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― Erin Hunter , Lost Stars (Warriors: The Broken Code, #1)
2 " This is why you should be your own cat," Tree meowed at last. "Like it or not, you have a different ancestry from most of the other young cats in SkyClan. The way of a warrior is not the only way, and you should be grateful for the chance to see that. There's more to life than fighting and showing yourself off as a strong cat. It's not always about who is the biggest and bravest. "
3 " HEATHERTAIL—light brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes (mother to Breezepelt’s kits: Woodkit, a brown she-kit, and Applekit, a yellow tabby she-kit) "
4 " Bramblestar whipped his head around to face her, a hostile light in his eyes. “You would make excuses for them,” he snapped. “You always had a soft spot for weak cats. "
5 " Every cat knew that not many moons had passed since Squirrelflight and Leafpool had been gravely injured in a rockslide. Leafpool had died, and Squirrelflight had nearly died, her spirit walking in StarClan as her body healed. In part, it was her love for Bramblestar, and his for her, that had drawn her back into the living world. "
6 " The Clans have forgotten the code,” the voice whispered. “It has been broken time and time again, and because of the codebreakers, every Clan must pay a price. They must suffer. "
7 " Not that you asked,” she meowed evenly, “but with time to reflect on what happened in the Great Battle, and everything that happened with Darktail and the cats we lost . . . I no longer deny that StarClan exists. "
8 " believe StarClan exists, but I don’t know that their intentions are good, or that we always benefit from their ‘guidance, "
9 " Is there something wrong with Bramblestar? Rootpaw asked himself. Or is there something wrong with me? "
10 " Nice to see you, too, Jayfeather,” Puddleshine responded mildly. “I’m sorry if we’re late, but I don’t see Frecklewish or Fidgetflake, either. "
11 " And what does the code tell you to do when you catch prey?” Dewspring asked. His words made Rootpaw think of sinking his teeth into a nice juicy mouse. His jaws watered. “Eat it,” he replied. "
12 " He’s in a mood, Shadowpaw thought, "
13 " On the way back to the camp, Rootpaw didn’t feel too embarrassed anymore in his father’s presence. Tree had caught several pieces of prey. But he realized he would have felt differently if his father had just been sitting there, freezing to death while he pretended to be a bush. "
14 " Bramblestar will get sick, and it will seem that nothing can cure him.” “Bramblestar!” Shadowpaw gasped. “No! He’s a great leader. He never did anything wrong. "
15 " I know prey is scarce,” he meowed. “But you shouldn’t bother coming back until you have something to show for your efforts. If you’re real warriors, you’ll freeze your paws off if you have to, for the survival of your Clan.” As she listened, Bristlefrost grew uneasy at the tone of her leader’s words. His voice sounded rougher than usual, not like the calm, measured leader Bristlefrost had always admired. Squirrelflight seemed to share her misgivings. “Aren’t you being a little harsh?” she murmured to Bramblestar. “All the warriors are doing their best under very difficult conditions. "
16 " But then he saw Bristlefrost stroll past him, following Violetshine. She glanced at Rootpaw and winked. Without another thought, he fell into step behind the ThunderClan warrior. I’m in. "
17 " Puddleshine "
18 " I no longer deny that StarClan exists. "
19 " Bramblestar will need something to eat if he’s to recover from this . . . whatever it is, "
20 " what if a leader were to die right now, "
