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Stormsong: Chapter 14
Deathberry and Stormsong took their customary places around the fresh-kill pile, ready to eat. Stormsong sat on the side near the apprentices' den, Deathberry sat near the blueberry bush. Suddenly, he drew back. "Why's this plant in my mouse?"
The medicine cat, Whitecloud, was called. He inspected the herb and declared it to be dangerous-- mild compared to deathberries, of course, but still dangerous. If Deathberry ate it, he would vomit all night, or at least have bad stomachaches. Whitecloud quickly disposed of the poison mouse.
Stormsong asked Deathberry, "Do you think-- someone's trying to murder you?"
"I don't know. I don't think so. No one besides Turtlesplash, Flowerfur, and you know that I always eat at this spot. Must have been someone from a rival Clan, I guess. Maybe a RiverClan cat, trying to poison WillowClan cats, I guess."
Stormsong tilted her head. Birchblaze and Moonheart, Turtlesplash's and Stormsong's previous mentors, had been on patrol all night. How had a RiverClan cat snuck in?
The next day, Deathberry ate a meal in the morning, at a different place. Stormsong's place. When he ate again, in the evening, he ate something that was bitter and leafy, that made him gag.
The poisoner strikes again, he thought, then screamed it aloud, "THE POISONER STRIKES AGAIN!" As Flowerfur walked by, she smirked and ran off to Stormsong. "Oh," she gushed, "I heard about Deathberryfall's illness. I'm here to support you in your time of need."
Stormsong grimaced. "Deathberry, not Deathberryfall, please." But as she stared at this cat, she felt this indescribable pull towards her...