Plot update!! The Journey continues in Arc III: Splitting Hairs.
After spending so much time together, the clans were restless... and Starclan has begun to show their true colors.
“If Starclan even cared about us at all in this whole process, we would not have stayed here this long.”
Bumblestar, Hollowclan leader, expresses distaste for their situation... yet, she is the only leader who has received a sign from Starclan: water tainted by salt. She confided this to Emberstar, but Emberstar only makes matters worse with Starclan.
“...Rowanclan will continue to grow in strength without a deputy.”
Emberstar announces she will not be appointing a deputy, immediately causing an uproar. She then announces that Bumblestar has communicated with Starclan which direction to go next, and the two team up.
"She and Bumblestar are just going to lead us through rogue and kittypet central, and I'm supposed to be okay with that? We’re supposed to be okay with this?!"
Without any complaints from Copperstar, Sootclan's new deputy, Stagmist, steps up to the podium in defense. Due to their ties with Starclan, it was offensive to hear that Emberstar was making a decision without their aid.
“We’re staying together. It makes the most sense, and going alone is a major threat to your clan’s safety.”
Dreamstar steps in, not wanting the rest of Sootclan to disappear just like the patrol they sent to the mountainsides. Her care for the other leaders and clans unfortunately put her at odds with Emberstar and Bumblestar, deciding her clan would go northeast with Sootclan.
A chasm now split the leaders in half: Emberstar and Bumblestar standing together; Dreamstar, Copperstar, and Stagmist standing opposed.
The clans asked for a sign from Starclan, and they certainly got one. Starclan had made the decision to split up for them: Fogclan and Sootclan would go to the large mountain range, while Hollowclan and Rowanclan would continue to the abandoned twolegplace. They decided to meet up once more in a moon with results --- hopefully those results would be a suitable new home, for their own good.
The clans continue to wander without guidance. Who will find Starclan's favor, and who will not? Find out in ARC III of THE JOURNEY: SPLITTING HAIRS.