Special thanks to Kate Cary
Contents
ALLEGIANCES
THUNDERCLAN
LEADER
FIRESTAR ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
DEPUTY
BRAMBLECLAW dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
MEDICINE CAT
JAYFEATHER gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes
WARRIORS
(toms, and she-cats without kits)
GRAYSTRIPE long-haired gray tom
DUSTPELT dark brown tabby tom
SANDSTORM pale ginger she-cat with green eyes
BRACKENFUR golden brown tabby tom
SORRELTAIL tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes
CLOUDTAIL long-haired white tom with blue eyes
BRIGHTHEART white she-cat with ginger patches
MILLIE striped gray tabby she-cat
THORNCLAW golden brown tabby tom
SQUIRRELFLIGHT dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
LEAFPOOL light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes, former medicine cat
SPIDERLEG long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
BIRCHFALL light brown tabby tom
WHITEWING white she-cat with green eyes
BERRYNOSE cream-colored tom
HAZELTAIL small gray-and-white she-cat
MOUSEWHISKER gray-and-white tom
CINDERHEART gray tabby she-cat APPRENTICE, IVYPAW
LIONBLAZE golden tabby tom with amber eyes APPRENTICE, DOVEPAW
FOXLEAP reddish tabby tom
ICECLOUD white she-cat
TOADSTEP black-and-white tom
ROSEPETAL dark cream she-cat
BRIARLIGHT dark brown she-cat
BLOSSOMFALL tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
BUMBLESTRIPE very pale gray tom with black stripes
APPRENTICES
(more than six moons old, in training to become warriors)
DOVEPAW pale gray she-cat with blue eyes
IVYPAW silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes
QUEENS
(she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
FERNCLOUD pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat with green eyes
DAISY cream long-furred cat from the horseplace
POPPYFROST tortoiseshell she-cat (mother to Cherrykit, a ginger she-cat, and Molekit, a brown-and-cream tom)
ELDERS
(former warriors and queens, now retired)
MOUSEFUR small dusky brown she-cat
PURDY plump tabby former loner with a gray muzzle
SHADOWCLAN
LEADER
BLACKSTAR large white tom with huge jet-black paws
DEPUTY
ROWANCLAW ginger tom
MEDICINE CAT
LITTLECLOUD very small tabby tom APPRENTICE, FLAMETAIL (ginger tom)
WARRIORS
OAKFUR small brown tom APPRENTICE, FERRETPAW (cream-and-gray tom)
SMOKEFOOT black tom
TOADFOOT dark brown tom
APPLEFUR mottled brown she-cat
CROWFROST black-and-white tom
RATSCAR brown tom with long scar across his back APPRENTICE, PINEPAW (black she-cat)
SNOWBIRD pure-white she-cat
TAWNYPELT tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes APPRENTICE, STARLINGPAW (ginger tom)
OLIVENOSE tortoiseshell she-cat
OWLCLAW light brown tabby tom
SHREWFOOT gray she-cat with black feet
SCORCHFUR dark gray tom
REDWILLOW mottled brown-and-ginger tom
TIGERHEART dark brown tabby tom
DAWNPELT cream-furred she-cat
QUEENS
KINKFUR tabby she-cat, with long fur that sticks out at all angles
IVYTAIL black, white, and tortoiseshell she-cat
ELDERS
CEDARHEART dark gray tom
TALLPOPPY long-legged light brown tabby she-cat
SNAKETAIL dark brown tom with tabby-striped tail
WHITEWATER white she-cat with long fur, blind in one eye
WINDCLAN
LEADER
ONESTAR brown tabby tom
DEPUTY
ASHFOOT gray she-cat
MEDICINE CAT
KESTRELFLIGHT mottled gray tom
WARRIORS
CROWFEATHER dark gray tom
OWLWHISKER light brown tabby tom APPRENTICE, WHISKERPAW (light brown tom)
WHITETAIL small white she-cat
NIGHTCLOUD black she-cat
GORSETAIL very pale gray-and-white she-cat with blue eyes
WEASELFUR ginger tom with white paws
HARESPRING brown-and-white tom
LEAFTAIL dark tabby tom with amber eyes
ANTPELT brown tom with one black ear
EMBERFOOT gray tom with two dark paws
HEATHERTAIL light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes APPRENTICE, FURZEPAW (gray-and-white she-cat)
BREEZEPELT black tom with amber eyes APPRENTICE, BOULDERPAW (large pale gray tom)
SEDGEWHISKER light brown tabby she-cat
SWALLOWTAIL dark gray she-cat
SUNSTRIKE tortoiseshell she-cat with large white mark on her forehead
ELDERS
WEBFOOT dark gray tabby tom
TORNEAR tabby tom
RIVERCLAN
LEADER
MISTYSTAR gray she-cat with blue eyes
DEPUTY
REEDWHISKER black tom APPRENTICE, HOLLOWPAW (dark brown tabby tom)
MEDICINE CAT
MOTHWING dappled golden she-cat APPRENTICE, WILLOWSHINE (gray tabby she-cat)
WARRIORS
GRAYMIST pale gray tabby she-cat APPRENTICE, TROUTPAW (pale gray tabby she-cat)
MINTFUR light gray tabby tom
ICEWING white she-cat with blue eyes
MINNOWTAIL dark gray she-cat APPRENTICE, MOSSYPAW (brown-and-white she-cat)
PEBBLEFOOT mottled gray tom APPRENTICE, RUSHPAW (light brown tabby tom)
MALLOWNOSE light brown tabby tom
ROBINWING tortoiseshell-and-white tom
BEETLEWHISKER brown-and-white tabby tom
PETALFUR gray-and-white she-cat
GRASSPELT light brown tom
QUEENS
DUSKFUR brown tabby she-cat
MOSSPELT tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes
ELDERS
DAPPLENOSE mottled gray she-cat
POUNCETAIL ginger-and-white tom
CATS OUTSIDE CLANS
SMOKY muscular gray-and-white tom who lives in a barn at the horseplace
FLOSS small gray-and-white she-cat who lives at the horseplace
OTHER ANIMALS
MIDNIGHT a star-gazing badger who lives by the sea
Torn clouds streaked the stars. Branches whisked the night-black sky and showered leaves over the shadowed glade. Wind hollowed the shallow clearing while, around its rim, bushes stirred and rustled as though wolves paced through them.
At the center of the glade, an old she-cat hunched her shoulders against the growling air. Starlight sparkled on her matted gray pelt. She flattened her ears as two feline shapes padded down the slope to join her.
Yellowfang. A white-pelted she-cat spoke first. Weve been looking for you.
Lionheart told me. Yellowfang lifted her chin. Rain specked her muzzle as the medicine cat blinked at her former mentor. What is it, Sagewhisker?
Sagewhisker answered sharply: Weve been talking.
The whole of StarClan has been talking, her tortoiseshell companion cut in. Every cat thinks you should have stopped it.
The battle between ThunderClan and ShadowClan? Yellowfang flicked her tail. Do you think I have that much power, Fernshade?
Sagewhisker leaned forward. You could have sent a message to ThunderClan.
If you had, Russetfur might not have died. Fernshade stepped closer. There was a hint of claws in her words. I trained her, you know.
I hadnt forgotten, Yellowfang rasped.
Fernshade narrowed her eyes. Im the one whos going to have to fetch her.
Yellowfangs shoulders sagged. She was old, she murmured. Maybe shell be glad to join us.
Sagewhisker lashed her white tail. No warrior wants to die. Especially in a battle that should not have happened.
Fernshade curled her lip. You knew what the cats from the Dark Forest were doing. There was no need for Firestar to challenge Blackstar over that worthless stretch of grass. Did you want cats to die?
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