Icestar gave her father a cold and hateful stare the whole time he was gifting Dawnstripe her eighth life. She appreciated that he approved of her daughter's leadership, but seeing him treat Dawnstripe with kindness where she had only received bitterness, it left a bad taste in her mouth. Finally his turn was over, and it was time for the ex-leader to step up.
"Do not let this go to your head, child," was the first thing she said.
"Yes, your lives are being given to you mostly from the other side. But don't assume that dictates the way you should lead your Clan. I give you the life of common sense. Use it to see the obvious and know when it's time to play nice. And you will need to play nice, if you wish to repair my...mistakes." She uttered the word "mistakes" as if it were poison, as she hated admitting she did anything wrong at all. Icestar padded forward to touch her nose to her daughter's head and bestow the life upon her.
"And with this life, I hail you by your new name: Dawnstar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, be it from a different source than expected, and I grant you guardianship of ShadowClan. Defend it well. Strengthen the weak. Embrace the strong. Never let go of your pride, but learn how to control yourself." Taking a step back, Icestar's orange eyes met her daughter's diligently.
"You will hear from me often. I wish to tell you that I've set up the possibility of an alliance for you, as a final gift. Do not let it go to waste--I am practically sending this right into your paws. ThunderClan will soon be in desperate need of ShadowClan's help. I want you to take advantage of that, but for Star's sakes play nice. ShadowClan will not survive while all of the Clans are our enemies. If you do not, you will crumble it to the ground. Do you understand?" Her tail flicked back and forth as she gauged her daughter's response. She would likely have questions, and this would be the time to have them answered. Icestar knew there wouldn't be much time left before Dawnstar would awaken.
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