Into the Wild/Chapter 17

==Chapter description==
:The cats make their way through WindClan territory. When Tigerclaw starts to sniff the air, Bluestar replies that there is no need, as ShadowClan would not be there that day. They make their way to ThunderClan territory and Graypaw says he can still smell ShadowClan, and Firepaw suggests that the breeze must have carried it from WindClan. Ravenpaw stops suddenly and says he hears something. Firepaw listens and the cats hear the sound of a battle. 
:Bluestar hurries them forward and they charge in to the camp, which is under attack by ShadowClan. They hurl into battle and Firepaw faces a tabby queen, who he sends back through the tunnel. Firepaw spots Blackfoot by the nursery, picking up kits, and the apprentice starts to spring towards the deputy, but is attacked by a tortoiseshell warrior. He struggles to call out that the kits are in danger, but when he briefly looks at the nursery, Blackfoot is still there. He uses his submission trick to defeat the tortoiseshell and rushes to the nursery. Blackfoot is gone and Yellowfang is standing over the kits, protecting them. 
:The warriors chase the rest of the ShadowClan cats out and start to lick their wounds. Frostfur announces that the kits are okay, thanks to Yellowfang, but Rosetail had been killed defending the nursery. Firepaw chimes in that her opponent had been Blackfoot. Bluestar approaches the apprentices and tells them that Lionheart had been injured. As Graypaw rushes to Lionheart, letting out a yowl, Firepaw realizes that this is the scene from his dream. Spottedleaf presses against Firepaw and tells him that Lionheart is on his way to StarClan. Firepaw approaches Lionheart's body and licks his neck, thanking him for his wisdom and how much he had taught him, before settling beside Graypaw for his vigil. Beside him, Bluestar whispers that she does not know what she would do without him before limping to her den, looking utterly defeated.
:Graypaw, Firepaw, and Ravenpaw sit with Lionheart. Firepaw watches Tigerclaw come up and briefly lick Lionheart, staring at Ravenpaw, as Spottedleaf does her rounds. Bluestar calls a meeting to announce the next deputy at moonhigh. Everybody expects Tigerclaw, and to no cat's surprise, that is whom Bluestar chooses. Tigerclaw says he is honored and promises to serve the Clan the best he can. Ravenpaw whispers that she never should have chosen him, since he had wanted to be deputy ever since he had taken care of Redtail, stopping abruptly.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===	
	
===Mentioned===
*Brokenstar
*Redtail
==Important events==
===Ceremonies===
===Deaths===
*Lionheart is killed in battle.
*Rosetail is killed by Blackfoot in battle.
==Trivia==
*This chapter aligns with chapter six of Blackfoot's Reckoning and part two of The Prophecies Begin, volume 1.
==Notes and references==
de:In die Wildnis/Kapitel 17
es:En territorio salvaje/Capítulo 17
fr:Retour à l’état sauvage/Chapitre 17
Category:The Prophecies Begin arc
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Category:Into the Wild