The Blazing Star

The only failure is not to try, and I’ve never stopped trying.

If something is meant to happen, it will,” he pointed out calmly. “And no cat’s will is strong enough to stop it from happening.

Remember who you are and where you come from. I’m telling you these things because I know you’re strong enough to listen. A great destiny awaits you and your friends, Gray Wing—but it won’t wait forever. . . .

Thank you.” Clear Sky blinked happily at his cats, and gave Sparrow Fur a swift lick around the ears. “You are without doubt the most flea-brained kit I’ve ever come across,” he meowed. “And the bravest. Thank you, too.

In life, they were torn apart; in death, they will be united.

Maybe this is what she meant. Our survival is going to come under threat, and we need to . . . to grow and spread like the Blazing Star.

It’s Holly!” he exclaimed. “She has the sickness!

Maybe this is what the spirit-cats meant.

Owl Eyes and Sparrow Fur exchanged an excited glance. “Even kits?” Sparrow Fur asked. “Especially kits,” Holly replied. “Suppose enemies attacked the camp? You would need to be able to defend yourselves. There’s no time to lose.

Everywhere beneath the branches of the four oak trees the moonlight showed him pools of drying blood and tufts of torn-out fur.

There’s no time to lose.

few moons ago, he wouldn’t even share prey with me. But we all learned lessons when our friends died.

streaks of scarlet and gold were staining the blue.

Slate reached the thorn tree and leaped into the branches, climbing nimbly to the very top. The moonlight turned her thick, gray pelt to silver and her eyes shone like two tiny moons. The branch swayed beneath her and she balanced there without a trace of fear.

No more fighting over territory and prey.

That’s useful to know.

den. He knew there was nothing he could do to help Morning Whisker, and he wanted to stay out of the grieving family’s way. After a moment he began

Yes, the Blazing Star. To survive, you must grow and spread like the Blazing Star.