Battles of the Clans/ShadowClan: Silent in the Night

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==Chapter description==
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:Rowanclaw greets Onestar and the two kittypets, and he questions if WindClan has started recruiting kittypets. Rowanclaw asks the kittypets if they expect him to share his Clan's secrets. The dark ginger tom adds that ShadowClan's secrets are their strengths, but he tells the kittypets about his Clan's heritage. Their senses are most alert in darkness and silence, two things that most confuse other Clans. ShadowClan warriors can slip noiselessly through shadows, and they enjoy the freedom that comes with the night and dark. During battle, ShadowClan cats strike and vanish in the darkness. As they leave, Rowanclaw wishes for ShadowClan to walk in their dreams.
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:Tigerheart gathers Redpaw, Olivepaw, Scorchpaw, Owlpaw, and Shrewpaw around to teach them the Night Ambush technique. He asks what they can detect in the darkness: the breeze coming from the lake, a pair of owls, and one of the kittypets from the Twoleg nest. Their territory is empty of trespassers. Tigerheart explains how ShadowClan's strength relies in understanding the darkness. He asks the apprentices to pretend they are an ambush patrol waiting to attack their enemy. When the patrol is ready to attack, Tigerheart suggests they create a noise to mimic their surroundings, such as an owl hooting or the branches rustling in the wind. When the enemy patrol arrives, Tigerheart recommends they attack the cat on each end of the patrol to prevent them from escaping. As soon as the enemy surrenders, Tigerheart says they should let them go. ShadowClan does not gloat over defeated enemies. The tabby warrior ends by explaining how they should return to the night where they belong. 
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:Blackstar leads Rowanclaw, Tawnypelt, Oakfur, and Cedarheart to the halfbridge, their border with RiverClan, where they overhear noisy RiverClan cats. Blackstar recalls how he had asked Leopardstar to stop sending her patrols to the halfbridge, attracting the attention of Twolegs and causing prey to be scarce for ShadowClan. Leopardstar had been sympathetic and ordered her patrols to hunt at night instead. However, their night time hunting competed with ShadowClan for prey. He spots Mistyfoot, Voletooth, Stonestream, and Swallowtail returning from a successful hunt, and Blackstar orders the attack. ShadowClan's warriors surround them. Blackstar confronts Mistyfoot for hunting at the halfbridge and scaring off their prey. Mistyfoot insists that Leopardstar only promised to stop hunting when Twolegs were around and that ShadowClan's warriors should do a better job at hunting. Blackstar continues to threaten them until Mistyfoot relents, but the ShadowClan leader insists that RiverClan should compensate them for the lost prey. Mistyfoot reluctantly agrees, and Blackstar warns her to be wary of the shadows.
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*Tigerheart is a warrior teaching Shrewpaw, Olivepaw, Scorchpaw, Redpaw, and Owlpaw, despite being younger than them.
==Notes and references==
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