Into the Wild/Chapter 7

==Chapter description==
:Firepaw makes his way back towards the stream, but he cannot get the eyes of the ShadowClan warrior out of his head. Suddenly, he catches a faint smell and wonders if he is being followed by the ShadowClan cat from earlier. He realizes the scent tells him that this cat is not young, a she-cat, and not from ThunderClan. Firepaw realizes that this cat is tired, hungry, sick, and not in a good mood. He decides to track the scent, but finds himself confronted by a grizzled older gray she-cat.
:The cat says her name is Yellowfang, and that this young apprentice will be easy prey for her due to his size and stature. Firepaw fights back, and while his moves impress Yellowfang, the older she-cat says that he will need to do much better. Confronting Yellowfang, he tells her that she needs to leave as she is in ThunderClan's hunting grounds. Yellowfang tells Firepaw that he does not need to be hasty or fight, but Firepaw opts to fight her anyways despite the size difference. Yellowfang and Firepaw tussle for a moment, and Firepaw notes that the older cat seems very keen on being killed and that he would be doing her a favor. Firepaw admires her bravery, but he cannot ignore the hunger and sickness that he scents coming off of Yellowfang. Firepaw tells her to hold on, and the young apprentice soon brings a rabbit to give Yellowfang to eat, showing his kindness and generosity, although he knew that despite this, he needs to bring back prey for ThunderClan.
:Firepaw lets Yellowfang finish the rabbit, and he ends up licking up the rest of the scraps, his stomach growing from hunger after having not eaten. Yellowfang says that the rabbit was much better than Twoleg food, and that kittypet food was poison. Yellowfang knew that she was trying to hit Firepaw's weak spots by taunting him for his kittypet ancestry, despite Firepaw's attempts to ignore them. She suddenly stops her taunting as she realizes that ThunderClan warriors are coming. Firepaw is fearful, realizing that his first solo task as an apprentice ended with him breaking the warrior code.
==Characters==
===Major===
*Firepaw
===Minor===
*Yellowfang
===Mentioned===
*Lionheart
*Tigerclaw
==Trivia==
*This chapter aligns with part two of The Prophecies Begin, volume 1.
==Notes and references==
de:In die Wildnis/Kapitel 7
es:En territorio salvaje/Capítulo 7
fr:Retour à l’état sauvage/Chapitre 7
Category:The Prophecies Begin arc
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Category:Into the Wild