Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 Jaypaw heard the brambles swish. "Hollypaw's gone?" He blinked. Hollypaw had only been in the den a few moments. "She must've remembered something she had to do." Cinderpaw sighed. "Oh." Jaypaw went back to wrapping his marigold and horsetail poultices in leaves, preparing for a battle that might never happen. Why hadn't StarClan warned him? It was not like they were shy about interrupting his dreams. Suddenly, he felt his pelt begin to warm under Cinderpaw's gaze. She was staring at him, her mind tingling with curiosity. Irritation made his claws itch. How long was she going to stay here? She was obviously bored and Jaypaw missed the peace and privacy of the empty medicine den. He turned and faced her. "Something wrong?" he asked. "No." Cinderpaw sounded oddly thoughtful. "I just think I had a dream about you, and you could see."

第十章 松鸦爪听见黑莓藤沙沙晃动 “冬青爪走了？” 他眨了眨眼 冬青爪才进巢穴没一会儿 “她肯定是想起还有事要做。” 炭爪叹了口气 “哦。” 松鸦爪回去继续用叶子包金盏花和木贼药膏，为那场说不定不会发生的战斗做准备 星族为什么没提醒他 它们才不会不好意思打断他的梦呢 忽然，他感觉到在炭爪的注视下，自己的皮毛慢慢热了起来 她正盯着他看，心里满是好奇 恼怒让他爪子都痒了起来 她还要在这儿待多久 她显然很无聊，松鸦爪想念空药巢的安宁和清静 他转过身对着她 “有什么事吗？” 他问道 “没事。” 炭爪的声音听起来异常若有所思 “我只是梦到过你，你能看见东西。”

Jaypaw's ears twitched. She remembered her dream! How much? The camp in the ravine? Being Cinderpelt? He waited for sparks of alarm to flash from Leafpool's pelt, but the medicine cat was busy soaking horsetail stems in the pool, her mind focused on her task. Jaypaw padded forward. "What was I doing in your dream?" he asked casually. "I don't remember. I was just surprised you could see." Cinderpaw fidgeted in her nest. "Where were we?" Cinderpaw hesitated. "Some bit of the forest, I think. You were following me and..." "And what?" Jaypaw leaned close to her. "I don't remember." Jaypaw flicked his tail. What would happen if Cinderpaw worked out she had been Cinderpelt? Surely all the old medicine cat's memories must be buried somewhere in the apprentice's mind? "Time for Cinderpaw's medicine," Leafpool called from the pool. "Okay." Excitement sparked in Jaypaw's belly. This could be his chance to find out if any trace of Cinderpelt remained.

松鸦爪的耳朵抖了抖 她记得自己的梦 记得多少呢 记得峡谷里的营地吗 记得她曾是炭毛吗 他等着叶池露出惊慌，可这位巫医正忙着在池里泡木贼茎，心思全放在手头的活上 松鸦爪迈步走上前 “我在你梦里做了什么？”他故作随意地问道 我不记得了 我只是很惊讶你居然能看见。” 炭爪在自己的窝里不安地动了动 “我们当时在哪儿？” 炭爪犹豫了 好像是森林里的某个地方 你跟着我，然后……” “然后什么？” 松鸦爪向她凑近了些 我不记得。” 松鸦爪甩了甩尾巴 如果炭爪发现自己曾经是炭毛，会发生什么呢 那位老巫医的所有记忆，肯定都藏在这个学徒的脑海深处吧 “该给炭爪吃药了。”叶池在池子边喊道 “好的。” 兴奋在松鸦爪肚子里泛起 这可是他的机会，看看炭毛的痕迹有没有留在炭爪体内

He darted to the back of the cave, ignoring the comfrey that would help Cinderpaw's bones to heal, and picked up some of the sweet-smelling mallow leaves instead. The mallow would do nothing but soothe her belly. If any of Cinderpelt's knowledge lingered inside her, she would know it was the wrong medicine and say something. "Here you are," he announced, dropping the mallow leaves in her nest. "These smell nice," Cinderpaw mewed. "It's mallow," Jaypaw told her. He nudged them closer. "Great for broken bones." He searched her mind for any doubt, but nothing stirred except gratitude. "Thanks, Jaypaw." "What are you doing?" Leafpool whisked past and snatched the mallow leaves away. He felt suspicion pricking in the medicine cat's pelt as she brushed against him. "You should be giving her comfrey." "I must have picked up the wrong leaves," Jaypaw lied. "Be more careful next time." Irritation flashed

他冲到洞穴深处，没拿能帮炭爪愈合骨伤的康复草，反而叼了几片带甜香的锦葵叶 锦葵只能舒缓肠胃，起不了别的作用 如果炭毛的知识真的留在她体内，她肯定能认出药错了，会开口说的 “给你。”他说着，把锦葵叶丢进她的窝 “闻着真香。”炭爪喵喵道 “这是锦葵。”松鸦爪告诉她 他把叶子往她那边推了推 “治断骨特别管用。” 他在她的意识里搜寻疑惑，可除了感激什么都没发现 “谢谢你，松鸦爪。” “你在干什么？” 叶池飞快冲过来，一把叼走了锦葵叶 蹭过他身边时，他感觉到巫医心中疑云暗生 “你该给她康复草才对。” “我肯定拿错叶子了。”松鸦爪撒谎道 “下次小心点。” 恼怒一闪

from Leafpool. She didn't believe him. Had she guessed he had been testing Cinderpaw? "Get back to making poultices," she snapped. Her voice softened as she spoke to Cinderpaw. "Sorry, Cinderpaw. It's not like Jaypaw to be so distracted." Jaypaw padded mutinously away to the back of the den. It was so unfair! Leafpool had no patience with him these days, and yet she put up with Cinderpaw's boredom and fidgeting with unending kindness. He flicked his tail petulantly at the stems soaking in the pool. "Is that horsetail ready yet?" He knew full well that they'd need soaking overnight for the juices to be fully restored. "Of course not!" she meowed. "Use the ones I soaked yesterday!" "Okay!" He hooked a soggy stem from a nearby pile and began to gnaw crossly at one end. Leafpool padded over to join him. Comfrey scent filled the air as she collected a few leaves for Cinderpaw. "What's the matter with you?" she hissed. "What's the matter with you?" he snapped

来自叶池 她不相信他 她是不是猜到他在试探炭爪了 “回去做你的药膏。”她厉声说 对炭爪说话时，她的语气软了下来 “抱歉，炭爪 松鸦爪平时可不这么走神。” 松鸦爪闹脾气地踱回巢穴深处 这太不公平了 这些天叶池对他一点耐心都没有，对炭爪的无聊和不安却一直宽容以待 他任性地甩了甩尾巴，扫过泡在池子里的草茎 “那些木贼泡好了吗？” 他明明知道，要泡一整夜才能让药性完全充出来 “当然没好！” 她喵喵道 “用我昨天泡好的那些！” “知道了！” 他从旁边那堆里勾出一根湿草茎，气呼呼地啃着一端 叶池走过来站到他身边 她捡给炭爪的叶子散发出康复草的香气，飘满四周 “你怎么了？” 她嘶声问 “你怎么了？”他厉声

back. "I'm not the one giving Cinderpaw the wrong medicine." "I only wanted to see if she would know the difference." "She's Cinderpaw, not Cinderpelt!" "But there must be something there." "If there is, it's not up to us to find it!" Jaypaw felt Leafpool's breath on his cheek. "We have to let Cinderpaw find her own destiny!" "What's wrong with helping her along? Surely Cinderpaw deserves to know that she's been sent back by StarClan to be a warrior." "If StarClan wants her to know, they'll tell her," Leafpool mewed. "So you're happy to leave it in the paws of StarClan." "Of course!" She sounded shocked. "And so should you." Jaypaw went back to chewing. The stem's bitter juice made his whiskers twitch. Why was Leafpool so totally in awe of her ancestors? He'd met them; they seemed no different from cats who were still alive. Did Leafpool really think that

回嘴 “给错药的人又不是我。” “我只是想看看她能不能分辨出来。” “她是炭爪，不是炭毛！” “可她身体里肯定残留了什么。” “就算有，也轮不到我们来挖出来！” 松鸦爪感觉到叶池的气息吹在自己脸颊上 “我们得让炭爪找到她自己的命运！” “帮她一把有什么不对？ 炭爪当然该知道，是星族送她回来当武士的。” “如果星族想让她知道，他们会说的。”叶池喵喵道 “所以你就乐得把这事扔给星族。” “那当然！” 她听上去很震惊 “你也该这么做。” 松鸦爪回去继续啃草茎 草茎的苦味弄得他胡须都抖了 叶池为什么对祖先这么敬若神明 他见过星族，他们和活着的猫没什么两样 叶池真的认为

dying made a dumb cat wise? They could walk in other cats" dreams, but so could he. That didn't mean he knew the answer to everything. "Jaypaw!" Cinderpaw's mew rang around the den. Jaypaw blinked open his eyes. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine." Cinderpaw sounded wide awake. Jaypaw lifted his muzzle and sniffed. It smelled as though dawn had only just arrived. Couldn't she sleep a little longer? Or at least let him sleep a little longer? "Leafpool's gone to check on Foxkit," she mewed. "I thought we could have a game while she's gone." Jaypaw struggled to his paws, yawning. He could feel the lively energy coming off Cinderpaw in waves. "I wish I could move my leg," she complained. "I feel fine apart from that." "You have to keep it still if you want it to mend properly," Jaypaw told her. "I know, I know." Cinderpaw sighed. "But I'm so bored!"

死亡会让笨猫变聪明吗？ 别的猫能走进其他猫的梦境，可他也能做到。 这不代表他知道所有问题的答案呀。 “松鸦爪！” 煤爪的叫声在巢穴里响了起来。 松鸦爪眨了眨眼，睁开了眼睛。 “你还好吗？” “我没事。” 煤爪的声音听起来完全清醒着呢。 松鸦爪抬起鼻子嗅了嗅。 闻着味道，黎明才刚刚降临呢。 她就不能再多睡一会儿吗？ 至少能不能让他再多睡一会儿呀？ “叶池去看小狐了，”她说道。 “我想她不在的时候咱们可以玩会儿游戏。” 松鸦爪打着哈欠，挣扎着站了起来。 他能感受到煤爪身上一波波涌来的鲜活活力。 “我真希望我的腿能动一动，”她抱怨道。 “除了不能动，我感觉好得很。” “你想要腿好好愈合，就必须保持它不能乱动，”松鸦爪对她说。 “我知道，我知道啦。” 煤爪叹了口气。 “可是我真的好无聊呀！”