Code of the Clans/Code 15

:Below contains in-depth information for code fifteen of Code of the Clans. If you are looking for a shorter summary of the entire book, please check the main article.
==Chapter description==
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:Sunfall asks Lionpaw if he knows where Pinestar is, but the ThunderClan apprentice is unsure. Sunfall asks Lionpaw to accompany him on a border patrol along the river. Pinestar is in camp when they return, claiming he was hunting on his own, but Lionpaw silently notes that his pelt smell of flowers and crushed grass. He is eager to impress the ThunderClan leader so he can earn his warrior name. Early the next morning, Lionpaw spots Pinestar outside of camp, and the golden tabby apprentice decides to impress Pinestar with his stalking skills. Lionpaw follows Pinestar to the Twolegplace and is shocked to find him willing spending time with Twolegs. He is caught by Pinestar after attempting to leave in a hurry. The reddish-brown tom compliments Lionpaw's tracking skills and insists he was checking in on the local kittypet that has been trespassing onto their territory. Pinestar asks Lionpaw not to tell the others, since pretending to be a kittypet is very dangerous, and Lionpaw readily agrees, pleased that he has his leader's trust.
:Days later, Sunfall orders Lionpaw to find Pinestar since RiverClan is invading. However, Pinestar is not in camp so Thrushpelt leads a battle patrol instead. Knowing where Pinestar might be, Lionpaw races to the Twolegplace where he spots Pinestar eating kittypet food. The apprentice yowls that RiverClan is invading and ThunderClan needs him, but Pinestar relents that he cannot be ThunderClan's leader anymore. He is tired of the endless battles, and he insists that Lionpaw is tell ThunderClan that he is dead. Lionpaw refuses to lie since the Clan deserves to know that their leader is choosing to become a kittypet, and Pinestar agrees. When they return to camp, ThunderClan is licking their wounds after successfully chasing off RiverClan from their territory. Pinestar announces that he is leaving to become a kittypet, insisting that Sunfall will lead them well. Sunfall warns that Pinestar might not be able to return, and Pinestar remarks how he would not be surprised if the other leaders suggest a new law to the warrior code as a result. Pinestar's mate, Leopardfoot, asks about their three kits, but Pinestar laments that he cannot be the father they need. He wishes for his son Tigerkit to serve his Clan well. Before Pinestar leaves, he thanks Lionpaw for urging him to tell the Clan the truth. He tells Lionpaw that he would have named him Lionheart, and Lionpaw hopes to be worthy of his name as the former ThunderClan leader leaves.
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:Sandstorm reflects about Fireheart's choices since he joined the Clan. She reflects how he always had to be the best during their apprenticeship and he always seemed to get on Tigerclaw's bad side. Dustpelt had told her that Fireheart could never be a true warrior, but Fireheart was the only one to realize Tigerclaw's treachery. She wonders if it is because Fireheart was a former kittypet that he thinks about the warrior code differently, such as risking Bluestar's trust to prevent war with WindClan. Sandstorm ponders who would be a better leader, Dustpelt or Fireheart. Dustpelt is loyal to the code, but Fireheart would not fight a battle he does not believe in. Perhaps it takes an outsider to see the truth, such as Tigerclaw's treachery. She wonders if Fireheart will ever realize the truth in her own heart, that she loves him.
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==Important events==
*The fifteenth rule of the warrior code is added: A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.
==Trivia==
*"Pinestar's Secret" aligns with chapter 9 of Pinestar's Choice and chapter 20 and chapter 23 of Bluestar's Prophecy.
*"A Change of Heart: Sandstorm Speaks" reveals Sandstorm knew Ravenpaw was alive before Fireheart revealed it to the Clan.Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 151
==Notes and references==
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