Amberpaw's paws tingled in excitement. Over a moon had passed since Squirreltail, Hawkwing, and Curlypelt were captured and the half moon shown brightly in the sky. She and Fidgetfoot were on their way to the Whispering Cave, which had survived the flames and the attack. They trekked through the entrance and Amberpaw padded over to the pool.

Right as she was about to touch her muzzle to the glimmering pool, Fidgetfoot called out, "Wait! Before we begin, I have an important ceremony to perform." He paused while the puzzled Amberpaw scrambled to her paws. He lifted his muzzle to the roof, "I, Fidgetfoot, Medicine Cat of Skyclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help, she will serve her clan for many moons.

Amberpaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between clan and clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"

Amberpaw's bright green eyes sparkled, "I do."

"Then by the power of Starclan, I give you your true name as medicine cat. Amberpaw, from this moment on, you will be known as Amberleaf. Starclan honors your intelligence and your skilled paws in medicine.

If we were by the other clans, they would be calling your new name right now. So, now go share dreams with Starclan."

Amberleaf bent down and touched the cool water to her nose. Instantly, she was swept away and landed with a thump on a spiraling stone path with a pool in the middle. Where am I?

She looked up and saw cats with starlit fur surrounding her at the top of the hollow. In front of her were six cats curled up on the hard stone. 'Who are they?" She asked. Angling her ears to the six cats. One was a silver-and-gray tabby, one was a pale ginger-and-brown tabby, one was brown with white spots, one was a dark brown tabby, one had a gray-white pelt, and one was silver-and-black.

"They are Thunderclan's, Windclan's, Shadowclan's, and Riverclan's medicine cats." A bright ginger tom mewed. "The silver-and-gray one is called Jayfeather. The pale ginger-and-brown cat is Leafpool, my daughter. The brown one with white spots is called Kestrelflight, Windclan's Medicine Cat. The gray-white she-cat is Willowshine, Riverclan's Medicine Cat. The Dark Brown tabby is Alderheart, Thunderclan's third medicine cat. And the silver and black tom is Shadowclan's medicine cat, Pebbleshine."

"Who are you?" Amberleaf whispered, astonished.

"I am Thunderclan's former leader, Firestar."

Amberleaf's mouth dropped open, "Why are you showing me the other medicine cats?"

"You need to find them. Join them." This time, it was Cloudstar who spoke.

"H-how?"

"Seek the other side of the flames" Firestar mewed.

Amberpaw woke, gasping, in the Whispering Cave. She scrambled to her paws and waited for Fidgetfoot to wake up. Once he did, she raced away.

"Amberleaf?" He called after her, "Amberleaf!"

She ignored her mentor's call and she ran toward the deserted camp. When she got there, Amberleaf stood where the rockpile used to be and gazed around. She pictured it how it was before the fire and found where the fire had been coming from.

Fidgetfoot caught up, panting, "What are...you...doing?"

"Figuring something out," was all she said. She sprang away toward where the fire started and skidded to a stop by a burned down tree. She studied the land beyond and realized she was looking the way Bellaleaf had said her kin, Barley, lived. This is the way we must go!