After Sunrise: Prologue

Bluestar stood before a young she-cat. "The time has come for you to know," she meowed.

"But what do I need to know?" the slender, white kit asked.

"There will be three, kin of your kin, that will hold the power of the stars in their paws," Bluestar quoted. "This prophecy was given to Firestar many seasons ago, but it is time for you to know your part." The blue-gray she-cat led the white kit through a dense forest. Soon, they were in the ThunderClan camp.

"This is my home," the kit meowed.

"Yes, it is," Bluestar agreed. "But we are not here to visit your mother," she added, as the kit made to move to the nursery. "Our destination lies a little bit farther."

She pushed past the bramble shield into the medicine cat den. Being careful not to disturb the sleeping Leafpool, she prodded Jayfeather with her forepaw. "Jayfeather, wake up," she meowed. "I have brought the kit."

Jayfeather scrambled out of his nest. He turned his blue eyes on the young white cat eagerly. "So this is the one?" he meowed. "The one in the prophecy?"

"I am sure of it," Bluestar mewed, dipping her head.

"I must tell Lionblaze," the tom muttered to himself. He told the kit, "You, Lionblaze, and I are part of the prophecy – Bluestar told you about it, right? – Our mother is Leafpool, Firestar's daughter, and your mother is Cloudtail's daughter, and Cloudtail is also Firestar's kin, so we are the three." The kit's mouth opened slightly in awe.

"But is this real?" she asked nervously. "Is it not really a dream?"

"This is a dream," Jayfeather mewed. "We needed a place to meet privately. But here we can't have Lionblaze. Tomorrow, at sunhigh, meet us behind the warriors' den. We can discuss it there."

The kit dipped her head. "I'll see you there, Jayfeather!"