Code of the Clans/Code 7

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==Chapter description==
:Acorntail is chosen by Featherstar to be WindClan's new deputy after the death of Pebblefur, the previous deputy. As the Clan calls his name, he feels that they are only chanting because they have to. Morningcloud wishes Acorntail luck, although she expected to be made deputy instead of Acorntail. Acorntail sees Quickpaw, Morningcloud's apprentice, glaring at him. He wonders if all apprentices are so loyal to their mentors, and he recalls that he has not had an apprentice yet. Featherstar reminds him to organize the patrols. Acorntail calls Gorseclaw, Sheeptail, and Cloversplash for a hunting patrol, but Cloversplash reminds him that they went on a hunting patrol that morning. She proposes that they should train with their apprentices instead. Embarrassed, Acorntail asks if they can take an evening hunting patrol, but Thistlepaw sarcastically states that they are always in the mood for chasing rabbits after training. Acorntail asks Morningcloud if she and Quickpaw can go instead. Morningcloud asks if they should do it on their own, and he quickly adds that he will join them, thinking about how badly his first task as deputy went.
:Featherstar reassures Acorntail, and the deputy meets up with Morningcloud and Quickpaw, and they head out to hunt. Acorntail finds a rabbit and kills it quickly. Morningcloud and Quickpaw are are doing fine, but he suddenly smells a someone near the ThunderClan border. Acorntail goes over and sees three ThunderClan cats who are about to cross. It becomes evident that ThunderClan may have stolen prey, as Morningcloud and Quickpaw tell Acorntail that they saw a rabbit with ThunderClan scent all over it. Enraged, Acorntail orders the patrol to attack. He leaps on a ThunderClan warrior, but they do not fight back. Acorntail stops, and looks back at Morningcloud and Quickpaw, who are standing at the border. Acorntail asks why they did not attack, and Morningcloud retorts that she did not want to endanger Quickpaw. She also mentions that the rabbit was on ThunderClan's side, but Acorntail had assumed the other Clan trespassed. Acorntail stiffly tells Morningcloud and Quickpaw that they are going back to camp, while one of the ThunderClan cats tells him that he should pick his battles more carefully. Acorntail miserably thinks that he should step down from being deputy.
:In the camp, Featherstar reassures Acorntail that he will be a good deputy, as he just has to learn more first. Acorntail insists that he is not a good fit for the position. Featherstar apologizes that she should have given him an apprentice first so he could get used to giving orders and how it feels to send cats into battle. Acorntail asks if he can receive an apprentice soon, specifically Pricklekit, and he will stay deputy. Featherstar agrees and states that she will suggest an addition to the warrior code- that cats must have an apprentice before becoming deputy. The leader tells Acorntail to go and organize patrols and to see how his future apprentice is doing.
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*The seventh rule of the warrior code is added: A cat cannot be made deputy without having mentored at least one apprentice.
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==Notes and references==
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