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(The previous book in the series was Hymn of the River: Finding Truth, and the first book in the series was Song of the Shadows: Losing Myself.)

Dance of the Stars (DotS) Series

-Book 3-

Melody of the Wind: United Death

By Stormshadow3, an invisible-artist-on-Deviantart who also likes coding on Scratch, is busy writing a new novel to publish since the old one was old and filled with the cringiest moments, irritating, tortilla-eating, *inserts adjective here* she-cat and fellow hawk

It is never the best to rely only on hope. But sometimes, there is no other choice.

Like us. We pretend not to acknowledge what is happening to ourselves. We pretend not to know. We pretend not to care. They know we acknowledge it. They know that we know. They know that we care. But who cares about hope when there is a real opportunity right in front of you? I know I-

Dance of the Stars (DotS) Series Book Three: Melody of the Wind: United Death

Copyright 2017 by Stormshadow3

-all rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address the author, Stormshadow3.

(This tradition is going to keep rolling on.)

For all those who fight to make others' lives better. This might mean you.

Useful Information to Have Before You Start Reading

-StormClan (members of the newly-formed StormClan, a combination of the previous ThunderClan and WindClan at the BEGINNING of the story)-

Leader: Spiderstar, a pitch black tom with small white paws and deep blue eyes

Deputy: Silverspark, a silver-gray she-cat with long fur and glinting amber eyes

Medicine cat: Snowcoat, a small, pure white she-cat with rounded features and pale green eyes

Medicine cat apprentice: Ebonypaw, a light brown tom with darker brown stripes and yellow eyes

Queens: Spottedcreek, a light gray she-cat with forest-green eyes (close to kitting) - mate is Featherbird

Elders: Stagfang, a thick-coated brown tom with ginger paws and blue eyes

Hailstrike, a white and gray she-cat with pebble-like energetic amber eyes

Birchshadow, a white tom with black and brown stripes, a scar down his left eye, and blind amber eyes

Chasers (other members of the previous ThunderClan)

Owlpounce, a brown and white tom with a large head and light amber eyes

Squirreltooth, a thick-furred gray she-cat with a white underbelly and dark eyes

Driftpad, a blue-gray tom with large paws and blue-green eyes

Featherbird, a black and white tom with a furry tail and warm golden eyes

Mothbreeze, a tortoiseshell she-cat with dark amber eyes

Foxnose, a russet tom with a white muzzle and belly and round blue eyes

Frozenpond, a light gray she-cat with white stripes and soft green eyes

Thistlehawk, a brown tom with short fur and narrowed yellow eyes

Mosswhisker, a small ginger she-cat with long brown stripes and spring green eyes

Dustpaw, a sand-colored tom with gray paws and pale blue eyes

Harepaw, a ginger and brown she-cat with nimble legs and small yellow eyes

Guarders (members of the previous WindClan)

Ratspeck, a gray and brown tom with small white paws and bright green eyes

Newtfur, a dark brown she-cat with a long tail and fiery amber eyes

Halftalon, a ginger tabby tom with gray stripes, a right paw with half of it clawed off and blue eyes

Batfang, a black she-cat with dark brown paws and gleaming yellow eyes

Eelpaw, a brown and light gray tom with short legs, a long tail, and mischievous hazel eyes

Furzepaw, a ginger she-cat with small brown paws, dark gray stripes, and yellow eyes

The Code of StormClan:

1. Defend your clan at all costs, no matter what position you are in.

2. Chasers must be fed before Guarders; queens, kits, and elders eat first in both of the separate ranks

3. Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks to StarClan for its life.

4. Chaser kits start training at six moons old, while Guarder kits start at five moons old.

5. Newly appointed Chaser warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their new names.

6. No Chaser can be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.

7. The deputy will become clan leader when the leader dies, retires, or is exiled.

8. The new leader must chose a deputy before moonhigh after the death, retirement, or exile of the previous leader.

9. The word of the leader is the warrior code.

10. Each Guarder warrior is free to choose their own path and can leave the clan at any time if needed.

Basics of Modern-Day StormClan:

Chaser warriors are the main hunters and fighters of the clan, while Guarder warriors either guard the camps or hunt. The two ranks live in separate camps. Only those of ThunderClan descent can become leaders, deputies, medicine cats, or medicine cat apprentices.

The Chasers try to keep the Guarder population lower than themselves, which is why they added the tenth code.