Chapt 3

It was past sunhigh before Lionblaze entered Jayfeather's den, his fur itching with worry for his sister. Jayfeather was checking on Hollyleaf, her eyes milky with infection. Jayfeather glanced blindly at Lionblaze then at Hollyleaf. Holyleaf looked up, her tail curling in excitement for her brother. She got to her paws, her legs shaking unsteadily, Lionblaze rushed forward to give her his shoulder for support.
"Let's talk outside." he nodded to Jayfeather and the three of them walked into the forest.
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"We thought you were dead! How did you survive the tunnels?" Jayfeather questioned Hollyleaf as they left camp.
"The tunnel entrance collapsed, not the whole tunnel. I was already in the tunnels when it collapsed behind me." Hollyleaf stated flatly, her paws fumbling with a small pebble.
"Where did you go? Why did you come back?" Lionblaze couldn't hold in his questions.
"I..." Hollyleaf stammered,"I went to the old forest." Jayfeather and Lionblaze were stunned. Everyone knew that the old forest was many moons journey away.
"How?" Lionblaze couldn't even imagine the journey, or how she got there.
"At first, I went to Sun-Drown Place to find Midnight," Midnight was a badger who helped all the clans find their home, many moons ago."When I got there, I found Midnight, dead." Lionblaze and Jayfeather let out a gasp. They had met Midnight when they were apprentices, and had both held high respect for her. "I was very tired and I slept in her cave. The next day I set out for the mountains, and got there half a moon later. Stoneteller said I could stay there for as long as I wanted, but I said I was on an urgent mission and I needed to speak to Stormfur." Hollyleaf paused to think," I asked him how to get to the old forest and Stormfur said I was crazy for trying to go there, but he said to follow the sun to were it rises and I should get there in about two moons." Lionblaze was listening intently, but as he gazed over to Jayfeather, he saw his brother gasp in shock.