Code of the Clans/Code 12

:Below contains in-depth information for code twelve 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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:After several days of heavy rainfall, Graywing, Foxwhisker, and Brindleclaw explore their territory to see which parts were flooded. Brindleclaw warns of the swollen river while Graywing searches for her mallow. At that moment, the tortoiseshell warrior spots three kits clinging on the WindClan side of the gorge. Before they can act, the three tiny kits fall into the river. Brindleclaw yowls for her Clanmates to help rescue the kits, but Graywing stops her, reasoning the kits are probably already dead and they are WindClan, not RiverClan, kits. Downriver, a tiny paw breaks the surface before disappearing. Brindleclaw is determined to save the kits, but Graywing stops here again, advising that it is too dangerous. They inform their leader, Ivystar, about the death of the WindClan kits, who agrees with Graywing's decision, though Graywing is puzzled why she still feels guilty.
:That night, the medicine cat wakes up to noise in the camp clearing. She is greeted by three strange cats, who introduce themselves as Runningstorm, Wolfheart, and Smallstar of WindClan. With horror, Graywing recognizes them as the kits who drowned. The three littermates, now grown up into who they would have become, show Graywing the RiverClan nursery with Hayberry and her two kits. Smallstar explains how kits are precious since they are the future of the Clan. Graywing apologizes for not attempting to rescue them, and the three spirits disappear. The next morning, Graywing leads Brindleclaw and Foxwhisker back to the river to find the drowned kits to take them back to their Clan. When they find their bodies, Graywing says that their legacies will live on in the warrior code.
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:While scavenging for monster-kill near the Thunderpath, Brackenfoot, Hollyflower, Archeye, and Crowtail spot a fox stalking something on ThunderClan's territory. Hollyflower realizes it is stalking a kit, and she rushes over to help. Brackenfoot is conflicted about helping a ThunderClan kit on its own territory, but he knows that Hollyleaf needs back up. The four ShadowClan warriors chase off the fox. The kit introduces himself as Tigerkit and thanks the ShadowClans warriors for their help. Brackenfoot advises him to return to his camp, and Tigerkit vows to help ShadowClan one day as the warriors leave.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*The twelfth rule of the warrior code is added: No warrior may neglect a kit in pain or in danger, even if that kit is from a different Clan.
===Deaths===
*Wolfkit, Runningkit, and Smallkit: drowned in the gorge.
==Errors==
*Crowtail is mistakenly called Crowclaw.
==Notes and references==
de:Das Gesetz der Krieger/12. Gesetz
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