Secrets of the Clans/Beyond the Territories

:Below contains in-depth information for the Beyond the Territories chapter of Secrets 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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:Fourtrees is a clearing in the middle of forest with four large oaks and the Great Rock at one end. It is the sacred meeting area for the Gathering, where cats from all the Clans meet under a truce during the full moon to share news.
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:Bluepaw had only been an apprentice for two days when her mentor Stonepelt invited her to the Gathering since she caught a large squirrel. Her mother Moonflower guided her down to the crowded clearing, and Bluepaw was mesmerized by the moonlight turning every cats' fur silver and the large oak trees. When she spots the massive Great Rock, Bluepaw vows that she'll one day leap on top of the Great Rock as Bluestar, leader of ThunderClan.
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:Highstones is the mountain range that lies to the far north of WindClan's territory beyond the Thunderpath. Inside a deep cavern is the Moonstone, the sacred place where leaders and medicine cats communicate with StarClan.
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:At the dawn of the forest, Mothflight is a young WindClan warrior who is easily distracted and prefers to gather berries and leaves instead of prey. While on a patrol by the Thunderpath, Mothflight follows a blue feather drifting in front of a monster on the Thunderpath, and Gorsefur barely manages to save her. Windstar snaps at Mothflight for her hollow-headed actions. When Mothflight insists that the feather was calling to her, Windstar finally has enough of Mothflight's antics and exiles her from WindClan. Heartbroken, Mothflight wanders to the Highstones and discovers a gaping opening. She ventures inside, hoping to find shelter for the night, and she encounters a large stone that glistens in the moonlight. Resting next to it, Mothflight wakes up in StarClan with her ancestors warmly greeting her to the Moonstone. They declare that she will be the first medicine cat who will devote themselves to healing their Clanmates and interpreting signs. When Mothflight doubts if Windstar will ever let her return, StarClan summons Windstar from her dreams and announce that Mothflight will return. StarClan then tells Mothflight to gather the other medicine cats: Dappledpelt from RiverClan, Pebbleheart from ShadowClan, and Cloudspots from ThunderClan.
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:When the Clans arrived at the lake, they needed to find a replacement for the Moonstone. Leafpaw, ThunderClan's medicine cat apprentice, discovered the Moonpool, a small pool in the hills above WindClan's territory.
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:Rock used to live in the lake territories with the three Tribes. He recalls how he used to travel to the Moonpool with the other two healers. They used to the Moonpool to speak with their ancestors. Rock is pleased that new tribes are here to visit the Moonpool.
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:Like the Moonpool and Moonstone, the Clans needed a place to hold the peaceful Gatherings. At first, they used the horseplace, but it was too close to Twolegs. The island was idealist, but it was inaccessible offshore from RiverClan's territory. When StarClan caused a tree to fall across the span of water, the island was finally utilized for Gatherings. 
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:Dustpelt recalls seeing the island when they first arrived at their new home. Hawkfrost, a RiverClan warrior, wanted the island to be RiverClan's camp, but StarClan had other plans. When Mudclaw tried to regain leadership over Onewhisker, ThunderClan and WindClan chased him to to the lakeshore, where StarClan sent lightning to strike a tree. The tree killed Mudclaw, but it also formed a bridge over to the island. Now the secure island is used for Gatherings.
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:Not far from the lake territories is the sun-drown-place, a vast expanse of water where the sun disappears every night. The water is very salty here. The questing cats were sent here to speak with Midnight the badger to learn that they needed to find a new home.
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:Tawnypelt recalls when they arrived at the sun-drown-place. She originally thought that the roaring was from LionClan, but she was amazed at what she saw: water stretching as far as she could see, and the sun disappearing behind it. Brambleclaw led them down the cliff, though she and Squirrelpaw had to rescue him when he fell into the salty water. They eventually found the cave where Midnight lives, but that's a story for another time.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
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==Errors==
*The island is capitalized throughout this chapter.
*Moth Flight, Gorse Fur, Cloud Spots, Pebble Heart, and Dappled Pelt are introduced with the modern formatting of their names as one word.
*Moth Flight is said to be following a blue feather across the Thunderpath, when in Moth Flight's Vision, she was following the moth.
==Trivia==
*"How the Moonstone was Discovered" is later retold in Moth Flight's Vision chapters 4 through 11.
==Notes and references==
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