Prologue

"We cannot let them know." -a cat with a white muzzle and a brown pelt spoke out to the others.

"At least give them a warning, Splashsong!"- another yowled in fury- "They must know what danger lies ahead!"

"You are as wise as a kit. Can't you see, Halfstar, that they shall suffer more in fear than in not knowing?"

Halfstar looked away. He knew Splashsong was right; after all, she has been in StarClan longer. But he was once leader of ThunderClan, and knew what mattered most.

"Very well. We will not tell them"- he turned , signalling with his tail for the other cats to leave. "Listen, Skypaw."- he continued, facing the dark-grey tom who sat in the corner of the den. 

"A kit of smoke in dark shall lie, and only storms shall wake its eye."