Whispers of Change

Whispers of Change is the first arc in Brambleheart and Ravenheart's Warriors Universe. It contains six books. The main protagonists are Brambleheart, Eagleheart and Ravenheart, with supporting characters such as Rosecloud, Stoattail, Ashpelt, Tinystorm, and Cloudheart.

## Twisting Paths

   The first book in the arc introduces Bramblepaw and Eaglepaw, two ThunderClan apprentices living in a relative peaceful time of the Clans. After moons of training that doesn't get anywhere, Eaglepaw decides to become a medicine cat apprentice to Honeyfrost; which makes Bramblepaw unhappy and lonely. Eaglepaw recieves a prophecy from Moth Flight that she deduces is about her and Bramblepaw. Bramblepaw is angry, and has to deal with her sister Rosepaw, who is a bully. At a gathering, Bramblepaw meets a WindClan apprentice named Stoatpaw who walks with a limp. Stoatpaw seems friendly but Bramblepaw feels something is off. They encounter each other again and again with each appearance making Bramblepaw more and more unnerved. Meanwhile, Eaglepaw is thriving in her new role as a medicine cat but misses spending time with Bramblepaw. Bramblepaw decides to apologise to Eaglepaw for being upset after a Moonpool meeting, but Eaglepaw returns with an injured Stoatpaw. Bramblepaw eventually apologises to Eaglepaw, who forgives her, saying they'll always be sisters no matter where their paths go. When Stoatpaw recovers, he decides to stay in ThunderClan, and is apprenticed to Berrynose.

## Fever Visions

Three moons after Stoatpaw joins the Clans, a harsh leaf-bare is in its peak. Many cats had died due to the cold and starvation resulting for it. During a gathering, tensions between the Clans are on the rise due to the lack of prey. Bramblepaw notices that Stoatpaw has always sat with WindClan cats at the gathering. Upon returning home, Honeyfrost complains of new cases of greencough. The day after the gathering, Bramblepaw, Rosepaw, and Stoatpaw are all assessed, and pass. Bramblestar says that they will receive their warrior names in a few days due to the fact that it is too cold to sit vigil all night with no shelter. Meanwhile, more and more cats are getting Greencough, including Honeyfrost and Cinderheart. Eaglepaw is tasked to take care of her mentor along with other sick cats, as Jayfeather insisted on Cinderheart's care. Bramblepaw falls ill, and is under Jayfeather's care, as well. During Bramblepaw's illness, Bristlepaw earns her warrior name (Bristlefrost) early along with Rosecloud and Stoattail. Bramblepaw is upset and feels incompetent. She tries to help the medicine cats to prove she is well enough to be made a warrior, but it worsens her condition and she falls into a coma. She spends time in StarClan, where she learns of her mother's death from the illness. When Bramblepaw wakes up, she receives her Clan name, Brambleheart, along with Ravenwing and Hawkfeather. Eaglepaw is given the name Eagleheart, and Honeyfrost retires due to greencough complications. The epilogue of the book shows Stoattail sneaking off to tell WindClan about ThunderClan's heavy loss of life and vulnerability.

## Rose and Thorn

One moon after receiving their Clan names, Eagleheart and Brambleheart are adjusting to their new responsibilities. Brambleheart has fully recovered from greencough, but Eagleheart worries about complications after such a severe case. Four new apprentices are made: Ashpaw to Rosecloud, Tinypaw to Hawkfeather, Sorrelpaw to Ravenwing, and Ratpaw to Bristlefrost. Brambleheart is disappointed that she hadn't received an apprentice, and Berrynose tells her that it was for her health, which only frustrates her more. Stoattail decides to spend more and more time with Brambleheart, including switching patrols just to be with her. Most of the Clan cats think it is because Stoattail doesn't have an apprentice either, or that he has a crush on Brambleheart. Eagleheart tells her sister that this is concerning, which Brambleheart agrees to. Brambleheart makes excuses not to hang out with Stoattail by helping Eagleheart or having Jayfeather check her. Ashpaw also frequently comes to the den with legitimate injuries like bites and scratches, which he covers up as falling in bushes or rough battle training. Brambleheart thinks this is suspicious, so she goes on a solo hunt, where she sees Rosecloud abusing her apprentice and yelling at him. Bristlefrost has a litter of kits: Weedkit, Milkkit, and Nightkit. Later, Ashpaw confesses the abuse to Brambleheart. Berrynose is sent to supervise training but Rosecloud feigns innocence for a while before starting to abuse Ashpaw again. A kitten is found and taken in, given the name Cloudkit. One day, Brambleheart is on a border patrol with her father, Lionblaze, and other senior warriors, who catch Rosecloud in the act. Simultaneously, Eagleheart catches Stoattail sneaking into WindClan to spill secrets. A clan meeting is called; and Stoattail and Rosecloud are exiled for abuse and spying. Ashpaw gets to choose his next mentor under order by Eagleheart, and he chooses Brambleheart as she helped to free him.

## The Dark Truth

Eagleheart is the medicine cat representative of ThunderClan in a gathering, where WindClan is confronted for sending a spy to their Clan. Chaos erupts as Harestar claims he knows no such thing, and any orders for spying happened outside of his leadership. Cats of all Clans argue until clouds cover the moon. Half a moon later, Brambleheart hosts a session with the apprentices about what to do if an enemy animal is spotted. The training session turns into a real scenario when Sorrelpaw smells dogs, and the Clan is notified. The dogs tend to stay near WindClan's border, and eventually leave ThunderClan territory. A patrol is sent to warn WindClan, however more cats come to aid the Clan as the dogs are already attacking. Harestar is killed, and many cats are injured. Eagleheart and Ravenwing stay behind for a moon to provide aid and help the Clan rebuild. During this time, the two cats grow very close and admit that they may be more than friends. Eagleheart tries to see any strange happenings in the Clan, and notices two pairs of eyes every once in a while outside the territory. Meanwhile, Brambleheart grows close to Hawkfeather as they train their apprentices and assess them. Upon returning to ThunderClan, Eagleheart announces to Brambleheart her new relationship, and vice versa. Ashpaw, Tinypaw, Ratpaw, and Sorrelpaw receive their Clan names: Ashpelt, Tinystorm, Rattail, and Sorrelfoot. Ashpelt remains close to Brambleheart, and hopes to mentor one of the now five-moon-old kits. Now free from an apprentice, Brambleheart decides to help Eagleheart investigate the two mysterious cats, and their mates help them. Shellfur is noted to disappear a lot, and after following him, Brambleheart learns that he leaves Clan territory. He catches her, and makes her go away. Later, Ashpelt becomes mentor to Cloudpaw, and Eagleheart becomes mentor to Nightpaw. Eagleheart also learns she's expecting Ravenwing's kits. One day, Cloudpaw escorts Nightpaw to gather herbs, but they don't come back. Brambleheart tracks them down when Eagleheart panics, and sees that a badger had attacked them, and some SkyClan cats who came to help. Brambleheart manages to fend off the badger but gets severely injured.

## The Fallen Leader

A search party is ordered by Jayfeather to find Nightpaw, Cloudpaw, and Brambleheart, who had been missing for almost an entire day. Eagleheart is sent on the patrol in case there are any severe injuries. She sees Batpaw, barely breathing. She prods him, only for him to scratch her before dying. Cloudpaw and Brambleheart are seriously injured as well, and are brought to the medicine den. During this, Eagleheart finds out that Brambleheart is expecting kits. Both injured cats heal, but Brambleheart is nearly blind in one eye. Cloudpaw is traumatized and decides to be the new medicine cat apprentice. A moon later, Bramblestar and Ravenwing are killed by what Brambleheart finds out to be deliberately poisoned prey. Berrystar receives his nine lives and rewards Brambleheart's observation skills by naming her deputy. Despite this, Berrystar gets increasingly condescending towards her due to her injury. Brambleheart worries that she would be demoted once she has her kits. Eagleheart is grief-stricken by the deaths of her apprentice and mate, but decides to pull through for her kits. Lionblaze has a heart-to-heart with his daughters and promises to help them both with their issues. Lionblaze confronts Berrystar, who says he wanted to "test" the new deputy. And Eagleheart makes a plan for her kits. Brambleheart gives birth, and she names one kit after her friend Ravenheart. Hawkfeather thinks she is named after Ravenwing and names the tom Ravenkit after her friend, Ravenheart. Eagleheart births Pantherkit, Flamekit, and the stillborn Earthkit half a moon later, and passes away. Brambleheart takes in the kits, telling them that Eagleheart died defending them from a fox. Brambleheart tells Hawkfeather the truth, and he vows to help Brambleheart as much as he can with the kits and her role as deputy.