The Lost tale of Hawkfrost
by Stormer23
Summary:
When Hawkfrost was still alive, he wasn't plotting all the time, or at least not alone. Who was the she-cat that won his heart, and even at all costs gave him information on her clan. Read the story of Greyshade.
* Note: Some characters, including Hawkfrost, and the idea of warriors, the books, and the warrior clan names, belongs to Erin Hunter. Erin Hunter © Warriors series. Also
the clan Allegiances & info come from .com/wiki/Warrior_Cats_Wiki ; it is edited due to this story. Timeline... prologue: The Darkest Hour; the rest of book: Midnight-Sunset. *
Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader: Firestar-handsome ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
Deputy: Graystripe-long-haired gray tom
Medicine Cat: Cinderpelt-dark gray she-cat
Apprentice, Leafpaw
Warriors: Mousefur-small dusky brown she-cat
Apprentice, Spiderpaw
Dustpelt-dark brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Squirrelpaw
Sandstorm-pale ginger she-cat
Apprentice, Sorrelpaw
Cloudtail-long-haired white tom
Brackenfur-golden brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Whitepaw
Thornclaw-golden brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Shrewpaw
Brightheart-white she-cat with ginger patches
Brambleclaw-dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Ashfur-pale gray (with darker flecks) tom, dark blue eyes
Rainwhisker-dark gray tom with blue eyes
Sootfur-lighter gray tom with amber eyes
Apprentices: Sorrelpaw-tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
Squirrelpaw-dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
Leafpaw-light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes and white paws
Spiderpaw-long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
Shrewpaw-small dark brown tom with amber eyes
Whitepaw-white she-cat with green eyes
Queens: Goldenflower-pale ginger coat, the oldest nursery queen
Ferncloud-pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat, green eyes
Elders: Frostfur-beautiful white she-cat with blue eyes
Dappletail-once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat, the oldest cat in ThunderClan
Speckletail-pale tabby she-cat
Longtail-pale tabby tom with dark black stripes, retired early due to failing sight
ShadowClan
Leader: Blackstar-large white tom with huge jet-black paws
Deputy: Russetfur-dark ginger she-cat
Apprentice, Tallpaw
Medicine Cat: Littlecloud-very small tabby tom
Apprentice, Hollowpaw
Warriors: Oakfur-small brown tom
Apprentice, Smokepaw
Cedarheart-dark gray tom
Apprentice, Coalpaw
Rowanclaw-ginger tom
Apprentice, Talonpaw
Nightwing-black she-cat
Apprentice, Greypaw
Tawnypelt-tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
Apprentices:
Smokepaw-N/A*
Talonpaw-N/A*
Greypaw-light grey she-cat with white underbelly and light green eyes
Coalpaw-black-grey tom with white tip-tail, and white spots on the under part of his neck
Tallpaw-tan she-cat with unusually light brown longs ears, left ear has the tip missing
Hollowpaw-medicine cat apprentice; dark ginger tabby tom with amber eyes
Queens:
Tallpoppy-long-legged light brown tabby she-cat
Elders:
Runningnose-small gray and white tom, formerly the medicine cat
Boulder-skinny gray tom
WindClan
Leader:
Tallstar-elderly black-and-white tom with a very long tail
Deputy:
Mudclaw-mottled dark brown tom
Medicine Cat:
Barkface-short-tailed brown tom
Warriors:
Tornear-tabby tom
Apprentice, Owlpaw
Webfoot-dark gray tabby tom
Apprentice, Weaselpaw
Onewhisker-brown tabby tom
Crowfeather-dark gray, almost black tom with blue eyes
Ashfoot-gray she-cat
Apprentices:
Owlpaw-N/A*
Weaselpaw-N/A*
Queens:
Whitetail-small white she-cat
Elders:
Morningflower-tortoiseshell she-cat
Rushtail-light brown tom
RiverClan
Leader:
Leopardstar-unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
Deputy:
Mistyfoot-gray she-cat with blue eyes
Medicine Cat:
Mothwing-dappled golden she-cat
Warriors:
Blackclaw-smoky black tom
Apprentice, Volepaw
Heavystep-thickset tabby tom
Apprentice, Stonepaw
Hawkfrost-dark brown tom with a white underbelly and ice blue eyes
Swallowtail-dark brown tabby she-cat with green eyes
Apprentices:
Volepaw-N/A*
Stonepaw-N/A*
Queens:
Mosspelt-tortoiseshell she-cat
Dawnflower-pale gray she-cat
Elders:
None
Cats Outside Clans:
Smoky-muscular gray and white tom who lives in a barn near the horseplace
Daisy-she-cat with long creamy brown fur who lives with Smoky
Floss-small gray and white she-cat who lives with Smoky and Daisy
Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook)-brown tabby she-cat
Stormfur-dark gray tom with amber eyes, ex-RiverClan warrior
Susan-pale gray tabby she-cat, from ShadowClan twoleg nest
Jacques-black and white tom, from ShadowClan twoleg nest
Prologue
~The Darkest Hour ~
Paws crept slowly into the night. A grey she-cat with a circled pattern of white on her face, crept slowly to the ShadowClan nursery. Her fur glowed against the reflection of the moon. In her mouth
was a little she-kit, she looked much like her, except her fur was a lighter grey. Beside the she-cat was a dark ginger tabby-tom, he was a little bigger than his sister, and his eyes had opened
unusually early. They where the color of amber. He followed his mother into the clan nursery.
The grey she-cat paused and placed down her little she-kit at the paws of a sleeping light brown tabby she-cat. The she-cat awoke at the sounds of mewling, that weren't coming from her own kits.
She gasped a little as she noticed the she-cat sitting in front of her.
"Glistenstare, what a surprise. Aren't you glad that Scourge is defeated? It's such a relief. I'm so glad my kits can live in a world without such brutally."
Glistenstare just flicked her ears and tail rudely. She wasn't that concerned about the she-cat's thoughts.
"I need you, Tallpoppy to raise my kits, to be warriors. I'm leaving ShadowClan." Tallpoppy gasped again.
"Glistenstare, but-- why?" "I don't feel like I belong in ShadowClan. I feel the urge to be on my own, clan life doesn't suit me as well as I thought." Glistenstare replied solemnly.
Tallpoppy just gave a nod, and then asked in a whisper. "It's because of Knifetooth isn't it?" Glistenstare shifted uncomfortably and nodded.
"Even though he was part of BloodClan, I've never loved a cat as much as him. The pain throbbing in my heart, tells me I can't stay in ShadowClan anymore. If I do stay, I'll have the guilt of his
death on my shoulders, and what if some cat mentions BloodClan again? I couldn't bare it. I'd be humiliating the clan that finally accepted me. And now I must leave, to protect my clan, and to
protect my children. If anyone found out that they were part BloodClan... they'd be exiled. It's better for everyone." Tallpoppy knew she'd miss Glistenstare, they had bonded once the she-cat had
joined ShadowClan under Tigerstar's rule. Then when BloodClan had come into the forest, Tallpoppy had learned that Glistenstare had been seeing a BloodClan warrior for a while after she had met
him after Tigerstar's demise. At first to find out about BloodClan to see if any information would help the clans, but then had started falling in love with him, and then was carrying his kits. Tallpoppy
had insisted that Glistenstare stay in the camp during the battle with Scourge, but Glistenstare had disagreed and claimed that she must tell Knifetooth about their kits. But once she had gotten
onto the battle field, she had told Knifetooth only to see him seconds later slain by a WindClan warrior.
With all these memories flooding her mind, Tallpoppy just gave a nod, and answered."Yes, I understand."
Glistenstare rubbed her face against Tallpoppy's as a way of saying thank you, and then left the den, with Tallpoppy's sorrowed face watching her disappear for ever into the night.
Chapter 1
~Midnight~
"Nightwing, you will be mentor to this apprentice. You are a true and trusted warrior, and I hope you will pass this knowledge to your new apprentice." Greypaw's ears tingled with excitement
as Blackstar's words echoed throughout the camp. Bending down to touch noses with her new mentor, she felt the loud noises of cats yowling her name.
"Greypaw! Greypaw!" She recognized her brother and her foster-mother's voices among the crowd.
As the noises died down, and Blackstar returned to his den, Greypaw looked up to see her brother, Hollowpaw bounding to her.
"Congratulations. I know you'll be the best warrior that this clan has to offer." Greypaw purred as she and her brother nuzzled each other playfully. He had chosen to be a medicine cat apprentice instead, choosing to serve his clan by healing the wounded and searching for herbs and berries to use for medical use.
Greypaw couldn't understand his aspiration for being a medicine cat. She was so excited to become a warrior apprentice.
"Thanks." she breathed from her excitement. "Same for you, except for the warrior part." Hollowpaw smiled and then stepped aside for Tallpoppy who had now joined them. Tallpoppy gave Greypaw a lick of motherly love. Greypaw giggled, and then nuzzled Tallpoppy's shoulder in thanks.
"Are you ready? I'll take you to the apprentice's den." She invited. Greypaw bounded up and down her excitement restored and followed Tallpoppy to the apprentice's den, after meowing goodbye to her brother.
The apprentice's den was cool inside at a comfortable temperature. Tallpoppy had left Greypaw alone as she sat at inside the den, waiting to meet the other apprentices.
"Hi, I'm Coalpaw." Greypaw turned to be face to face with a black-grey tom cat. He was a bit older than Greypaw, but his paws were a bit small for a cat his age. He was blushing, Greypaw didn't know why, but she just ignored it.
"Hi, I'm Greypaw! How long have you been an apprentice?" "A few moons."
"Whoa, your feet are small." Greypaw meowed. Coalpaw nodded shyly.
"Hey, Coalpaw. Who's this?" A tan colored she-cat with unusual long ears appeared, with a freshly killed lizard at her feet.
"This is Greypaw, she's a new apprentice."
Tallpaw just walked forward carrying the lizard with her. The three cats crouched and then laid down together. Tallpaw shared the lizard with the three of them as they talked.
Greypaw had asked how Tallpaw had gotten her left ear-tip missing. Tallpaw explained that when she had been a kit her ear had been bitten by a spider. As kits are she didn't listen to Littlecloud when he told her not to scratch it. The cut had soon gotten deadly infected. Littlecloud had no choice but to bite that part of her ear off, to save her life.
Greypaw smiled as Tallpaw then started telling jokes to her and Coalpaw.
Soon night came, and the three slept together peacefully with pleasant dreams.
Chapter 2
~ Moonrise ~
"Don't go!" Greypaw wailed. But her mother's face vanished.
Greypaw then awoke from her nightmare. She saw her best friends, and the new apprentice Smokepaw all asleep beside her. Greypaw decided that if she wanted her mind distracting questions answered, she should go ask the cat with the answers.
To be continued.... please reveiw!
