Spottedleaf/History

==History==
===In The Prophecies Begin arc===
====Into the Wild====
:In the prologue, Spottedleaf, the ThunderClan medicine cat, comes to talk with Bluestar. She reports to the leader that all the cats involved in the battle at Sunningrocks will recover. Bluestar still is worried, not just about the battle, but about the survival of ThunderClan. Spottedleaf tries to reassure Bluestar by telling her that there will be more kits come greenleaf, however Bluestar is still distraught. Bluestar asks Spottedleaf if StarClan has spoken to her, and after Spottedleaf tells her no, a shooting star blazes overhead. Spottedleaf tells Bluestar she just received a message from StarClan: "Fire alone can save our Clan." Bluestar becomes confused about what the prophecy might mean, and Spottedleaf is unsure also, but Bluestar trusts Spottedleaf since she has never been wrong before.
:Spottedleaf is called by Goldenflower when Ravenpaw faints in the middle of a telling about the battle at Sunningrocks. Spottedleaf reassures the queen by telling her that none of his wounds are fatal. She goes back to her den to grab some cobwebs to stop the bleeding. She comes back into the clearing and starts pressing wads of cobwebs on the wounds of the injured apprentice. Tigerclaw then addresses Spottedleaf asking if he'll be all right and she confirms that he'll live. When Tigerclaw goes to wake his apprentice, Spottedleaf stops him, telling him to leave Ravenpaw alone. She then teases him that even he would never argue with a medicine cat.
:When Firepaw is taking care of Yellowfang, he is constantly seen going to Spottedleaf and asking for different herbs to help heal Yellowfang such as poppy seeds and mouse bile. After ShadowClan attacks, Spottedleaf tries to save Lionheart. She solemnly confirms that there's nothing else she can do and that he is dead and starts tending to her other Clanmates.
:Spottedleaf later tries to stop Clawface from taking Frostfur's kits. She is murdered trying to stop him from leaving the ThunderClan camp. Yellowfang was assumed by most of ThunderClan to have killed Spottedleaf because Yellowfang left the camp soon after Spottedleaf was killed. Firepaw is devastated, realizing that he loved Spottedleaf. Before he goes to find Yellowfang, he buries his nose in her fur for the last time, whispering good-bye. The Clan is devastated by the loss of their medicine cat and is determined to find Yellowfang and bring her to justice.
:Firepaw attempts to attack Clawface in the battle in vengeance for murdering Spottedleaf, but Whitestorm tells him that ThunderClan cats do not kill unless it is needed and sends Clawface away yowling for help. Later, Yellowfang is appointed as the new medicine cat of ThunderClan after Mousefur finds Clawface's brown fur in Spottedleaf's claws, proving that Clawface did indeed kill her.
====Fire and Ice====
:Spottedleaf gives Fireheart a warning to beware a warrior he cannot trust. He misinterprets it and thinks that she is talking about Graystripe, Fireheart's best friend, who was in love with the RiverClan she-cat Silverstream, but later, it turned out to really be about Tigerclaw, whom he could not trust. When Brokenstar and his rogues are attacking, Clawface attacks Fireheart, but Spottedleaf is there to guide Fireheart to victory and avenge her death. Clawface is eventually killed by Graystripe.
====Forest of Secrets====
:Spottedleaf meets Fireheart in a dream. She tells him to follow her and when the two stop, it's on the top of a hill overlooking a vast expanse of water. Spottedleaf then reminds him that water can quench fire. After Tigerclaw is exiled, she comes to Fireheart in a dream again. She tells the warrior that StarClan is calling and that he should not be afraid. Fireheart first thinks that Spottedleaf had prophesied his death. When Bluestar announces Fireheart as deputy a matter of minutes later, he thinks about what Spottedleaf had said. He thinks that being the new deputy might actually mean that StarClan was perhaps calling him to the new responsibilities he now governs as deputy.
====Rising Storm====
:Spottedleaf comes to Fireheart in a dream, giving him a prophecy, telling Fireheart to be cautious of an enemy who appears to not pose a threat. Fireheart misinterprets this prophecy, thinking she is speaking of the ShadowClan cats on ThunderClan territory when Spottedleaf really means to beware of Tigerclaw, as he is still lurking in the forest.
:Spottedleaf appears in another dream, in which she does not talk, but stays where she is so that Fireheart can barely see her. Soon, two Twoleg kits come running up yowling in terror, and Spottedleaf flees. At this point, Fireheart smells the fire and wakes up.
:Right after Yellowfang's death in the fire, Fireheart wonders if Spottedleaf took her to StarClan since he smelled her scent. He then hears Spottedleaf's voice in his ear saying that Yellowfang is safe and well in StarClan. This reassures Fireheart.
====A Dangerous Path====
:When Fireheart seeks guidance she appears in one of his dreams, along with the medicine cat after her, Yellowfang, and tells him to look around. She then tells him that this is a place in which battle won't be fought, nor will blood be spilled, begging Fireheart to travel to WindClan and arrange a peace meeting between ThunderClan and WindClan. She later appears in another of Fireheart's dreams. Fireheart hears her voice in his ear with a variation of an earlier prophecy she gave him.
====The Darkest Hour====
:She appears at Firestar's leadership ceremony to give him his eighth life, along with the gift of love. She instructs him to give it to all cats he cared for, especially Sandstorm.
:Later, when Firestar ponders his decision for deputy, he seeks help from Spottedleaf, so he takes a quick nap. Spottedleaf affectionately tells him that it is his decision, not StarClan's. Firestar eventually chooses Whitestorm, because of his experience and wisdom, and because Whitestorm always takes the warrior code very seriously and always follows it.
:When Firestar fights Scourge after the loss of his first life, he feels Spottedleaf, swift and determined, fighting alongside him. After the battle with BloodClan, Firestar feels Spottedleaf's presence and also feels a surge of sadness as if she had died that day instead of several seasons before.
===In The New Prophecy arc===
====Moonrise====
:Spottedleaf visits Leafpaw, Firestar's daughter and the ThunderClan medicine cat apprentice, in a dream at the Moonstone. Leafpaw asks her if she knows where Squirrelpaw is. Spottedleaf replies that Squirrelpaw was in the paws of different warrior ancestors, and reassures her that she is safe. She also says, that from that moment forward, she would follow whatever path Leafpaw chose, and then fades away as Leafpaw awakes.
:Spottedleaf proves her words when she saves Leafpaw while she crosses the stepping stones into RiverClan territory to help with an apprentice that had fallen in the river. Luckily, Mistyfoot had dragged Reedpaw out of the water already. Spottedleaf reminds Leafpaw to use cobwebs for the gash on his shoulder, to get the water out of him, and to help his wet fur warm and dry quicker.
====Dawn====
:Spottedleaf comes to Squirrelpaw in a mysterious dream and when they greet each other Spottedleaf disappears. Squirrelpaw is surprised and starts to hunt. Suddenly, the forest becomes unfamiliar. She cries out to Spottedleaf and she soon appears. Spottedleaf asks Squirrelpaw to follow her and soon leads her to where Leafpaw and the other missing cats were, captured by Twolegs and put in cages. Squirrelpaw asks if she will be able to rescue them and Spottedleaf replies saying she hopes so.
====Starlight====
:When Yellowfang tells StarClan about the "Before there is peace, blood will spill blood and the lake will run red" prophecy, Spottedleaf tries to see if Firestar is involved. Bluestar gently tells her that she can't protect him and Spottedleaf responds that she will do everything in her power to protect him anyway.
:She tells Leafpaw that they have found the right place for the Clans to settle. Spottedleaf also leads Leafpaw, along with Sorreltail, to the Moonpool, a place where medicine cats and leaders can come to share tongues with StarClan, much like the Moonstone in the forest.
====Twilight====
:Spottedleaf is one of the cats that give Cinderpelt strength for her foretold death.
:When Leafpool tries to figure out whether to run away with Crowfeather or not, Spottedleaf appears to her, trying to show her the right path. Leafpool says she loves him so much she can't be a medicine cat anymore; she also says that Cinderpelt has Brightheart and she is not needed. Spottedleaf comforts her telling her Brightheart needs a purpose right now and she found it in helping Cinderpelt. Leafpool continues to say she quarreled with Squirrelflight and they never quarrel, Spottedleaf replies that her sister loves her and one quarrel will not change that. When Leafpool asks about Crowfeather, Spottedleaf tells her that no cat can make that decision for her and inside she knows what is right and wrong. She tells her to follow her heart. Leafpool, thinking her heart was with Crowfeather, runs away, only to come back following the news of the badger attack.
:Near the end of the book, Spottedleaf also briefly visits Leafpool, along with Cinderpelt's spirit to tell her that StarClan is with her and that they will always be watching over her.
====Sunset====
:Leafpool becomes mad at Spottedleaf for telling her to follow her heart, believing that if she had not run away, Cinderpelt would not be dead. Spottedleaf comforts her, saying that her heart lies in being a medicine cat. When Leafpool asked her why she didn't tell her this, Spottedleaf says that she had to know what she would miss.
:Leafpool spots Daisy's kits chasing a butterfly. They tell Leafpool that the tortoiseshell cat showed it to them, saying they could chase it. Leafpool thought they meant Sorreltail, but she was with her kits in the nursery. It is revealed that the tortoiseshell cat was Spottedleaf and she was trying to tell Leafpool the truth about how Mothwing became RiverClan's medicine cat. Spottedleaf also shows Leafpool that Cinderkit is a reincarnation of Cinderpelt.
===In the Power of Three arc===
====The Sight====
:When Jaykit is injured and asleep in Leafpool's den, he struggles to wake but he hears Spottedleaf telling him to lie still, and he is safe. When he asks about Hollykit and Lionkit, she says that they are fine. She then gives him a leaf with water for him to drink and he falls asleep.
:When Jaypaw visits the Moonpool, he finds himself in the Dark Forest where Tigerstar and Hawkfrost try to get him to join them. Spottedleaf comes to fetch Jaypaw back; he asks if Tigerstar and Hawkfrost can come too. Spottedleaf tells him they have chosen their own path. When they get back to StarClan, Spottedleaf tells him he can never go there again. Jaypaw looks into her mind and finds out she is in love with Firestar. Spottedleaf says he has a remarkable gift sensing what he does. She then states that he must use it for the good of his Clan by becoming a medicine cat. Jaypaw gets angry, saying it's not fair, and Spottedleaf sympathetically replies by saying that he should accept his destiny.
====Eclipse====
:She appears in the prologue, chasing a mouse. When she catches it, she walks back to Yellowfang, who she had passed earlier. Yellowfang then gets annoyed at some ticks in her pelt. Spottedleaf says she should learn to groom herself, and starts grooming Yellowfang. Yellowfang states that Spottedleaf should stop trying to take care of every cat. Whitestorm and Bluestar join them, and they then start discussing whether they should tell the Three about the prophecy. During the discussion Spottedleaf tries to catch a butterfly. Soon after Yellowfang asks what she thinks, Spottedleaf replies that truth is a powerful weapon, and they must use it carefully.
====Long Shadows====
:She appears in a vision of Jaypaw's with Bluestar, Silverstream, Yellowfang, and Whitestorm, who are worried about the outbreak of greencough in ThunderClan. Spottedleaf asks if there is no way StarClan can guide them. Then Brightspirit, Shiningheart, and Braveheart appear and Spottedleaf is not mentioned again.
====Sunrise====
:She warily appears to Jayfeather after he has had battle training with Leafpool. When he begins uncertainly, Spottedleaf immediately interrupts, stating that they cannot give the answers he is asking for. She continues by saying that the answers he is looking for lie within his own Clan. Jayfeather is still curious and begs her to tell him more. He asks if StarClan knew that Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw weren't his parents, which sparks Spottedleaf's anger. She snarls that StarClan doesn't know everything and that sometimes they have questions too. She continues to say that the cats in StarClan are sometimes just cats and with that, she quickly leaves.
===In the Omen of the Stars arc===
====The Fourth Apprentice====
:In the prologue, she discusses with the other StarClan cats whether they have the right three cats from the prophecy. Spottedleaf tells them they are because they all had the same dream when she was born. They are then worried that Jayfeather and Lionblaze will not know which of the two cats (Dovepaw or Ivypaw) is the one mentioned in the prophecy. Then Feathertail joins them and Yellowfang does not want her to stay but Spottedleaf says she should. The cats continue to argue whether they should send a sign to Jayfeather or Lionblaze. Some of the cats are wary about sending a sign and don't agree with it. Spottedleaf is one of the few cats who think a sign should be sent.
====Fading Echoes====
:Jayfeather and Yellowfang encounter Spottedleaf. When she asks where Yellowfang and Jayfeather are going, Yellowfang fills her in on the news Jayfeather told her. Spottedleaf tags along and together, the three of them venture into the Dark Forest to discover why Tigerstar is training Clan cats. Yellowfang resists her accompanying them, but she replies, saying that Firestar would never forgive her if Jayfeather was hurt. When Brokenstar appears and demands that they leave, Spottedleaf tells Yellowfang to go back to StarClan. Yellowfang eventually agrees and tells her that she will wait by the waterfall.
:Spottedleaf continues into the Dark Forest with Jayfeather, and asks Tigerstar why he is training living cats from the Clans. Tigerstar tells them that they practice fighting because they are warriors wishing to retain their fighting skills. He insists that they leave, and finally Spottedleaf and Jayfeather retreat from the Dark Forest.
====Night Whispers====
:When Jayfeather is looking at Ivypaw, he is slipped into a vision where all of ThunderClan, except Ivypaw, is slaughtered by Dark Forest cats in the final battle. Spottedleaf then hisses with horror behind Jayfeather, and she then apologizes for not being able to change anything.
====The Forgotten Warrior====
:She is briefly mentioned by Leafpool, who says that Spottedleaf had visited her in a dream to tell her about Yellowfang's request to Jayfeather to reveal Cinderheart's past life to her.
====The Last Hope====
:Spottedleaf is first seen in the prologue, settling herself beside Bluestar, plus the Ancients, and is greeted by Half Moon. When Owl Feather questions Bluestar's beliefs of what they would say, Spottedleaf lets out a low growl, and says that Bluestar had always believed but other cats needed to be convinced. Bluestar says that the prophecies helped and that Spottedleaf recognized the shooting star that had led her to Firestar.
:Spottedleaf is found by Jayfeather as he tries to find Flametail in StarClan. Despite StarClan being divided, the ShadowClan StarClan cats let Jayfeather and Spottedleaf pass to look for Flametail. However, Jayfeather gets stuck in a quicksand-like substance and is nearly killed because Spottedleaf can't reach him. Eventually, after Spottedleaf begs Flametail, he saves Jayfeather. Spottedleaf joins Flametail and Jayfeather to find the other living medicine cats so that Flametail can tell them it's not Jayfeather's fault for his death. Jayfeather thinks that Flametail is the fourth cat, and she gently informs him that Flametail is not the fourth cat.
:Spottedleaf attends the Gathering of StarClan, where the living medicine cats and Firestar preach to them about how they need to band together to face the Dark Forest warriors and recruits and telling Jayfeather that Firestar is the fourth cat.
:During the battle, Spottedleaf and a group of other StarClan cats come to fight on the Clans' side. She sees Mapleshade pinning Sandstorm down, because she got all of StarClan's blessings, preparing to kill her, but Spottedleaf tears the Dark Forest cat off of her. Mapleshade tauntingly asks Spottedleaf why she wouldn't let her kill the cat who had stolen Firestar's love from her. Spottedleaf replies that there was nothing to steal, and that Sandstorm made Firestar happy. Mapleshade attacks Spottedleaf and tears her throat open.
:Firestar is horrified, crying that Spottedleaf had promised to be there when he went to StarClan. Spottedleaf, dying, tells him that that was never meant to happen and that she couldn't journey with him anymore. Then Sandstorm chases Mapleshade to the border and comes back. Yellowfang appears and urges Firestar to let Spottedleaf follow her destiny. Spottedleaf opens her mouth as if she wanted to say something more, but her pelt blurs, and she dies for a second time, leaving only a pool of blood.
:Spottedleaf is mentioned by Bluestar later when she tells ThunderClan about Firestar's nine lives. Bluestar's voice is thick with sadness as she mentions that even though Spottedleaf is no longer with them, she gave Firestar the life and gift of love.
===In A Vision of Shadows arc===
====The Apprentice's Quest====
:When Leafpool tells Alderpaw how she found the Moonpool, she mentions that Spottedleaf ran her back then.
===In the Super Editions===
====Moth Flight's Vision====
:Although not named, Moth Flight sees her giving Firestar one of his nine lives. She notices the love in both of the cats' eyes and assumes that they were indeed in love with each other.
====Yellowfang's Secret====
:Spottedkit is mentioned by Featherwhisker when the medicine cats are discussing apprentices, as both Runningpaw and Barkpaw are currently medicine cat apprentices. Featherwhisker notes that there is a kit called Spottedkit who is always around the medicine cat den and that she might become his apprentice. She is next mentioned again by Featherwhisker saying that Spottedkit is nearly old enough to be his apprentice.
====Bluestar's Prophecy====
:Spottedkit is born to Swiftbreeze and Adderfang in their second litter, along with her brother, Redkit, and her sister, Willowkit. She is also the younger sister of Patchpelt and Leopardfoot, who are from an earlier litter of Swiftbreeze and Adderfang.
:Once, when the cats are leaving on a hunting patrol, Spottedpaw comes late, telling them that she was helping Featherwhisker make a poultice. Thrushpelt scolds her and tells her to stop fussing with herbs and to hunt more. When Goosefeather finally steps down to become an elder, Spottedpaw begs Sunstar to make her Featherwhisker's apprentice instead. The ThunderClan leader says that he could think of no better cat and so Spottedpaw became Featherwhisker's apprentice.
:Spottedpaw is also present at Bluefur's kitting, helping Featherwhisker and doing what she is told. Featherwhisker tells her to put her paw on Bluefur's belly so she can feel the muscles working to push the kits out; at the same time a spasm goes through Bluefur's body, and she hisses at Spottedpaw. Spottedpaw looks dismayed and backs off. Bluefur apologizes, saying that she didn't expect kitting to hurt this much and that she'd been kitting since dawn.
:At some point in the book, Spottedpaw receives her full medicine cat name, Spottedleaf. When Featherwhisker dies of greencough, Spottedleaf takes over as the full medicine cat. When the present ThunderClan is seen, Spottedleaf is shown to be worn out because of all the sick cats she has been treating. Later, she receives the shooting star prophecy and tells Bluestar to watch the flame-pelted kittypet, Rusty.
====Leopardstar's Honor====
:Spottedleaf greets Mudfur and Runningnose at a Gathering.
====Firestar's Quest====
:Spottedleaf appears in a dream to tell Firestar more about SkyClan. She confirms that they did exist and she learned of their story after she had joined StarClan. When Firestar is confused about how StarClan could allow a whole Clan to leave the forest, Spottedleaf comforts him by saying that StarClan does not control everything within the forest. She also tells him that the SkyClan ancestors do not walk the same skies as those who walk in StarClan. She leaves him to rest then saying that he can help and that somehow he'll find a way.
:Near the middle of the book, she appears to both Sandstorm and Firestar to give them burdock root for rat bites after the battle. She tells them how to use the burdock root, and Firestar accidentally mentions her previous visit to tell him about SkyClan. When Sandstorm starts to bristle, Spottedleaf comforts her by telling her that Firestar does love her, and even if she stayed alive in the forest, he and she could never be mates. She leaves, but right before leaving, she whispers to Firestar that sometimes, she would've given anything for things to be different, as though wishing that she had not been a medicine cat, but instead, Firestar's mate. Sandstorm finally realizes that even though Firestar and Spottedleaf have a special bond, he loves Sandstorm the most.
:At Leafstar's leader ceremony, she appears to give Leafstar one of her nine lives. She first meets up with Firestar, telling him how proud she is of him restoring the fifth Clan. She provides Leafdapple her fourth life, saying that it is for healing wounds caused by words and rivalry. She tells her to use it well for all those cats who are troubled in spirit. Soon after, it is revealed that she is related to Cloudstar, Birdflight, Gorseclaw, Spottedpelt, and Tigerstar. In the epilogue, it is said that Firestar and Sandstorm's kit, Leafkit, is named after Leafstar and possibly Spottedleaf as well.
====SkyClan's Destiny====
:Leafstar wakes up and enters one of the new SkyClan dens. Spottedleaf appears, saying that her Clan will be safe in their dens. Leafstar is confused and asks if she is dreaming; Spottedleaf replies that she is asleep to her Clanmates. Spottedleaf then states that SkyClan must be doing well to need new dens. She then continues to say that Firestar and Sandstorm have had kits. It is then noted by Leafstar that Spottedleaf looks unhappy about the new kits, suggesting she wanted to have had kits with Firestar and is possibly jealous of Sandstorm.
:Looking at Leafstar, Spottedleaf says that she has the hardest job as a Clan leader having to build a Clan from cats who know nothing of the warrior code, and Leafstar wonders why Spottedleaf cares so much about SkyClan since she is a ThunderClan medicine cat. Spottedleaf then leads Leafstar to the entrance of the cave, and Leafstar sees transparent cats. Leafstar asks Spottedleaf about them but turns to see that Spottedleaf has disappeared.
:After Leafstar loses a life, killed by Misha, she is greeted by Spottedleaf. When Leafstar starts to panic, Spottedleaf allays her worries saying she'll only be here momentarily.
====Bramblestar's Storm====
:Firestar mentions Spottedleaf when he is talking to Bluestar in StarClan, saying he never realized how far he would be from his former Clan and he always thought she would be there to guide him. He pictures the faded medicine cat, her eyes seeming to glow with sadness in his memory of her. Bluestar agrees that she will be missed greatly, though with an edge to her tone and tells him that Sandstorm will one day be with him in StarClan.
===In the Novellas===
====Spottedleaf's Heart====
:Spottedkit and her littermates play at defending ThunderClan, but when Redkit attacks prematurely, she gets frustrated and removes him as deputy. Whitepaw suggests switching roles, but Spottedkit insists on being Clan leader. The others leave the game, and Swiftbreeze, noticing Spottedkit's frustration, advises her to let others lead sometimes. Spottedkit defends her role, saying she'll handle all patrols when she becomes Clan leader and names Whitepaw as her deputy. She also criticizes Tigerpaw for showing off new moves learned from Thistleclaw, but Swiftbreeze worries about Thistleclaw's intense training. Spottedkit notes Leopardfoot approves. 
:Later, Spottedkit approaches the fresh-kill pile, and Thistleclaw offers her feathers from a thrush for her nest, which she accepts. When Whitepaw joins, Thistleclaw shares more feathers, leading to playful teasing between the kit and apprentice. Their fun ends when Bluefur scolds them for wasting bedding and criticizes Thistleclaw's training methods with Tigerpaw. As the tension rises, Spottedkit's littermates playfully pounce on Thistleclaw, accidentally winding him. Spottedkit helps him recover, and Thistleclaw praises her, suggesting she might make a good medicine cat. Spottedkit firmly replies she's destined to be a warrior, and Thistleclaw says he'd be proud to fight beside her.
:At her apprentice ceremony, Sunstar names Thrushpelt as Spottedpaw's mentor. Excited to explore, she joins her littermates, Willowpaw and Redpaw, on their first tour of ThunderClan's territory. Thistleclaw and his apprentice also join them. Awed by the forest's beauty, Spottedpaw listens as Thrushpelt points out landmarks. Though winded, she eagerly asks to see the Thunderpath, and Thrushpelt agrees. Inspired, she vows to become the best warrior she can be. 
:While on patrol with Thrushpelt, Thistleclaw, and Tigerpaw, Spottedpaw impresses with her hunting skills. Thistleclaw points out a squirrel in a tree and encourages her to climb after it. Despite her efforts, Spottedpaw slips and falls, losing consciousness. Her worried parents and Thrushpelt rush her back to camp, blaming Thistleclaw, who defends himself by saying she should have been trained to climb. Spottedpaw is placed in the medicine cat's den, where Featherwhisker gives her herbs and assures everyone she will recover. 
:After dreaming of fleeing a fox, Spottedpaw wakes in the medicine cat's den, frustrated by her rest orders. Featherwhisker has her sort herbs and shares insights about being a healer, sparking her interest. Poppydawn and Willowpaw visit, with Willowpaw bringing a thrush she caught. Though eager to train, Spottedpaw must rest a few more days but soon starts moving around camp on her own.
:Spottedpaw meets with Redpaw and Swiftbreeze, who are relieved she's improving. Sunstar reminds her to fully heal before resuming duties. When a patrol returns praising Tigerpaw's bravery, Thistleclaw invites Spottedpaw for a walk. They chat until she notices his injured ear. He claims it's a battle scar, dismissing treatment as weakness. Though unsettled by his view, Spottedpaw feels happy sitting with him.
:While organizing Featherwhisker's store, Spottedpaw greets her littermates returning from patrol and practices hunting with Thrushpelt. She later witnesses Bluefur, Thistleclaw, and Tigerpaw cornering a black kit, with Tigerpaw attacking it under Thistleclaw's encouragement, until Bluefur intervenes. Disturbed, Spottedpaw retreats and helps Thrushpelt carry prey back to camp. Afterward, Thistleclaw invites her to eat, but when she mentions the confrontation, his defense angers her. She runs off to Sunningrocks, where Thistleclaw apologizes, compliments her, and suggests they might have a future together. His words soothe her, and she agrees to meet him later that night as he disappears into the bushes.
:Spottedpaw waits for Thistleclaw in her nest. Goosefeather enters, telling her that she is the one who loves foolishly, and she is confused. Later, Thistleclaw leads her through a dark forest to meet Mapleshade. They follow her to a place resembling a training hollow, where Thistleclaw fights Houndleap without hesitation. As the battle intensifies, Spottedpaw warns Thistleclaw when Houndleap gains the upper hand, but Thistleclaw overpowers him. Horrified, Spottedpaw realizes they're in The Place of No Stars, and after Thistleclaw's brutal victory, she tries to help Houndleap. She confronts Thistleclaw, but he defends his actions, and she runs away. Spottedpaw wakes up in a disheveled state, and her littermates react to her appearance. Thrushpelt notices her condition and sends her to clean up before their patrol, which she agrees to do.
: Spottedpaw ducks into some ferns to clean up, hoping to go unnoticed, but Thistleclaw spots her and invites her to join Whitepaw and Tigerpaw for training. Hesitantly, Spottedpaw agrees, and Thistleclaw soon returns with the two apprentices. Tigerpaw protests that Spottedpaw is new to training, but Thistleclaw silences him, claiming it's good to have a new partner. He arranges a match between Whitepaw and Tigerpaw, with Spottedpaw to face the winner. Tigerpaw easily wins, and the apprentices continue training. In their match, Whitepaw uses sand to defeat Spottedpaw, and Thistleclaw calls for her to fight him next. As Spottedpaw nearly defeats Whitepaw, she is reminded of her troubling experience in the Place of No Stars, causing her to flee in terror. Thistleclaw chases after her and insists his actions are for the Clan's safety. He confesses his love for her, but Spottedpaw, conflicted, is unsure how to respond.
:Spottedpaw wakes early the next morning, and Featherwhisker asks why she's up. She claims she had bad dreams but doesn't mention her troubling experiences with Thistleclaw and the Place of No Stars. She notices Stormtail across the clearing, looking frail and drinking excessively. When she asks if he's okay, Stormtail and Bluefur insist he's fine, and he heads out for patrol. Speckletail leads the cats out of camp, but Spottedpaw continues to worry. She tells Featherwhisker, who agrees to bring Stormtail back to camp. Just then, White-eye rushes in with a thorn in her eye, but Featherwhisker manages to treat the injury. He then sends Spottedpaw after Stormtail, ignoring Thrushpelt's order for her to clean the elders' den.
:Spottedpaw alerts the others, and they spread out to find Stormtail. She spots him slumped beneath a boulder and calls for help, bringing the patrol rushing to his side. They carry him back to camp, where Featherwhisker diagnoses him with the incurable thirsting sickness but promises to make him comfortable. Spottedpaw reprimands Bluefur for letting him go on patrol, and Thrushpelt soon interrupts, leading Spottedpaw into the forest. He suggests she might want to become a medicine cat apprentice, noticing how she enjoys helping Featherwhisker. Spottedpaw is appalled but, after thinking it over, insists she wants to be a warrior.
:Spottedpaw dreams herself into the Place of No Stars and witnesses Thistleclaw in a brutal training session with Mapleshade, where he kills a light brown tabby she-cat. Despite her attempts to stop him, Spottedpaw is too late, and Mapleshade orders Thistleclaw to remove her. He leads her away, and Spottedpaw pleads for him to stop visiting the Place of No Stars so they can have a future together. She tells him she could become a medicine cat, as Thrushpelt suggested, but would rather be a warrior with him, asking him to promise never to return. Thistleclaw refuses, saying it's his destiny and he needs the thrill of battle, claiming every enemy's blood will be shed. Heartbroken, Spottedpaw acknowledges his choice, wishes him well, and leaves. She wakes up smelling of blood, is thanked by Stormtail for saving him, and receives an apology from Bluefur, which she accepts. Spottedpaw then finds Featherwhisker and expresses her desire to become his apprentice.
:Tigerclaw receives his warrior name from Sunstar alongside Whitestorm, and the Clan cheers for them. Spottedpaw notices that Bluefur is pregnant, and although ThunderClan assumes Thrushpelt is the father, Bluefur seems uncertain. Spottedpaw senses Thistleclaw watching her but doesn't return the glance, knowing he plans to become the next deputy after Tawnyspots. Featherwhisker leads her to the medicine den, commenting that he wishes White-eye and Bluefur had waited until newleaf to have kits, and Spottedpaw agrees, acknowledging that the Clan will care for the queens despite the hardships of leaf-bare. Soon after, Bluefur begins kitting in the nursery, with Spottedpaw assisting her mentor. Two healthy she-cats and a tom are born to a tired Bluefur, who names them Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit. Featherwhisker remarks that the father didn't choose any of the names, but Spottedpaw dismisses it, purring as she admires the new kits.
:Exhausted from fetching moss all day, Spottedpaw reflects on why she offered to become a medicine cat. She notices Tawnyspots looking frail and worries he may soon step down. When Bluefur's kits ask for a treat, she's disappointed to only bring fresh moss. After delivering it to Goosefeather, Spottedpaw sees Thrushpelt bring a squirrel to the kits, but Bluefur insists they've eaten. Thistleclaw returns, boasting about beating kittypets, and Spottedpaw realizes the patrol had sought them out. Bluefur is angry, but Spottedpaw remarks that Thistleclaw is bound to be deputy. Bluefur vows to stop that if she can, leaving Spottedpaw confused. That night, Bluefur requests to go to the Gathering, and Spottedpaw agrees to watch her kits. After giving Tawnyspots a mint leaf, she checks on the nursery.
:Later that night, Bluefur whispers to Spottedpaw that she's made her choice before going to sleep. Spottedpaw is soon awakened by rustling and murmuring, and tells Stormtail about what she heard. They search but find nothing. Spottedpaw then notices Bluefur sneaking out with her kits and feels conflicted, sensing the queen's actions have a purpose. She urges Stormtail to search on the other side of the ravine while she follows Bluefur to Sunningrocks. There, she discovers Bluefur is giving away her kits, and prays to StarClan for their safety. A voice in her mind reassures her that the kits will be fine, and Spottedpaw recognizes it as Snowfur's, Bluefur's sister. She vows that she and Bluefur will guard their hearts and never be foolish again.
====Redtail's Debt====
:Redpaw grumbles with Willowpaw about cleaning nests without Spottedpaw to help them since she's busy with her medicine cat duties. Willowpaw spots their sister sorting herbs to dry in the sun and replies her chores seem difficult, too. Featherwhisker and Spottedpaw give herbs to all the warriors and apprentices before the battle, and Spottedpaw gives her brother herbs for strength. She wishes her littermates good-luck and waves her tail in farewell.
:She eagerly shifts in her paws as her littermates earn their warrior names. Redtail notes she had to wait a long time before earning her full name, but she appears proud and happy for them as she calls both of their names. At the Gathering, Sunstar announces how Featherwhisker and Spottedpaw successfully treated a bout of whitecough.
:Redtail spots Spottedleaf pulling a thorn out of Darkstripe's pad efficiently. When he arrives in StarClan, Redtail notes his sister had told him cats appeared in StarClan when they were at their happiest and spots Spottedleaf treating Ravenpaw. He also sees a fiery cat appear in the camp, and wonders if he was the solution to the prophecy his sister had received prior.
====Mothwing's Secret====
:When Willowpaw is explaining her dream to Mothwing, she says that Spottedleaf was there too with her.
====Ravenpaw's Farewell====
:Ravenpaw recalls how he once got a tick on his muzzle and Spottedleaf had to put mouse bile on it. He later tries to remember the traveling herbs Spottedleaf gave him long ago, but he can only remember the taste.
===In the Ravenpaw's Path arc===
====Shattered Peace====
:Spottedleaf appears briefly with Whitestorm and Bluestar when Ravenpaw falls asleep at the Moonstone. The three greet him and then tell him that they see that he and Barley are in need of some help. Spottedleaf tells him to go to Firestar and tell him what has happened to him and Barley. As the three StarClan cats leave, Spottedleaf wishes him good luck.
===In the SkyClan and the Stranger arc===
====After the Flood====
:Spottedleaf appears to Leafstar in a dream, remarking that she'd wondered if the leader would ever dream again since she's been getting so little sleep. Leafstar asks the StarClan cat if the flood SkyClan endured recently had been sent by StarClan and if SkyClan is no longer safe in their home. Spottedleaf tells her that this is not true, but also warns Leafstar that Sol will bring trouble to the Clan. When Leafstar shows doubt, noting that Sol only wants to be a good warrior, Spottedleaf leaves, replying that the life of a warrior may not be Sol's destiny.
===In the Field Guides===
====Code of the Clans====
:She appears tending to one of the Clan elders, Poppydawn, who is nearly dead from greencough. She mentions that Poppydawn is so weak that she will not survive the sickness unless she can eat some fresh-kill soon. Poppydawn dies because she isn't able to get prey to eat. Many cats grieve for Poppydawn, to the sadness of Spottedleaf. She does not get enough fresh-kill because Longtail and Darkstripe ate the first bit of fresh-kill they caught, and returned too late to save her.
====The Ultimate Guide====
:Spottedleaf is mentioned on Firestar's page. She is one of Firepaw's closest friends after joining the Clan. After her death, Fireheart grew close to Sandstorm.
:She next appears on her own page.
:She was the medicine cat of ThunderClan when Firepaw joined the Clan. She saw in him the same qualities as Bluestar does, courage, spirit, and loyalty, but she also saw a warm, sensitive cat. If Spottedleaf was a few moons younger, an apprentice warrior than a medicine cat, the cats would have been even closer. Instead, Spottedleaf died before they could find a way to express how they feel of each other, which left her frustrated and lonely in StarClan, missing the friends she left behind. She refused to let go of the connection, walking in Firestar's dreams and guiding him in his early days as ThunderClan's leader. Spottedleaf knew she has lost him to Sandstorm, but understood that she was a far better choice. Spottedleaf grieved for her missed chances, a life she could have had but still watched over Firestar and her former clanmates as they moved to the lake territory. In the final confrontation with the Dark Forest, she gave her life in StarClan to save Sandstorm, her final gift to Firestar.
:It is mentioned on Jayfeather's page that after a disastrous first battle and a visit from Spottedleaf in his dreams, Jaypaw realized his destiny was to become a medicine cat.
===In the Short stories and plays===
====Spottedleaf's Honest Answer====
:Spottedleaf is the main character in the story.
:She speaks about what she thinks about the pairing of Firestar and Sandstorm. She tells that she will love Firestar forever, even though her role as a medicine cat will keep her from being with him. And though she could never have Firestar as a mate, she would have walked beside him as he became a warrior, then deputy, and then leader.
:She also tells of just how much she wants to be with him. She admits that she wishes that somehow Sandstorm would vanish and she could just stop being a medicine cat. Then she states that she knows that they can never be together but she will never stop watching over him. Along with Firestar, Spottedleaf knew that Leafpool has a special destiny and that she will guard Squirrelflight and her sister as best as she can. It was also confirmed that Spottedleaf and Tigerstar, her nephew, were descended from SkyClan.
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