Ivypool

Ivypool is one of the tritagonists of Erin Hunter's Warriors book franchise.
She is the sister of Dovewing, mate of Fernsong, mother of Bristlefrost, Flipclaw and Thriftear, and the current deputy of ThunderClan. She and Dovewing initially started out close, but the former soon became extremely jealous of all the attention her sister received for being a prophecy cat. This led her to training in the Dark Forest to one-up Dovewing, but she soon came to regret her decision when she learned of the Dark Forest's plans to take over the living world. She became a spy and helped fight against them, and afterwards dedicated herself to proving her loyalty to ThunderClan and repairing her relationship with her littermate. Eventually she became a mother to Fernsong's kits and was furious of Dovewing's departure to ShadowClan. Neverthless, she grew to accept her sister's relationship with Tigerstar, and after many moons became ThunderClan's deputy following Squirrelflight's ascension.
==Appearance==
Ivypool is a slender she-cat with soft white fur. She has large patches of pale gray tabby fur and a striped silver tail, as well as dark blue eyes. Due to her training in the Dark Forest, she has many scars and her ears are torn up.
== Biography==
===The Power of Three===
====Sunrise====
Ivykit and Dovekit are born to Whitewing and Birchfall. When seeing the two leave the nursery for the first time, Jayfeather and Lionblaze realize that though their sister Hollyleaf wasn't apart of the "Kin of your kin" prophecy, one of the two kittens could be, as they are related to Firestar via his nephew and their grandfather Cloudtail. Knowing this, they decide to keep an eye on the two she-kits just in case.
===Omen of the Stars===
====The Fourth Apprentice====
Ivykit and Dovekit sneak into the apprentice's den to look for good spots to put their future nests. Jayfeather finds them and scolds them, and they begin excitedly explaining how they'll do everything together as apprentices. Right before their apprentice ceremonies, Whitewing tries to groom their fur. During the ceremonies, the two are then renamed Ivypaw and Dovepaw, with the former getting Cinderheart as her mentor and the latter receiving Lionblaze. Afterwards, the two are taken on a tour of ThunderClan's territory, where they see the shrinking lake caused by the recent drought. Ivypaw then finds a dead fish on the ground, and while sniffing it a RiverClan warrior named Rainstorm rushes over to her, thinking she's stealing prey. He gets stuck in the mud though, and after the patrol saves him they escort him to ThunderClan's medicine den.
Ivypaw becomes jealous of her sister when she's praised for her bountiful catches while the gray-and-white she-cat only manages to bring back a tiny shrew. When Dovepaw informs everyone that the drought is caused by beavers blocking the stream, Ivypaw tells her to stop trying to be the center of attention all the time, leaving Dovepaw speechless and downtrodden. Her jealousy gets worse when her sister is chosen to go on a quest to unblock the stream while she's left behind, pretending to be asleep to avoid having to say goodbye. She becomes more and more frustrated with her apprentice duties as the day goes on, kicking a pebble at Mousefur when the brown she-cat scolds her, to which Cinderheart scolds her as well. Her mentor then they'll be battle training later, but this does nothing to lift Ivypaw's spirits.
While teaching the apprentices about different types of herbs, Jayfeather explains how dock leaves strengthen paw pads, and Bumblepaw remarks that they'd be useful for long journeys. His comment reminds Ivypaw of the quest her sister is on, causing her envy to resurface as she snaps at him. Once Dovepaw and Lionblaze finally come home a few days later, the later looks for her sister and finds her hanging back, looking bashful. Ivypaw admits that she worried Dovepaw wouldn't miss her, but the light gray she-cat says that she did miss her all the time. After reporting what happened to Firestar, the two then go down to the lake where Dovepaw promises she won't leave Ivypaw behind again.
====Fading Echoes====
Ivypaw is woken up by Dovepaw's nightmare about the RiverClan warrior Rippletail, who had went on the journey with her and died fighting the beavers. She anxiously asks Dovepaw if she was dreaming, adding that she was twitching like a mouse in her sleep. Her sister licks the top of her head and says that it was just a bad dream, after which Ivypaw falls back asleep. That morning, Brambleclaw brings the two on a border patrol along with their mentors. On the way to the lake they begin play-fighting, and Brambleclaw scolds them as they reach the lake and see how large it's grown after the dam was destroyed. Ivypaw steps on the broken remains of Jayfeather's stick and gets a splinter in her paw, with Cinderheart taking it out as the broken stick is thrown into the lake.
Cinderheart and Lionblaze later teach their students how to climb trees, and as they practice hopping from branch to branch Ivypaw challenges her sister to see who can get to the training hollow without touching the ground. Dovepaw races her, but a branch she lands on suddenly breaks, though luckily she isn't hurt from the fall. That night, Dovepaw convinces Ivypaw to sneak into WindClan territory with her. Once they get there, Ivypaw tries stopping her from entering their camp, but Dovepaw is adamant about seeing Sedgewhisker and Whitetail. She enters the warrior's den and asks Sedgewhisker if he's ok after she found out he was attacked by a dog earlier, after which Weaselfur finds the two apprentices and wakes his Clanmates up. WindClan's leader Onestar has Breezepelt and Heathertail escort them home, after which Firestar has their mentors decide what punishment to give them for their trespassing. As the two apprentices walk away, Firestar then requests to speak to Dovepaw, making Ivypaw jealous. As punishment for sneaking into the neighboring Clan, Cinderheart and Lionblaze confine their apprentices to the camp for a week.
Ivypaw begins noticing Dovepaw is being treated differently their Clanmates, including Firestar. When bringing this up, her sister dodges her questions, irritating Ivypaw. Her jealousy towards her littermate worsens further as she feels neglected compared to her. That night, she finds her self in a lush meadow in her dreams. She's approached by a brown tabby tom with a white underbelly, who offers to show her some new hunting techniques. She eagerly says yes, failing at what he teaches her a few times before finally getting it right. She feels proud of herself when the tabby praises her, and when he asks what she thinks of her sister, she replies that Dovepaw is funny, clever, and the most courageous cat she knows. As she begins to wake up from the dream, the blue-eyed tom tells her his name is Hawkfrost.
Ivypaw wakes to find Dovepaw returning to camp, and Cinderheart then calls her over to inform her that Blossompaw, Briarpaw and Bumblepaw are all having their warrior assessments while paired with another apprentice. Ivypaw is paired with Blossompaw, who complains that she's not good at hunting and asks to go with Dovepaw instead. She's told that she can't change partners, so she angrily tells Ivypaw to stay out of her way. While hunting with Blossompaw, Ivypaw sees Hawkfrost watching her. He tells her that she's just as good a hunter as her sister, giving her the confidence to catch a squirrel with one of the techniques he showed her. Blossompaw, meanwhile, is only able to catch a blackbird and is frustrated that Ivypaw one-upped her during her own assessment.
Upon returning to camp, Ivypaw sees Dovepaw and decides to tell her about Hawkfrost, but before she can say his name Lionblaze calls his apprentice away. Ivypaw is angered by this, thinking that her sister doesn't care about her and asks if Lionblaze couldn't spare a few moments without his "precious apprentice". Dovepaw apologizes and exits the apprentice's den, and Ivypaw slumps into her nest, hoping that Hawkfrost will teach her new moves so she can prove she's the better sister. She's noticeably happier when joining her Clanmates to gather moss later, but is indifferent towards Dovepaw challenging her to a race. Whitewing then tells her daughters to work together, and Ivypaw finds Dovepaw arguing with her mentor about ShadowClan trespassing on ThunderClan territory. Upon asking why Lionblaze though she'd know something like that, she grows irate at Dovepaw's awkward dodging of the question. She demands to know what's so complicated that she can't even tell her own littermate, accusing her of being jealous of a StarClan cat visiting her in her dreams. She then reveals her envy to her sister before leaving, and back at camp refuses to even acknowledge Dovepaw's presence.
Hawkfrost visits her again soon after, teaching her a new battle move. He tells her to jab at his tendon on the back of his joint, which she quickly gets the hang of. Hawkfrost then asks her about Dovepaw, and she gets angry at her sister once more, telling him that she almost told her about his training, but has no intent to now. He agrees with this decision, telling Ivypaw that she isn't her sister's echo and they don't have to share everything with each other. The next day, Ivypaw participates in a mock battle where she successfully uses the new move Hawkfrost taught her on Birchfall. Her peers are slightly suspicious to see her use such an advanced technique, but brush it off and get back to training when she claims that she had just gotten lucky.
At their next meeting, Hawkfrost introduces Ivypaw to a few of her fellow trainees, and then challenges her to cross a line he'd drawn in the ground. She attempts to, but he holds her off, and before she can try again a large, dark brown tabby tom approaches the two. Ivypaw recognizes him as Tigerstar, a former warrior of ThunderClan who went on to become the leader of ShadowClan in life. He claims that he's still loyal to ThunderClan, but that he took over leadership of ShadowClan because they needed him. He then informs her that ShadowClan will soon attack her own Clan, and she must convince Firestar to take back the territory he had given them several moons ago.
Upon waking, she goes right to the leader's den to tell Firestar about her dream, finding him, Brambleclaw and Graystripe in the middle of an argument. She claims that StarClan had sent her an omen in her dreams of a river of ThunderClan blood and a hollow filled with ShadowClan warriors. The three then discuss what she told them, concluding that giving the territory away might have been a bad idea and agreeing to take it back. Ivypaw and Dovepaw go to battle ShadowClan the next day, with the light gray she-cat shaking anxiously. Ivypaw is concerned for her sister, as she doesn't have the training that Hawkfrost had given her. As the battle begins, Ivypaw and Blossomfall fight Ratscar, with the former looking for her sister, worried she'll need help. She spots Dovepaw, but Starlingpaw attacks before she can go help. Tigerheart is then about to leap at her, but the two recognize each other as fellow trainees and exchange a brief nod. Dovepaw sees this and wonders how the two know each other. Soon the battle comes to a close when ShadowClan's deputy Russetfur takes one of Firestar's lives, and in turn Lionblaze kills her.
==== Night Whispers====
Ivypaw helps Blossomfall back to camp after the battle, and later Jayfeather enters her dreams where he sees her in the Dark Forest, with Hawkfrost scolding her for messing up a battle move. Dovepaw overhears Jayfeather and Lionblaze talking about Ivypaw's secret, and confronts her about it the next time they go hunting together. Ivypaw hesitates before admitting that Hawkfrost has been training her, and after arguing with her sister about it she runs off in annoyance and shame. Soon after, Jayfeather has a vision of Dark Forest spirits invading ThunderClan, killing everyone but Ivypaw.
On her next visit to the Place of No Stars, Mapleshade suddenly attacks and pins her down, telling her to show more respect. Hawkfrost then arrives and tells Mapleshade to let her go, with Thistleclaw and Shredtail following him. During a training session, Shredtail scratches at Ivypaw's eyes, and she becomes fearful that he almost blinded her. In the waking world meanwhile, Dovepaw hears her whimpering in her sleep and wakes her up to see that her eyes are swollen. Dovepaw insists she stop training with Dark Forest cats before she gets seriously hurt, but Ivypaw insists that Tigerstar will make her a great warrior. During the next training session, Hawkfrost has her, Shredtail, Snowtuft and Hollowpaw practice fighting in the water. She struggles however, and upon waking up she and her mother both discover she's bleeding. She's taken to the medicine den despite trying to claim she just had a thorn in her nest, and as Jayfeather examines her she knows that he knows where her injuries are from.
Later, while out hunting, Ivypaw reveals to her sister that she knows she and Tigerheart have been sneaking out at night to see each other, informing her that the ShadowClan warrior also trains with her in the Dark Forest. Dovepaw refuses to believe the latter part and runs off. When Dovepaw and Tigerheart next meet, Ivypaw follows her sister in secret and confronts the two. A ShadowClan patrol passes by just then though, and while Tigerheart hides Dovepaw in the bushes, Ivypaw is discovered and taken prisoner. She's taken to ShadowClan's camp and held there until ThunderClan gives them the herbs they need to cure their medicine cat Littlecloud of his sickness. ThunderClan relents and gives over the herbs while Squirrelflight, Brambleclaw, Graystripe and Brackenfur fetch the blue-eyed apprentice. To make up for the herbs that had to be given away for her, Ivypaw is then tasked with hunting the whole day.
Upon visiting the Dark Forest again, she overhears Tigerstar conversing with Tigerheart and realizes that he was lying all along about wanting to help her and ThunderClan. As she tries to wake up to escape, she runs in to Mapleshade, who wants to see the water battling moves she'd been taught. Ivypaw nearly drowns before sneaking away and waking up. Afterwards, she tells Dovepaw, Jayfeather and Lionblaze that Tigerstar had been using her and she never wants to go back to the Place of No Stars again. The two older toms suggests she be continue visiting to spy though, and while she's reluctant, she agrees to do so. Soon after, Dovepaw reveals to her that she has special powers that allow her to see and hear want others can not, and her special treatment has been because she's apart of a prophecy. Ivypaw is initially upset that her sister had kept this from her for so long, but promises to help her fight against the Dark Forest.
That night, she returns to the Dark Forest where Tigerstar has her attend a meeting. While sitting with the other trainees, she hears the Dark Forest residents announce that the battle against the living world is fast approaching, and to her horror, some of the trainees are excited to fight alongside the evil spirits. Brokenstar then calls Ivypaw over and informs her of a special mission he has for her. After having her show him her climbing and lunging skills, he tells her that she still has one more thing to do before she can fight with her "new Clan". Just then, the recently deceased Flametail emerges from the ferns, having gotten lost and wandered away from StarClan. Brokenstar orders Ivypaw to kill him, but she protests that she can't, as he's already dead. Brokenstar then informs her that it's possible for a cat to die twice, which would cause them to fade from existence. he then orders her once more to kill Flametail to prove her loyalty. Knowing that if she dies there, she'll never get to warn the Clans of what she's learned, Ivypaw resigns that she must kill Flametail and lunges at him. Tigerheart then intervenes, knocking Ivypaw away and stating he refuses to let anyone take away what's left of his brother. He convinces Brokenstar that Flametail can only mix herbs and is no threat, and the dark brown tom lets the StarClan cat escape. Tigerstar then tells Ivypaw that she's truly loyal to the Dark Forest and will stand side-by-side with them when the Great Battle comes.
====Sign of the Moon ====
Ivypaw and Dovepaw pass their final assessments and become warriors, earning the names Ivypool and Dovewing. After their warriorhood vigil, Dovewing pleads with Ivypool once more to stop going to the Dark Forest, but the blue-eyed she-cat says that she can't control it, as she just ends up there every time she falls asleep.
While spying on the Dark Forest again, Ivypool has a training session with Antpelt of WindClan while Thistleclaw supervises. When she slips and falls, Antpelt waits for her to get up. Thistleclaw sees this as an act of weakness, attacking and seriously wounding Antpelt as punishment. Ivypool begs him to wake up, and he simply moans in pain as he vanishes out of the Dark Forest. Thistleclaw then states that the black-and-brown tom was a coward who got what he deserved, to which Ivypool attacks him in a rage. He insists that he won, but Mapleshade comes out of hiding and retorts that Ivypool won, telling Thistleclaw that he was cheating and should just admit defeat. Mapleshade then tells Ivypool she believes she's truly loyal to them, making the ThunderClan warrior relived that her spying wasn't discovered. She then asks When the Great Battle will be, but Mapleshade says that she doesn't know, other than it will be soon.
When Ivypool and Tigerheart meet up in the Place of No Stars, the tabby tom tells her to stop hiding and admit that what she almost did to Flametail was wrong. He continues to show hostility towards her whenever they meet, with Ivypool not attending the next gathering because of it, and Tigerheart telling Dovewing that her sister isn't who she thinks she is. Later, the Dark Forest spirits introduce Blossomfall and Hollowpaw as new trainees. When the other trainees are ordered to fight Blossomfall, Ivypool defends her friend, reasoning that they're all Clanmates in the Dark Forest, and that it would be foolish to have a new trainee killed on her first visit. Some time after, Blossomfall reveals to Ivypool that she started training in the Dark Forest because she was jealous of all the attention her mother was giving her sister Briarlight. Ivypool is then tasked with training Hollowpaw, who started training in the Dark Forest to get strong enough to teach bullying apprentices a lesson. During a training session with him, she asks him to keep his claws sheathed so no one gets hurt.
In the world of the living, Ivypool tries speaking to Blossomfall about the Dark Forest, but the tortoiseshell avoids talking about it. She considers warning her Clanmate, but decides against it as it could expose her as a spy. Ivypool and Blossomfall later get trapped in the tunnels while exploring them. Blossomfall panics, thinking that no one will find them and they'll die down there. She then asks Ivypool if she thinks her mother Millie will miss her if she dies, venting about how guilty she feels to be jealous of her disabled sister for the attention she gets. The white-and -gray she-cat assures her that Millie would miss her dearly, and loves her just as much as she loves Briarlight. The two meet a mysterious cat (later revealed to be Fallen Leaves) soon after, asking if he know the way out. The mystery cat refuses to show them at first, but upon realizing they don't belong there explains how to get out.
The two get lost despite the stranger's instructions, before meeting yet another mysterious resident of the tunnels who offers to guide them out. When they get to camp, Thornclaw scolds the both of them, and Millie tells Blossomfall to be more careful. Ivypool tries to reassure her friend that Millie didn't mean it when she gets upset by this, but Blossomfall doesn't believe her. Later, when Firestar announces that ThunderClan will start training at night, Ivypool, Sorreltail, Lionblaze and Berrynose train with Brackenfur, Birchfall, Bumblestripe and Thornclaw as the two sides try seizing an abandoned twolegnest. When Lionblaze asks Ivypool if she knows if any of their Clanmates are training in the Dark Forest, but Ivypool, not wanting her fellow trainees to be judged and ostracized, lies that she doesn't know because trainees are kept isolated from each other.
As Sorreltail tries a new strategy of having her and Berrynose guard the twoleg nest while Ivypool and Lionblaze keep the other team out, the golden tom takes note of the younger warrior's adeptness toward fighting in the shadows. She then helps lead her team to victory, with Lionblaze attributing it towards her Dark Forest training honing her skills and giving her the ability to fight well in the dark. When Sorreltail congratulates her teammates, Lionblaze says that it was all thanks to Ivypool.
====The Forgotten Warrior====
Ivypool and Dovewing both have trouble sleeping, the former because of her Dark Forest training and the latter because of a reoccurring nightmare where she relives seeing a Tribe cat named Swoop getting carried away by an eagle. Whitewing tries comforting her daughters, excusing them from Brambleclaw's orders for the day. She asks them what's wrong, and while Dovewing confides in her about her night terrors, Ivypool doesn't reveal her visits to the Place of No Stars.
At her next Dark Forest visit, Ivypool asks for the chance to prove she's a full Dark Forest warrior so she may fight on the front lines in the Great Battle. Hawkfrost is impressed by her bold request, and calls forward the spirit of Antpelt - who had recently died of the injuries Thistleclaw gave him and when to the Dark Forest. Brokenstar then orders the two to fight to the death, and while reluctant, Ivypool kills Antpelt and watches somberly as his spirit fades away. Brokenstar congratulates her afterwards, telling her she's a true warrior of the Dark Forest. When she wakes up in exhaustion, Dovewing asks her what's wrong, to which she replies that she's now a full Dark Forest warrior.
Suspecting that a rogue named Sol is plotting with WindClan to attack ThunderClan from the tunnels, Ivypool and Dovewing venture underground. Ivypool is a bit nervous that she'll get lost again, but reassures herself that Dovewing's special powers will guide them to safety if that happens. The two then find some WindClan cats discussing a battle plan, and as Ivypool leans in closer to listen, she knocks a pebble loose. The warriors hear the pebble hit the floor and realize they're being watched, approaching where it fell. Ivypool becomes scared and tells Dovewing to guide them out with her powers, but her sister says she doesn't know the way out. Suddenly, one of the tunnel's residents approaches the two and offers to guide them out like before, but neither she-cat trusts them. In order to gain their trust, the stranger reluctantly steps out of the shadows, revealing herself to be the presumed dead Hollyleaf. The two are shocked to find out Hollyleaf is alive, and she then reveals that she'd been the one to guide Ivypool and Blossomfall out before.
The black she-cat leads the two to the surface, and after Ivypool thanks her she informs them that Sol has in fact been planning an attack on ThunderClan for the past moon. As she hears a ThunderClan patrol approaching, Hollyleaf panics and begs the duo not to tell anyone they saw her, but before she can get back into the tunnels Lionblaze spots her and brings her back to camp. Later, a ThunderClan border patrol passes by a ShadowClan one. One of the ShadowClan cats named Dawnpelt is furious at the ThunderClan cats, believing that Jayfeather had killed Flametail, and threatens them. Ivypool doesn't take these threats seriously though, and Redwillow, a fellow Dark Forest trainee, sticks up for ThunderClan before giving a brief nod to Ivypool. Hollyleaf notices this and comments that the two seem to know each other, with the blue-eyed warrior fearful that she knows of her Dark Forest training. The black she-cat accuses her of being too close to a cat of another Clan, and Ivypool is terrified of where her suspicions may lead until Hollyleaf concludes they're in love. She warns Ivypool, not wanting any kits they could have to end up like how the green-eyed she-cat did, and Ivypool is silently relived.
Later, Ivypool is shocked when Hollyleaf admits that she had murdered her own Clanmate Ashfur, and even more shocked when she reveals that he had tried to kill four cats - including Firestar - for revenge on his ex-mate Squirrelflight. Dovewing then asks her sister if she's seen Ashfur in the Dark Forest before, but she replies that she didn't. Later, Ivypool helps in the battle against WindClan, Sol and his rogues. When Breezepelt attacks Dovewing, she drives him away, and her sister compliments her fighting skills. Soon both WindClan and the rogues are defeated and driven away.
====The Last Hope====
The next time she visits the Dark Forest, Ivypool scents blood and freezes up, remembering when she killed Antpelt, thinking that she'll never be able to wash smell of his blood off of her paws. She then sees Birchfall and Redwillow fighting and yells for them to stop, saying she smells blood and doesn't want anyone to get hurt. Redwillow then shows her the cut in his ear, and when she warns him to be careful, Hawkfrost growls that the Great Battle won't be won with claws sheathed. He then tells Ivypool that she's supposted to be teaching her fellow trainees to be real warriors, not soft Clan cats, and orders Birchfall and Redwillow to resume their training and not stop when they start to bleed as the gray-and-white she-cat worries that she's just blown her cover. After she shows Birchfall some battle techniques, Hollowflight and Blossomfall request to fight some of the Dark FOrest's residents. She asks if there are any around, hoping there won't be, but to her dismay Hawkfrost confirms that there are. She then reflects on how she's become as accustomed to the sounds of cats fighting as the sound of singing birds. She asks why they aren't training with the Dark Forest residents already, and Hawkfrost replies that he wants them to learn how the other Clans fight, as they one day may fight side-by-side and will need to know their allies' moves, but Ivypool quickly notices this is a lie.
Tigerstar then appears and tells everyone that all four of the living Clans will unite when it matters most. Upon Blossomfall asking when that will be, Mapleshade shows up as well and says that when the time comes, she'll know. The tortoiseshell then asks Tigerstar if they're being trained for something special, and Ivypool lies that they aren't yet, but could be. Applefur, a ShadowClan warrior, remarks that the next time a rogue like Sol tries taking over the Clans, she'll fight on the side of ThunderClan. Ivypool sees that the other trainees belive that their training is strenghthening their loyalty to their Clans, and wonders if they'll side with the CLans or the Dark Forest when the Great Battle arrives. She then hears about a meeting of only the spirits of the Dark Forest, and when she asks if she can join, Mapleshade tells her she can't al long as she resides in the world of the living. After failing to convince Hawkfrost to let her come, she instead eavesdrpps onto the meeting and hears them planning out a map, but before she can learn more, Dovewing shakes her awake.
While on a patrol with Birchfall and Mousewhisker, she's told that the three of them will be meeting up with Larkwing, Furzepelt and Sunstrike of WindClan for some daylight training. She waits until the two are out of sight before looking for Foxleap and telling him that WindClan is about to invade. When she goes with Foxleap and his patrol to the WindClan border though, the moor cats deny any plans of invasion, and Foxleap glances at her. Later, when Brambleclaw tells Ivypool and Dovewing to train Cherrypaw and Molepaw for the day, with the fomrer taking note of how tired the latter is. She later patrols with Lionblaze, where the two are shocked to learn that their Clanmate Thornclaw had recently been recruited as a Dark Forest trainee.
Much later, as the Great Battle is about to begin, Ivypool reveals to the other Clans that she's been a spy, with Birchfall looking shocked before he goes to join the Dark Forest's forces. During the Great Battle itself, she finds Blossomfall, Birchfall and Mousewhisker hiding under a bush, convincing them to help the Clans fight off the evil spirits. She then sets off to find Applefur and Breezepelt, witnessing the latter attacking his own Clanmates. She stops him, and he asks if she's crazy, fully supporting the Dark Forest. Thistleclaw then confronts her, snarling that she's a traitor. She retorts that she only came to the Place of No Stars to spy, before Thistleclaw and Snowtuft attack her, cutting up both of her ears.
Soon Hawkfrost joins in, with the three trying to make her death as slow and painful as possible. Just when Hawkfrost is about to finish her off though, Hollyleaf rushes in and begins fighting him off while Ivypool handles the other two. The three Dark Forest cats are chased off, but Hawkfrost had fatally wounded Hollyleaf by slashing her throat open. Ivypool and Tigerheart bring the dying she-cat back to ThunderClan's camp, with the white-and-gray warrior begging Leafpool and Jayfeather to save her like the black she-cat had done for her. There's nothing that can be done however, and Hollyleaf dies after saying goodbye to Leafpool. Afterwards, upon seeing an injured Hawkfrost stumbling into camp, Ivypool flings herself at him, screeching that he killed her friend. Hawkfrost, despite his wounds, pins her to the ground and says she's a traitor who deserves to die before Brambleclaw intervenes, killing his half-brother and watching him fade away.
After the battle has ended, Ivypool is one of the many cats who watches in shock as Firestar succumbs to his wounds and loses his last life, dying permanently. She mourns for Hollyleaf's loss, blaming herself for her death, but her Clanmates assure her that it wasn't her fault and Hollyleaf's sacrifice was not in vain.
===Dovewing's Silence===
During the vigils for all cats who were killed in the Great Battle, Ivypool cleans Hollyleaf's fur, picking scraps of leaves out of it. Her voice cracks as she reminds Dovewing of Hollyleaf's death, and her sister comforts her, telling her that the fallen warrior wouldn't regret sacrificing herself to save her. She stays with the green-eyed she-cat's body throughout the vigil, gently grooming her fur, and along with Dovewing, Poppyfrost and Cloudtail, carries her body away to be buried. Her sister asks if their father should join them, but she says that Birchfall knows he wouldn't be welcome after training with the Dark Forest. She remarks that he, Blossomfall, Thornclaw and Mousewhisker are all traitors to ThunderClan, as is she. Dovewing points out that they all fought against the Dark Forest thanks to Ivypool, to which she says that even so, they aren't so easily forgiven when the Great Battle resulted in so many deaths. She then shudders as she adds that she should be the one killed by Hawkfrost instead of Hollyleaf, and Dovewing responds by wrapping her tail around her littermate's flanks and telling her not to say that, and that their Clanmate died a true warrior. The two then choose a spot to bury Hollyleaf.
Two days later, Ivypool sits behind the elder's den with the rest of ThunderClan's ex-trainees, and Dovewing wonders why the cats who saw her defy Hawkfrost are treating her so differently. When the four leaders organize a meeting to decide what to do with the ex-trainees, Dovewing worries that her sister will be punished for being tricked by the Dark Forest. On the way to said meeting, Ivypool's littermate sticks close to her, silently trying to comfort her for what's about to happen, with the blue-eyed warrior fearful despite her confident demeanor. At the meeting, Dovewing urges that Ivypool tell the leader how she got recruited, and ThunderClan's new leader Bramblestar calls her forward to explain herself. She starts by saying that most of the trainees didn't get recruited because they hated their Clanmates or the warrior code, but because they just wanted to be better warriors. She adds that the Dark Forest cats had approached them individually in their dreams at first and used their insecurities to lure them in. She continues that Hawkfrost had been the one to first approach her, making her believe that training with him would make her a better warrior, and thus get the attention she was jealous of Dovewing for. But after she learned of the Dark Forest's true intents of taking over the Clans, she turned against them and became a spy. When the Great Battle came, she was able to convince everyone but Breezepelt and Redwillow to fight against the Dark Forest
After she finishes her explanation, the leaders all agree to forgive the ex-trainees and keep them in their Clans, but have them swear an oath of loyalty. Dovewing his happy that her sister and father won't be banished, but they, along with the other recruits, are nervous as they head back home. Dovewing is angry that Ivypool has to swear an oath, as she's already proven her loyalty many times. After all five ex-trainees clumsily repeat the oath that Bramblestar had declared, some of their Clanmates are still visibly distrustful. Later, Ivypool requests to join Dovewing, Cinderheart and Lionblaze on a patrol, commenting that she'd like to warm up from the bitterly cold wind. While out hunting, she catches a squirrel and asks Dovewing how she didn't notice it with her powers. Dovewing claims that she was following a mouse's trail, to which Ivypool tensely tells her to go get it then, and the light gray she-cat wonders if her sister knows that her powers are fading.
Dovewing later invites all five ex-trainees to go hunting with her, not allowing them to be ostracized for their mistakes, with Ivypool looking at her with gratitude. As they hunt though, Cherrypaw and Molepaw report scenting a fox nearby, going to warn Bramblestar while the patrol goes to chase it out. They soon follow the fox's cries to find it with it's tail caught in a fox trap and delirious from the pain. Ivypool creeps towards it, ignoring Dovewing telling her to stop, and it lunges at her. The rest of the patrol comes to her aid, with her and Blossomfall using their training from the Place of No Stars to kill it. Once Bramblestar arrives with his own patrol, they all realize that Cherrypaw and Molepaw had deliberately sent the ex-trainees into danger. As they get back to camp, Bramblestar calls a Clan meeting where he explains what had happened and berates Molepaw and Cherrypaw for endangering their Clanmates. He then calls forward the ex-trainees and convinces the rest f the Clan that they're heroes and are to be trusted, with the two apprentices apologizing afterwards.
== Gallery ==
File:IvypoolTheUltimateGuide.webp|Ivypool in The Ultimate Guide (2013)
File:IvypoolFactSheet.webp|Ivypool's fact sheet on the official website
File:IvypoolFamilyTree.webp|Ivypool's icon on the family tree
==Trivia==
*Ivypool was named after Ivy Poole, the daughter of one of author Victoria Holmes' friends.
*She occasionally purrs in her sleep.
*Author Kate Cary prefers Ivypool over Dovewing, as she likes her "slightly sourer" attitude.
*Kate has confirmed that Ivypool will go to StarClan when she dies.
*Kate also denied that neither Ivypool nor Hawkfrost ever felt anything romantic towards each other.
*She was mistakenly described as having green eyes on page 45 of Night Whispers.
==External links==
Ivypool on the Warriors Wiki
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