Chapter 17

CHAPTER 17 Hollypaw gazed at the trees above the hollow as the sun bleached away the half-light. The sky paled to blue and the air began to warm. Beside her, Lionpaw shifted on his paws, and Jaypaw tasted the air. The birds began to sing again. Late- season bees began to rise sleepily from the grass around the edge of the camp and buzzed away on heavy wings. But, despite the sun on her pelt, Hollypaw was still shivering, her scratched and aching body trembling beyond her control. What just happened? She turned to ask Jaypaw. If StarClan had hidden the sun, surely he must know something. But he was hurrying away to join Leafpool as she weaved among the anxious and wounded cats. "Can you stretch out your forepaws?" Leafpool asked Brackenfur. The golden tom winced as he tried. "Shoulder wrench," Leafpool concluded. "Go and wait by the halfrock. I won't be long." She moved on to Whitewing. The warrior's snowy pelt

第十七章 冬青爪望着山谷上方的树林，太阳正渐渐褪去破晓前的朦胧天光。 天空褪成浅淡的蓝色，空气也渐渐暖和起来。 在她身旁，狮爪动了动爪子，杰伊爪嗅了嗅空气中的气息。 鸟儿又开始唱起歌来。 晚季的蜜蜂懒洋洋地从营地边缘的草丛里爬出来，扑着沉甸甸的翅膀嗡嗡飞走了。 可尽管太阳晒着皮毛，冬青爪还是止不住发抖，满是抓伤的酸痛身体完全控制不住地发颤。 刚才发生了什么？ 她转过头问杰伊爪。 既然星族藏起了太阳，他肯定知道些什么。 可杰伊爪已经匆匆走开，去找叶池了，叶池正穿梭在焦虑不安的伤猫之间。 "你能伸开你的前爪吗？" 叶池问蕨毛。 这只金棕色公猫试着动了动，疼得缩了一下。 "肩膀扭伤了，" 叶池诊断道。 "去半石那边等着。 我很快就来。" 接着她走向白翅。 这位武士雪白的皮毛

was darkened by patches of blood. "Any sprains or wrenches?" "Just scratches," Whitewing answered. "Then wait beside the warriors" den," Leafpool ordered. "We'll bring you ointment as soon as we can." "Thornclaw's sprained a hind paw," Jaypaw called. "Help him over to the far end of the clearing and let him rest below Highledge," Leafpool told him. She moved on, sending Hazeltail and Poppyfrost to wait with Whitewing. Hazeltail dropped into a crouch beside Whitewing. "How could the sun disappear?" "The sky was clear blue, so it couldn't have been a cloud," Poppyfrost breathed. "Clouds never make it dark and cold like that," Whitewing added. Leafpool looked at them sharply. "You should be licking those scratches, not chattering like finches!" She nudged Birchfall and then Berrynose toward Thornclaw. "Wait over there." Birchfall limped across the clearing, keeping his swollen forepaw off the ground. "I don't see

沾着一块块血渍，颜色暗沉了不少。 "有扭伤或是拉伤吗？" "只是抓伤而已，" 白翅回答。 "那你就在武士巢穴旁等着，" 叶池吩咐道。 "我们会尽快给你送软膏过来。" "刺掌扭伤了一只后爪，" 杰伊爪喊道。 "扶他到空地那头，去高岩底下休息，" 叶池对他说。 她继续往前走，安排榛尾和罂粟霜到白翅身边等候。 榛尾弯着身子蹲在白翅身旁。 "太阳怎么会消失呢？" "天空明明万里无云，不可能是云挡住的，" 罂粟霜轻声说。 "云也从来不会弄得像刚才那么黑那么冷呀，" 白翅补充道。 叶池严厉地看向她们。 "你们该舔舐伤口，别像雀鸟似的叽叽喳喳聊个没完！" 她推着桦落和莓鼻往刺掌那边去。 "在那边等着。" 桦落一瘸一拐穿过空地，肿胀的前爪不敢沾地。 我不明白

why StarClan should hide the sun from us!" he meowed indignantly. Berrynose hopped alongside him, a hind paw held out gingerly behind him. "WindClan should never have started the battle. It serves them right if StarClan is angry with them." Hollypaw glanced at her brother. He was watching the Clan. "Are you okay?" "Fine," he mewed. Didn't he want to talk about the vanishing sun? "You're very quiet." "Yeah." Lionpaw glanced up at Highledge, where Millie was picking her way down the tumble of rocks. Briarkit swung from her jaws. Daisy followed, holding Toadkit. "Let's help them," Lionpaw suggested. He darted away toward Highledge. How did he have so much energy left? Hollypaw felt weighted with exhaustion, and the scratches and bites that covered her body, though not deep, were stinging. Sighing, she followed. "I could have walked down myself!" Toadkit flailed his paws crossly. "Keep still, or we'll both fall!" Daisy's rebuke

星族为什么要把太阳从我们眼前藏起来！" 他愤愤不平地叫道。 莓鼻一蹦一跳跟在他身边，一只后爪小心翼翼地悬在身后。 风族根本不该挑起这场战争。 要是星族生他们的气，那完全是他们活该。" 冬青爪瞥了一眼哥哥。 他正望着族里的猫儿们。 "你没事吧？" "没事，" 他喵声道。 难道他不想聊聊太阳消失的事吗？ "你太安静了。" "嗯。" 狮爪抬头望向高岩，米莉正顺着乱石堆往下走。 小荆棘叼在她的嘴里。 黛西跟在后面，嘴里叼着小蟾蜍。 "我们去搭把手吧，" 狮爪提议。 他朝着高岩飞奔而去。 他怎么还有这么多力气呢？ 冬青爪只觉得浑身疲惫，她满身都是抓痕咬伤，虽然伤口不深，却全都火辣辣地疼。 她叹了口气，跟了上去。 "我自己能走下来！" 小蟾蜍生气地乱蹬着爪子。 "别动，不然我们俩都会摔下去！" 黛西的呵斥

was muffled by his scruff. She jumped down the last few paw steps and looked back at Millie. "Are you okay?" Millie nodded. Briarkit was dangling wide-eyed under her chin. It isn't always like this, Hollypaw wanted to tell the tiny kit, not sure if he was old enough to understand. Lionpaw reached out a forepaw to steady Millie as she scrabbled down into the clearing, stones cracking behind her. "We'll bring the others," he promised. "Thanks." Daisy put Toadkit down and he bounced away, fluffing up his fur. "Watch out!" Daisy shut her eyes as he careered straight toward Graystripe. The gray warrior sidestepped him. "Why don't you go make sure there's enough moss in Millie's nest, little one?" he meowed. "Okay!" Toadkit raced away to the nursery. Graystripe blinked at Daisy. "He's obviously not too shaken." Daisy's pale eyes darkened. "He just thinks it's an adventure." She sighed.

被他颈后的毛发挡住，听起来闷闷的。 她跳下最后几级石梯，回头望向米莉。 "你没事吧？" 米莉点了点头。 小荆棘睁着圆溜溜的大眼睛，悬在她的下巴下方。 这儿不是一直都这样的，冬青爪想告诉这只小奶猫，可她不确定小奶猫够大，能不能听懂。 米莉扒着岩石往下走到空地时，狮爪伸出前爪扶住了她，石头在她身后咔咔滑落。 "剩下的我们来接，" 他保证道。 "谢谢。" 黛西把小蟾蜍放下，小蟾蜍立马蹦走，把自己的毛炸得蓬蓬的。 "小心！" 他直直冲向灰条，黛西吓得闭上了眼睛。 这只灰色武士往旁边一闪，躲开了他。 "你去帮米莉看看窝里的苔藓够不够，好不好呀小家伙？" 他说道。 "好嘞！" 小蟾蜍朝着育婴室跑走了。 灰条眨了眨眼看向黛西。 "看样子他一点都不害怕。" 黛西浅淡的眼睛暗了下来。 "他只觉得这是一场冒险。" 她叹了口气。

"Perhaps it's better that he does." Graystripe took Briarkit from Millie and followed Daisy to the nursery. Millie padded beside him, pressing her pelt to his. Lionpaw was already bounding up the rocks. Hollypaw scrambled wearily after him and followed him into Firestar's den. It was dark inside. Hollypaw almost tripped over Rosekit, crouched in the entrance. Behind her, Longtail was trying to hush Bumblekit. The tiny gray-and-black-striped tom was wailing for his mother. Longtail ran his tail gently over him. "Shh, you'll wake your sister." Hollypaw could just make out Blossomkit curled against Mousefur's belly, sound asleep. "Don't disturb her." Mousefur waved Hollypaw away with her tail. "Graystripe can fetch her down later." Longtail nudged Hollypaw's shoulder with his nose. His blind eyes were round with worry. "Did you see it happen?" He meant the vanishing sun. "Yes."

"或许这样反而更好。" 灰条从米莉嘴里接过小荆棘，跟着黛西往育婴室走去。 米莉走在他身边，皮毛紧紧贴着他。 狮爪已经蹦蹦跳跳往岩石上去了。 冬青爪疲惫地跟在他身后往上爬，跟着他走进了火星的巢穴。 巢穴里面黑漆漆的。 冬青爪差点绊倒蹲在入口的小玫瑰。 她身后，长尾正试着哄小蜂安静下来。 这只灰黑条纹的小公猫正哭着找妈妈。 长尾轻轻用尾巴扫过他的背。 "嘘，你会吵醒你姐姐的。" 冬青爪勉强能看见小花团成一团靠在鼠毛肚子上，睡得正香。 "别打扰她。" 鼠毛用尾巴把冬青爪打发开。 "灰条等下会把她接下去的。" 长尾用鼻子碰了碰冬青爪的肩膀。 他失明的眼睛圆溜溜的，满是担忧。 "你亲眼看到这事发生了吗？" 他说的是太阳消失的事。 "是的。"

"What does Jaypaw say?" Mousefur asked, her eyes gleaming in the half-light. Lionpaw shrugged. "He doesn't always tell us what he learns from StarClan." Hollypaw caught his eye. Is he thinking what I'm thinking? If they were really more powerful than StarClan, Jaypaw should know what the vanishing sun meant. Lionpaw looked away. "Perhaps he'll share dreams with them tonight," she mewed hopefully. Mousefur wrapped her tail around Blossomkit. "I hope so." Hollypaw grabbed Bumblekit by the scruff and swung him into the air. He squeaked with surprise and churned the air with his tiny paws. Rosekit backed away. "I'm not being carried down!" "Oh, yes, you are!" Lionpaw scooped her up and headed out of the cave. Her paws scuffing the ground with tiredness, Hollypaw followed him to the nursery, where Graystripe was waiting to bundle the kits inside. "Blossomkit's sleeping," she told him as she passed Bumblekit over. Pain flashed from a

“杰爪说什么？” 鼠毛问道，她的眼睛在昏暗中闪闪发亮。 狮爪耸了耸肩。 “他不会总把从星族那儿学到的事告诉我们。” 冬青爪迎上了他的目光。 他是不是和我想的一样？ 如果他们真的比星族更强大，杰爪肯定该明白消失的太阳是什么意思。 狮爪移开了目光。 “说不定他今晚就会和他们分享梦境了，”她满怀希望地说道。 鼠毛用尾巴搂住了花崽。 “我也希望如此。” 冬青爪叼住黄蜂崽的后颈，把他甩到了半空中。 他惊讶地叫出声，小小的肉爪在空中乱蹬。 玫瑰崽往后退了退。 “我才不要被叼着下去！” “哦，你必须下去！” 狮爪叼起玫瑰崽，走出了洞穴。 冬青爪累得爪子蹭着地面，她跟着狮爪来到育婴堂，灰条正等在那儿把幼崽们安顿进去。 “花崽已经睡着了，”她把黄蜂崽递过去时对他说道。 一阵刺痛从