Summary

Fireheart is now training his nephew Cloupaw as his new apprentice, after his old one, Cinderpaw, is crippled in a trap meant for Bluestar. Cloudpaw is disrespectful and does not follow the warrior code, culminating in an incident in which he is abducted by twolegs (humans). He is rescued, and begins to change for the better. Meanwhile, shocked by Tigerclaw's betrayal, Bluestar begins to slip into paranoia, and rejects StarClan, her warrior ancestors. In the end, Tigerclaw, who had been exiled, proclaims himself the new leader of ShadowClan after both its leader and deputy die simultaneously.