Leopardstar's Lie - A TB AU Novella

by Twilidramon

In the aftermath of the battle with BloodClan, Leopardstar realizes a horrible truth - one that RiverClan can never know if they are to trust her again. But lies, even for the sake of those she loves, are like a poison that will never fade, and Leopardstar might not survive the consequences… Rated T for safety. **COMPLETE**

1. Allegiances

Hello everyone and welcome to Leopardstar's Lie!

This novella takes place in the TB AU, my rewrite of the series! If you're confused about what's happened here, going back and catching up on the first arc is advised! This novella takes place between Tinystar's Beginning and The Great Journey arcs, and follows Leopardstar and RiverClan! Funnily enough, A Shadow in RiverClan came out in time to influence this story and Moonrise just a little.

These 10 chapters will go up over the next 10 weeks as I work on Starlight and other projects. I hope you enjoy the story!

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ALLEGIANCES:(characters marked with a * are trans and are described with their preferred gender and pronouns)

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RIVERCLAN:

Leader: Leopardstar – unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat (expecting)

Deputy: Tawnypelt – tortoiseshell she-cat (mother of Thrushflight and Wrenwhisker) (Featherpaw)

Medicine Cat: Mudfur – long-haired light brown tom (father of Leopardstar)

Warriors:

Ripplecloud – gray tabby tom with white paws

Brackenflight – golden brown tabby she-cat (Stormpaw)

Blackclaw – smoky black tom

Heronleap – lean smoky gray-black tom *

Heavystep – stocky, thickset tabby tom

Leafwhisker – small brown tabby tom

Shadepelt – very dark gray she-cat

Dawnflower – very pale gray she-cat

Wrenwhisker – dark gray, almost black, tom

Thrushflight – tortoiseshell she-cat with dark patches and white paws

Apprentices:

Featherpaw – silvery gray tabby she-cat

Stormpaw – thick-furred dark gray tom

Queens:

Mosspelt – tortoiseshell she-cat (mother of Mistlekit)

Elders:

Loudbelly – a dark brown tom

Graypool – a thin, very dark gray she-cat with a scarred pelt

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SHADOWCLAN:

Leader: Russetstar – dark ginger she-cat

Deputy: Blackfoot – large white tom with huge black paws

Medicine Cat: Littlecloud – small tabby tom

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THUNDERCLAN:

Leader: Tinystar – very small black tom with one white paw (Mistypaw)

Deputy: Oakheart – a reddish brown tom

Medicine Cat: Brackenfur – golden brown tabby tom with an injured leg

Queens:

Silverstream – pretty slender silver tabby she-cat, formerly of RiverClan (mother of Featherpaw and Stormpaw)

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WINDCLAN:

Leader: Tallstar – black and white tom with a very long tail

Deputy: Mudclaw – mottled dark brown tom

Medicine Cat: Barkface – a short-tailed brown tom (Ryepaw)

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CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS:

Frosty – white tom

Root – golden brown tabby tom with broad shoulders