
They will gradually fall into a special dream sent by StarClan. Once they enter Mothermouth, the cats must stay silent, the medicine cat or the leader about to receive their nine lives must lean down and place their nose on the Moonstone. Leaders go there to receive their nine lives or ask StarClan for help. This is where leaders and medicine cats go to share tongues with StarClan. It is said to be very cold, and some cats believe they are not dreaming until they open their eyes, realizing their nose is no longer pressed against the rock. To communicate with StarClan, all the cat must do is press their nose to the rock, and they fall asleep almost immediately. The Moonstone is several tail-lengths high. Cats are often surprised by the power of the Moonstone. The cat is then dazzled by an extremely bright light, caused by the moon reflected onto the Moonstone from a hole in the ceiling, and it bleaches the cat's fur white. There is scent of water, stone, and earth, and a jumble of strange odors surround the place. The scents of heather and wind wash down from the hole, and the moonlight illuminates the Moonstone. The vast curved walls in the cavern reach to the ceiling, finally opening to a hole. It opens up to a cavern arching high above the cats visiting. The "right" tunnel has tall, smooth walls glistening with moisture. There are tunnels branching off in opposite directions, but only one leads to the cavern. The tunnels of the Mothermouth are very rocky and may cut the pads of a cat if they have gone down the wrong tunnel. Cats must find their way through a tunnel by using their whiskers to feel the edges of it, or by following the scent trail of the cat ahead of them. Mothermouth also has two tunnels, one to the Moonstone, and the other that goes somewhere deep into the earth. The air inside is stale, with a tang of dust and stone. The Mothermouth got its name because of its very large mouth-like opening to the Moonstone. Inside Mothermouth is a tunnel, leading to the Moonstone. Mothermouth is square and black, and yawns beneath a stone archway. The earth is darker here, the grass coarser underpaw, giving away to bare rocky soil dotted with patches of heather. Highstones can easily be seen from far away. Description Highstones are the rocks that are home to Mothermouth, a pitch-black cave, which contains the Moonstone.
