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1 " How must it have felt for Jayfeather to discover that she wasn't his mother? She'd lied to him since birth. Leafpool had too. Was that why he was so sharp with his Clanmates? Had bitterness hollowed out his heart? And yet she knew there was warmth there. His harshness was like snow in leaf-bare, hiding buds that would blossom when greenleaf returned. I have to live! She had so much still to share with him. "I'm sorry we deceived you," she whispered, wondering if there was any way he might hear. He is a medicine cat, after all. "It was wrong of us. But I hope one day you will let go of the hurt we caused you." She swished his tail along his spine, hope sparking in her chest as she saw his pelt smooth a little. "
― Erin Hunter , Squirrelflight's Hope (Warriors Super Edition, #12)
2 " Mousewhisker: I just hope hunting in the wind doesn't make us as stunted as WindClan warriors.Leafpool: WindClan warriors are only smaller because their ancestors are smaller, not because of the wind.Mousewhisker: So what made their ancestors smaller?Leafpool: *shrugs* Only StarClan knows.Mousewhisker: It was probably the wind. "
3 " Why couldn’t he talk to her instead of trying to make her feel small? "
4 " Tempest shifted her paws. “You didn’t ask what we’d named the kits.” Squirrelflight pricked her ears. “What?” Snow purred. “Leaf, Squirrel, and Moon. "
5 " kit—and ginger, like the she-cat beside him. The she-cat nodded to her. “I’m Furze,” she said, “and this is my kit, Creek. "
6 " two young ginger-and-white she-cats sharing a thrush a tail-length away. “They’re Flurry and Sparrow. Hawk’s their mother. "
7 " What about their father?” Squirrelflight hesitated. “I hope you don’t mind me asking, but did you love him? "
8 " Moonlight purred, as though she thought the question was funny. “I liked him. But Jack’s an everkit—a den-bound "
9 " Stone and Grass padded away, following the slope of the hill down into the next valley. "
10 " Creek, Flurry, and Sparrow darted from the shadows and stood beside their mothers "
11 " He stomped around the camp for a quarter moon, grumbling about queens who couldn’t tell the difference between birth pains and indigestion. "
12 " Hello, Mother.” Squirrelflight blinked. Mother? Had he once been part of this "
13 " Moonlight stared back at Tree, blankness giving way to excitement as she recognized him. “Earth!” Sunrise, whose coat was the same shade of yellow as Tree’s, stepped forward, her tail rising in excitement, but paused at Tree’s "
14 " next words. "
15 " I’m not Earth anymore.” Anger hardened Tree’s mew. “I named myself Tree after you sent me away. "
16 " She felt the warmth of Bramblestar’s check and breathed in his scent. "
17 " It’s going to need repairing before leaf-bare.” Brackenfur looked up. Squirrelflight followed the old warrior’s gaze and saw holes in the roof of the elders’ den. Sunshine streamed through them, dazzling her. She looked away. “I’ll organize a patrol to fix it,” she promised. Graystripe stuck his head through the entrance. “Are you going to patch up that roof?” “Of course,” Squirrelflight told him. “She’s going to patch it up!” Graystripe called over his shoulder to Millie, who was lying outside in the sunshine. “She’s going to what?” croaked Millie. The old she-cat was growing increasingly deaf. “Patch it up!” Graystripe yowled. “Who with?” Millie sounded confused. “Has she been quarreling again?” Alarm flashed in Squirrelflight’s chest. Did the Clan know about her spat with Bramblestar? They must have noticed she hadn’t slept in his den last night. “The roof!” Rolling his eyes, Graystripe headed outside. "
18 " What about their father?” Squirrelflight hesitated. “I hope you don’t mind me asking, but did you love him?” Moonlight purred, as though she thought the question was funny. “I liked him. But Jack’s an everkit—a den-bound cat. "
19 " Hello, Mother.” Squirrelflight blinked. Mother? Had he once been part of this group? "
