ALLEGIANCES-

THUNDERCLAN:

LEADER – FIRESTAR –ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt

DEPUTY- BRAMBLECLAW-dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

MEDICINE CAT- JAYFEATHER- grey tabby tom

WARRIORS- (TOMS AND SHE-CATS WITH OUT KITS)

GRAYSTRIPE-long haired grey 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

CLOUDTAIL-long haired white tom with blue eyes

BRIGHTHEART-white she cat with ginger patches

THORNCLAW- golden brown tabby tom

APPRENTICE,BRIARPAW

SQUIRRELFLIGHT- dark ginger she cat with green eyes

LEAFPOOL-light brown tabby she cat with amber eyes, former medicine

SPIDERLEG-long limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes

BIRCHFALL-light brown tabby tom

BERRYNOSE- cream colored tom

HAZELTAIL- small gray and white she cat

APPRENTICE,BLOSSEMPAW

MOUSEWHISKER –gray and white tom

APPRENTICE,BUMBLEPAW

CINDERHEART –gray tabby she cat

LIONBLAZE-golden tabby tom

FOXLEAP- reddish tabby tom

ICECLOUD-white shecat

TOADSTEP-black and white tom

ROSEPETEL-dark cream she cat

MILLIE striped gray tabby she cat

APPRENTICES (MORE THAN SIX MOONS OLD, IN TRAINING TO BECOME WARRIORS)

BRIARPAW- dark brown she cat

BLOSSOMPAW-tortoiseshell and white

BUMBLEPAW-very pale gray tom with black stripes

QUEENS (SHE – CATS EXPECTING OR NUSING KITS)

FERNCLOUD-pale grey(with darker flecks)she cat with green eyes

WHITEWING-white she cat with green eyes mother of birchfalls kits:dovekit(grey she cat)and ivykit(white tabby she cat

POPPYFROST-tortoiseshell she cat expecting berrynoses kits

ELDERS (FORMER WARRIORS AND QUEENS NOW RETIRED)

LONGTAIL-pale tabby tom with dark black stripes

MOUSEFUR – small dusky brown she cat

PURDY- plump tabby tom

SHADOWCLAN:

LEADER-BLACKSTAR-large white tom with huge jet black paws

DEPUTY-RUSSETFUR-dark ginger she cat

MEDICINE CAT-LITTELCLOUD- vey small tabby tom

WINDCLAN:

LEADER-ONESTAR-brown tabby tom

DEPUTY-ASHFOOT-gray she cat

MEDICINE CAT-KESTRELFLIGHT-mottled gray tom

RIVERCLAN:

LEADER-LEPARDSTAR-unusually spotted golden tabby shecat

DEPUTY-MISTYFOOT-gray she cat with blue eyes

MEDICINE CAT- MOTHWING-dappled golden she cat

APPRENTICE, WILLOWSHINE(PALE GRAY TABBY SHECAT)

Firestar padded slowly into camp, the news he carried made his paws feel like stones, he bunched his muscles and leaped, on to highledge and called out the words he had heard many times:" let all those old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath highledge for a clan meeting".

Catlike shapes started melting out of the shadows from the sides of the clearing, he saw his mate, sandstorm come out of the warriors den with his best friend Greystripe and his daughter Leafpool, all of the cats in the clearing looked up at him questioningly.

He took a deep breath "Thunderclan I have good news and I have bad news. The bad news is Squirrelflight is dead". There was a shocked silence for less than a heartbeat before the cats below started to make noise, cats started yowling their questions and voicing their grief. Firestar looked at his mate and daughter, sandstorm's eyes were full of shocked grief ,as she locked gazes with him her eyes went from sad to hopeful Firestar nodded to her , and she ,Leafpool and Greystripe ran out of camp.

Meanwhile the clan was still yowling , Firestar waved his tail for silence it was a little while before he could speak again ,"I am not exactly sure how she died but there was evidence of a fight and windclan scent , I-I think she died of her wounds." as he finished speaking there were more outraged yowls and snarls ,dustpelt called out angrily "we must attack windclan!" the clan called out in agreement Firestar did not even try to silence them, he just waited for them to calm down .

It was several minutes before he could make himself heard, "we will attack windclan and challenge them at the gathering , I would like to speak to my senior warriors in my den . But as I said before there is also good news, Squirrelflight died protecting what ment most to her, her honor her clan and… her kits".

Jayfeather and Lionblaze shared a confused and slightly angered glance Firestar flicked an ear" I didn't mean you two ",I ment

As if on que sandstorm Leafpool and Greystripe padded in to camp, a little awkwardly because of the weight of Squirrelflight's body , following behind them were three kits. The whole clan gasped you could practically taste the shock and disbelief. Sandstorm and Greystripe gently laid Squirrelflight's body in the middle of the clearing immediately the three kits ran to her

"Squirrelflight?" One of them asked as she prodded her cheek "Squirrelflight?" The kit turned to the clan "why won't she wake up?!" she wailed. Leafpool gently licked her cheek "she's with starclan now Redkit she won't be coming back" another one of the kits came to Leafpool "why? Doesn't she love us anymore? Sandstorm meowed gently "she loves you very much and will always watch over you hawk-kit". His littermate Thornkit just ran to Squirrelflight and snuggled into her fur, "don't worry Squirrelflight" he squeaked "ill keep you warm" Firestar and the rest of the clan watched in silence as his littermates joined him in silent grieving for their dead mother. He couldn't resist a glance at Brambleclaw .

The huge dark tabby tom was staring at the kits with shocked anger in his gaze , there was no need to ask who the father of the kits was.

Thornkit, though only five moons old, was already as big as Bumblepaw, he had sharp golden marks all over his dark tabby pelt , so he looked like a thorn bush with amber eyes. Hawk-kit was a bit smaller, he had a dark tabby pelt like Thornkit accept he had one white paw and a bushy tail . Redkit was the smallest of the litter, she had a white pelt with dark tabby patches and a bright ginger tail.

Firestar waited a little while before he started to speak again quietly as he leaped down from highledge , "Squirrelflight gave birth to these kits five moons after the gathering , she tried to tell brambleclaw but he wouldn't listen long enough for her to tell him", He meowed giving Brambleclaw a glare Firestar then turned to sandstorm "take them to the nursery maybe Whitewing can take care of them with Dovekit and Ivykit . Sandstorm nodded and started nudging the three kits toward the nursery. "come along little ones squirrelflight will watch over you from starclan".

Thorn kit stopped and looked at sandstorm with wide amber eyes "you promise?" he squeaked sandstorm looked affectionately down at him I promise. They padded back toward the nursery leaving their clanmates to sit vigil for their fallen clanmate.