Fire and Ice

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The gathering disbands, and everyone begins to make their way home. Fireheart pulls Graystripe aside and again urges his friend to stop sneaking around with Silverstream. Fireheart thinks that Graystripe’s secret movements across different territories is leading to the confusion and accusations of trespassing when cats pick up strange scents. Graystripe agrees to meet Silverstream in only one specific location, where their scents will be hard to pick up.

Back at camp, Bluestar calls a meeting and explains that RiverClan and ShadowClan will likely form an alliance against them. She wants to increase patrolling and vigilance but acknowledges that “we must be prepared to fight” (281). Meanwhile, Tigerclaw continues to display sinister behavior, leading Fireheart to wonder if he might pose a threat to Cloudkit.

Fireheart sets off on patrol with several other ThunderClan cats; they detect the scent of ShadowClan cats almost immediately. When they report back, the ThunderClan cats are furious and, under Tigerclaw’s leadership, decide to immediately mount an attack on ShadowClan. Since