"Icetail? But you were exiled long ago!" Coldspirit meowed. Icetail just looked at her paws.

She murmured, "I was exiled only because MoonClan accused the wrong cat of being an imposter Icestar."

Redfur was taken aback by this. An imposter Icestar? She realized she didn't know much about IceClan from Gatherings.

The Clans never spoke a word about Icetail or a cat living in the mountains of IceClan. The she-cat looked healthy for a cat who was living in the mountains for so long.

"What do you live on?" Blackheart piped up.

Icetail glanced up from her paws and gazed at Blackheart.

"White owls." she replied.

"What's a white owl?" Redfur wondered aloud.

Icetail switched her gaze from Blackheart to Redfur, answering, "An owl that lives in the coldest places."

Blackheart suddenly shuddered. Coldspirit trotted over to her, asking, "Blackheart, are you ok?" The black she-cat didn't respond. She kept her stance and started shivering more, teeth chattering.

"She's cold!" Icetail yowled. Redfur made a look that meant, "We're all cold!" Coldspirit understood Icetail's words, then meowed to Redfur, "She's getting sick from the cold." The ginger she-cat quickly looked at Blackheart, who was starting to cough.

Icetail murmured, "We can do nothing now. We do not have a medicine cat who can help us."

Coldspirit whirled around and yowled, "We aren't leaving her! Are you crazy? She's my best friend!" Redfur's heart sank. She too had a best friend who couldn't be saved from the grasps of StarClan.

Icetail shook her head and started padding towards the direction they were heading towards.

Coldspirit stayed right where he was for what seemed like a quarter-moon, holding a vigil, but eventually followed Icetail.

Redfur stared back at her dying friend in misery. She felt guilty about leaving her. She decided to hold a vigil, closing her eyes.

As soon as Blackheart stopped coughing, Redfur opened her eyes. A glowing, blue-gray cat with stars in her pelt was standing next to another glowing cat: one that had a black pelt. Redfur's eyes widened and her heart skipped a beat.

"Bluepelt!" Redfur meowed in excitement. Her best friend ended up in StarClan after dying by the gorge. She scrambled to Bluepelt, eyes glittering with joy.

Blackheart stood next to Bluepelt, healthier now. Bluepelt rushed towards Redfur. The two best friends were together again.

"We don't have time to share tongues, but I must warn you what will happen next. Darkness shall rise as the light fades." Bluepelt informed Redfur. The blue-gray she-cat started to fade along with Blackheart. Redfur understood and rushed to catch up with Icetail and Coldspirit.