A Dangerous Path/Cliffnotes

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*Twolegs bring dogs to guard the Treecut Place after the fire.
**They are unloaded from a vehicle and locked in a fenced area.
*One night, the pack leader discovers a hole leading under the fence.
**They dig a tunnel and escape.
**They set out to hunt for prey in the forest.
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*The Gathering, where Tigerstar revealed himself as the new ShadowClan leader, is underway.
**All Clan cats are shocked.
**Sandstorm tells Fireheart that he should reveal Tigerstar's treachery, but he refuses to.
*Tigerstar accepts Brokenstar's rogues into ShadowClan and names Blackfoot as deputy.
*Fireheart speaks for ThunderClan, since Bluestar is still sick from the smoke.
**He tells the Clans about the fire that swept through the forest and about the cats that died.
**He introduces Cinderpelt as the new medicine cat.
*After the Gathering is over, Fireheart talks with Mistyfoot.
**They share news of their Clans.
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*The ThunderClan warriors return to the camp.
*Fireheart tells the cats in the camp that Tigerclaw, now Tigerstar, has taken over ShadowClan.
**He sorts out the dawn patrols.
*Fireheart talks with Cinderpelt; she misses Yellowfang.
*Fireheart tells Bluestar about what happened at the Gathering.
**She is angry over this fact and appalled that ShadowClan accepted him after what he did.
**Fireheart reminds her that no other Clan knows of his deeds.
**Bluestar states that ThunderClan is doomed and asks Fireheart to double the patrols.
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*Several days have passed, but there is no sign of attack from ShadowClan.
**The cats are busy rebuilding the camp.
*Whitestorm reports that his patrol found scent of dogs near Snakerocks.
**Fireheart dismisses the report, assuming that it was only a Twoleg walking a pet dog in the forest.
*Prey is scarce after the fire, and several hunting patrols set out, doing border patrol duties as well.
*Fireheart and Sandstorm head for Sunningrocks, where they meet Graystripe.
**Graystripe says that RiverClan is worried about Tigerstar.
**He also tells them that Crookedstar is very weak from old age, and Leopardfur is leading the Clan.
*Cinderpelt tells Fireheart of a dream she had that night: animals roaming the forest, and strange voices chanting "pack, pack" and "kill, kill."
**She does not know what the dream means, and Fireheart is not interested, as he already has enough on his mind.
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*ThunderClan is surviving, but all warriors are overstretched.
*Fireheart assesses the fighting skills of Brightpaw, Cloudpaw, Thornpaw, and Swiftpaw.
**He thinks they are ready to be made warriors.
*Fireheart sees Bramblekit hurt Snowkit while they are trying to play.
**Bramblekit accuses Snowkit of being unable to play properly.
*Fireheart still feels hostile towards Bramblekit, due to his resemblance to his father, Tigerstar.
**Goldenflower says that she wants her kits to grow up happy, not feeling guilty because of what Tigerstar did.
**She also says that Fireheart should tell them about what their father did.
*Brackenfur comments to Fireheart that something might be wrong with Snowkit; he is slow, unresponsive, and undeveloped.
**Speckletail stands up for her kit and tells Fireheart that nothing is wrong with him.
*Fireheart talks to Bluestar about making Brightpaw, Cloudpaw, Thornpaw, and Swiftpaw into warriors.
**Bluestar refuses to make any but Cloudpaw, Fireheart's apprentice, into a warrior.
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*Fireheart asks Cinderpelt to casually look over Speckletail's kit.
*The next day, Cinderpelt heads for Highstones for the medicine cat's meeting, her first time as a full medicine cat.
**Fireheart escorts her to Fourtrees.
*At Fourtrees, they meet up with Runningnose and Littlecloud.
**Littlecloud is now Runningnose's apprentice.
**Runningnose tells Fireheart about the rogues that came to ShadowClan; he says they act as loyal Clan cats.
**He also reveals that Nightstar did not get nine lives from StarClan, possibly because Brokenstar was still alive.
*Cinderpelt, Runningnose, and Littlecloud leave for Highstones, and say farewell to Fireheart.
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*Fireheart dreams of a dark forest.
**He calls out for Spottedleaf, but she does not show up.
*Fireheart wakes up and goes hunting with Sandstorm.
*They meet Princess near Tallpines.
**Sandstorm is initially hostile, but Fireheart reveals that she is his sister.
**Princess is relieved that both he and Cloudpaw are all right after the fire.
*A monster comes by, and three Twolegs get out of it, looking for the escaped dogs, but do not find them.
*Fireheart and Sandstorm pass by RiverClan territory where Graystripe is waiting.
**He mentions a possible allegiance between Tigerstar and Leopardfur.
*Mistyfoot comes by and announces that Graypool, a RiverClan elder, is missing.
*Fireheart notices Graypool climbing a slope towards Fourtrees where Tigerstar is waiting.
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*Fireheart finds Graypool talking to Tigerstar, thinking he is Oakheart.
**Graypool reveals Bluestar's secret, that Mistyfoot and Stonefur are from ThunderClan.
**She realizes Tigerstar isn't Oakheart and while backing away, rolls down a steep slope and dies.
*Tigerstar leaves, and Mistyfoot and Graystripe arrive to see Graypool's dead body.
**Fireheart does not tell about Graypool's discussion with Tigerstar.
*Bramblekit catches his first prey, and Fireheart reluctantly praises him.
*Cinderpelt tests Snowkit's hearing, and it is revealed he is deaf.
**Bluestar declares that he will never become a warrior, and Speckletail takes it badly.
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*Fireheart leads a patrol near Snakerocks.
**They smell strong dog scent and find scraps of prey and dog dirt, just like Whitestorm's patrol had some days before.
**Fireheart concludes that these could not be Twoleg pets, and assumes that a dog is loose in the forest.
*Whitestorm tells Fireheart that his patrol found traces of dog near the RiverClan border.
*Speckletail is trying to teach Snowkit hunting techniques, but with no success.
*Fireheart reports to Bluestar about the loose dog near the border.
**Bluestar thinks that it is WindClan hunting on their territory and does not believe that there is a dog.
**She gets angry and does not want to hear Fireheart's reasoning.
*A hawk plunges into the camp, and the cats run for cover.
**Snowkit is taken by the hawk because he does not hear the warnings others shout at him.
**Speckletail and Fireheart try to save him, but fail.
**Bluestar thinks that this is a sign from StarClan, and they are at war with ThunderClan.
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*The hawk's attack and Bluestar's claim make the Clan cats feel shocked and frightened.
**Fireheart wants to speak with Bluestar, but she demands to be left alone.
**Brackenfur and Swiftpaw chase the hawk, but cannot catch up with it and return soon.
*Cloudpaw reveals that he does not believe in StarClan, and Brightpaw is shocked.
*Fireheart and Cinderpelt try to convince the cats that StarClan did not abandon them, and the hawk had nothing to do with StarClan.
**The panic gradually subsides.
*Fireheart tells the Clan about the loose dog and that they should be careful.
*Fireheart talks with Cinderpelt about Bluestar's condition.
**Cinderpelt says that the Clan leader's opinions and judgment should be always respected, and they argue.
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*Bluestar leads ThunderClan to the Gathering herself.
**Fireheart cannot decide whether this is a good thing or not, due to Bluestar's mental condition.
*Onewhisker introduces Gorsepaw to Fireheart.
*It is revealed that Crookedstar is dead, Leopardstar is the new RiverClan leader, and Stonefur is her deputy.
**Graystripe tells Fireheart of Leopardstar's plans to take back Sunningrocks.
**Fireheart says that Graystripe shouldn't tell him that and fears for his friend.
*The Gathering starts.
**Leopardstar announces the deaths of Crookedstar and Graypool.
**Tigerstar announces new apprentices and kits in ShadowClan. He does not seem hostile to other Clans.
**Bluestar accuses WindClan of stealing prey, and Tallstar accuses ThunderClan of the same thing.
*Fireheart sees Darkstripe and Tigerstar talking about Tigerstar's kits.
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*Bluestar calls Fireheart to her den, telling him that she plans to attack WindClan.
**Fireheart protests, saying that it was not WindClan stealing the prey and that ThunderClan is too weak for a fight.
**Bluestar does not listen and asks Fireheart to choose warriors for the battle.
**Fireheart hesitates, and Bluestar says that she will lead the attack herself.
*Fireheart wants advice from Cinderpelt, but she is out collecting herbs.
*He sleeps, hoping that StarClan will give him advice in his dreams.
**He sees Spottedleaf and Yellowfang, who tell him that the battle must be prevented.
*Fireheart decides that he will prevent the battle, even if that means disobeying his leader.
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*Fireheart slips out of camp, planning to arrange a meeting between Bluestar and Tallstar to discuss the loss of prey.
*He arrives at Fourtrees and smells ThunderClan scent.
**He sees Darkstripe taking Bramblekit and Tawnykit toward the ShadowClan border.
**He sees them meet Tigerstar, who reveals to the kits that he is their father.
**Bramblekit asks his father why he is the ShadowClan leader when their mother is a ThunderClan cat.
*Fireheart reveals himself and asks Tigerstar and Darkstripe what they are doing.
**Tigerstar says he just wanted to see his kits, and that he hopes they are in good care.
*Fireheart orders Darkstripe to take the kits back to the ThunderClan camp.
*He continues towards WindClan territory.
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*Fireheart reaches WindClan territory by dusk.
**He sees Mudclaw, Gorsepaw, and Onewhisker, but they do not detect him.
**He calls out to Gorsepaw and asks him to tell Onewhisker that he is there.
*Onewhisker is hostile, but agrees to take him to the WindClan camp, to meet Tallstar.
*Fireheart tells Tallstar and Deadfoot about Bluestar's plan to attack them.
**He suggests a meeting between Tallstar and Bluestar at dawn at Fourtrees, and Tallstar accepts.
**He asks Tallstar to send Bluestar a message through Ravenpaw about the meeting.
*Fireheart returns to the ThunderClan camp and tells Whitestorm what he has done.
*They tell all the warriors about the plan of a peaceful meeting instead of a battle.
**The warriors are reluctant to go behind their leader's back, but finally accept the deputy's plan.
**Sandstorm is hostile towards Fireheart; their friendship suffers.
**Fireheart arranges a party of warriors and apprentices to escort Bluestar to Fourtrees.
*Fireheart asks Cinderpelt whether he did the right thing, but she says that it is his decision.
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*Ravenpaw arrives, and Fireheart takes him to Bluestar.
**Ravenpaw says that Tallstar wants to talk with Bluestar.
**Bluestar eventually agrees to talk with Tallstar.
*The ThunderClan cats arrive at Fourtrees.
**Tallstar also brings warriors with him.
**The leaders talk, Bluestar is finally convinced that WindClan did not steal prey, and the battle is avoided.
*The cats head back to the camp.
*Bluestar accuses Fireheart of treachery and says that all ThunderClan cats are traitors.
*Longtail tells Fireheart that Swiftpaw should be made a warrior.
*Cinderpelt tells Fireheart that she cannot find Bluestar anywhere.
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*Cinderpelt says she looked everywhere, but Bluestar is not in the camp.
**Fireheart wants to assemble a search party, but Whitestorm says that Bluestar can look after herself.
**Sandstorm, Brindleface, and Cloudpaw go looking for Bluestar, but cannot find her.
*Bluestar returns to the camp the next day.
**She went to Highstones on her own, to challenge StarClan.
**StarClan told her that there was evil loose in the forest, a pack that would bring destruction.
**Fireheart wonders what they meant and thinks that the "pack" might mean ShadowClan.
*Fireheart remembers Cinderpelt's dream in which she heard the words "pack, pack" and "kill, kill."
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*Fireheart sets up more patrols, so the Clan could be warned in time in case of danger.
*The forest has recovered after the fire, but autumn comes, the days grow colder, and prey is scarce.
*One morning, Bluestar decides to lead a patrol.
**They meet RiverClan cats at Sunningrocks, including Leopardstar.
*Leopardstar states that Sunningrocks belongs to RiverClan.
**The two Clans fight, but ThunderClan are hopelessly outnumbered.
**Fireheart sends Swiftpaw for reinforcements, and a hunting patrol arrives soon to help them.
*Mistyfoot and Stonefur are about to kill Bluestar, who refuses to fight them.
**Fireheart reveals that Bluestar is their mother.
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*Fireheart tells them about how Bluestar gave them to RiverClan.
**Mistyfoot and Stonefur are reluctant to believe him.
*Graystripe warns Fireheart in time for him to dodge Leopardstar's attack.
**Graystripe pulls Leopardstar off Fireheart.
**She exiles him from RiverClan for this.
*More ThunderClan reinforcements arrive, and RiverClan is driven away.
*Bluestar invites Mistyfoot and Stonefur to join ThunderClan, but they refuse and are hostile toward her.
*Bluestar allows Graystripe to rejoin ThunderClan, saying that one more traitor in the Clan will not make any difference.
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*The cats return to the ThunderClan camp.
**Tawnykit asks who Graystripe is, and Darkstripe replies that he is a traitor.
**Graystripe and Fireheart visit Cinderpelt to get their wounds treated.
*The Clan is reluctant to accept Graystripe and are suspicious of him.
*Bluestar decides to make Cloudpaw a warrior.
**She refuses to promote the other apprentices, disapproving of their belief in StarClan.
**Longtail is angry that Swiftpaw does not become a warrior.
*Bluestar calls a Clan meeting for Cloudpaw's warrior naming ceremony, naming him Cloudtail.
**Only a few cats welcome him; the other apprentices are offended.
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*Cloudtail finishes his vigil, and Fireheart plans to take him on a hunting patrol.
*Fernpaw tells Fireheart that Swiftpaw and Brightpaw have gone to Snakerocks.
**They were planning to find out who or what was stealing prey, hoping that they would become warriors for their brave actions.
*Fireheart, Sandstorm, Graystripe, and Cloudtail go searching for the missing apprentices.
**They pick up a trail leading to Snakerocks.
**They find the apprentices; Swiftpaw is dead, ripped apart by enormous teeth, while Brightpaw is seriously injured.
*The cats fear that whatever creature did this might return, but nothing moves.
*Sandstorm dashes off to fetch Cinderpelt.
*Brightpaw says that the pack did this to them.
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*Cinderpelt tends to Brightpaw, then takes her back to the camp.
**She was unable to save Brightpaw's eye or ear and is unsure whether she will survive.
**Cloudtail is protective of Brightpaw and blames Fireheart for her injury.
**Fireheart agrees and tells him that he tried his best.
*Bluestar gives her the warrior name of Lostface in a rarely used ceremony for a dying apprentice who is ready to be a warrior.
*Lostface mutters again about the pack, and Bluestar believes that it is the same thing StarClan warned her about.
**Bluestar believes that the pack was sent by StarClan to punish her.
*Fireheart decides to take Bramblekit as his apprentice, as he still does not trust him and wants to keep an eye on him.
*Graystripe suggests that Sandstorm should mentor Tawnykit, but Fireheart declines, afraid of what Tigerstar might do to her.
**Sandstorm is angry at this and turns her back on Fireheart.
*Lostface wakes up, but is still very weak and has nightmares about the pack.
*Bluestar holds a Clan meeting where Bramblekit and Tawnykit are apprenticed.
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*Fireheart and Brackenfur take Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw to show them the ThunderClan territory.
**Bramblepaw is brave, curious, and eager to learn.
**They came upon the Thunderpath and see monsters passing by.
*Bramblepaw asks whether he can visit his father in ShadowClan.
**He asks why Tigerstar left ThunderClan, and Fireheart tells him about Tigerstar's past.
**Fireheart tells him that no cat will blame Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw for what their father did.
**Bramblepaw does not believe this, sensing Fireheart's mistrust of him.
*Lostface gets better, and her wounds are healing.
**Cloudtail suggests that she should live with the elders, and Lostface agrees.
**She cannot recall anything about the dog attack.
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*There is a Gathering, and Bluestar leads ThunderClan, despite her condition.
**Tigerstar and Leopardstar are very friendly towards each other.
**Mosspelt tells Graystripe that his kits are apprentices now: Featherpaw and Stormpaw.
*The Gathering starts.
**Tallstar makes a report on WindClan.
*Tigerstar asks for his kits back, saying that they belong with him.
**He says that ThunderClan have a poor record in looking after their young cats, and Fireheart realizes it must have been Darkstripe who told him about Snowkit, Swiftpaw, and Brightpaw.
**He also says that this would not be the first time when ThunderClan gave up kits, referring to Mistyfoot and Stonefur.
*Bluestar promises an answer at the next Gathering.
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*Fireheart, Graystripe, Cloudtail, and Lostface go on a patrol towards Tallpines.
*They visit Twolegplace, where they meet Princess.
**Fireheart introduces Graystripe and Lostface to Princess, and tells her that Cloudtail is now a warrior.
**He asks her whether she heard about a loose dog in the forest, but Princess says she did not.
**She is uneasy when she sees Lostface's injury, and Lostface takes it badly.
*Lostface asks to see her face in a puddle and is horrified by what she sees.
**She is comforted by Cloudtail.
*Fireheart dreams of Spottedleaf, who repeats her earlier warning about an enemy that never sleeps.
*Sandstorm is still hostile towards Fireheart and spends time with Dustpelt.
*Longtail reports that he scented Tigerstar near Snakerocks, and Fireheart should come to see.
**Fireheart thinks that Longtail wants to lure him in a trap, but Cinderpelt tells him to go.
*Longtail says that several enormous dogs are living in a cave at Snakerocks, and Tigerstar is feeding them with rabbits.
**They wonder why Tigerstar is doing this.
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*Fireheart and Sandstorm admit their love for each other.
*Cinderpelt tells Fireheart that the forest is dark with evil, but the Clan stands beside him.
*At dawn, Fireheart takes a patrol to investigate Snakerocks.
**They find Tigerstar's scent on dead rabbits.
**They see that Tigerstar has laid a trail of rabbits to the ThunderClan camp.
**Fireheart plans to dump the rabbits in the river, but knows that the scent would still lead the dogs to the camp.
*They race back to the camp to warn the others.
**Cloudtail finds Brindleface's dead body at the end of the trail.
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*Brindleface is carried back to the camp and buried.
*Fireheart tells the Clan about the pack and about Tigerstar's plan to lure them to the camp.
**He says that all cats should leave the camp at once.
*Fireheart forms a plan to take the dogs to the gorge, and lure them over the edge.
**He chooses some warriors and apprentices to lure the dogs away; the rest of the Clan go to Sunningrocks.
*Darkstripe tries to take Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw out of camp, but is stopped by Fireheart.
**Fireheart asks Brackenfur and Whitestorm to watch over Bramblepaw, Tawnypaw, and Darkstripe.
*He tells Bluestar about the pack, and she agrees to lead the fleeing cats to Sunningrocks.
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*Fireheart stations the warriors and apprentices at different positions.
**The first in the line are Ashpaw and Fernpaw; next are Sandstorm, Longtail, Dustpelt, Mousefur, and Graystripe.
**Fireheart goes to the steepest part of the gorge himself, taking over the final stretch.
*The dogs do not come, and Fireheart wonders why it is taking so long.
**Eventually, he hears barking, and Graystripe appears, chased by the pack leader.
*He runs toward the gorge in his turn, but Tigerstar appears and leaps on him.
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*Tigerstar holds down Fireheart until the pack leader catches up, then flees.
*The pack leader grabs Fireheart by his scruff and shakes him.
*Bluestar comes out of nowhere and drives the leader down the gorge, but she falls over as well.
**The pack leader and two other dogs drown, while the rest of the pack scatters.
*Fireheart jumps down to save Bluestar, but cannot drag her out of the water.
**Mistyfoot and Stonefur save Fireheart and Bluestar.
**Graystripe and Tigerstar show up as well.
*Mistyfoot and Stonefur recognize Bluestar as their mother and forgive her.
*Bluestar reconciles with StarClan.
**She names Fireheart as her successor, revealing the meaning of the prophecy, "fire will save the Clan."
*Bluestar dies, and Fireheart now has leadership rights over ThunderClan.
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