Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 Fireheart's hackles bristled with horror. How could Graystripe be so stupid? He was breaking every part of the warrior code by meeting this cat from another Clan. "Graystripe!" Fireheart hissed as he sprang from the bushes. The two cats spun around to face him. Silverstream's ears flattened angrily. Graystripe just stared at him, startled. "You followed me!" Fireheart ignored his stunned meow. "What are you doing? Don't you know how dangerous this is?" Silverstream spoke up. "It's okay. There won't be a patrol here till after sunset." "You can be sure of that, can you? As if you know all your Clan's movements!" Fireheart growled. Silverstream lifted her chin. "Actually, I do. My father is Crookedstar, the leader of RiverClan." Fireheart froze. "What are you playing at?" he spat at Graystripe. "Could you have chosen worse?"

第十四章火心吓得汗毛直竖。 灰条纹怎么会这么蠢？ 他见了另一个部落的猫，打破了武士的所有准则。 “Graystripe !”火心嘶嘶地从灌木丛中跳了出来。 两只猫转过身来面对着他。 银溪生气地竖起耳朵。 灰条纹只是吃惊地盯着他。 “你跟踪我！”火心没有理会他那震惊的喵喵声。 “你在干什么？”你不知道这有多危险吗？”银溪说话了。 “这是好的。太阳落山以后才会有人来巡逻。” “你能肯定这一点，是吗？” 好像你知道你们氏族的一举一动似的！”Fireheart咆哮道。 银溪抬起下巴。 “事实上，我有。我父亲是古鲁克星，河族的首领。” Fireheart愣住了。“你在玩什么把戏？”他朝格雷斯特里克啐了一口。 “你还能选择更糟的吗？”

Graystripe met Fireheart's eyes for an instant, then turned to Silverstream. "I'd better go," he mewed. Silverstream blinked slowly and stretched her head forward to touch his cheek. They closed their eyes and remained still for a moment. Fireheart watched, his paws prickling with alarm. Silverstream whispered something into Graystripe's ear and the two cats stepped apart. The RiverClan she-cat raised her head and stared challengingly into Fireheart's eyes before slipping back into the river. Graystripe bounded over to Fireheart's side. The two friends didn't speak as they raced out of RiverClan territory and back past Sunningrocks. As they approached the camp, Graystripe slowed his pace. Fireheart slowed too. "You must stop seeing her," he panted. His panic had lessened now they were well away from the RiverClan border, but he was still angry. "I can't," replied Graystripe hoarsely. He coughed, his sides heaving. "I don't understand," Fireheart meowed.

灰条纹和火心的目光对视了一会儿，然后转向银溪。 “我得走了，”他叫道。 银溪慢慢地眨了眨眼睛，把头伸到他的脸颊上。 他们闭上眼睛，静静地呆了一会儿。 火心看着，他的爪子因惊恐而刺痛。 银溪对着灰条耳语了几句，两只猫就分开了。 河族的母猫抬起头，挑衅地盯着火心的眼睛，然后滑回河中。 灰条跳到了火心身边。 这两个朋友没有说话，他们冲出了河族的领地，回到了桑宁岩。 当他们走近营地时，格雷斯特放慢了脚步。 火心也放慢了速度。“你不能再见她了，”他喘着气说。 现在他们已经远离河族边境，他的恐慌减轻了，但他仍然很生气。 “我不能，”灰条纹沙哑地回答。 他咳嗽了一声，身子上下起伏。 “我不明白。”火心叫道。

"RiverClan is completely hostile to ThunderClan at the moment. You heard Leopardfur after Whiteclaw died." Fireheart winced, knowing that the reminder would be painful for his friend, but he couldn't stop now. "How do you even know you can trust this RiverClan cat?" "You don't know Silverstream," Graystripe spat back. He stopped and sat down. His eyes glazed with pain. "And there's no need to remind me about Whiteclaw. Do you think it's easy knowing I'm responsible for the death of one of Silverstream's Clan mates?" Fireheart snorted impatiently—Whiteclaw was an enemy warrior, not a Clan mate! But Graystripe went on. "Silverstream understands it was an accident. The gorge was no place for a battle. Any cat could have fallen there!" Fireheart paced around him as Graystripe began to lick the scent of Silverstream from his fur. "It doesn't matter what Silverstream thinks! What about your loyalty to ThunderClan?" he demanded. "You're breaking the Clan code by seeing her!" Graystripe stopped washing. "You think I

“目前，RiverClan对ThunderClan是完全敌对的。 白爪死后，你听到了豹皮的声音。” 火心畏缩了一下，他知道这提醒他的朋友会很痛苦，但他现在停不下来。 “你怎么知道你可以信任这只河族的猫？”“你不了解银溪，”灰条纹反驳道。 他停下来坐了下来。他的眼睛因痛苦而呆滞。 “没有必要提醒我白爪的事。 你以为我害死了银溪的一个族人，心里好受吗？”火心不耐烦地哼了一声——白爪是敌人的战士，不是氏族的成员！但灰条纹继续说。 “Silverstream明白这是一场意外。 这个峡谷不是打仗的地方。 任何一只猫都可能掉在那里！”火心围着他踱来踱去，灰条纹开始舔舐自己皮毛上的银溪气味。 “银溪怎么想并不重要！”那你对雷霆家族的忠诚呢？”他质问道。 “你见她是在破坏氏族的规矩！”灰条停止了洗涤。 “你以为我

don't know that?" he hissed. "Do you doubt my loyalty to ThunderClan?" "What else can I think? You can't see her without lying to the Clan. And what if we have a battle with RiverClan? Have you thought about that?" "You worry too much," Graystripe snapped. "It won't come to that. Now that Brokenstar's gone and WindClan is back, the Clans will be at peace." "RiverClan doesn't seem to be acting very peacefully," Fireheart pointed out. "You know they've been hunting on Sunningrocks, in our territory." "They've been hunting on Sunningrocks since before I was kitted," scoffed Graystripe, twisting to wash the base of his tail. Fireheart carried on pacing. Graystripe just didn't seem to understand what he was doing. "Okay. What if a RiverClan patrol catches you?" "Silverstream won't let that happen," answered Graystripe between long licks along his bushy tail. "For StarClan's sake, aren't you even a bit worried?" Fireheart burst out, exasperated. Graystripe stopped washing and looked up at

不知道？”他嘶嘶地说。 “你怀疑我对雷霆家族的忠诚吗？”“我还能想什么呢？” 你见她就得对氏族撒谎。 如果我们和大河氏族开战呢？ 你想过这个问题吗？”“你担心得太多了。” “不会走到那一步的。现在布罗肯之星走了，风氏族回来了，氏族将会和平相处。” “大河氏族似乎不太和平。”火心指出。 “你知道他们一直在我们的领土上的太阳岩上打猎。” “在我穿上套装之前，他们就在桑宁岩上打猎了。”灰条嘲笑道，一边扭着身子洗尾巴。 火心继续踱步。 格雷stripe似乎不明白自己在做什么。 “好吧。要是河族巡逻队抓住你怎么办？”“银溪不会让这种事发生的。”灰条边回答边舔着毛茸茸的尾巴。 “看在《StarClan》的份上，你一点都不担心吗？”火心勃然大怒。 灰条停止洗衣服，抬头看了看

his friend. "You don't get it, do you? StarClan must have planned this. Look, Silverstream wants to see me—even after what happened to Whiteclaw. We share the same thoughts; it's as if we were born into the same Clan." Fireheart realized it was pointless to argue anymore. "Come on," he meowed heavily. "We'd better get back before you're missed again." Graystripe got to his paws. Side by side, he and Fireheart walked to the top of the ravine and looked down at the camp. Over and over, one thought echoed in Fireheart's mind—how could Graystripe love Crookedstar's daughter, but remain loyal to ThunderClan? He glanced at Graystripe, and they began to climb down the steep slope home. They crept back into the camp the same way Graystripe had left it. Fireheart held his breath as he squeezed through the boundary wall, angry with Graystripe for making him sneak around like this. His heart sank as they rounded the nursery to find Whitestorm approaching them. "Graystripe, you should be resting, not hanging around here. That cough of yours has already

他的朋友。“你不明白，是吗？” 这一定是StarClan的计划。 听着，银溪想要见我即使在白爪出事之后。 我们有相同的想法；就好像我们生在同一个氏族一样。” 火心意识到再争论下去毫无意义。 “来吧。”他沉重地叫道。 “我们最好在你再次失踪之前回去。” 灰条纹抓住了他的爪子。 他和火心肩并肩地走到峡谷的顶端，俯视着营地。 一次又一次，一个想法在火心的脑海中回响——灰条纹怎么可能爱着克鲁克之星的女儿，却仍然忠于雷霆家族？ 他瞥了灰条纹一眼，然后他们开始沿着陡峭的斜坡往家爬。 他们从格雷stripe离开的原路爬回营地。 火心屏住呼吸，挤过边界墙，对灰条纹让他这样鬼鬼祟祟的样子很生气。 当他们绕过育儿室，发现“白风暴”正向他们逼近时，他的心一沉。 “灰条，你应该休息，而不是在这里闲逛。 你的咳嗽已经好了

begun to spread. We don't want it getting into the nursery!" warned the warrior. Graystripe nodded and padded back toward the warriors' den. "And you"—Fireheart's ears flicked nervously as Whitestorm turned to him—"shouldn't you be training your apprentices?" "I came back to get something from Yellowfang for a bellyache," Fireheart mumbled. "Well, go and get it then," replied Whitestorm. "And once you have, you can make yourself useful and find some fresh-kill. It's leaf-bare—we can't have young warriors hanging around the camp doing nothing!" "Yes, Whitestorm," meowed Fireheart. He turned away, relieved to escape any more questions, and ran toward Yellowfang's den. Yellowfang was busy mixing herbs. There were several heaps of leaves gathered in front of her. Fireheart stood and watched her for a moment without speaking. He felt sad, drained after the row with Graystripe. He couldn't help wishing it were Spottedleaf here mixing herbs instead of Yellowfang. Yellowfang glanced up at him. "My supplies

开始蔓延。我们可不想让它进育儿室！”勇士警告道。 灰条点点头，蹑手蹑脚地朝战士的洞穴走去。 “而你呢，”——白风暴转向他时，火心的耳朵紧张地翕动着——“你不应该在训练你的徒弟吗？”“我回来是想从黄牙那儿拿点治肚子痛的东西。”火心咕哝道。 “好吧，那就去拿吧。”怀特斯托姆回答。 “一旦你找到了，你就可以派上用场，找到一些新鲜的猎物。 这里光秃秃的，我们不能让年轻的战士在营地周围无所事事！”“是的，白风暴。”火心叫道。 他转过身去，松了口气，不用再问了，他朝黄牙的巢穴跑去。 黄方忙着调制草药。 她面前堆着几堆树叶。 火心站在那儿，一言不发地看着她。 和格雷stripe吵了一架之后，他感到很伤心，筋疲力尽。 他忍不住希望是点点叶在混合草药，而不是黄牙。 黄牙抬头看了他一眼。 “我的供应