The moon was a thin crescent glimmering in the sky. A blue-gray she-cat stood on the edge of a boulder, her silvery muzzle washed in blood. Next to her stood a tortoiseshell she-cat.
"So many deaths! Our Clan is running short on warriors, all because of this battle on Sunningrocks. What to do?" she exclaimed.
"I do not know," responded the tortoiseshell.
"You mean StarClan has not told you anything, Spottedleaf?"
The tortoiseshell she-cat dipped her head. "I'm afraid I have not."
"But then—"
All of a sudden, lightning struck the ground in front of them, setting ablaze to dried bush. Thunder rumbled over them. Just as it happened, the fire was washed out by the rain.
Spottedleaf gasped. "It was a sign!"
"Really? What does StarClan say?"
"Fire alone may save the ThunderClan of today, but what happens when rain threatens to wash fire away?"
"Is that what they say?" the blue-gray cat asked. Then she dipped her head. "You have never been wrong before. If StarClan says that, then that is what will be. Fire alone will save our Clan."
ALLEGIANCES
ThunderClan
Leader: Bluestar- blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle
Deputy: Redtail- small tortoiseshell tom with a distinctive ginger tail
Apprentice, Dustpaw
Medicine cat: Spottedleaf- beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat
Warriors
Lionheart- magnificent golden tabby tom with thick fur like a lion's mane
Apprentice, Graypaw
Tigerclaw- large dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws
Apprentice, Ravenpaw
Whitestorm- large white tom
Apprentice, Sandpaw
Darkstripe- sleek black-and-gray tom
Longtail- pale tabby tom with dark black stripes
Runningwind- swift tabby tom
Willowpelt- very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes.
Mousefur- small dusky brown she-cat
Apprentices
Dustpaw- dark brown tabby tom
Graypaw- long-haired solid gray tom.
Ravenpaw- small, skinny black tom with a tiny white dash on his chest, and white-tipped tail
Sandpaw- pale ginger she-cat
Queens
Frostfur- beautiful white coat and blue eyes
Brindleface- pretty tabby
Goldenflower- pale ginger coat
Speckletail- pale tabby; oldest nursery queen
Elders
Halftail- large dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing.
Smallear- gray tom with very small ears. The oldest tom in ThunderClan.
Patchpelt- small black-and-white tom.
One-eye- pale gray she-cat, the oldest cat in ThunderClan. Virtually blind and deaf.
Dappletail- once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a dappled coat
ShadowClan
Leader: Brokenstar- long-haired dark brown tabby.
Deputy: Blackfoot- large white tom with huge jet-black paws
Medicine cat: Runningnose- small gray-and-white tom
Warriors
Stumpytail- brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Brownpaw
Boulder- silver tabby tom
Apprentice, Wetpaw
Clawface- battle-scarred brown tom
Apprentice, Littlepaw
Nightpelt- black tom
Queens
Dawncloud- small tabby
Brightflower- black-and-white she-cat
Elders
Ashfur- thin gray tom
WindClan
Leader: Tallstar- a black-and-white tom with a very long tail
RiverClan
Leader: Crookedstar- huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw
Deputy: Oakheart- reddish brown tom
Cats living in Twolegplace
Rusty- handsome ginger tom, kittypet
Smudge- plump, friendly black-and-white kitten, kittypet
Princess- light brown tabby, distinctive white chest and paws, kittypet
Raindrop- blue-gray tom with yellow eyes and a white splash on his forehead. Twolegplace rouge.
