Chapter Thirty Two

Once she was sure that Pinion hadn't followed her, Sprucepaw breathed out a sigh of relief and began to slink towards the WindClan camp. Sure enough there were cats sitting guard. She blinked in surprise when she saw Owlflight and Twigfur standing guard.

That was when she spotted Palemist lounging outside the nursery with her kits playing beside her. Sprucepaw felt her heart sink when she realized Mosskit wasn't among them. Palemist didn't look all that relaxed as she watched her kits, almost as if she was expecting the worst possible outcome.

Her tail flicked irritably when she caught sight of Wildheart pacing outside the medicine cat's den. He was looking at the den anxiously for what felt like an eternity. Then he stopped his pacing, and Sprucepaw braced herself when he looked in the direction she was hiding in. Sprucepaw had to crouch down low to the ground when Wildheart bounded in her direction.

"Is something wrong?" Twigfur asked when he spotted the senior warrior passing the g