[bailu]

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+ Lilydust

The slender brown she-cat was a little late, but it seemed Dogbark hadn't made the most important announcement. Yawning and stretching a good deal before heading out, her amber eyes immediately were directed to the Thunderwillow. Why was Dogbark up there? Why was he hosting the meeting? Why wasnt Aspenstar doing it?

A thought materialised in her brain, horribly clear... what if Aspenstar had been overthrown byDogbark? Then the stench of blood hit her and Lilydust grimaced, turning around to see where it came from. Almost immediately, she wished she hadn't. From her spot at the back of the crowd of gathered cats in front of the Thunderwillow, Lilydust could see Ivypaw, next to Shiningskies, both looking down at a limp maple-furred body. Amber hues shifted down to the body and with a sickening lurch of the stomach, she realised it was Aspenstar, lying dead, blood trickling from ... where was all the blood coming from? Feeling ill, Lilydust turned away. She was too young for all of this.

There was Cindersky, with a group of apprentices. Then Willowbird was speaking, and Lilydust caught sight of Nectarflame.... herding some outsider out. Lilydust didn't know who it was, but she didn't care too much as Nectarflame was handling it. But nonetheless, Lilydust padded up, her eyes narrowed to slits as she stared at the outsider, her gaze loaded with dislike.

"Who is that?" Lilydust asked Nectarflame, rather flatly. Lilydust didn't trust Nectarflame at all, but sometimes, she just had to interact with cats that she didn't like. Just as the words left her lips, she squinted at the outsider. He looked vaguely familiar. "Looks familiar." She might've seen this cat around camp before, so maybe he used to bepart of ThunderClan. But Lilydust wasn't certain.

Then something clicked and she stared at the outsider before her. Surely, this was Vulturefang. Well, he resembled Vulturefang, so maybe it was him. "Is this Vulturefang?"