Four cats, from four clans,and four struggles . Otterspeck the medicine cat of Coveclan loses many things and now must face a evil leader. Amberflight a warrior of Gulfclan who mate is abusive so she safety with a she cat . Fernpaw a young apprenciate who can't find his place in Oasisclan and Silverdusk the deputy of Bayouclan must help her brother keep a life damaging secret .

Jaysong a trans she cat to Tom in Lightningclan . His leader Burnstar is in love with him but he doesn't like him back and is in love with Medicine cat Foxtrout. Soon Burnstar finds out he gives Jaysong two choices to be his mate or Foxtrout gets killed. Jaysong chooses the first choice and burden that bares with it.