A sad moment...

[heatherstar]

HeatherStar sadly walked out of her den and padded to the Highrock... her head was drooping down and tears falling down her face, " Eaglefang is gone to a new clan, StarClan. We will sit in honour tonight. " HeatherStar started to cry and ran into her den. The rain soon started to fall and she sat in her cold den crying.

Now HeatherStar will need to choose a new deputy before moonhigh... and she doesn't know who to choose between Talltail and Frostfox...

[Frostfox]

Frostfox threw his head back and yowled with a deep sorrow. Eaglefang had been one of his closest friends, and now he was gone.

[heatherstar]

HeatherStar soon stopped crying and looked out of her den. She saw Frostfox sitting down infront of the highrock and she nodded her head to his, " You are dismissed! " HeatherStar meowed out and ran into the forest and into the damp undergrouth... she needed some time to think who should be her new deputy.

[Dovefeather]

Fot the first time in a long time Dovefeather bowed her head and began to cry as she padded up towards Heatherstar, "You need a new deputy but I think you should think about it." She mewed quietly and thoughtfully.

[Frostfox]

Frostfox walked slowly to Dovefeather. "Dovefeather, can I talk to you?"

[heatherstar]

HeatheeStar sat by a big boulder and closed her eyes, who should be her new deputy? HeatherStar though for a while and lifed her head up. She now knows who should be the next deputy of ThunderClan.

[Talltail]

Talltail did not meow a word. She sat below Highrock with her eyes clouded with grief for the dead deputy. After Heatherstar disappeared behind the torn-tunnel she gazed up at the raining sky, knowing now that Eaglefang was with her ancestors. A sudden thought came to her mind, *Who will be Thunderclan's deputy now?* She looked back to where Heatherstar had vanished and hope Starclan would give her wisdom in this hard decision.

[Frostfox]

Frostfox sat down and waited for Dovefeather to finish what she was doing.

[heatherstar]

HeatherStar dragged herself slowly back to camp in the rain... she crawled through the tunnel and burst into the camp and ran into the den, she shook herself dry and laydown in her nest. She would need some rest if she was to announce the new deputy.

[Frostfox]

Frostfox's pelt tingled with nerves. He would be honored if he was chosen as deputy, but at the same time he knew that he was not ready for it.

[Talltail]

Talltail watched Heatherstar slowly pad into her den with her pelt tingleing. *Had she decided who the new deputy is yet? She has to announce who it will be before moonhigh.* the question burned in her mind. Her pelt felt like as if lightning spraked though it and she felt fresh energy surge though her entire body, like a new apprentice would during their first battle.

[Frostfox]

Frostfox looked up and saw Talltail sitting alone. He padded over to her. "Talltail, I think you would make a great deputy."

[Talltail]

Talltail meowed, "Thank you, Frostfox." Her eyes glimmed with graditude. What Frosfox had said meant alot to her and she would be thrilled to be Thunderclan's deputy, but it was Heatherstar's choice and she would not influence it. "I think Heatherstar has a hard choice to make between two loyal warriors. You would make a great deputy too." she meowed to him.

[heatherstar]

HeatherStar got up from her nest and stared out into her camp. The rain is starting to go away and the clouds started to break apart... she couldn't really sleep so she just sat in her den looking out at the dark clouds vanishing.

[Talltail]

Talltail began to lick her fur dry as the clouds started to separate. She could feel her pelt tingling against her tongue and lightning energy pump through the muscles below. *When will Heatherstar announce the new deputy?* she wondered, though not impatient, simply just curious.