Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 "StarClan grants us safe passage," Bluestar repeated stubbornly. "Go home!" snarled Mudclaw. Fireheart's paws tingled as he sized up their opponents. Three strong cats against him and the unfit ThunderClan leader. They would not escape a fight without serious injury, and there was no way he could risk Bluestar's losing a life—not when he knew that she was on the last of her nine lives, which were granted by StarClan to all Clan leaders. "We should go home," Fireheart hissed at Bluestar. The she-cat swung her head around and stared at him in disbelief. "We're too far from safety and this isn't a battle we can fight," he urged her. "But I must speak with StarClan!" meowed Bluestar. "Another time," Fireheart insisted. Bluestar's eyes clouded with indecision and he added, "We'd not win this battle." He twitched with relief as Bluestar retracted her claws and let the fur on her shoulders relax.

“星族允许我们安全通行。”蓝星固执地重复着。 “回家去！”泥爪咆哮道。 火心打量着他们的对手，爪子发麻。 三只强壮的猫对抗他和不称职的雷霆氏族首领。 他们不可能不受重伤就逃过一场战斗，而他也不可能冒着蓝星失去一条生命的风险——当他知道她已经到了九条命中的最后一条，而这九条命是星族授予所有氏族首领的。 “我们该回家了。”火心对蓝星嘶嘶地说。 母猫转过头来，难以置信地盯着他。 “我们离安全地带太远了，这不是一场我们能打赢的仗，”他敦促她。 “但我必须和StarClan谈谈！”蓝星叫道。 “下次吧。”火心坚持道。 蓝星的眼里充满了优柔寡断，他补充道：“我们赢不了这场战斗。” 看到蓝星缩回爪子，让肩膀上的毛放松下来，他松了一口气。

The ThunderClan leader turned back to Mudclaw and meowed, "Very well, we'll go home. But we will return. You cannot cut us off from StarClan forever!" Mudclaw flattened his back and replied, "You've made a wise decision." Fireheart growled at Mudclaw. "Did you hear what Bluestar said?" Mudclaw narrowed his eyes threateningly, but Fireheart went on: "We will leave this time, but you will never again stop us from traveling to the Moonstone." Mudclaw turned away. "We'll escort you back to Fourtrees." Fireheart tensed, afraid of how Bluestar would react to the suggestion that the WindClan warrior did not trust the ThunderClan cats to leave his territory. But she simply padded forward, brushing past the WindClan cats as she headed back the way they had come. Fireheart walked after her, followed at a distance by the WindClan cats. He was aware of them rustling through the heather behind him, and when he looked over his shoulder he caught glimpses of their lithe, brown shapes among the

雷霆氏族首领转身对泥爪喵喵叫道：“好吧，我们回家吧。 但我们会回来的。你不能永远切断我们与星际部落的联系！”泥爪拍着背回答说：“你做了一个明智的决定。” 火心对泥爪咆哮道。 “你听到蓝星说的话了吗？”泥爪威胁地眯起眼睛，但火心继续说道：“这次我们会离开，但你再也不能阻止我们前往月光石了。” 泥爪转过身去。“我们会护送你回四树村的。” 火心紧张起来，担心蓝星会对风族战士不信任雷霆族的猫离开他的领地做出什么反应。 但她只是向前走去，从风氏族的猫身边擦身而过，沿着它们来的路往回走。 火心跟在她后面，远处有风族的猫跟在后面。 他意识到它们在他身后的石南丛中沙沙作响，当他回头看时，瞥见它们在草丛中轻盈的棕色形体

purple flowers. Frustration pricked at his paws with every step. He would not let WindClan block their way again. They reached Fourtrees and began to climb back down the rocky slope, leaving the WindClan warriors at the top watching them with hostile, narrowed eyes. Bluestar was starting to look very tired. With each leap she landed heavily and grunted. Fireheart was frightened the she-cat would slip, but she kept her footing until they reached the grass at the bottom. Fireheart looked back up the hill to see the three WindClan cats silhouetted against the wide, glaring sky before they turned and vanished back into their own territory. As the ThunderClan cats passed the Great Rock, Bluestar let out a long moan. "Are you all right?" Fireheart asked, stopping. Bluestar shook her head impatiently. "StarClan does not want to share dreams with me," she muttered. "Why are they so angry with my Clan?" "WindClan stood in our way, not StarClan," Fireheart reminded her. But he couldn't help feeling that StarClan could have brought them

紫色的花。每走一步，挫折都刺痛他的爪子。 他不会再让风氏族挡他们的路了。 他们到达四树村，开始沿着岩石斜坡往下爬，风氏族的战士们留在山顶，眯缝着敌意的眼睛看着他们。 蓝星开始显得很累了。 每跳一次，她都重重地落在地上，哼哼着。 火心很害怕母猫会滑倒，但她一直站稳，直到他们到达底部的草地。 火心回头望望山上，只见风氏族三只猫的剪影映衬在宽阔耀眼的天空中，然后转身消失在自己的领地里。 当雷霆家族的猫经过巨石时，蓝星发出了一声长长的呻吟。 “你没事吧？”火心停下来问。 蓝星不耐烦地摇了摇头。 “StarClan不想和我分享梦想，”她喃喃地说。 “他们为什么对我的家族这么生气？”“风氏族挡了我们的路，不是星氏族。”火心提醒她。 但他还是忍不住觉得《StarClan》是有可能带来他们的

better luck. Smallear's words echoed through his mind: Fireheart's naming broke with Clan ritual for the first time since before I was born. Fireheart felt his head spin with alarm. Were the warrior ancestors really angry with Thunderclan? From the surprised murmurs that greeted their news when Fireheart and Bluestar padded back into camp, Fireheart guessed that the Clan shared his fears. Never before had a leader been turned back on a journey to the Moonstone. Bluestar padded unsteadily to her den, her eyes fixed on the dusty ground as she crossed the clearing. Fireheart watched her with a heavy heart. Suddenly the sun felt too hot to bear beneath his thick coat. He headed for the shade at the edge of the clearing, and noticed Dustpelt padding toward him from the gorse tunnel, Ashpaw at his heels. "You're back early," meowed the tabby warrior. He circled Fireheart as Ashpaw stood wide-eyed and looked up at the two warriors. "WindClan wouldn't let us pass," Fireheart

更好的运气。斯莫勒的话在他的脑海中回响：火心的命名自我出生以来第一次打破了氏族的仪式。 火心感到他的头因惊恐而旋转。 战士祖先真的对雷霆氏族很生气吗？ 当火心和蓝星回到营地时，听到他们听到消息后的窃窃私语，火心猜测氏族和他一样害怕。 以前从来没有一个领袖在去月光石的路上被拒绝。 蓝星摇摇晃晃地走回她的窝，穿过空地时，她的眼睛盯着尘土飞扬的地面。 火心心情沉重地看着她。 突然间，他觉得厚外套下的太阳太热了。 他朝空地边上的阴凉处走去，注意到灰尘从金雀花隧道里朝他走来，阿什帕跟在他后面。 “你回来得真早，”虎斑猫战士喵喵地说。 他围着火心转，阿什paw睁大眼睛，抬头看着两个战士。 “风氏族不让我们通过，”火心

explained. "Didn't you tell them you were going to Highstones?" asked Dustpelt, sitting down beside his apprentice. "Of course," snapped Fireheart. He saw Dustpelt's eyes flick toward the gorse tunnel and turned to see Darkstripe and Fernpaw enter the camp. Fernpaw looked exhausted as she ran to keep up with her mentor, her fur clumped and dusty. "What are you doing back?" Darkstripe asked, narrowing his eyes at Fireheart. "WindClan wouldn't let them pass," Dustpelt announced. Fernpaw looked up at Dustpelt, her pretty green eyes round with surprise. "What? How dare they?" Darkstripe meowed, his tail bristling angrily. "I don't know why Fireheart let them boss him around," commented Dustpelt. "I didn't have much choice," Fireheart growled. "Would you have risked your leader's safety?" Runningwind's meow sounded across the clearing. "Fireheart!" The lean warrior was trotting

解释说。“你没告诉他们你要去海斯通吗？”达斯特尔在他的学徒身边坐下，问道。 “当然。”火心厉声说。 他看见达斯特尔的眼睛朝金雀花的地道瞟了一眼，转过身来，看见黑条纹和Fernpaw进了营地。 Fernpaw看起来很疲惫，她跑着跟上她的导师，她的毛结了簇，满是灰尘。 “你回来干什么？”暗条眯着眼睛望着火心问道。 “风氏族不会让他们通过的。”Dustpelt宣布。 芬帕抬起头来望着尘土皮，她那双美丽的绿眼睛惊奇地睁得圆圆的。 “什么?他们怎么敢？”黑条叫了一声，尾巴愤怒地竖了起来。 “我不知道为什么火心会让他们对他颐指气使。” “我别无选择。”火心咆哮道。 “你会拿你领袖的安全去冒险吗？”奔风的喵喵声在空地上响起。 “Fireheart !”瘦削的战士在小跑

toward him, looking agitated. Darkstripe and Dustpelt glanced at each other and led their apprentices away. Runningwind reached Fireheart and asked, "Have you seen Cloudpaw anywhere?" "No." Fireheart felt his heart lurch. "I thought he was going out with you this afternoon." "I told him to wait till I'd washed." Runningwind seemed more angry than worried. "But when I'd finished, Brightpaw told me he'd gone hunting by himself." "I'm sorry," Fireheart apologized, sighing inwardly. The last thing he needed right now was Cloudpaw's disobedience. "I'll speak to him when he gets back." Runningwind's eyes glittered with annoyance and he looked unconvinced by Fireheart's promise. Fireheart was about to apologize again when he saw Runningwind's expression turn to disbelief as Cloudpaw scampered into the camp, a squirrel grasped in his jaws. The apprentice's eyes shone with pride at the catch, which was almost as big as he was. Runningwind snorted with exasperation. "I'll sort it out," Fireheart meowed quickly. He

朝他走去，神情激动。 暗条和尘埃怪互相看了一眼，领着他们的徒弟走了。 奔风走到火心跟前，问道：“你在哪儿见过云爪吗？”“没有。” 火心感到心里一阵不安。 “我还以为他今天下午要和你出去呢。” “我叫他等我洗完再说。” 奔风似乎与其说是担心，不如说是生气。 “但我讲完后，亮爪告诉我他一个人去打猎了。” “对不起。”火心道歉，心里叹了口气。 他现在最不需要的就是云爪的不服从。 “等他回来我再跟他说。” 奔风的眼睛里闪烁着恼怒的光芒，他似乎不相信火心的承诺。 火心正准备再次道歉，却看到云爪叼着一只松鼠跑进营地，奔风的表情变得难以置信。 学徒的眼睛里闪烁着自豪的光芒，这条鱼几乎和他一样大。 流风恼怒地哼了一声。 “我会解决的。”火心迅速叫道。 他