Author's Note: Prologue of the new fanfic, Rebuilding WaterClan! Just to clear some things up, this is just basically saying the four Clans (which are different here) and wolves and lions and things like that. You don't have to read it, but I would. The next chapters will be longer!

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Prologue

The four warrior Clans of wolves inhabited the northwest region of North America: SnowClan, FrostClan, ThornClan, and WaterClan. Each Clan had a leader, a deputy, a medicine wolf, warriors, apprentices, cubs, queens, and elders.

The leader led the Clan, and had a close connection with MoonClan, the Clan of the fallen wolves and lions. Once upon a time, the wolves and lions lived in the same Clans, but the lions died out. The fallen lions lived in MoonClan with the wolves.

MoonClan could transmit messages or prophecies by way of dreams, especially to the medicine wolves. Each half-moon, the medicine wolves would travel to the Starpool high in the mountains, where they would drink of it and be given a dream from MoonClan.

The deputy was a warrior, who would succeed the leader when he/she died. Deputies also helped to run the camp, such as organizing patrols. In order to be a deputy, a wolf must be a warrior and have had one apprentice. Apprentices were the young wolves that were trained by the warriors once they became six moons old. They were trained for battle and hunting; if the apprentice was to be a medicine wolf, they would learn how to heal with herbs, and would gain a close relationship with MoonClan.

Queens were the she-wolves who provided the Clan with new cubs. The warriors and apprentices were to feed the queens and cubs first.

Elders were the retired warriors. They told stories and legends of the past to the cubs; elders were also honored by the rest of the clan, especially the apprentices, because they cleaned the elders' fur of ticks.

The Clans were natural rivals, but they had a warrior code that must be followed. Their warrior code was for the good of the Clans, and preserved them for many, many generations.

However, there was also a time of fellowship for the clans, which occurred every full moon, called a Howl Time. At each Howl Time, certain wolves that were apprentices, warriors, or elders of every Clan would come together at the base of an enormous mountain, where four large rocks surrounded a clearing, with a ledge for the leaders to stand on. The leaders, one by one, would tell the other Clans general information about their own Clan. When the Howl Time ended, each wolf would raise its voice and howl to the moon in respect for the fallen wolves.

Howl Times were times of peace, and no fighting was allowed. If a fight began, clouds would block the moon from view, a sure sign that MoonClan was angry.

The Clans endured for many generations, with many wolves to come and go. However, this is the story of an extraordinary era that took place, about two lions and a wolf that were different from all others….