Into the Wild

2007·0.69 MB·english

by  Hunter

For Billy—who left our Twoleg home to become a Warrior.
We still miss him very much.
And for Benjamin—his brother
who is with him now in StarClan
Special thanks to Kate Cary
CONTENTS

ALLEGIANCES vii
MAP xi
PROLOGUE
A half-moon glowed on smooth granite boulders,
turning them silver. 1
CHAPTER 1
It was very dark. Rusty could sense something
was near. 7
CHAPTER 2
“Well?” hissed Bluestar, her face only a mouse-length
from his… 20
CHAPTER 3
That morning, as Rusty slept off his night’s
wanderings, the… 25
CHAPTER 4
Shocked yowls rose from the Clan cats and
echoed through… 41
CHAPTER 5
“Hey, Firepaw, wake up!”Graypaw’s meow broke into
Firepaw’s dream. 55
CHAPTER 6
Early-morning sunlight streamed down onto the forest
floor as Firepaw… 70
CHAPTER 7
Firepaw retraced his steps and headed back
toward the stream. 80
CHAPTER 8
Yellowfang growled in defiance at the approaching
pawsteps, but Firepaw… 89
CHAPTER 9
“I’d go and see to Yellowfang, if I were you,” 102
CHAPTER 10
By the following morning, a thin drizzle soaked
the treetops… 119
CHAPTER 11
Firepaw returned with a chaffinch gripped firmly
between his teeth. 130
CHAPTER 12
Firepaw peered over the brow of a bush-covered
slope. Graypaw… 139
CHAPTER 13
Firepaw reached the edge of the ravine and
looked down… 155
CHAPTER 14
The cold air chilled Firepaw’s bones as blackness
wrapped itself… 166
CHAPTER 15
Bluestar stood and began to pad toward Mothermouth.
Tigerclaw walked… 175
CHAPTER 16
They headed back the way they had come. The moon… 181
CHAPTER 17
Sunhigh came and went as the cats made their way… 191
CHAPTER 18
“Are you telling Firepaw how I protected Redtail?” 200
CHAPTER 19
Graypaw and Ravenpaw were still patching the
hole when Firepaw… 210
CHAPTER 20
By the time Firepaw returned, the camp was
starting to… 219
CHAPTER 21
“Yellowfang has killed Spottedleaf and taken my kits!”
screeched Frostfur. 232
CHAPTER 22
Firepaw and Graypaw retraced their steps to
ThunderClan territory. Both… 244
CHAPTER 23
Firepaw could tell there were several cats in
the patrol,… 251
CHAPTER 24
Yellowfang turned and pushed her way into the
bracken. Whitestorm… 258
CHAPTER 25
Buoyed up with relief at being home again,
Firepaw and… 265
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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 (toms, and she-cats without kits)
lionheart—
magnificent golden tabby tom
with thick fur like a lion’s mane.
apprentice, graypaw
tigerclaw—
big dark brown tabby tom
with unusually long front claws.
apprentice, ravenpaw
whitestorm—
big white tom.
apprentice, sandpaw
darkstripe—
sleek black-and-gray tabby
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 (more than six moons old, in training to
become warriors)
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.
firepaw—
handsome ginger tom.
QUEENS (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
frostfur—
beautiful white coat and blue
eyes.
brindleface—
pretty tabby.
goldenflower—
pale ginger coat.
speckletail—
pale tabby, and the oldest
nursery queen.
ELDERS (former warriors and queens, now retired)
halftail—
big 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 lovely dappled coat.
shadowclan

LEADER brokenstar—long-haired dark brown
tabby.
DEPUTY blackfoot—large white tom with huge
jet-black paws.