Tallstar's Revenge/Cliffnotes

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*Heatherstar receives her nine lives as leader of WindClan. 
*The first ever medicine cat, Moth Flight, comes to her and warns her that one of her warriors will turn rogue and leave WindClan. Heatherstar is doubtful of this, but also concerned. 
**He will stray, and you must let him, even if you fear he will never return. It is the only way he will discover where he truly belongs.
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*Palebird warns Tallkit to be careful. 
*Hawkheart warns Tallkit about attracting buzzards. 
**Reedfeather tells him not to scare an innocent kit.
*Barkkit and Shrewkit run to play at the Hunting Stones.
**Shrewkit teases Tallkit, calling him "Wormkit" when he cannot play.
*Sandgorse tries to show his son Tallkit how to dig, but he is reluctant. 
**Tallkit falls into the hole he digs and he ends up running back to his mother, saying that he hates digging.
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* Sandgorse runs after Tallkit and tries to console him.
** Palebird tells Tallkit's father to leave the kit alone, that he got scared.
* Tallkit asks where the other queens are.
** Palebird explains that Mistmouse was hunting because her kits don't need her anymore, and that Brackenwing was getting prey.
*** Brackenwing comes in.
* Tallkit asks his mother if she misses being underground.
** Palebird explains she won't be going back to her duties for awhile, especially after Finchkit's death.
*** This Tallkit asks about Finchkit; he is told to be quiet by Brackenwing but continues anyway.
* Sandgorse comes back and Tallkit decides to go with him again.
** He tries to teach Tallkit how to move rocks.
** Tallkit hears Shrewkit and Barkkit playing nearby, but ignores them.
** Flailfoot comes out from the elder's den and says Tallkit is too young to be moving rocks.
*** Tallkit almost moves the rock, but fails at the last second, causing Shrewkit to call him "Wormkit".
* Heatherstar calls a Clan meeting
** Tallkit sees Aspenfall, Cloudrunner, Redclaw, Dawnstripe, Meadowslip, Larksplash, Woollytail, Hickorynose, Lilywhisker, and Whiteberry; he makes note of which ones are tunnelers and moor-runners.
** Barkkit asks Tallkit if he's watching the meeting; Tallkit says they aren't old enough, but the other kit asks him who would know or care if they watched.
** Ryekit, Stagkit, and Doekit are apprenticed -- Ryepaw, Stagpaw, and Doepaw.
*** Ryepaw's mentor is Larksplash.
*** Stagpaw's mentor is Cloudrunner.
*** Doepaw's mentor is Aspenfall.
**** All the mentors are moor-runners.
** Plumclaw comes in and is surprised to learn that none of the new apprentices are going to be tunnelers.
*** Mistmouse and Hareflight admit that they want their kits to be moor-runners, like Hareflight, and that tunneling is dangerous work.
*** Hickorynose complains they need more tunneling apprentices.
**** Sandgorse says at least they'll have Tallkit soon.
***** This makes Tallkit nervous, and Shrewkit calls him "Wormkit" yet again.
** Heatherstar steps in and tells the tunnelers to respect Mistmouse and Larksplash's wishes.
*** She mentions Leafshine, who died in the same cave-in that crippled Lilywhisker.
*** The tunnelers are still outraged at not getting any new apprentices.
* Tallkit worries that he'll have to keep the skill of tunneling alive all by himself, but Barkkit reassures him.
** Tallkit thinks about how he wants to be a moor-runner, not a tunneler.
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* Tallkit and Barkkit are playing a game in the snow.
** Shrewkit tries to tease Tallkit by calling him "Wormkit".
*** The two kits get into an argument about whether or not tunneling is honorable.
**** Shrewkit insists it is not.
**** Tallkit insists it is.
* Tallkit storms away angrily, and gets a gorse thorn stuck in his paw.
** Barkkit pulls it out.
* Barkkit reveals that he wants to be a medicine cat.
** Tallkit is impressed by his friend's courage and saddened by not being able to train alongside him.
* Barkkit goes to ask Heatherstar about being apprenticed to Hawkheart, while Tallkit goes to the elders' den.
* Flameheart, Whiteberry, and Lilywhisker describe the kinds of skills tunnelers have to Ryepaw and Doepaw.
** Flameheart goes on to tell a story about the time he chased a rabbit into ShadowClan's territory, then had to block it off.
* The elders lament about how tunneling is slowly dying off, and how the Clan is letting the tunnels fall into ruin.
** Tallkit worries about having to carry the skill of tunneling all by himself.
* The elders and apprentices start to argue about whether tunneling is truly needed.
** This makes Tallkit question how WindClan has stayed together for so long when the moor-runners and tunnelers disagree so strongly.
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* Sandgorse and a few other tunnelers walk into the camp.
** Tallkit is happy to see his father.
* Sandgorse talks about how he and the other tunnelers are making a tunnel that goes directly into the gorge.
** Tallkit is proud until Sandgorse comments that his son might be apprenticed in time to help dig it.
*** This makes Tallkit dread being a tunneler more than ever before.
* Sandgorse invites Tallkit to help him get cleaned up.
** Palebird comes over.
*** Sandgorse asks if she'll be ready to return to her duties when Tallkit is apprenticed, but the she-cat replies she might not.
* Sandgorse tells Tallkit to cheer his mother up.
** They go into the nursery.
** Brackenwing asks where her kits are.
*** Tallkit wonders if she knows about Barkkit's plans to be a medicine cat.
* Tallkit tries to get milk from Palebird, but she tells him no.
** He tries again, but she again says no.
** Palebird tells him he's old enough to eat prey.
*** Brackenwing offers that her kits have been eating prey and that he'll enjoy it.
* Tallkit leaves the nursery feeling very sad.
* He goes to the fresh-kill pile and tries meat for the first time, encouraged by Plumclaw.
** He asks the she-cat what it was like being a tunneling apprentice, and she explained it was great.
* Barkkit comes and says that he's going to be Hawkheart's apprentice.
* Barkkit asks Tallkit if the latter wants to play Rabbit.
** Tallkit says he's not hiding under anymore gorse bushes.
** Barkkit responds that if he steps on another thorn he would gladly pull it out.
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*Tallkit's apprentice ceremony.
** His parents are initially proud for him.
* Plumclaw is sure that Tallkit's mentor will be Woollytail.
* Heatherstar assigns Dawnstripe as Tallpaw's mentor, not Woollytail.
** Tallpaw is relieved at not having to go underground.
* The tunnelers, especially Woollytail, Palebird, and Sandgorse, are all outraged.
** Sandgorse argues that he decides Tallpaw's future.
** Heatherstar angrily retorts that she decides Tallpaw's future.
* The other moor-runners and apprentices chant his name and congratulate him.
* Tallkit thinks that he wants to be a moor-runner, but not if it makes his parents angry.
* Hawkheart warns Tallpaw not to lose his way.
* Shrewpaw tries to tease Tallpaw, but Tallpaw says he is the former's equal.
* Tallpaw tries to go talk to his father.
** His father is furious, saying Tallpaw should be a tunneler.
* Dawnstripe comforts Tallpaw, and takes him out onto the moor.
* Dawnstripe describes the different kinds of animals that live on the moor, such as lapwings, weasels, and sheep.
* Dawnstripe points out where ThunderClan and RiverClan live.
* Tallpaw keeps walking forward, closes his eyes, and sniffs for prey.
** Dawnstripe yowls "no" at him.
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*Tallpaw nearly falls into the gorge and is terrified.
* The group hears a dog.
** Ryepaw comments that it's in RiverClan territory, and therefore not their problem.
** Larksplash takes Ryepaw to check the border.
* Dawnstripe points out RiverClan's marshy land, and forests of ThunderClan, Fourtrees, the Great Rock, ShadowClan's territory and the Thunderpath to Tallpaw.
** Tallpaw is excited about being able to go to Gatherings.
* Dawnstripe shows him the high moor and Highstones.
* The mentor and apprentice hear a tunneling patrol below.
** Dawnstripe explains that Tallpaw will get basic tunneling training.
*** Tallpaw's old worries spark all over again.
* The two head back to WindClan's camp.
* Dawnstripe talks about the glory of being a WindClan cat.
* Tallpaw worries about when Sandgorse said he has a tunneler's tail, and the look of disappointment in his father's eyes.
* Barkpaw comes to greet Tallpaw.
** Tallpaw asks his friend if he wants to share a mouse.
** Tallpaw comments about his sore paws, but his friend tells him it's perfectly normal.
* Shrewpaw teases Tallpaw again, calling him "Wormpaw".
** The former insists the latter was supposed to be a tunneler.
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*Dawnstripe wakes her apprentice up
* Tallpaw wonders where his father is.
* Shrewpaw teases Tallpaw by calling him "Wormpaw".
** Tallpaw responds by calling him "Bug-breath".
*** Dawnstripe angrily says that only kits name-call.
** Tallpaw retorts by saying Shrewpaw started it.
*** Shrewpaw teases Tallpaw again, calling him "Tattlepaw".
* Dawnstripe explains the younger apprentices will help with the older apprentices' final assessment.
* Tallpaw greets Hickorynose and Sandgorse, but they coldly ignore him.
** Tallpaw wonders if all the tunnelers will treat him like that from now on.
* Tallpaw and Shrewpaw do warm-up laps.
** Tallpaw goes too fast the first time.
** He tries again and does much better.
* Shrewpaw teases him, calling him a tunneler, but Tallpaw doesn't reply.
* The apprentices and mentors head over to Outlook Rock.
* Tallpaw and Shrewpaw watch Ryepaw, Doepaw, and Stagpaw do the observation portion of their final assessment.
** The older apprentices move into the hunting portion.
*** Tallpaw is the "rabbit".
*** Tallpaw asks what will happen if the older 'paws catch him.
*** Cloudrunner explains to make it as hard as possible for them to catch him.
* Tallpaw is very worried, wondering how he can outrun three trained apprentices.
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*Tallpaw helps out with Doepaw's, Ryepaw's, and Stagpaw's chasing prey portion of their assessment.
** In the end, Stagpaw "catches" him.
** Tallpaw did very well in the "chase", and is heaped with praise from the warriors.
* Shrewpaw asks if he can do some hunting.
** Hareflight tells the tom he'll be doing battle training.
** Shrewpaw complains, saying Tallpaw won't know any battle moves.
** Hareflight says to teach him some.
* Shrewpaw and Tallpaw do battle training.
** Shrewpaw unsheathes his claws on "accident".
** Tallpaw wins, and Shrewpaw is angry, calling him "Wormpaw" again.
* Back in camp, Barkpaw and Tallpaw share a rabbit.
** They discuss what they learned.
** Barkpaw asks if Tallpaw and Shrewpaw are having fun training together, and Shrewpaw responds that it's okay, surprising Tallpaw.
* Tallpaw sees his mother and wonders when she'll return to her duties.
** He offers her to come watch him train.
** Brackenwing tells him to leave her alone.
* Tallpaw overhears the queens talking about the visitors.
** Wee Hen is mentioned.
* Dawnstripe comes over to practice battle moves with Tallpaw.
** He interrogates her about the greenleaf visitors.
** Dawnstripe explains that they patrol and hunt for the Clan, and they are like rogues in a way.
*** Tallpaw is puzzled, as he believed all rogues were bad.
*** He wonders if WindClan is breaking the warrior code.
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*Half a moon later
* Tallpaw is going on his first border patrol.
** Stagleap and Ryestalk are mentioned with their warrior names.
* Tallpaw interrogates Larksplash about border patrols.
** She explains they only chase other animals away if its needed.
* Tallpaw, Stagleap, and Ryestalk race to the Thunderpath border.
** Stagleap wins, but Tallpaw was right behind him.
* The three young cats passed the scent line on accident, and were very close to the Thunderpath.
** Dawnstripe is furious.
* The patrol smells a dog by the RiverClan border.
** Stagleap and Tallpaw goof off a little, and Dawnstripe sternly tells them to focus.
* Tallpaw and Stagleap briefly discuss the gorge.
* A few tunnelers come to the surface.
** Sandgorse mentions there was a cave-in.
* Tallpaw laments about him and his father growing farther apart.
** The black-and-white apprentice wishes his father would accept his path as a moor-runner.
* Sandgorse mentions that the tunnel is almost finished and it is a perfect opportunity for Tallpaw to get basic tunnelers' training.
** Dawnstripe agrees.
** Tallpaw half-panics, then wonders if he might like tunneling after all, if he simply sees what it's like.
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*Tallpaw, Sandgorse, and Mistmouse go down into the tunnels
* Sandgorse shows off some of the skills he has as a tunneler.
* Tallpaw is impressed.
* Mistmouse, Sandgorse, and Tallpaw dig the tunnel to meet up with Hickorynose and Woollytail.
** Sandgorse explains what to do with things like the dirt and stones.
* The two groups meet in the middle of where the cave-in was.
* Sandgorse excitedly explains that he hit the clay seam recently, and the tunnel from the high moor to the river will be done very soon.
* Tallpaw learns a little about the changing of air thickness
** He realizes he is suffocating a little.
* The group starts to dig through the clay.
** Tallpaw notices the sound of the river is louder.
* The tunnelers and Tallpaw escape from the tunnels.
* The tunnelers explain that they got to the water too soon, causing the tunnel to flood.
** The tunnelers are ecstatic, while Tallpaw is absolutely terrified.
* Sandgorse in particular is excited, and comments to Tallpaw how the young tom will never want to be a moor-runner again.
** He tells Tallpaw to get cleaned up and rest so he can help continue digging.
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*WindClan is about to leave for a Gathering.
* The moor-runners and tunnelers argue about the usefulness of the tunnel.
** Reedfeather comments that the tunnels can be used for more than just wars, which makes Tallpaw suspicious.
* Tallpaw feels bad about quarreling with his father, then wonders why his father is so obsessed with him being a tunneler; Tallpaw feels like a traitor.
* Shrewpaw once again insists that Tallpaw was supposed to be a tunneler.
* Tallpaw remembers earlier in the day when Heatherstar had convinced Hickorynose, who, though very reluctant, agreed to go to the Gathering.
* Cloudrunner and Hickorynose continue to bicker about the new tunnel.
** Stagleap comments that Tallpaw helped dig it, making the young black-and-white apprentice feel bad all over again about Sandgorse obsessing over him being a tunneler.
* The cats head to the Gathering, but not before Shrewpaw bullies Tallpaw again.
* Ryestalk, Doespring, and Stagleap are all excited for their first Gathering as warriors; Doespring offers to race Tallpaw but he declines, feeling depressed about Sandgorse.
* Tallpaw explains his troubles to his mentor, who does her best to comfort him.
**He wonders if he really should be a tunneler.
* The cats arrive at Fourtrees.
** Doespring points out the Great Rock.
* ThunderClan arrives, including Pinestar, Sunfall, and Goosefeather.
* ShadowClan arrives, including Cedarstar and Stonetooth.
* Whiteberry greets Littlebird and Mumblefoot.
* Tallpaw hears Shrewpaw talking to some apprentices from other Clans, including Moonpaw and Blizzardpaw.
** They start squabbling, and Hawkheart asks Stormtail if ThunderClan can control their apprentices.
* Doespring and Stagleap go to greet Nettlepaw.
* RiverClan arrives, including Hailstar.
* The Clan leaders share news - Cedarstar of ShadowClan shares that three kits were born to Silverflame; Pinestar mentions some trouble with dogs, but it was easily resolved; Hailstar states RiverClan has had more than enough fish.
**While the Clan leaders were talking, Tallpaw sees Reedfeather with Fallowtail, though the latter is unnamed.
***He is surprised by how close they seem.
* Heatherstar announces Tallpaw, the newest apprentice, and the other Clans chant his name.
* Stagleap goes to greet Shimmerpelt, a she-cat from RiverClan, who he has a crush on.
* Dawnstripe introduces Tallpaw to some ShadowClan apprentices - Frogpaw, Newtpaw, and Ashpaw.
** Tallpaw doesn't know what to think of them.
** Dawnstripe explains it's extremely helpful to know your enemy - such as their scent.
* The cats head back to WindClan camp.
* The greenleaf visitors have arrived.
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* The visitors and WindClan cats greet each other.
* Bess, Algernon, Sparrow, Mole, and Reena are introduced.
* Wee Hen is mentioned to have died.
* Tallpaw comments on their weird names.
** Palebird explains some of them were named by Twolegs; they were born kittypets.
* Tallpaw notes that there are other Clan cats who don't like the visitors.
* The Clan cats and rogues prepare to rest for the night.
** Tallpaw offers Reena a place in the apprentices' den.
** She accidentally calls him "Tall".
*** He hopes she doesn't call Shrewpaw "Shrew".
* Shrewpaw is hostile towards Reena.
** Reena casually flirts with Tallpaw, and he thinks it might be nice having visitors after all.
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*Reena is doing a training session with Tallpaw.
** She accidentally calls him "Tall" again.
* The trio hunts a rabbit; it goes does a hole and Woollytail comes out.
* Woollytail casually mentions the tunnel flooded while Tallpaw was helping underground.
** Dawnstripe is alarmed by this.
*** Reena is merely interested, and questions why Tallpaw isn't a tunneler when both his parents are.
** She says Heatherstar should know about this.
* Dawnstripe sends Tallpaw to Outlook Rock with Hareflight and Shrewpaw.
** The apprentices practice observing.
** Tallpaw observes a buzzard teaching its fledglings to fly, which impresses Hareflight.
* The cats return to WindClan camp.
** He sees the leader and deputy, and some of the tunnelers gathered.
* Tallpaw and Reena share a lapwing and talk about the tunnelers
* Sandgorse furiously stomps over, and angrily tells Tallpaw that the tunnel to the river has to be blocked off and abandoned, and it's all his son's fault because he was too rabbit-hearted and cowardly to be a tunneler, and got a fright when his paws got wet, and now he ruined the project the tunnelers spent moons on.
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*Tallpaw, feeling very dejected, heads out of camp and towards Outlook Rock, hoping to find peace.
* Sparrow joins him.
* Tallpaw opens up and drops his troubles onto Sparrow, who seems to understand him.
** For the second time, Tallpaw wonders if he should be a tunneler, even though it's not what he wants.
** Sparrow tells Tallpaw to aim for what he wants, not what his father wants.
* Tallpaw concludes that he should choose his destiny and Sandgorse can chose his.
* It is the next morning; Tallpaw is on the dawn patrol.
* Tallpaw smells a strange scent while going to the first marker; he identifies it as ThunderClan.
** He runs back to the warriors, leads them to the ThunderClan cats, and yowls to attack.
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*Tallpaw is about to attack Dappletail, Windflight, Fuzzypaw, and Robinpaw, until Dawnstripe hauls him back
* She explains that they're going to Mothermouth.
* Tallpaw feels embarrassed.
* The patrol continues.
** Stagleap cheers Tallpaw up by racing him and exchanging friendly banter.
* Tallpaw smells ShadowClan.
** He doesn't want to make the same mistake, and says nothing.
* The rest of the patrol - Dawnstripe, Aspenfall, Stagleap and Appledawn - smell ShadowClan.
** The warriors are furious Tallpaw said nothing, and explain ShadowClan doesn't need to cross WindClan territory to go to the Moonstone.
** Aspenfall goes to get the hunting patrol.
* The rest of the border patrol rushes back to camp and joins the battle.
** Tallpaw sees Reena and Sparrow helping the WindClan cats.
* Tallpaw recognizes Frogpaw, Ashpaw and Newtpaw.
** Mole saves him.
* WindClan wins the battle, ShadowClan is chased out, with Stonetooth vowing to drive them out next time.
* The only casualty is Brackenwing, and Tallpaw blames himself.
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*Dawnstripe says it isn't his fault.
* Tallpaw explains to Heatherstar about him smelling the patrol but not telling at first.
* Shrewpaw attacks Tallpaw, screeching the black-and-white tom killed his mother.
** Hareflight pulls his apprentice away.
** Even Barkpaw is cold towards Tallpaw.
** Reena says it's not Tallpaw's fault, but Bess tells her to stay out of it.
* Tallpaw still blames himself, thinking even his mother will hate him because it was his fault her friend died.
* The medicine cats treat wounds and the warriors rebuild.
* Hawkheart consoles Tallpaw, saying it wasn't his fault.
** Tallpaw worries that he ruined his friendship with Barkpaw.
* The tunnelers come into camp for the first time since the battle and are surprised to learn Brackenwing died.
* Shrewpaw yowls that Tallpaw killed Brackenwing, and Sandgorse is ready to believe this, before Heatherstar says it isn't true.
** Reedfeather scolds Shrewpaw.
* The tunnelers and moor runners argue; the moor runners say the tunnelers should've been there to help defend the camp, while the tunnelers insist the gorge tunnel could have been an escape route and hiding place.
* Tallpaw realizes the Clan is tearing itself apart.
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*Heatherstar breaks up the argument to thank the visitors.
** The she-cat says they will have to send out smaller hunting patrols.
* Tallpaw hears Sandgorse and Sparrow talking about the gorge tunnel.
** Sandgorse cruelly calls his son "one of the apprentices".
* The next morning, Tallpaw helps with the burial.
* Tallpaw and Dawnstripe head out for training, but the apprentice hear Sparrow and Sandgorse's plans to go down into the gorse tunnel.
* Tallpaw questions the place of tunnelers.
** Dawnpelt doesn't give him a straight answer.
* Algernon comes and informs the mentor and apprentice that Sandgorse and Sparrow went into the tunnels.
** Tallpaw feels bad for Sparrow.
* Tallpaw goes hunting while Dawnstripe and Algernon are chatting.
** Tallpaw takes note of where the tunnels are, and privately calls them stupid.
* He hears the earth rumbling, and thinks back to the flood.
* Sparrow bursts out of a rabbit hole.
** The rogue says that the tunnel collapsed, but he lost Sandgorse.
* Tallpaw tries to go help his father, but the tunnel collapses on him.
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*Woollytail pulls the apprentice out.
* Tallpaw is dazed, but quickly remembers what happened.
** He interrogates Sparrow about what happened, and to his understanding Sparrow just abandoned Sandgorse.
* Woollytail comments that Sandgorse got what he was due for being reckless.
* The cats give the news to Palebird, who is also devastated.
* The medicine cats treat wounds.
** Barkpaw says he's sorry about Sandgorse.
** Tallpaw replies he's sorry about Brackenwing.
*** Barkpaw doesn't reply.
* For a moment, Tallpaw understands what Palebird is going through.
** Reena tries to share food with him, but he pushes her away, wanting to be alone.
** Dawnstripe tries to comfort him, but he pushes her away, too.
** Tallpaw blames himself for Sandgorse dying.
*** He then blames Sparrow, insisting the rogue abandoned his father in the tunnel.
* Heatherstar sends a furious Tallpaw to his nest, where the tom goes to sleep and has a nightmare.
** Barkpaw comes to check on his wounds, but is distant.
* It is the next morning; the patrols, with the rogues included, are leaving.
* Tallpaw is about to get up before Hawkheart stops him, saying his paw is infected and he's confined to his nest until it heals.
*Tallpaw blames Sparrow for killing Sandgorse.
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* Meadowslip is kitting.
** Hopkit is mentioned to have a crooked paw.
** The kit's siblings, Pigeonkit and Sorrelkit, are healthy however.
* Reena and Tallpaw argue, leaving Reena angry and Tallpaw even more bitter towards the rogues and the Clan as a whole.
* Tallpaw finds comfort in Flailfoot, who explains that even tunnelers like the feel of sun on their fur and running across the moor.
** Tallpaw still thinks Sandgorse hates him, but Flailfoot insists otherwise.
** The elder talks about how Sandgorse was a great planner, but hated worms.
* Dawnstripe comes and says Tallpaw is fit to train again.
* Tallpaw says he wants to be a tunneler.
** Dawnstripe tries to talk him out of it.
** Woollytail and Plumclaw are overjoyed.
* Tallpaw says tunneling is in his blood, he just never realized it before.
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* Barkpaw tries to talk Tallpaw out of being a tunneler, but Tallpaw ignores his former friend.
* Shrewpaw bullies Tallpaw again, calling him "Wormpaw" and saying he's training where he belongs.
** Tallpaw calls him "Weaselpaw", and Reena angrily interjects and scolds Tallpaw.
* Heatherstar calls a Clan meeting, announcing the births of the new kits, and Tallpaw thinks she will reassign his mentor as Woollytail.
* Heatherstar places a permanent ban on tunneling.
** The moor-runners approve.
** Most of the tunnelers, including Tallpaw, are outraged.
* Even Palebird is glad Tallpaw can't be a tunneler, and tells him she loves him for the first time in many moons.
* Tallpaw thinks everyone went insane and sprints out of camp, determined to be a tunneler.
** He finds a rabbit hole and thinks he'll teach himself to tunnel, like Shattered Ice did.
** Just when he is about to go down it, Dawnstripe hauls him out.
*** Shrewpaw bullies Tallpaw again, and Dawnstripe finally sees it's more than teasing.
* Shrewpaw continues to provoke Tallpaw, resulting in the latter attacking the former, and a harsh scolding from the latter's mentor.
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*Leaf-fall is approaching, and the rogues are leaving.
**Tallpaw is happy to see them go, especially Sparrow.
**Tallpaw quickly becomes furious that Sparrow is leaving, thinking that Sparrow shouldn't be able to get away unpunished after killing Sandgorse and ending tunneling.
*Tallpaw notices Woollytail and Palebird are getting close.
**He is apprehensive about this.
*Tallpaw feels trapped, thinking how he'll be a warrior, then a senior warrior, and then an elder.
*Tallpaw and a few others go hunting.
*Tallpaw and Shrewpaw race back into camp, with Tallpaw being the winner.
*Tallpaw again feels trapped, philosophizing how Clan cats are like the visitors: they arrive, eat, sleep, and then go to StarClan.
*Dawnstripe, Tallpaw, Shrewpaw, and Hareflight take travelling herbs and prepare leave for the Moonstone.
**Barkpaw sends Tallpaw off with friendly advice.
*The cats leave for Highstones.
**They cross the Thunderpath, and Shrewpaw, being reckless, almost dies.
*They arrive at Highstones.
**They head into Mothermouth.
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*The patrol heads down the tunnel to the Moonstone.
**Shrewpaw taunts Tallpaw, but Hareflight tells his apprentice to knock it off.
*They arrive at the Moonstone cavern; the apprentices share with StarClan.
**StarClan shows Tallpaw where the greenleaf visitors are rather than speaking to him; Tallpaw is disappointed.
*The patrol heads home.
**Tallpaw feels like WindClan's territory is so small.
*The kits greet the returning patrol, and Hopkit in particular is shown to have a friendship with the older apprentice.
*Tallpaw and Shrewpaw's final assessment.
**Tallpaw easily passes the observation part.
*Dawnstripe and Tallpaw and Hareflight and Shrewpaw regroup.
**Shrewpaw is mentioned to have done well hunting.
*They move on to the battle skills part.
**Tallpaw and Shrewpaw fight to show their battle skills.
**Shrewpaw accuses Tallpaw of cheating, but the former used his claws himself.
*Shrewpaw continues to taunt Tallpaw, the latter sees Shrewpaw as Sparrow, and unknowingly almost kills Shrewpaw due to his pent-up anger at his fellow apprentice for bullying him his whole life and the rogue for causing Sandgorse's death.
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*Dawnstripe is initially enraged at Tallpaw, and the black-and-white apprentice feels ashamed of himself for nearly shredding Shrewpaw.
**He thinks he deserves to fail the assessment.
*While Shrewpaw goes to have Hawkheart treat his injuries, Palebird and Woollytail announce to Tallpaw they are having kits.
**Tallpaw is furious at his mother and Woollytail for this.
*Tallpaw and Shrewpaw's warrior ceremony.
**Shrewpaw's warrior name is Shrewclaw.
**Tallpaw's warrior name is Talltail, for his long tail.
*The new warriors sit vigil, but argue while doing so.
**Heatherstar scolds them.
*It is the next morning; the new warriors and a few others go hunting.
**Doespring and Talltail argue about Palebird starting a new family with Woollytail and Talltail being an older brother.
*Talltail chases a rabbit and briefly goes into a tunnel.
**Aspenfall says it isn't allowed anymore.
**Shrewclaw calls Talltail "Wormcat".
*Talltail laments about hardly recognizing WindClan anymore.
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*Palebird is kitting.
**The whole Clan, even Talltail, is nervous.
*The kits - Hopkit, Sorrelkit, and Pigeonkit - talk about showing the new kits around camp.
**This leads Talltail to remember one of his first days outside the nursery, when he fell in the hole he had dug, and how if he hadn't he might've wanted to be a tunneler.
*The kits are born.
**Talltail tries to nudge one of the kits so it can feed from his mother, but Palebird snaps at him.
*Barkpaw says the kits are healthy and asks where he and Talltail are going.
**Talltail realizes the tom said we for the first time in a long time.
*Talltail shows Barkpaw the view from Outlook Rock - Highstones and the mountains behind it.
*The black-and-white warrior asks the medicine apprentice if he ever wonder's what it's like beyond Clan territory - new herbs and such.
**Barkpaw says he hasn't even learned all the herbs that grow in Clan territory.
*Talltail and Barkpaw briefly argue about Talltail being truly needed in the Clan.
*The two toms also talk about destinies and StarClan.
**In the end, Talltail again vows to get revenge on Sparrow, and that not even StarClan can stop him.
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*Talltail wakes up ready for the dawn patrol.
*The kits' names are Rabbitkit, Bristlekit, Wrenkit, and Flykit.
**Talltail goes to check on Palebird, but she tells him to go away.
*Talltail and a few others go hunting.
**They see RiverClan cats hunting on land, which is rare.
**They are Nightsky and Piketooth, and they trespass.
*They chased a rabbit into WindClan territory, and Talltail let them have it because they were clearly starving.
**This causes an uproar in the Clan at Talltail
**Even Heatherstar is disappointed in Talltail.
*Barkface pulls Talltail aside and tells him he found a tuft of black and white fur, and when he picked it up, the wind blew it away.
**The two toms take this as a sign.
**Talltail thinks his destiny is outside the Clans.
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*Talltail heads back to camp to tell Heatherstar of his plans.
**The kits - Rabbitkit, Flykit, Wrenkit, and Bristlekit - delightedly crowd around their older half-brother.
**He takes them to the elders.
*Talltail thanks Lilywhisker for her kindness.
**The elder is confused by this.
*The young warrior tells Heatherstar he is leaving WindClan to find Sparrow.
**The leader tries to talk him out of it, but is unable to.
*Heatherstar announces Talltail's plan to the Clan.
**Dawnstripe and Woollytail are upset, while Palebird doesn't even notice until prompted.
**The kits beg him not to leave.
**Doespring and Stagleap are sad to see him leave.
**Even Shrewclaw is sad, which greatly surprises Talltail.
*Barkface sees Talltail off and says the tom can always come back.
**Talltail thinks privately that he's leaving for good.
**Talltail leaves WindClan in search of Sparrow.
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*Talltail crosses the Thunderpath and has a run-in with a huge monster, presumably a tractor.
*He comes to a fence bordering a cluster of Twoleg dens and smells prey.
**The prey is in a wooden den.
*The young warrior gets chased by dogs but manages to escape them by getting into the wooden den.
*The next morning, Talltail hunts some mice.
*He heads toward Highstones, and mistakes a kittypet for Sparrow, almost killing him.
**The kittypet tells the Clan cat that he saw a group of rogues heading the sun-up way towards a Twoleg den with a spike.
**The kittypet asks if Talltail wants to share prey, as he hears Clan cats are good hunters; Talltail refuses.
*Talltail continues on his journey to find Sparrow.
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*Talltail travels through ShadowClan territory, going past the Carrionplace.
*A ShadowClan patrol nearly catches him, and he overhears them talking about the rogues and how they went that way too.
*Talltail has a nightmare about Sandgorse saying his name but the former unable to see him or reply.
*Talltail chases a mouse and almost fails to catch it.
*He hears a dog behind him.
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*Talltail gets chased by a dog and manages to escape.
**He runs through the Twolegplace.
*He sees another dog attacking Jake.
**Talltail learns that Jake already knows about the Clan cats.
**Jake thanks him, and the two part.
*Talltail sees a ginger-and-black she cat.
**She is frightened of him and tells him nothing.
*Talltail, in desperate need of food, eats a rat.
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*The rat was poisoned.
**Jake leads his Twoleg to Talltail, and they take the young warrior to the vet, saving his life.
*Talltail comes to in Jake's Twoleg den.
**Talltail is inside what Jake calls a vet-basket.
*Jake's Twoleg gives Talltail food and water.
*Talltail has to make dirt, and Jake shows him to a litter-box.
*Jake's Twoleg brings in Jake's bed.
**Jake explains how his Twoleg is like kin to him.
*Talltail tells Jake about the Clans.
*The black-and-white tom wonders if this is part of his destiny - being in a Twoleg den, eating kittypet slop, making dirt in a box.
**He hears Sandgorse's voice say that he is a warrior and always will be.
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*It is the next morning.
*Talltail desperately wants to escape.
**Jake wonders why.
*Talltail reluctantly tells Jake the story of how Sparrow and Sandgorse went into an unstable tunnel and Sparrow left his father behind, and now he has to find Sparrow to get revenge.
**Jake wants to help.
**Talltail reluctantly agrees to let Jake go with him to the end of the Twolegplace.
**Jake's end of the deal is for Talltail to be nice to Jake's Twoleg in order to be let out.
*Though very reluctant, Talltail pretends to like Jake's Twoleg and in turn gets let out.
*The two toms make their way through Twolegplace, first meeting Quince, who Jake seems to have a crush on.
*Jake takes Talltail to Jay, though unnamed.
**They run into Pixie and Marmalade - the latter is not named - instead.
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*The rogues take Talltail and Jake to see Jay.
**Red is among the rogues.
**Jay is initially annoyed, but Talltail manages to win her over
**Jake helps break off a piece of food Jay can eat.
*Talltail interrogates Jay about the greenleaf rogues.
**She informs him that the greenleaf rogues were there last moon.
*Talltail and Jake leave the rogues.
**Jake steals another kittypet's food, while Talltail hunts.
*Talltail and Jake bed down for the night, and Talltail thinks that he will soon have his revenge.
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*Talltail and Jake wake and head up a hill to check for scents.
**Jake struggles going up the hill, but Talltail is surprised by the kittypet's determination.
*They spot a wooded area where the rogues could possibly be sheltering.
*They encounter a fox.
**Jake is scared, but Talltail reassures him, and they ultimately go unnoticed.
*Talltail starts to explain who and why the Clans fight, but stops when the topic of Sandgorse comes up.
*Talltail notices that he's less energetic than the kittypet.
**Jake offers to hunt. Talltail is skeptical at first, but Jake ultimately succeeds in catching prey.
*The two toms share the mouse.
**Jake suggests looking for a place to rest for the night, but Talltail is determined to catch up with the rogues.
***However, Jake suggests that the rogues won't go fast, and Talltail agrees they should get some rest.
*The warrior and kittypet prepare a nest for the night, and Talltail slips into a dream.
**In the dream, Talltail is inside the gorge tunnel. 
**He sees Sparrow, but Sandgorse is not with Sparrow. 
**Suddenly, Talltail is alone in the dark and mud pooling around him, and he hears Sandgorse calling his name.
*Talltail is awoken by Jake, and is initially annoyed, but then Jake points out a cat scent near a beech trunk.
**Talltail gives it a sniff, and exclaims that they're on the right trail of the rogues.
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*It is the next day, and Talltail hurriedly rushes to get another sniff of the scents.
**He is confident this time that it's the rogues, as he smells Sparrow, Reena, and Bess.
*Talltail asks Jake if the kittypet is going to go home.
**Jake states he can't leave Talltail to face Jake alone.
*Talltail and Jake follow the scent trail through the woods.
*The two toms are attacked by a fox, but manage to ward it off.
*Talltail gets a scratch and his legs ache, but Jake is able to find dock, and they continue
*The warrior smells the rogues' scent again; this time he can smell Algernon and Mole as well.
*The two travelling toms encounter grass-cutters. Talltail and Jake are splattered by mud, but otherwise fine.
*Algernon glares down at the two toms and scolds them for not running.
*Reena rushes down the slope and is very surprised when she sees Talltail.
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*The rogues worriedly greet and check up on Talltail.
**Algernon questions why the toms were walking into a herd of monsters.
***Talltail tells the older tom he thought they were grass-cutters, but Algernon is skeptical.
**Reena questions why Jake is with him.
***Talltail replies that Jake helped him in Twolegplace.
*Algernon leads them to safety.
**Talltail helps Jake over a stream, and Reena questions why the warrior helped the kittypet.
***Talltail replies simply that Jake helped him.
*Algernon leads the group to the rogues' temporary camp; the other rogues greet Talltail.
**Sparrow in particular is surprised to see Talltail.
***Talltail envisions killing Sparrow.
*When questioned why he was there, Talltail lies that he wants to travel with the rogues.
*Bess tells Reena to prepare nests for the night for the warrior and kittypet, but Talltail says he can get his own moss.
*Talltail and Jake go to collect moss, and Talltail tells the kittypet he needs to go home.
**Jake is indignant, saying he won't leave Talltail to face Sparrow alone, and that Sparrow looks dangerous.
***Talltail says this is why he left his Clan and that he is never going back.
*Talltail and Jake finish gathering moss and hear the rogues talking about them.
**Algernon says he doesn't like it.
**Bess says they can't turn the toms away.
**Mole complains that the woods are prey-poor.
***Reena argues there's enough food.
***Algernon complains that they should've kept moving.
***Reena says there are fish in the river.
****Algernon questions if Reena can swim.
**Sparrow mentions there are plenty of pigeons around.
*Talltail pads out of the bracken and says he and Jake can help hunt.
**The rogues are skeptical, but Talltail mentions Jake caught a mouse the other day.
***Mole grunts they can do without kittypet help.
*Reena comments that Talltail is different, less angry.
**Talltail feels awkward, as he is still furious about Sandgorse's death, but he wants to get the rogues' trust.
***He lies and says it wasn't Sparrow's fault Sandgorse died, and that the rogue was lucky when his father wasn't.
*Algernon offers Talltail and Jake a pigeon.
**Talltail refuses at first, but ultimately accepts.
*Talltail is aware of Sparrow's stare, and knows that the rogue tom knows why the warrior is there.
*Bess asks how Palebird is.
**Talltail mentions Palebird has Woollytail's kits.
*The cats go to sleep for the night, and Talltail stares at Sparrow, thinking he will kill the rogue tom.
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*Talltail, Jake, and Reena try to hunt in the forest.
**Talltail struggles because he is used to moor hunting.
***Reena misses a squirrel.
**They agree to try the field instead, since the monsters won't be there that day.
*Talltail wonders about Sparrow and if the rogue tom knows his plans.
*The trio hunt in the field; Reena and Jake become friendly.
*Talltail smells a rabbit; Talltail catches it but something behind him scares Reena, who tells him to not move.
**For the second time in his life, Talltail nearly went over a cliff.
***He looks down into the ravine he nearly fell into to the Thunderpath below, and knows how he will kill Sparrow.
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*Talltail has another dream about Sandgorse.
*Talltail sees Sparrow getting up and decides to take his chance to kill the rogue tom.
**Reena sees him; he tells her he's going hunting with Sparrow. She rogue she-cat advises him against this, and offers him to go with her.
***Talltail makes up an excuse that he'll get more sleep.
*Sparrow comes back with a pigeon; the rogues gather around to eat.
**Talltail takes Jake aside for a word in private, making the excuse that they're going to practice the kittypet tom's hunting.
***The warrior tom confides in his kittypet friend how he's going to kill Sparrow (when he and the rogue go hunting together by the cliff); Jake tries to talk him out of it, to no success.
*Talltail and Sparrow go hunting; Talltail convinces him to go to the Thunderpath
**They go to Thunderpath, and Talltail confronts Sparrow, saying he's going to kill him because the rogue left Sandgorse to die.
**Sparrow tells Talltail that Sandgorse gave his life to save him, and that he died a hero.
**Talltail realizes he can't kill Sparrow, but before he can make a move, the earth around Sparrow crumbles, and the rogue falls into the ravine.
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*Sparrow is desperately clinging to the cliff and wails for Talltail to help him.
*Talltail goes down the edge of the cliff to save Sparrow.
*Talltail is able to get to Sparrow, and gets the rogue tom to safety.
**They go through a tunnel to the surface, to Sparrow's unease; Talltail sympathizes with the rogue tom.
*Jake greets the two toms.
**Talltail says Sandgorse saved Sparrow's life.
**Jake says he knew Talltail couldn't go through with murdering Sparrow.
*Jake and Talltail agree it's time to leave.
**They say their goodbyes to the rogues; Reena especially is hurt by Talltail leaving, and he wonders if she had hoped he would be her mate.
**The rogues decide they won't stay with WindClan anymore.
*Talltail and Jake leave to return to the forest territories.
**Talltail wonders how WindClan will react to the rogues not returning next greenleaf.
**Jake comforts Talltail, saying Sandgorse died a hero.
**Talltail wonders who he even is anymore and where his true home is.
***Jake replies that Talltail is his best friend and always will be.
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*Talltail is dreaming.
**He sees his clanmates, including Dawnstripe, Palebird, and Hickorynose.
*Talltail wonders if he will be able to let Jake go.
*The twosome climb a hill and gaze over the horizon.
**Talltail sees the Twolegplace, along with ThunderClan and WindClan's territory.
***He feels a pull to go home.
***Jake wants to see Clan territory, and Talltail reluctantly agrees.
*Talltail and Jake arrive at the Clan territories, along ThunderClan's border.
**They pass through ThunderClan's territory and go through Fourtrees.
*They arrive back at WindClan territory.
**Talltail desperately tries to get Jake to live with him as a warrior.
***They kittypet gently refuses, saying they belong in WindClan and being a kittypet respectively.
*Jake tells Talltail he'll always be a warrior.
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* Talltail heads back to the WindClan camp, wondering if he will be accepted back.
*He sees and hears Wrenkit and Flykit.
**To his alarm they are going into the old tunnels.
*Talltail sees a hawk overhead, and saves the two kits.
*He meets Larksplash; she is uncertain about his return.
*When he goes into the camp, Palebird scolds him, and the kits brag about how Talltail saved them.
*The Clan excitedly greets Talltail.
*Heatherstar comes into the camp, learns of Talltail's actions, and tells him to walk with her.
*Talltail and Heatherstar sit on Outlook Rock.
**Heatherstar tells Talltail about how she knew all along that he would leave.
*Heatherstar says she's glad Tallstar is back, and he agrees.
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* Talltail and Reedfeather are hunting.
**Talltail catches a thrush.
*Talltail helps Hopkit with his attack crouch.
**While leaping, Hopkit lands on a sharp piece of flint and his paw is cut.
*Talltail takes Hopkit to Barkface, and tells Shrewclaw to organize a patrol to remove the stones.
*Plumclaw, Woollytail, Larksplash, and Cloudrunner rush into camp, warning of ShadowClan because the ShadowClan cats crossed the border.
**Heatherstar simply tells the agitated warriors to remark the borders.
*Talltail wakes up for the dawn patrol.
**He hears Meadowslip fretting over Hopkit in the nursery.
***The kit is sick and feverish, because his wound got infected, and Talltail hurries him to the medicine den.
*Barkface and Hawkheart try to treat Hopkit, but do not have enough fresh herbs.
*Talltail suggests taking Hopkit to the vet, like when he went because he was sick from the poisoned rat.
**Barkface and Hawkheart refuse.
*Talltail helps the elders with their fleas and ticks, until Barkface says he has a new idea.
**Barkface mentions sweet-sedge, which Brambleberry mentioned at a medicine cat half-moon gathering.
***He suggests sending a patrol to get some to Heatherstar, who is hesitant but eventually accepts.
*Talltail and Barkface set out and try to wait for a RiverClan patrol, but none come by, so they swim across instead.
*Right as they get across, a RiverClan patrol arrives.
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* Talltail tells the patrol he and Barkface need to speak with Brambleberry.
**At first the patrol tries to get them to go away, but Piketooth tells the patrol to let them see her.
*Talltail and Barkface are escorted to RiverClan's camp.
**Rainflower and Oakkit are in the crowd of RiverClan cats.
*When they arrive, Hailstar comes out of his den, and Barkface tells the RiverClan leader they would like some sweet-sedge.
*Brambleberry comes out of her den.
**Stormkit can be heard from within, and Brambleberry mentions that he fell.
*Barkface tells Brambleberry that Hopkit has an infected paw and the infection is spreading fast.
**She agrees to lend him some sweet-sedge.
***Brambleberry gives Barkface and Talltail the sweet-sedge.
*Talltail and Barkface are escorted off of RiverClan territory.
*Talltail and Barkface return home with the sweet-sedge.
*Talltail is out hunting, and reflects that the sweet-sedge worked and that Hopkit has a better chance of surviving.
*Talltail follows a scent trail and discovers ShadowClan has been stealing prey and smuggling it through the tunnel under the Thunderpath.
*Right as the patrol discovers this, ShadowClan invades.
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*ShadowClan invades WindClan, with Cedarstar himself at the head.
**The small patrol is powerless to repel the ShadowClan warriors.
*Aspenfall comes with reinforcements.
**Shrewclaw attacks Cedarstar, in vengeance for Brackenwing.
***Talltail joins Shrewclaw, and together they batter Cedarstar until the ShadowClan leader orders his warriors to retreat.
*WindClan wins the battle.
**Shrewclaw is mortally injured and succumbs to his wounds, calling Talltail "Wormcat" one last time and telling him to avenge Brackenwing.
*Talltail wonders if ShadowClan is so desperate for food to kill over, or simply hate WindClan with a burning passion.
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*Newleaf has arrived.
**Talltail notes that Hopkit is well again and should be apprenticed by now.
*Palebird comes in with a mouse, and Talltail greets her.
**Talltail and his mother talk, and he says he wished he fought harder to that Shrewclaw could've lived.
***Palebird comforts him, saying he can't save everyone.
*Talltail has a sudden idea.
**He walks over to Heatherstar and requests to be Hopkit's mentor.
***At first Heatherstar is reluctant, but Talltail convinces her.
*Heatherstar calls a Clan meeting.
**Pigeonpaw is apprenticed to Doespring.
**Sorrelpaw is apprenticed to Stagleap.
**Heatherstar names Hopkit Deadpaw, ignoring protests from Meadowslip.
***Deadpaw is apprenticed to Talltail.
*Talltail wishes Jake could see how much he's grown.
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* Many moons later, Talltail is at Mothermouth for his nine lives ceremony.
**He reflects on how Heatherstar's last life was taken by Greencough.
***He ordered Mudclaw to tell the Clan to sit vigil for Heatherstar.
***Onekit is briefly mentioned, asking if Heatherstar was really dead.
*Talltail wonders if Sandgorse is watching him.
**Or Palebird, who died moons before.
*Talltail goes into the tunnel, and into the Moonstone cavern.
**Talltail arrives in StarClan.
***He is greeted by Mole, who says he believed in StarClan and they believed in him; he gives Talltail a life for courage to do what he believes is right.
***Palebird gives him the love of a mother for her kits.
***Finchkit gives him a life for the strength to act without fear or hesitation.
***Moth Flight gives him a life for a sense of adventure.
***Heatherstar gives a life for him the power to judge wisely.
***Woollytail gives him a life for honoring traditions.
***Dawnstripe gives him a life for patience.
***Shrewclaw gives Tallstar a life for commitment to upholding the warrior code
****But only after calling him Wormcat once more, to which Tallstar corrects jokingly he will be Wormstar soon.
***Sandgorse gives him a life for forgiveness.
****Sandgorse hints to Tallstar that Jake will father a kit, and it is Tallstar's duty to guide and help the kit, because he is important to all the Clans.
*****Sandgorse tells Tallstar to remember "there is no need to be afraid of every flame. Fire can bring life, warmth, new growth, as well as death."
******Tallstar vows to remember this forever.
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