“Umm, I’m not sure about this…”, said Leafpool, backing away.

“You really need to tell him.”, encouraged Dustpelt. “What would happen if he found out later?”

Leafpool came forward again. “Ok”, she mewed hesitantly.

“Ok”, she repeated after a short silence. “StarClan seems to be saying that Cloudtail should be the next leader.”

It took a few moments before Brambleclaw came to terms with the revelation, before he realised what this meant. The great setup had all backfired! StarClan was against him now!

He shuddered under Squirrelflight’s piercing gaze, He began to wonder if it was some kind of conspiracy, a plot by Squirrelflight to get revenge. It was certain possibility, as Leafpool had proven to be weak-willed, incompetent medicine cat.