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After a few days' traveling, we arrive at Jillian'a barn. The lanky she-cat with a swollen belly climbs down a ladder very slowly and sniffs us.

"Who're you?" she asks. "Smell like Cl'n cats."

"Yeah, we're from ThunderClan."

"ThunderCl'n?" the tall cat asks, sitting down. She's obviously expecting kits. "Never heard of it. What're your names?"

"I'm Pinebreeze, this is my daughter, Beekit, and my sister, Cinderleaf."

"Those are weird names," Jillian remarks. "This is my mate, Mickey." As she calls his name, a massive brown tom leaps from the barn loft, and lands with a thump.

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