TBC02 - The Silent Thaw

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LEAFTAIL—dark tabby tom with ambereyesEMBERFOOT—gray tom with two darkpawsSMOKEHAZE—gray she-catAPPRENTICE, WOODPAW (brown shecat)BREEZEPELT—black tom with ambereyesHEATHERTAIL—light brown tabby shecatwith blue eyesCROUCHFOOT—ginger tomAPPRENTICE, SONGPAW (tortoiseshellshe-cat)LARKWING—pale brown tabby she-catSEDGEWHISKER—light brown tabbyshe-catAPPRENTICE, FLUTTERPAW (brown-andwhitetom)SLIGHTFOOT—black tom with white
flash on his chestOATCLAW—pale brown tabby tomHOOTWHISKER—dark gray tomAPPRENTICE, WHISTLEPAW (gray tabbyshe-cat)FERNSTRIPE—gray tabby she-catFEATHERPELT—gray tabby she-catELDERSWHISKERNOSE—light brown tomGORSETAIL—very pale gray-and-whiteshe-cat with blue eyesRIVERCLANLEADERDEPUTYMISTYSTAR—gray she-cat with blueeyesREEDWHISKER—black tomMEDICINECATSMOTHWING—dappled golden she-catWILLOWSHINE—gray tabby she-cat
Page 3 and 4: DedicationSpecial thanks to Kate Ca
Page 5 and 6: BIRCHFALL—light brown tabby tomBE
Page 7 and 8: splotchesSPARKPELT—orange tabby s
Page 9 and 10: STONEWING—white tomSCORCHFUR—da
Page 11 and 12: DEPUTYHAWKWING—dark gray tom with
Page 13: PIGEONFOOT—gray-and-white she-cat
Page 17 and 18: blue eyesHARELIGHT—white tomBREEZ
Page 21 and 22: CoverTitle PageDedicationAllegiance
Page 24 and 25: PrologueBramblestar shivered as win
Page 26 and 27: struggled as wind tore at his fur a
Page 28: fix this!
Page 31 and 32: let his breath steady before scramb
Page 33 and 34: waiting for him outside the fern en
Page 35 and 36: show me where the scent markers go
Page 37 and 38: ThunderClan territory beyond. Were
Page 39 and 40: “Sorry.” Rootpaw dropped his me
Page 41 and 42: Sparkpelt followed her Clanmate’s
Page 43 and 44: pushed him hard while Reedclaw and
Page 46 and 47: Chapter 2Bristlefrost fluffed out h
Page 48 and 49: Spotfur sat back on her haunches lo
Page 50 and 51: Its leader, Thornclaw, stopped at t
Page 52 and 53: warrior, Bramblestar’s gaze flitt
Page 54 and 55: down. “It’s the warriors who ke
Page 56 and 57: ThunderClan leader, his face creasi
Page 58 and 59: “Of course you are.” Bramblesta
Page 60 and 61: warrior. “Start at the beech grov
Page 62 and 63: Bramblestar meowed breezily. “Fro
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Chapter 3“Come on, Shadowpaw! The
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speaking. He jerked his attention b
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good cat, wasn’t she?He had told
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leaving his Clanmates behind. Their
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patches of ice.Kestrelflight follow
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ears, trying to remember when he wa
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and brave—he’d died saving Poun
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how long before StarClan would appe
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Chapter 4“What are you staring at
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“You don’t even know when it is
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Thriftear’s and Flipclaw’s warr
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our younger warriors to take on new
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Moonpool.” The WindClan leader’
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leaving the Clans. Did the other Cl
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“Don’t talk to her like that—
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Behind, the long grass was still sh
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The Gathering must have ended, beca
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night breeze, Rootpaw tried to thin
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“I’m not showing off,” Bristl
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signaling to the others with a flic
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“Let’s bury them here and hunt
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Bristlefrost stared at him. Why wer
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back a purr of her own. She hoped s
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“Prey is returning,” Rosepetal
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Was there something else she could
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at her innocently. “But if I know
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“It’s good to see you haven’t
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Chapter 6Shadowsight tucked a loose
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“I don’t think it helps to try
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cold, but no colder than in WindCla
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mewed, hoping he was right. “I ca
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broken.“She slipped as we were ju
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hopefully at Puddleshine.Puddleshin
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mind. Why me? Why now? Why did Shad
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limped after his Clanmates as thoug
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“He’s dazed.” Puddleshine loo
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“Antfur’s a bit confused.” He
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Chapter 7Rootpaw opened his eyes. M
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She demonstrated, widening her eyes
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Normally, Rootpaw’s heart would h
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StarClan like the ones Tree saw. Bu
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“I don’t know.” Rootpaw’s h
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“No,” Rootpaw told him. “I’
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prey comes,” he whispered.Rootpaw
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“Maybe, but I’m not sure stayin
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Rootpaw’s heart sank. His father
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Rootpaw stared at Bramblestar. Was
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Chapter 8A cold wind swirled around
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ears. The blind medicine cat was ru
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“Checking the border,” Ivypool
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recognize him. “You used to feel
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“Bramblestar. I don’t—”Bram
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at his paws, his gaze flitting towa
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make her uneasy. If she stayed clos
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“Not much.” Lionblaze crossed t
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her belly. “You caught that on Wi
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Squirrelflight wasn’t there, thou
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“Remember, you’re helping me ke
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know.”“Oh, really?” Bramblest
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cat’s kits—were hers. She lied
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living like a rogue for a quarter m
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“No!” Did they really think she
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anger, then slid past her and heade
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warriors’ den when he’d complai
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eagerly. “Do you know why you’r
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Puddleshine tipped his head thought
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“I won’t be on my own,” Antfu
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entrance. A patrol was returning.Wh
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Dovewing padded from her den. When
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How, exactly, am I supposed do that
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watching prey.”Rootpaw tried not
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grass. His father looked up as he n
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Rootpaw’s belly. The ground seeme
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swallowing the idea of two Brambles
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had pointed out.“Can you see it n
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him.“Sneak in?” Rootpaw stared
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Rootpaw followed, wishing his pelt
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dusty bush. Why had he agreed to su
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Chapter 11Bristlefrost followed Mol
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her eyes. Around the camp, ThunderC
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Rootpaw pressed on. “It’s not l
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Bramblestar looked perplexed.Rootpa
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he do to a cat from another Clan?
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“That was a lie too.” He glance
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ghost has been following me around
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Please?”Bristlefrost shook out he
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it toward Thriftear, who was alread
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crazy it sounded. Perhaps he’d go
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beneath her pelt but forced herself
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Chapter 12Shadowsight shivered as a
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“It’s only water,” Mothwing m
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Bramblestar has already been callin
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firmly. “And he’s trying to do
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must know.”“They should have kn
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back as he heard paw steps cross th
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things kept happening to our Clanma
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thing. He was sure of it. He met hi
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Chapter 13Rootpaw dragged a pile of
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Macgyver, who had stopped beside hi
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“But it’s true—none of the na
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that?”Rootpaw tried to keep his f
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StarClan is worried about codebreak
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“You’ve all heard about Shadows
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“‘We’?” Tigerstar flattened
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watch us suffer?” Tree stared at
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he asked nervously.“StarClan clea
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only get in trouble again.The ghost
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they turned away from the Great Oak
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words.Squirrelflight stared at him,
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Spotfur whispered.“Three nights f
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Chapter 14Bristlefrost poked a hone
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else could it be?”“I know it so
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fur. “I—I guess?” She searche
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Squirrelflight.“Don’t look at h
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Sparkpelt glared at him. “I went
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react like this, she’d never have
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which seemed to say, See? It’s no
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here,” he meowed.Lionblaze shook
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clearing and looked around at his C
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“Just do it,” Lionblaze told hi
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the Clan—to bring StarClan back.
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Bristlefrost stared at him, a chill
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her paws trembling.Had Bramblestar
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paws. Of course there’d be no vis
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has done to uphold it since.”“B
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did what you thought was right. And
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“You can come back later.” Pudd
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your visions have been from StarCla
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for the Clans. Surely they’d hear
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But he knew now, with a sureness th
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woods at night, and another pair of
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“Of course they are.” Rootpaw
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to tell them I’ve been talking to
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toward it. “I think the other cat
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we can stop what’s happening to t
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to follow the rules,” she mewed.
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“Not if enough cats agree that Br
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The old Bramblestar. Rootpaw blinke
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struggling to believe what he was s
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StarClan has shared with all leaf-b
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Chapter 17Bristlefrost blinked in d
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Twigbranch padded closer. “Why di
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“She’s his mate. Why would she
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fighting one another,” he agreed.
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impostor.”“I can ask her.”“
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her paws, shaking out the chill tha
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risk to share what she knew about B
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want you to stay here.”Bristlefro
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Squirrelflight touched her nose to
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Chapter 18Dawn washed the forest wi
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Scorchfur’s ears twitched. “Eve
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“They won’t!” Shadowsight’s
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StarClan. And I’ve let it guide m
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Shadowsight fell in beside him, pan
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other medicine cats against his fat
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scanned the meadow for a sign of Do
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told him.“You don’t have to ato
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Chapter 19Rootpaw eagerly scanned t
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marigold started sprouting in your
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Gathering’s about to start.”Rel
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glad some of you have begun to see
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StarClan won’t return until the c
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or not. What is important is a warr
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“Instead you risk the safety of t
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echoed Bramblestar’s suggestion.
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“Why are you arguing against enfo
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Bramblestar,” he growled. He’s
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Rootpaw wanted to move closer to hi
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paws, its gaze shimmering anxiously
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code.”Berrynose frowned. “Then
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about me,” he told Frecklewish.
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“You can pass on the ghost’s me
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Chapter 20Bristlefrost nosed a spar
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could ask if he or Squirrelflight w
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cracked.“She was a codebreaker!
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deputy. Had Bramblestar discovered
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Bumblestripe know? Was he about to
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he looked calmly around at the Clan
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Chapter 21Shadowsight padded into t
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fragrant scents comforted him. He d
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Puddleshine hesitated for a moment;
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Tree’s eyes rounded. “But I’v
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ThunderClan leader tell ShadowClan
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find StarClan.”Rootpaw’s eyes w
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closed his eyes. Shadowsight’s pe
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Shadowsight argued. “I tried to t
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ruffled and unkempt. She shifted he
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“He’s right,” Squirrelflight
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Bramblestar could only be cured on
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his best.”Tigerstar lifted his mu
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felt himself shudder with the effor
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Bramblestar!” Squirrelflight snap
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growled.Rootpaw narrowed his eyes.
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Tree blinked at her.“Not until we
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Chapter 23Bristlefrost half closed
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deputy washed over Bristlefrost as
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secret meeting all along and was ju
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groveling to this fox-heart. She pu
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“I want you to check on Squirrelf
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StarClan—wherever it had gone—w
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“Why did Bramblestar let you out
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had to get away from camp alone. Fr
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they hardly dare speak to one anoth
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Bramblestar stared at her, his gaze
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the Clans drive him out?Tree waited
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“I’m not a kit anymore.” Shad
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ahead.Rootpaw’s gaze flashed towa
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answered with silence.He frowned. W
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About the AuthorERIN HUNTER is insp
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Series cover design by Ellice M. Le
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