Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Mistyfoot, Crowfeather, and Tawnypelt set out to find their way back to the lake. They stop when they smell and see the Twoleg nests, where they fought kittypets the day before. Brambleclaw, seeing the Twoleg nests, remembers where the lake was from there. As the cats reach the shore, they feel a strong wind, which suggests rain. Brambleclaw guesses that they are about halfway across the lake and he sees the hills and the island.He says they should stay sheltered in the trees.