. . . "Bolta sat side by side with Hollypaw and Jay. The sun was setting and finally the Clan cats had begun to venture from their hiding places. Jay flicked her ears in annoyance. Bolta could tell that she wanted to say more. \u201CWe should probably go now,\u201D Hollypaw murmured. \u201CNobody will notice us.\u201D Bolta and Jay nodded in agreement and they all got to their paws. It was easy to slip away without any cat noticing. Once they were in the forest they could at last talk without fear of being overheard. \u201CDo you really think StarClan will come to us if we go to this place?\u201D Jay asked. \u201CYes,\u201D Hollypaw meowed confidently. \u201CIt\u2019s were the medicine cats go.\u201D Bolta said nothing. She didn\u2019t want to `share tongues` with StarClan. She didn\u2019t want to have anything to do with these stupid dead cats. All she wanted was to live a normal life with Flora and Finn... They made their through the forest, avoiding the stone hollow and keeping to the trees. Bolta let herself fall behind Hollypaw and Jay, only half-listening to their conversation. It was dark now and the moon was casting a reddish glow over the forest. She felt the hair rise on the back of her neck. Did this mean that they had the right idea? Or did it mean that DeathClan had the right idea? They quickened their pace and veered out of the forest. Her claws slid out. The scarlet light was almost blinding without the cover of trees. They had begun to run, leaping over a silver shimmering stream and scrabbling up a twisting rocky path. At last Bolta saw it. A small sandy clearing with gorse bushes sheltering it from the wind. In the centre of the clearing was a pool of silvery water. Definitely not ordinary water. It shimmered and sparkled with stars, the wind didn\u2019t seem able to touch it and nor did the blood-red moon. Instinctively, Bolta moved forwards. Something was pulling her closer. Closer... Something was moving her paws and making her crouch by the water\u2019s edge. Something made her lap the silver liquid. It was if icy water was trickling down her spine. Bolta tried to pull away. Struggling and struggling... But that made it hurt worst. She relaxed and felt a wave of calmness rush through her. Unnatural calmness... Suddenly it was peaceful. The wind had stopped, Jay and Hollypaw were asleep by the edge of the pool and to her utter astonishment the moon was no longer red. But what made Bolta panic was that it wasn\u2019t just the three of them in the clearing. Four starry cats sat in front of her. She recognized Jayfeather at one. He sat at the front beside a flat-faced she-cat with long matted grey fur. Behind them sat a blue-grey she-cat and a pretty tortoiseshell she-cat. Bolta stared. They weren\u2019t attacking. That meant... StarClan had come to her? \u201CHello Bolta,\u201D meowed the ragged grey she-cat. It was StarClan... \u201CYou can\u2019t back out,\u201D Jayfeather meowed. \u201CYou\u2019re the most powerful of all. We need you to save them.\u201D Bolta just stared. Why should she? The Clans had nothing to do with her. But cats are dying... You saw what happened to Lionstar... \u201COur families are dying, Bolta,\u201D Jayfeather meowed. \u201CYou can\u2019t back out,\u201D the ragged she-cat meowed. \u201CYou\u2019re the most powerful of the three.\u201D I can back out, Bolta held her tongue. I want nothing to do with the Clans. But if you back out then more cats will die. You saw what happened to Lionstar... Bolta almost jumped a tail-length. Those weren\u2019t her thoughts. She wasn\u2019t thinking that! \u201CThink what it\u2019s like for us,\u201D the tortoiseshell she-cat mewed softly. \u201CWatching our families die without being able to do anything.\u201D Bolta sighed. She could imagine herself watching Finn and Flora die with her paws glued to the ground. It would be torture. \u201CYou have to work together,\u201D the blue grey she-cat told Bolta. \u201COtherwise you will fail. You will need fire, water and wind all through your journey.\u201D \u201COkay, okay,\u201D Bolta meowed. \u201CI won\u2019t back out. Just tell me what you want us to do.\u201D"@en . . "Blood Red"@en . . . "Blood Red"@en . . . . . "Bolta sat side by side with Hollypaw and Jay. The sun was setting and finally the Clan cats had begun to venture from their hiding places. Jay flicked her ears in annoyance. Bolta could tell that she wanted to say more. \u201CWe should probably go now,\u201D Hollypaw murmured. \u201CNobody will notice us.\u201D Bolta and Jay nodded in agreement and they all got to their paws. It was easy to slip away without any cat noticing. Once they were in the forest they could at last talk without fear of being overheard. \u201CDo you really think StarClan will come to us if we go to this place?\u201D Jay asked."@en . . . .