Softstar's dreams were haunted, blood lakes, blood trees. She was in this Land of Blood now, drowning, blood-red water lapped against her white fur turning it a dark shade of pink. She heard the words ever so clear she'd heard more times then she could handle. 'Beware of the cat with the Tiger's Glare, for this tiger will bring sorrow great pain and Bloodshed.' The water then engulfed her and she awoke, Hareice sitting up in the nest he'd made himself next to her, his expression worried. "You were having that dream again, weren't you? Don't protest," he said,calmly, as Softstar opened her mouth to speak. "Well ok, but it means something doesn't it?" Hareice's eyes filled with sorrow, Softstar pushed her nose into her mate's flank. "What's wrong," said Softstar as Hareice softly cried, his tail pointed outside, quietly Softstar got to her feet and walked out, the clan was in a craze, Eagretsnow was wheezing and fighting for breath. "Get him to Jaybird, now," she said to Onyxleaf, her friend nodded and went to the medicine den, and soon returned with a graying Jaybird. "I might be able to heal him, but even if I did he would have to retire," spectated Jaybird. Softstar leapt onto Clanledge. "May all cats gather to hear my words, even the kits!" she yowled. As the clan came into the clearing she scanned them so that each and every one of them was there. "Eagretsnow has contracted BlackCough,a extremely rare condition, there is nothing we can do for him so......." She lowered her eyes. "So, we have to let him go....." A single tear ran down her her face, then the rest came dampening her fur. The clan gasped, Blackcough had been dead for moons. If Eagretsnow had it.......... Over the next few days then clan lived in fear. Softstar had stated," I'm not sure if it will do us any good, but if you touched him wash your paws." Tonight was the Gathering. Softstar had chosen who to go. "Hareice, Adderwater, Crevicestripe, Flyleaf, Windpaw, Weedpaw and Onyxleaf and myself." Hareice came up to Softstar and ran his tail her over her belly, which was a little bigger than it's normal size. Hareice licked her then fell back. When they reached FourSands the others clan were there. Beechstar waved his tail in greeting. "We were about to start without you!" Softstar took her place in the Sands. Beechstar said," We have a new warrior, Ibiswing. We also have a new apprentice, Kestrelpaw. We have four new litters." Just as Softstar was about to speak, she received a vision. Shriektooth was tied by invisible vines, a red tom with amber eyes seemed to be taunted her. "The prophecy." Shriektooth screamed out," beware of the cat with the tiger's glare, who will bring sorrow. Only by the kits of the soft star and vine full of hearts will be able to stop him." She gasped, she was the soft star! Did that mean she was expecting kits? "Softstar?"

"Unh? Oh we have a new warrior too, Flyleaf and two new apprentices, Windpaw and Weedpaw." The clans cheered. Shadystar merely mumbled something, and Foreststar stated, " Me and Shadystar need more land, your land."

"YOU'LL NEVER HAVE MINE AND SOFTSTAR'S LAND, YOU PIECE OF FOX-DUNG!" Flystar looked taken aback. "Then we'll fight for it." Beechstar growled, "Bring it on, kittypet." Flystar stumbled backward. Softstar lowered her eyes. "This is war......................."