The New Seer/Cliffnotes

## Section One: The First Vision

### Mossypaw's POV

* The healers gather around the Moonpool for their monthly meeting. Before they commune with StarClan, Windwatcher, the oldest healer there, asks if there is any news that needed to be shared.
* Melodyflower reports that her Clan was running out of herbs to treat illness. Hillheart offers cinquefoil, as SheerClan has plenty of it. Melodyflower offers blackberries in return for the herbs, which Hillheart happily accepts.
* As the healers prepare to speak with StarClan, Mossypaw, the youngest cat there, has a horrifying vision of the cave collapsing. Dappledstone and Cragshiver, her mentors, promtly escort her out and calm her down.
* The three RigidClan healers remain outside until the other healers are done speaking with StarClan.

### Melodyflowers POV

* After hearing about Mossypaw's vision, Melodyflower is uneasy, as are the other healers.
* She touches her nose to the Moonpool and is greeted by Rimewhisker, who she nearly slaps. Rimewhisker introduced himself as an ancient SoundClan healer who saw the appearence and death of the Ancient Seer.
	+ He tells Melodyflower of a prophecy, stating the stars "...spoke of greed and hatred bringing the sky down on those who brought it."
* Melodyflower is told to keep watch of Mossypaw and to keep a friendly relationship with her.

## Section Two: The First Leafbare

### Mossypaw's POV

* Mossypaw has a vision about a snake-like cat standing on top of Highledge adressing the clan. She only recognizes Marblebelly and Shadowsky who appear to be elders. It's greenleaf, and she feels happy being inside the vision.
* Dappledstone complains about Slatetongue fretting too much about her kits, so Cragshiver sends Mossypaw to give the queen some basil leaves.
	+ Slatetongue is annoyed at Mossypaw's presense, which irritates Mossypaw to the point she yells at the queen for worrying too much. Slatetongue swipes at Mossypaw as she leaves.
* Mossypaw trips outside of the nursery and she hears the other apprentices laugh at her. She returns to the healer's den with a downcast expression. She's comforted by Cragshiver before she falls asleep.

* Greencough spreads through RigidClan camp and nearly half of the Clan is sick. The healers' supply of herbs is drained except for their supply of catmint, which they are storing for when they need it the most.
* Mossypaw has a vision of a blizzard not too far in the future. The blizzard destroys the nursery and the apprentice's den, killing all the cats inside. Mossypaw, unable to speak due to the pure terror that has a grip on her, returns to the healer's den and is dragged into the pool inside by the Cat of Clouds.
* Dappledstone pulls Mossypaw out of her vision and questions her. Dappledstone decides the vision is of upmost importance, and that they must speak with Coarsestar.
* The healers tell their leader about the vision, and hope action will be taken. Coarsestar decides it'd be best to not act on the vision to not cause panic. Dappledstone tries to argue with the leader but he refuses to budge.

### Peatpaw's POV

* Peatpaw is unable to sleep due to Mossypaw's vision. Her brother Lichenpaw tries to comfort her by telling her that seers only saw *possible* futures, but she's still anxious. She fears that she and her denmates were going to die.
* She spots a white cat backing out of the healer's den, floating above the air. They're leading Mossypaw out of the healer's den. Peatpaw can tell Mossypaw is having a vision from the look in her eyes.
* Peatpaw walks over and paws at the white cat to see if she was hallucinating. She was not. The white cat attacks Peatpaw and is only driven away by a sudden gust of wind. Peatpaw is left unable to breath and bleeding heavily.
* Lichenpaw and Pricklepaw blame Mossypaw for the attack. The healer apprentice tries to defend herself but is shot down.
* Dappledstone takes all of the apprentices into the den. Peatpaw tells the healer that a white cat attacked her, one made of clouds, which the healer and her denmates find hard to believe.
* Peatpaw's denmates are sent out of the den so she can be treated.

### Mossypaw's POV

* Mossypaw grieves for Flintfall, who died the night of the attack on Peatpaw. She sits beside Goshawksnow, Flintfall's son.
* Mossypaw sobs into the elder's fur as she thinks about how the elder helped raise her. Goshawksnow reluctantly leaves her be.
* Coarsestar calls Mossypaw to his den. He tells her that the healers need to start using their catmint or more cats were going to die. Mossypaw objects, but Coarsestar tells her she must do it to save the lives of the younger cats.

* Mossypaw is working around the healer's den. Dappledstone tosses her a bundle of herbs and tells her to go give the herbs to the queens and kits.
* Slatetongue doesn't put up much of a fight as she gives herself and her kits the herbs. Mossypaw is able to distribute the herbs to the other queens and their kits with little fuss.
* The queens whisper about Mossypaw behind her back. The younger of the queens mentions Mossypaw not living long enough to become a decent healer, which gets Mossypaw thinking about past seers.
* The world fades around Mossypaw as the Cat of Clouds appears, giving themselves a proper introduction. They offer Mossypaw their help after apologizing for attacking Peatpaw and the young healer apprentice. Mossypaw, after a brief moment of thought, accepts the cat's offer.

* Mossypaw is unable to get up as she realizes not only is all their catmint gone, but that the clouds of a blizzard are rolling over the horizon.
* Peatpaw, who has mostly recovered from her injuries, drags Mossypaw over to the apprentice's den. They discuss a plan to make the nursery collapse so Coarsestar will believe Mossypaw's vision.
	+ Mossypaw objects to the plan, worried about the safety of the queens, but they go through with it anyway.
* The apprentices' plan works and they are able to convince Coarsestar to believe Mossypaw's vision. All the queens, kits, and apprentices sleep in the elder's den until the blizzard passes.
* Mossypaw thanks Peatpaw, feeling confident that her vision of that future greenleaf would come true.

## Section Three: The Thaw

### Mossypaw's POV

* Quakepaw and Droughtpaw are made apprentices come newleaf, their mentors being Ravineriver and Ospreytail respectively.
* Mossypaw goes to her first gathering alongside her mentors
	+ She informs the healers of SheerClan that they could use some chervil and blackberries for the coming season
* Her mentors get into a friendly conversation with the other healers while Mossypaw is left out. The Cat of Clouds comforts her and tells her not to focus on them and instead to focus on the leaders' announcements.
* Sleekstar prevents Coarsestar from sitting down after his announcements. She then reveals that RigidClan has a seer in their ranks.
* Dragonflystar is absolutely enraged calls for the death of the seer.
	+ The last seer to have been born was Reefwhisper. He uses his visions to divide CurrentClan and begin a civil war.
* Mossypaw is absolutely terrified and is unable to move until Cragshiver forces her forward, telling her to run.
* Coarsestar makes an announcement to the Clan that they would have to prepare for battle, as he doubted that Sleekstar or Dragonflystar would wait to strike.
* Mossypaw is unable to hear another word about Dragonflystar's plan to kill her and rushes to her nest. Dappledstone and Cragshiver are at the meeting so she is alone in the den. She curls up into a tight ball, closes her eyes, and falls into a restless sleep.

## Section Four: The Crimson Coat

### Mossypaw's POV

* Mossypaw barely got any sleep the previous night and therefore doesn't do much that morning. She's alone staring at herbs until Peatpaw enters the den with a squirrel
* Peatpaw tells Mossypaw that she can see ghosts, which is how she saw the Cat of Clouds. She hasn't told anyone else because, according to her, she has more to lose than Mossypaw.
	+ She corrects herself, stating that Mossypaw *does* have something to lose, her parents. This prompts Mossypaw to ask if she thought Dappledstone and Cragshiver adopted her. Peatpaw is shocked that they haven't already.
* Mossypaw asks her mentors if they saw her as their daughter. Cragshiver happily tells her that he'd love to be her father while it takes Dappledstone a little while to admit that she'd love Mossypaw as her daughter.

* Coalflame rushes into camp and informs Coarsestar that his border patrol had been ambushed.
* Mossypaw is fearful and doesn't believe she can stay in camp by herself. Dappledstone reassures her that she could handle the aftermath of a battle since the handled the greencough outbreak so well.
* Coarsestar is furious and calls for immediate action. He splits the battle patrols in two, one led by him, and the other led by Goshawksnow.
	+ Coarsestar's patrol consists of: Ospreytail, Killdeerfoot, Boulderpaw, Obsidianpelt, Lichenpaw, Quartzshine, and Pricklepaw
	+ Goshawksnow's patrol consists of: Ravineriver, Marblebelly, Shadowsky, Burrowcreek, Peatpaw, and Quarryclaw
* Mossypaw watches her mentors leave alongside the patrols and prays that their opponents have some sense of mercy.

### Peatpaw's POV

* Peatpaw is nervous about the battle as she isn't fighting alongside Lichenpaw. She was hoping they'd fight together for their first battle and she wouldn't have to wait to help him.
	+ Her mother frets about him, which annoys her.
* Peatpaw notices a golden tabby watching her from a tree. He climbs down the tree and reveals himself to be a StarClan cat.
	+ He tells her that dark clouds "loom over the spirits' eyes" and that they too loom over Mossypaw's. He tells Peatpaw to keep watch of her, as with her power brings a great danger.
* Goshawksnow leads his patrol into battle after hearing a shriek. The patrol fans out then breaks into the clearing, revealing how outnumbered they were.
* Peatpaw assists Pricklepaw and Lichenpaw in taking on young WealdClan apprentices.
	+ Peatpaw and Lichenpaw take on a large apprentice together then split up to take on the remaining apprentices by themselves.
* Peatpaw spots her father lying still in the field and rushes over to him. He's unconscious and bleeding terribly. She puts pressure on his wound while Pricklepaw fetches Cragshiver.
	+ Cragshiver washes Marblebelly's wound and applies a cobweb bandage. He treats the other tom's wounds as well.
* Peatpaw and her mother carry Marblebelly back to camp where he is further treated by Mossypaw.
* Peatpaw helps Mossypaw with treating the other cats by fetching her sage, which leaves an odd tickling sensation around her mouth.
* All of the injured cats, barring Peatpaw, drift away into naps. Peatpaw is unable to sleep, in part due to the golden tabby waltzing in to speak to her once more.
	+ He reiterates that Mossypaw could bring great harm to RigidClan as well as the other four Clans, and that Peatpaw must do more than her best to keep the Clans safe.

### Mossypaw's POV

* Mossypaw is woken up from her nap by her Clanmates returning from battle. The stench of death is strong in the air
* Mossypaw sends Peatpaw, Lichenpaw, Pricklepaw, and Shadowsky out to fetch cobwebs and moss for the arriving cats
	+ Peatpaw and Shadowsky split up to get cobwebs while Lichenpaw and Pricklepaw gather water
	+ Dappledstone questions this decision, as she could've sent the unscathed Quakepaw and Droughtpaw out instead
* Mossypaw is told by the Cat of Clouds that "the forest is littered with the body of sparrows" and that she must "keep watch of the trees." She is then granted to a vision of a red, stormy sky. Lightning flashes and sends a tree into camp, killing a mother sparrow in the process.
	+ Mossypaw is snapped out of this vision by Dappledstone, who tells her to work on the cats with minor injuries.
* Mossypaw treats her Clanmates' injuries, growing more and more tired by the second.
* The group Mossypaw had sent out returns with what she asked them to gather. Mossypaw gives them her thanks then watches them leave to get some rest. Shadowsky stays in the den with Marblebelly.
* Mossypaw goes to the back of the den and flops in her nest, exhausted. She knows she'll have to help her mentors with a burial soon and hates it, but there's nothing she can do to prevent it.

## Section Five: The Dead Sparrow

### Mossypaw's POV

* Killdeerfoot's body is laid in the center of camp and the Clan grieves
* Coarsestar snaps at Hawkclaw for suggesting they kill Mossypaw
	+ The two bicker for a few moments before Hawkclaw sits down, her son Talonstrike joining her. Mossypaw hears whispers of support for Hawkclaw.
* Bullfinchkit startles Mossypaw and herself. Once they've both calmed down, Bullfinchkit asks why her aunt Killdeerfoot can't be healed
	+ Mossypaw explains the concept of death to Bullfinchkit and begins to think about Flintfall.
* The next morning Goshawksnow gathers what healthy warriors the Clan. New guards are assigned and he takes out a border patrol.
* Droughtpaw asks Mossypaw if there's anything she can do. Mossypaw sends the apprentice to gather chervil and parsley.
	+ Mossypaw originally suggests Eagleheart to go with the apprentice, but Droughtpaw objects, calling the queen "too kind". Peregrinethroat goes with her instead.
* The Cat of Clouds reassures Mossypaw that she's doing her best and she shouldn't blame herself for Killdeerfoot's death. Bullfinchkit then startles Mossypaw again.
	+ Bullfinchkit sits with Mossypaw until her mother and the rest of the burial group return
* Cragshiver tells Mossypaw to not let Dappledstone's attitude get to her because the healer was stressed

* Coarsestar paces back and forth in his den. He is begging Mossypaw to give him anything that could help them in the war. Mossypaw lies about not having had a vision since the blizzard.
* Mossypaw quickly returns to the healer's den to finish treating Quarryclaw's wound
	+ Quarryclaw puts up a fight, swiping at Mossypaw. The other injured cats hiss at him and force him to accept the treatment.
* Mossypaw provides Boulderpaw with some water as he is wheezing.
	+ She worries about him and decides to get him some prey in hopes it'll help him.
* Mossypaw finds a rotting sparrow in the fresh-kill pile. The Clan is sent into a panic.
	+ Goshawksnow is unable to find any cat's scent on the sparrow, making the panic swell.
* Hawkclaw blames Mossypaw for the rotting sparrow and says that they've been given many signs of StarClan's disapproval of her. She rallies support to kill Mossypaw.
	+ A fight starts in the camp when Hawkclaw lunges at Chaffinchclaw, who tells the former to stop using her sister's death "for her insanity"
* Hawkclaw and her supporters are exiled, and the Clan is left in stunned silence.

## Section Six: The Scarlet Horizon

### Slatetongue's POV

* Slatetongue meets with her mate Batcall by the Gutless Stream. They discuss what has recently happened within their Clans
* Batcall says he wants to join Slatetongue in RigidClan, but she says it's far too dangerous. Their conversation is cut short when Chaffinchclaw, Slatetongue's mother, stumbles upon her.
* Chaffinchclaw tells Slatetongue to come back to camp but Slatetongue refuses. The warrior sighs and gives up, going to return to camp when she spots Batcall hiding.
* Slatetongue defends Batcall from her mother and is forced to reveal her relationship with him. Chaffinchclaw promises not to tell a soul then sends Batcall away. Slatetongue reluctantly follows her mother back to camp.