Goshawkwing has just been named a CloudClan warrior when he is already faced with what must be the most difficult task of his life: The healer Echoklang had a vision, and now the cats believe they should go in search of the other Clans - and of Firestar. But the way through the wilderness is arduous and the strange cat Darktail, who offers himself as the leader of the mission, literally smells of intrigue to Habichtschwinge ...