The New Prophecy
Warriors
Twilight
Erin Hunter
Special thanks to Cherith Baldry
Allegiances
THUNDERCLAN
FIRESTAR—ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
GRAYSTRIPE—long-haired gray tom
CINDERPELT—dark gray she-cat
APPRENTICE, LEAFPOOL
DUSTPELT—dark brown tabby tom
SANDSTORM—pale ginger she-cat
CLOUDTAIL—long-haired white tom
BRACKENFUR—golden brown tabby tom
APPRENTICE, WHITEPAW
THORNCLAW—golden brown tabby tom
BRIGHTHEART—white she-cat with ginger patches
BRAMBLECLAW—dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
ASHFUR—pale gray (with darker flecks) tom, dark blue eyes
RAINWHISKER—dark gray tom with blue eyes
SOOTFUR—lighter gray tom with amber eyes
SQUIRRELFLIGHT—dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
SPIDERLEG—long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
LEAFPOOL—light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
WHITEPAW—white she-cat with green eyes
FERNCLOUD—pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat, green eyes, mother of Dustpelt’s kits
SORRELTAIL—tortoiseshell and white she-cat with amber eyes
GOLDENFLOWER—pale ginger she-cat, the oldest nursery queen
LONGTAIL—pale tabby tom with black stripes, retired early due to failing sight
MOUSEFUR—small dusky brown she-cat
SHADOWCLAN
BLACKSTAR—large white tom with huge jet-black paws
RUSSETFUR—dark ginger she-cat
LITTLECLOUD—very small tabby tom
OAKFUR—small brown tom
APPRENTICE, SMOKEPAW
CEDARHEART—dark gray tom
ROWANCLAW—ginger tom
APPRENTICE, TALONPAW
TAWNYPELT—tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes
TALLPOPPY—long-legged light brown tabby she-cat
BOULDER—skinny gray tom
WINDCLAN
ONESTAR—brown tabby tom
ASHFOOT—gray she-cat
BARKFACE—short-tailed brown tom
TORNEAR—tabby tom
WEBFOOT—dark gray tabby tom
CROWFEATHER—dark gray tom
OWLWHISKER—light brown tabby tom
NIGHTCLOUD—black she-cat
WEASELFUR—ginger tom with white paws
WHITETAIL—small white she-cat
MORNINGFLOWER—tortoiseshell queen
RUSHTAIL—light brown tom
RIVERCLAN
LEOPARDSTAR—unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
MISTYFOOT—gray she-cat with blue eyes
MOTHWING—dappled golden she-cat
BLACKCLAW—smoky black tom
APPRENTICE, BEECHPAW
HAWKFROST—dark brown tom with a white underbelly and ice-blue eyes
VOLETOOTH—small brown tabby tom
SWALLOWTAIL—dark tabby she-cat
STONESTREAM—gray tom
REEDWHISKER—black tom
APPRENTICE, RIPPLEPAW
MOSSPELT—tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes
DAWNFLOWER—pale gray she-cat
kits = Minnowkit (black) + Pebblekit (gray)
HEAVYSTEP—thickset tabby tom
IVYTAIL—brown tabby she-cat
THE TRIBE OF RUSHING WATER
BROOK WHERE SMALL FISH SWIM (BROOK)—brown tabby she-cat
STORMFUR—dark gray tom with amber eyes
OTHER ANIMALS
SMOKY—muscular gray and white tom who lives in a barn at the horseplace
DAISY—she-cat with long creamy-brown fur who lives at the horseplace
FLOSS—small gray and white she-cat who lives at the horseplace
PIP—black and white terrier who lives with Twolegs near the horseplace
MIDNIGHT—a star-gazing badger who lives by the sea
Map
Prologue
“No! There must be some mistake!” The cat looked up from where it crouched by the water’s edge, its fur glowing in the moonlight. “There is still so much I have to do!”
A broad-faced cat with blue-gray fur padded around the pool, her eyes soft with sympathy. “I’m sorry,” she meowed. “I know you expected many more moons with your Clanmates before coming to join us.”
The crouching cat looked down into the water. The moon’s reflection trembled like a floating leaf, and the surface of the pool glimmered with starlight cast by the countless shining shapes that lined the hollow. For a moment the only sound was the waterfall that splashed down the steepest part of the rocks. The cats of StarClan waited in watchful silence, as if each one shared the grief of the cat at the water’s edge.
“You have served your Clan more faithfully than some cats manage in a long lifetime,” the blue-furred cat went on. “It must seem very unfair that you should have to leave them.”
The crouching cat raised luminous eyes to face the starry warrior. “Bluestar, I know this isn’t your fault. There’s no need to apologize.”
Bluestar twitched her tail. “Of course there is. You should know how much your Clan owes to you.”
“All the Clans.” A black and white tom with a long tail rose to his paws and padded around the edge of the pool to stand beside Bluestar. “StarClan too. None of us would have found our new home without your help.” He dipped his head in a gesture of respect, and the starlight on the surface of the pool wavered.
The cat blinked at him. “Thank you, Tallstar. I’ve made mistakes, but I have always tried to do what I believed to be right.”
“StarClan asks no more from its warriors.” A lean, black tomcat began to pick his way over the moss-covered rocks. “If we could change your fate, we would.”
“But remember,” Bluestar warned, “not even StarClan can turn aside the paws of destiny, however much we might want to.”
The cat at the water’s edge nodded. “I understand. And I will try to have courage. Can you tell me when—”