A Shadow in RiverClan/Part 1

==Chapter description==
:A few moons after the battle against BloodClan, Featherpaw and Stormpaw become warriors. During their warrior ceremonies, Featherpaw reflects on her vow of loyalty to RiverClan despite their painful past; their mother, Silverstream, died during their kitting and their father, Graystripe, is a ThunderClan cat. Their father joined RiverClan following Silverstream's death, but Featherkit and Stormkit still faced discrimination for their half-Clan heritage. After Graystripe was exiled for refusing to fight his former ThunderClan Clanmates, Featherkit and Stormkit had vowed to remain in RiverClan. Featherpaw, still at doubt, reaffirms her vow to RiverClan, and is named Feathertail. Her brother is named Stormfur, but Feathertail wonders why she can't feel at peace.
:Mistyfoot, her former mentor, prepares the two new warriors for their vigil, and the three take a moment to mourn Stonefur, Stormfur's former mentor and Mistyfoot's brother. During their vigil, Feathertail reflects about her training, noting the painful memories that came along. Leopardstar allowed Tigerstar to commandeer RiverClan to form TigerClan and ordered Stonefur to kill Featherpaw and Stormpaw to prove his loyalty. Stonefur valiantly refused after Leopardstar agreed with Tigerstar, and was killed by Darkstripe and Blackfoot. Graystripe and his friends rescued Featherpaw, Stormpaw, and Mistyfoot and took them to ThunderClan. They fought in the battle against BloodClan and defeated Scourge alongside the other ThunderClan apprentices. After the battle, Leopardstar asked for them to rejoin RiverClan, but Feathertail is still unsure if she can trust Leopardstar after everything that happened.
:Feathertail expresses her worries to her brother, but he insists they can move on and become loyal warriors. While Feathertail agrees, she grows distant from her Clanmates and frequently hunts by herself. Her Clanmates begin to expect Feathertail's distance, and she feels slightly jealous that her brother is settling comfortably with his warrior duties. He encourages Feathertail to forgive their Clanmates, but she finds herself unable to. During a hunting patrol, Ferncloud crosses the stepping stones to chase a squirrel but Feathertail kills the prey. The two friends happily reconnect until Feathertail's Clanmates return in a fury. Her Clanmates move to attack Ferncloud for trespassing and stealing prey, but Feathertail attacks them instead. Her Clanmates report to Leopardstar who angrily admonishes Feathertail for being disloyal to RiverClan. Feathertail furiously thinks that it's Leopardstar who betrayed RiverClan by siding with Tigerstar, but keeps her mouth shut. Leopardstar orders Feathertail to carry out apprentice duties for the next half-moon.
:While cleaning out the warrior dens, Stormfur attempts to cheer Feathertail up, joking that since RiverClan is short on apprentices, it's nice for someone to clean the dens. While he gently insists that their Clanmates have a right to be angry at her for breaking the warrior code, Feathertail admits she still feels some friendship to ThunderClan. When they return to camp to share some prey, Blackclaw rushes into camp announcing rogue cats in their territory. Leopardstar orders Stormfur and Feathertail to join them, and they confront a she-cat and her two kits in the river.
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*This chapter aligns with part three of Return to the Clans.
==Notes and references==
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