Harekit stared into the downpour, making out the shape of every warrior, apprentice, and kit In MistClan huddled together in the shelter of an oak tree. Skyspeck was there as well, as was Gingerheart, The deputy, Petalcloud and Swiftfleck. 

The only cats Harekit could not see were Nightstar and Graypatch

Wait. No. 

She could see them.

The Clan was looking down at what Harekit had thought, or hoped, was a rock, but Now, as she got closer to the group of cats, she could quite clearly see they were two bodies, soaking wet, and covered in blood. . .

Harekit let out a wail of despair, ran toward the lifeless lumps of fur and buried her nose in them,  sickened with grief. First Lightningkit, now Graypatch and HER LEADER???? What Happened? How Could StarClan let this happen?  She looked up at Gingerheart, "How did he die?" She asked, the words came out of her throat,  chocked and quiet. Gingerheart lent forward, "It was a fox" She explained, "It attacked Graypatch when he was hunting, and Nightstar tried to fight it."  Harekit pulled away from the elder's searching gaze, and thought out loud: "Why was Nightstar out in the forest when it was about to rain?" Gingerheart sat bolt upright like she had been struck with one of the lightning bolts that were flashing overhead. "I'm sure it was nothing to do with Graypatch" She replied carefully. Her entire body was shaking like the leaves nearly getting blown off the trees, and she was only just hanging onto her branch of hope.  "I know it wasn't just a coincidence! I'll find out what really happened!" She screamed. She turned around and pounded away across the muddy dirt to the nursery. 

She pushed through the lichen curtain and flopped down on her nest, realising for the first time how empty it felt without her brother. She missed him. If Lightningkit were here right now, he would say that Nightstar was looking for Graypatch, that he might have been wondering what had been taking so long, and had gone looking for the feeble elder to make sure he was ok, or that he was doing a last-minute border patrol, making sure none of the other clans had decided to be sneaky and cross the border under the cover of dark storm clouds. But He wasn't here, and try as she might, Harekit could not convince herself that either of those reasons was true. Nightstar had been up to something, and she vowed to find out what.