Ryeheart

**Ryeheart** is a brown tabby tom with dark brown tabby legs, tail, ears, and nose blaze, creamy chin, muzzle, chest, and tail tip, amber eyes.

 Scars and Notable Injuries

* A long scar across his belly received from Bonfire during the attack at the moonstone. (*"Shadows of Blood",* chapter 22)

## Appearances and Mentions

### Beyond the River

#### Allegiances

Ryepaw is listed under Allegiances, Allegiance Update 1, Allegiance Update 2, Allegiance Update 3, Allegiance Update 4, Allegiance Update 5, Allegiance Update 6, Allegiance Update 7, and Allegiance Update 8 as medicine cat apprentice of SkyClan, being mentored by Junglefoot.

Ryeheart is listed under Final Allegiances as medicine cat of SkyClan.

#### Chapter 6

It is the night of a gathering. On the other side of the great rock, the medicine cats are being more social than the deputies. Junglefoot and Ryepaw are deep in conversation with Flowerwing. Iceslide sees Maplesky and Otterpelt join them.

When Hivepelt and Silverberry arrive with WindClan, The medicine cats look at them warmly.

### Shadows of Blood

#### Allegiances

Ryeheart is listed under Allegiances, Allegiance Update 1, Allegiance Update 2, Allegiance Update 3, Allegiance Update 4, Allegiance Update 5, Allegiance Update 6, and Final Allegiances as medicine cat of Skyclan.

#### Chapter 7

At the gathering, Swiftpaw tells Bloodpaw that the SkyClan medicine cat is Ryeheart, who is sitting near Silverberry.

#### Chapter 14

Bloodpaw asks why Dewstorm and Starfaith were alone, thinking the other medicine cats would be with them. Spicewhisker tells him that Dewstorm and Starfaith stayed behind to talk alone for a moment. Starfaith told Silverberry she'd catch up, and the rest of them left.

#### Chapter 20

Deserve tasks Bloodfur with killing the medicine cats to weaken the clans.

#### Chapter 21

Bloodfur is determined to get vengeance on his clanmates, but decides he'll take care of the medicine cats first. He plans an attack on the medicine cats tomorrow with some of Deserve's soldiers during their moonstone meeting.

#### Chapter 22

Bloodfur, Mottledface, and the soldiers go to the moonstone cave and attempt to kill the medicine cats in their sleep. Bloodfur attacks the nearest cat, Ryeheart, lunging for his neck, but he awakes and yowls in shock, throwing Bloodfur off of him.

During the fight, Bonfire madly swipes his hind claws at Ryeheart's belly as he screeches "Death to the clans!". Sagepaw, Ryeheart, and Spicewhisker struggle to fight off the soldiers blocking the tunnel. Ryeheart doesn't give up despite blood pooling from his belly.

Dewstorm, Creamheart, and Sagepaw escape the cave while Ryeheart and Spicewhisker hold off the soldiers guarding the entrance. Mottledface and Papercut quickly run to attack Ryeheart and Spicewhisker.

Ryeheart and Spicewhisker are the only living cats left in the cave. Ryeheart has a critical stomach wound. Bloodfur decides they're as good as dead and leaves with the soldiers.

#### Chapter 23

The clans hold an emergency gathering to discuss the attack on the medicine cats two nights ago. Ryeheart and Spicewhisker do not attend the meeting due to critical injuries. While speaking with the other leaders, Ravenstar says that Ryeheart was nearly killed and thanks StarClan they got there in time.

#### Chapter 26

Revengeheart disagrees that the attack on the medicine cats was a success, as only two were killed and the others are still alive, naming Ryeheart as one of them. During the meeting, Deserve mentions that Spicewhisker and Ryeheart are unlikely to recover.

Deserve wants to attack the clans once more of the medicine cats are killed. Bloodfur thinks he might be fulfilling the prophecy, and StarClan wants the medicine cats dead for some reason.

### Starfaith's Fate

#### Allegiances

Ryeheart is listed under Allegiances as medicine cat of SkyClan.

#### Chapter 2

As Starpaw and Silverberry near highstones, they see the silhouettes of the other medicine cats sitting around the entrance to the Moonstone cave, waiting. When they reach them, the other cats look at the newcomers, and Silverberry says she hopes they haven't been waiting long. Otterpelt tells her that Spicewhisker and Ryeheart arrived just before the WindClan cats.

After Silverberry introduces Starpaw, Spicewhisker introduces himself as well as Ryeheart. Starpaw is uncomfortable and shy around the others. Silverberry tells her that in time, she will feel as though these cats are her own clanmates. Starpaw follows Ryeheart into the tunnel.

In the Moonstone cave, after Silverberry gives Starpaw her medicine cat apprentice ceremony, the other medicine cats purr and give her looks and nods of approval. Ryeheart and the others settle around the Moonstone and dream with StarClan.

After Starpaw wakes up, she sees that the other medicine cats are waking. Ryeheart arches his back in a stretch.

When the medicine cats leave the cave, Spicewhisker dips his head to Ryeheart and wishes him safe travels. The medicine cats go their separate ways.

#### Chapter 4

Starpaw notes that she enjoys seeing the other medicine cats, and before long considered them her friends. She notes that Ryeheart is witty and quick to share his knowledge of herbs and give advice to the others.

Silverberry wonders what's keeping Ryeheart. Hawkfeather wonders if it could be an emergency, but if he doesn't arrive soon, they'll have to visit StarClan without him.

The medicine cats wait impatiently until Ryeheart arrives, and Hawkfeather asks what kept him. Ryeheart apologizes, catching his breath and explaining that one of the kits was keeping the whole nursery awake with a cough. He gave him coltsfoot before he left, and came as fast as he could.

Otterheart assures him it's alright, touching his shoulder with her tail and asking if the kit is better. Ryeheart says yes, he stopped coughing and fell asleep, sighing in relief. He seems to have recovered from his run and suggests they go in the cave.

Beyond Silverberry, Ryeheart and Spicewhisker are waking up.

The medicine cats leave the Moonstone cave.

### Mistybreeze's Choice

#### Allegiances

Ryeheart is listed under Allegiances as medicine cat of SkyClan.

## Quotes

*"Sorry. One of the kits had a cough and he was keeping the whole nursery awake. I had to give him some coltsfoot before I left. I came as fast as I could."*

-Ryeheart about being late to the Moonstone meeting in *"Starfaith's Fate",* chapter 4

 Gallery

Ryeheart's designRyeheart when Deserve's soldiers attack the medicine cats
 Character Development and Origins

Ryeheart was originally a warrior of SkyClan, the son of Tanpelt and Softheart, and brother to Goldenmoon and Fawnspeckle.

In the planning stages of *Shadows of Blood*, Ryeheart would have been the ThunderClan medicine cat with an apprentice, Lilypaw.