Thunder and Shadow/Chapter 13

==Chapter description==
:Violetpaw tries to watch Twigpaw as she leaves, but her view is obstructed by bracken. Needletail urges Violetpaw to hurry to camp before the hunting patrols return. Violetpaw is upset at Twigpaw's sudden arrival and request to go find their mother, thinking that her sister is self-centered for wanting Violetpaw to abandon her campmates on a whim. Violetpaw reflects on her relationship with Needletail, who feels more like kin than Twigpaw, and the other rogue cats, whom she is not as close to. On their way back, Violetpaw and Needletail encounter Rain and Sleekwhisker in a hurry to return to camp, carrying two meager mice. Back in camp, Rain asks about Silt and Beenose who are sick with a mysterious illness, but Nettle replies that their condition has only worsened.
:Before Rain can grab a piece of fresh-kill from the pile, Darktail stops him, telling him to catch something better than the pitiful mouse he brought into camp, demanding that the gray tom pull his weight. Rain contemptuously remarks that Darktail sounds like a Clan leader with his adherence to rules. Rain continues to challenge the white tom, pointing out that ShadowClan has a vast territory just waiting for them to claim, causing Violetpaw to grow scared at the thought of ShadowClan being driven out of their home. When Rain accuses Darktail of growing soft, Darktail attacks Rain. The two rogues fight, but Darktail gains the upper paw and nearly chokes Rain. Terrified, Needletail yowls for Darktail to release him as the gray tom grows increasingly still, but the rogue leader only relents after Rain concedes defeat. Darktail forces Rain to acknowledge him as leader and makes the tom promise to never challenge him again, to which Rain agrees. Suddenly, Darktail rakes his claws across one of Rain's unclosed eyes. Needletail is fraught over Rain's injured eye, but Darktail tells her that he only half-blinded him. Sickened by the sight before her, Violetpaw runs from the camp and vomits behind an alder tree.
:That night, Violetpaw realizes she cannot live in constant fear from threats of violence. She determines to leave the rogues, realizing that she has to leave without Needletail, as her friend is too attached to Rain to leave him behind. Violetpaw approaches ShadowClan territory with a rabbit she caught as a gift. She briefly considers heading toward ThunderClan to join them, remembering how Rowanstar had all but banished her from ShadowClan. Before she can do so, Tawnypelt and her patrol arrive. Violetpaw asks to rejoin ShadowClan, but Spikefur accuses her of choosing to leave. Violetpaw reminds the warrior that Rowanstar ordered her to leave along with Needletail. Tigerheart defends the apprentice against his Clanmate. Tawnypelt agrees to take Violetpaw to Rowanstar and let the leader decide what to do with her.
:When Rowanstar sees Violetpaw enter the camp, he is initially excited, believing that the rest of the former ShadowClan cats have returned, but is swiftly disappointed when he learns it is only Violetpaw. The ginger tom accuses Violetpaw of spying for the rogues, but Tigerheart shows his father the rabbit she caught, causing the leader to compare this action to the gift the rogues brought as well. Violetpaw grows angry at repeatedly being called a rogue and tells the leader that she has chosen to return to ShadowClan, but she could always go to ThunderClan if she is unwanted here. Rowanstar quickly asks her stay, though Spikefur remains skeptical about her loyalty. Tigerheart and Tawnypelt both vouch for Violetpaw, and Rowanstar finally acquiesces to let her rejoin the Clan. He assigns Dawnpelt to be Violetpaw's new mentor. The cream-furred she-cat orders her apprentice to rid herself of the rogue scent before they begin their training, and Violetpaw is overjoyed at finally being able to actually train as a Clan apprentice.
==Characters==
===Major===
*Violetpaw
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*Darktail blinds Rain in one eye to punish the tom for defying him.
*Violetpaw defects from Darktail's group and rejoins ShadowClan, with Dawnpelt being assigned as her mentor.
==Errors==
*Rowanstar is mistakenly described as having green eyes.
==Notes and references==
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Category:A Vision of Shadows arc
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