Chapter 0 Prologue

POWER OF THREE WARRIORS THE SIGHT ERIN HUNTER #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

三力量 猫武士 预视力量 艾琳·亨特 《纽约时报》畅销书榜首作家

PROLOGUE Muddied tree roots shaped a small opening. In the shadows beyond, the knotted tendrils cradled the smooth soil floor of a cave, hollowed out by moons of wind and water. A cat padded up the steep path toward the opening, narrowing his eyes as he neared. His flame-colored pelt glowed in the moonlight. His ears twitched, and the bristling of his fur gave away his unease as he sat down at the mouth of the cave and curled his tail across his paws. "You asked me to come." From the shadows, a pair of eyes blinked at him—eyes as blue as water reflecting the summer sky. A gray tom, scarred by time and battle, was waiting in the entrance. "Firestar." The warrior stepped forward and brushed the ThunderClan leader's cheek with his white-flecked muzzle. "I have to thank you." His mew was hoarse with age. "You have rebuilt the lost Clan. No cat could have done better." "There's no need for thanks." Firestar dipped

序章 沾泥的树根围出了一个小小的洞口 洞口后方的阴影里，盘绕的根须围着这座洞穴平整的泥地，它是历经无数个月风吹水蚀才形成的 一只猫沿着陡峭小径轻步走向洞口，越走近越眯起了眼睛 他火焰般的皮毛在月光下闪闪发亮 他耳朵抖了抖，炸起的毛发暴露了不安，他在洞口坐下，尾巴圈在爪子前 “你叫我来。” 阴影里，一双眼睛朝他眨了眨——那双蓝眼睛就像映着夏日晴空的湖水 一只留着岁月和战争刻痕的灰公猫，正在洞口等着他 “火星。” 这名武士走上前，用沾着白霜的口鼻蹭了蹭雷族族长的脸颊 “我必须谢谢你。” 他的叫声因为年迈变得沙哑 “你重建了失落的族群。 没有哪只猫能做得比你更好了。” “不需要谢我。” 火星低下

his head. "I did only what I had to." The old warrior nodded, blinking thoughtfully. "Do you think you have been a good leader for ThunderClan?" Firestar tensed. "I don't know," he mewed. "It hasn't been easy, but I've always tried to do what is right for my Clan." "No cat would doubt your loyalty," the old cat rasped. "But how far would it go?" Firestar's eyes glittered uncertainly as he searched for the words to answer. "There are difficult times ahead," the warrior went on before Firestar could reply. "And your loyalty will be tested to the utmost. Sometimes the destiny of one cat is not the destiny of the whole Clan." Suddenly the old cat rose stiffly to his paws and stared past Firestar. It seemed he no longer saw the ThunderClan leader but gazed far beyond, to something Firestar could not see. When he spoke again, the ancient rasp was smoothed from his voice, as though some other cat used his tongue. "There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold

了头。 “我只是做了我该做的事。” 老武士点点头，若有所思地眨了眨眼 “你觉得你是雷族的好族长吗？” 火星绷紧了身体 “我不知道，”他说道 “这条路一点都不容易，但我一直努力做对族群有益的事。” “没有猫会怀疑你的忠诚，”老猫哑着嗓子说 “但你的忠诚能走到哪一步呢？” 火星的眼睛不安地闪着，他琢磨着该怎么回答 “前方会有艰难的时刻，”武士没等火星回答就继续说 “你的忠诚会受到最严苛的考验。 有时候，一只猫的命运，并不等同于整个族群的命运。” 突然，老猫僵硬地站起身，目光越过火星望向远方 他仿佛不再看着这位雷族族长，而是望向火星看不见的远方之物 他再次开口时，沙哑的嗓音变得平稳，仿佛有另一只猫借他的口说话 “将会有三只猫，你至亲的至亲，它们掌握着

the power of the stars in their paws." "I don't understand," Firestar meowed. "Kin of my kin? Why are you telling me this?" The old warrior blinked, his gaze fixed once more on Firestar. "You must tell me more!" Firestar demanded. "How can I decide what I ought to do if you don't explain?" The old cat took a deep breath, but when he spoke it was only to say, "Farewell, Firestar. In seasons to come, remember me." Firestar jerked awake, his belly tight with fear. He blinked with relief when he saw the familiar stone walls of his den in the hollow by the lake. Morning sunlight streamed through the split in the rock. The warmth on his fur soothed him. He heaved himself to his paws and shook his head, trying to dislodge the dream. But this was no ordinary dream, for he remembered being in that cave as clearly as if it had happened a moon ago, rather than the many, many seasons he had lived since then. When the old warrior cast his strange prophecy, Firestar's daughters had not

群星的力量在它们掌中。” “我不明白，”火星说 “我至亲的至亲？ 你为什么要告诉我这件事？” 老武士眨了眨眼，再次把目光定格在火星身上 “你一定要告诉我更多！” 火星急切地追问 “你不解释清楚，我怎么知道该怎么做呢？” 老猫深吸一口气，可他开口只说了：“永别了，火星。 往后的岁月里，别忘了我。” 火星猛地惊醒，恐惧让他的肚子都紧绷起来 看到湖畔巢穴熟悉的石墙，他才松了口气眨了眨眼 晨光从岩石的缝隙洒了进来 落在皮毛上的暖意安抚了他 他费力站起身，摇了摇头，想把这个梦甩掉 可这不是普通的梦，洞穴里的一切清晰得就像上个月刚发生，而不是过去了那么多个季节 当老武士说出这个奇怪预言的时候，火星的女儿们还没

been born and the four Clans had still lived in the forest. The prophecy had followed him on the Great Journey over the mountains and settled with him in his new home by the lake; and every full moon, the memory of it returned to fill his dreams. Even Sandstorm, who slept beside him, knew nothing of the words he had shared with the ancient cat. He gazed out from his den at the waking camp below. His deputy, Brambleclaw, was stretching in the center of the clearing, flexing his powerful shoulders as he clawed at the ground. Squirrelflight padded toward her mate, greeting him with a purr. I pray that I am wrong, Firestar thought. And yet his heart felt hollow; he feared the prophecy was about to reveal itself. The three have come....

出生，四大族群也还住在森林里 这个预言跟着他翻过大山完成大迁徙，跟着他来到湖畔的新家园 每个满月夜，这段回忆都会回到他的梦中 就连睡在他身边的沙风，也不知道他和这只古猫的对话 他从巢穴望出去，看着下方渐渐苏醒的营地 他的副族长黑莓掌，正在空地中央伸懒腰，绷紧强壮的肩膀刨着地面 松鼠飞轻步走向她的伴侣，呼噜噜地和他打招呼 我祈祷我猜错了，火星心想 可他心里空落落的，他预感这个预言很快就要应验了 那三只猫已经来了……