"Mooncreek, can you please organize the patrols?" Patchedstar called from Shaderock.

"Ok!" Mooncreek called back, "Owlscar, Caraemaltuff, Savagemoppa, and Heatherpaw, you're going to hunt near the carrionplace, Caraemaltuff your leading,"

Caraemaltuff nodded and lead the large patrol out. 

"Fluffytuff, lead a water patrol down to the stream, bring Littlepad and Spiderpaw," She yowled.

"Spicyclaw and Nightbriar come on the Dawn Patrol with me," the silver she-cat meowed.

The three she-cats left the camp, scorching wind blew around them in the early Greenleaf day. Whey started on the thunderclan border, then travelled across to the riverclan border. Mooncreek dropped back to sniff at a piece of bracken that smelt of riverclan. She realised that it was stale and was about to turn to leave when a cat suddenly grabbed her throat. She yowled and thrashed around for a few seconds before becoming still. The cat dropped her and fled back into the undergrowth, leaving Mooncreek staring into the trees with clouded eyes. Spicyclaw and Nightbriar, who had heard her yowl, came running. Spicyclaw screeched when she saw Mooncreek while Nightbriar just picked her up. 

That night, Patchedstar thought about who the next deputy would be. He thought long and hard but finally made his decision.

"The next deputy of Shadowclan will be, Nightbriar," Patchedstar announced. Nods of agreement and murmurs of acceptance spread through the clan. Nightbriar was a good choice.

Murderers choice: Mooncreek

Cause of death: Bitten throat

Medicine cats choice: Feircefeather

Accusers choice: ???