Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Mistyfoot, Crowfeather, and Tawnypelt are making their journey around the lake. Brambleclaw urges to run ahead of Mistyfoot, but keeps his pace with her. Squirrelflight remarks how the marshy is no good, but Mistyfoot says that it might be suitable for RiverClan, but there's not enough prey.