Leafpaw could feel waves of unhappiness coming from her. Squirrelflight's eyes were too wide, too bright, and she kept

松鼠飞一些事。" 叶爪努力想让语气平静，可声音还是发颤 幸好周围太吵，栗尾好像没察觉到异样 "我帮你找吧，"她主动提议 "我都等不及想听听我们的新家是什么样了！" 叶爪点点头，在猫群里穿行，寻找那团熟悉的深姜黄色皮毛 看到姐姐和其他雷族猫在一起，正兴奋晃着尾巴给大家讲事情，她一下子松了口气 现在看着确实没什么不对劲，可叶爪知道，刚才那阵穿透她的愤怒与错愕不是错觉 她和身边的栗尾一起慢慢走了过去 "那是个石凹，四周都围着石壁，"松鼠飞说道 "里面空间很大，够安排所有巢穴、育婴室，甚至还有训练场。" 她装得一切正常，可叶爪走近后，能感受到她传来阵阵难过的情绪 松鼠飞的眼睛睁得太大太亮，还一直

looking around as if trying to spot a cat who wasn't there. After a moment Leafpaw realized that the missing cat must be Brambleclaw. She guessed he was talking to other members of the Clan. "Is this hollow empty?" Dustpelt asked. He was sitting in front of Squirrelflight with Ferncloud at his side; their one surviving kit, Birchkit, was rolling around in the grass with Tallpoppy's three kits, all far too excited to sleep. "It would be just like you, Squirrelflight, to expect us to camp in a badger's set." Squirrelflight's tail curled up indignantly. "Dustpelt, I promise I'll eat any badgers you find in there. Foxes, too. We didn't scent anything like that." Dustpelt grunted. "I think it sounds great." Brightheart stepped up to Squirrelflight and pressed her muzzle against the younger warrior's side. "How did you find it?" "I... well, I fell into it," Squirrelflight admitted. Cloudtail let out a snort of laughter. "Why

四处张望，好像在找一只不在这儿的猫 过了一会儿，叶爪反应过来，那只不见的猫肯定是黑莓掌 她猜他正在和其他族猫聊天 "这个石凹是空的吗？" 尘毛问道 他坐在松鼠飞对面，身边挨着蕨毛； 他们仅剩的孩子桦崽，正和高罂粟的三个幼崽在草地上滚来滚去，都兴奋得睡不着 "也就你松鼠飞，会想让我们住进獾洞去吧。" 松鼠飞气得尾巴都绷直了 "尘毛，我保证，你在里面找到任何獾我都吃了它 狐狸也一样 我们根本没闻到这些动物的气味。" 尘毛哼了一声 "我觉得这地方听起来很棒呀。" 亮心走到松鼠飞身边，用脑袋蹭了蹭这个年轻武士的身子 "你们怎么找到它的？" "我……好吧，我掉进去了，"松鼠飞坦白道 云尾扑哧笑出了声 "为什么

doesn't that surprise me?" "Now look—" Squirrelflight spun around to face the white warrior, but before she could say any more a yowl rose into the air. "Cats of all Clans!" Leafpaw turned to see that Cinderpelt had climbed onto the stump, the moonlight turning her gray fur to silver. She signaled with her tail for silence, and the excited mewing gradually died away. "Before we separate and go into our own territories," the ThunderClan medicine cat meowed, "we must decide where we're going to hold the next Gathering. StarClan will expect us to meet together when full moon comes." "But where?" asked Russetfur, the ShadowClan deputy. "Did the patrols find anywhere like Fourtrees?" Mistyfoot, who was sitting near the base of the stump, rose to her paws. "No," she replied, raising her voice so all the Clans could hear her. "Nowhere like that. But we didn't have time to explore everywhere properly." "StarClan will show us a place." Littlecloud

这有什么好让我惊讶的？" "你给我等着——"松鼠飞转身冲向这只白色武士，可她还没说完，一声嚎叫就响彻天空 "所有族群的猫们！" 叶爪转过头，看到炭毛爬上了树桩，月光把她灰色的皮毛染成了银色 她甩尾巴示意大家安静，兴奋的喵喵声渐渐平息了 "在我们分开各回领地之前，"这位雷族巫医说道，我们得先定下下次森林大会的举办地点 满月到来时，星族希望我们聚在一起开会。" "可在哪里开呢？"影族副族长褐皮问道 "巡逻队找到像四棵树那样合适的地方了吗？" 坐在树桩旁的雾脚站起了身子 "没有，"她回答，抬高声音让所有族群都能听见 没有那样的地方 但我们没时间好好探查所有地方。" "星族会给我们指引合适的地方。" 小云

spoke up from where he was sitting beside Russetfur and Blackstar. "They might have shown us already." Mothwing sprang to her paws, her amber eyes shining. She began to describe the island close to the shore of the lake. "It's safe, sheltered, and not too far away. Perfect for Gatherings," she finished. "But we'd have to swim to get there!" The protest came from Mousefur, a ThunderClan warrior. "I'm not swimming in that lake every full moon, not if StarClan themselves come down and beg me." "And what about the elders?" croaked Runningnose, the former ShadowClan medicine cat. A chorus of agreement rose up. Leafpaw glanced worriedly from one face to another. Even though she had her own doubts about gathering on the island, she couldn't think of a better option. But she didn't see a single cat who showed any enthusiasm for Mothwing's suggestion. Hawkfrost padded over to stand next to

他坐在赤毛和黑星身旁，开口说话了。 “他们说不定早就给我们指明地方了。” 蛾翅猛地站起身，琥珀色的眼睛闪闪发亮。 她开始描述那座紧挨着湖岸的小岛。 “那里安全又隐蔽，而且离这儿不远。 最适合开森林大会了。”她说完。 “可我们得游过去才能到那儿啊！” 提出异议的是雷族武士鼠毛。 “我才不要每个满月都游过这湖，就算星族亲自下来求我，我也不去。” “那长老们怎么办？”前影族巫医奔鼻哑着嗓子问道。 众猫纷纷出声附和。 叶爪忧心忡忡地一张张脸看过去。 尽管她也对在岛上开森林大会心存疑虑，可她想不出更好的选择了。 可她没看到有哪只猫对蛾翅的提议表现出半点热情。 鹰霜轻步走过去，站在了

Mothwing. Dipping his head politely to Cinderpelt, he meowed, "May I suggest that I take a patrol of RiverClan cats to explore the island more fully? If the Clans can't use it for Gatherings, it sounds like the ideal place for the RiverClan camp." Almost before he had finished speaking, Mistyfoot took a pace toward him. "I already told you where RiverClan is going to camp," she mewed quietly, the fur on her neck bristling. "There's a place where two streams meet, not far from the lake, with trees for shelter, and no sign that Twolegs come near, even in greenleaf." "But think how safe the island would be," Hawkfrost pointed out. "We'd have a lake full of fish right outside our dens. Have you thought that your choice of camp might be too open? And that Thunderpath you mentioned can't be far away." Mistyfoot bristled. "Are you questioning my judgment? I know what my Clan needs." Hawkfrost curled his lip, and Leafpaw tensed, half expecting the two RiverClan warriors to leap at each other.

蛾翅身旁。 他彬彬有礼地朝炭毛低下头，开口道：“能不能让我带一队河族猫去彻底探查一下那座小岛？ 如果各族不能用它开森林大会，那这里做河族的营地再合适不过了。” 他话音刚落，雾脚就朝他迈出了一步。 “我已经说过河族营地要选在哪儿了。”她轻声说道，脖子上的毛已经竖了起来。 “离湖不远处有个两河交汇的地方，有树木遮荫，哪怕绿叶季也从没见过两脚兽靠近。” “可你想想，小岛多安全啊。”鹰霜反驳道。 我们的巢穴外面就是满满一湖的鱼。 你有没有想过你选的营地会不会太开阔了？ 而且你说的那条雷鬼路也离那儿不远。” 雾脚浑身的毛都竖了起来。 “你是在质疑我的判断吗？ 我清楚我的族猫需要什么。” 鹰霜撇了撇嘴，叶爪顿时绷紧身体，差点以为这两名河族武士会当场扑打起来。