#r2-y1

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thunderclan — year one — leafbare

frostfur and swiftpaw die in a battle with shadowclan, and goldenflower loses one eye in the fight.

(for lack of opportunity, tigerclaw has begun to collude with shadowclan.)

after the battle, chestnutfur and lynxtail are made warriors. cherrypaw didn't fight in it, so she's left behind for the moment.

brindleface's kits are apprenticed: ashpaw, elderpaw, fernpaw, and tulippaw to dustpelt, runningwind, darkstripe, and spottedleaf, respectively.

and finally, princess has her kits in the twoleg place. realizes that means they'll be taken from her, she communicates with fireheart, and brings all five, injuring her paw in the process. redstar names her hemlockwing, and she (with the hlep of the queens) names her kits cloudkit, hailkit, oakkit, silverkit, and spinkit.

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frogleap and leopardfur talk

“I’m not interested in you like that,” Leopardfur says. “I’m sorry.”

Frogleap turns his head away. “I know.” It’s a bitter truth to swallow, but he’s accepted it, long before she had to tell him. “It’s alright, Leopard. Sometimes things just don’t work out.”

Her eyes glimmer. “Thank you for understanding.” She steps forward, then back, as if going to touch him, and then thinking better of it. “I…I’ll give you space.”

“Don’t be foolish. We’ve been friends longer than we’ve been anything else, haven’t we?”

Leopardfur blinks. “I think a clean break will be best. Not…not forever. I don’t want to lose you as a friend. But for now, I think it’ll be better.”

This is hard for her too, Frogleap realizes. She’s scared I can’t move on.

“If that’s what you want,” he agrees. “But I’ll be alright, Leopardfur.”

She dips her head, then turns, running away from camp. Frogleap sighs, and the reality settles in. They’re well and truly over.

He’s not sure if he expected it to hurt more or less.

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windclan — year one — leafbare

dewpaw is apprenticed to barkface, and maplepaw to cloudrunner.

ashfoot has three kits, eaglekit, spotkit (she-cat with teal eyes), and willowkit (grey she-cat with teal eyes). rabbitsight also has three kits with mudclaw, bushkit (white she-cat with red ears and blue eyes), patchedkit (white she-cat with black and red points), and tawnykit (golden-brown she-cat). tawnykit's tail is atypically short.

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shadowclan — year one — leafbare

brokenstar grows paranoid.

badgerfang graduates.

blossompaw dies in a training accident.

balsampaw and cottonpaw are apprenticed to boulder and flintfang; ashheart has two more kits: bristlekit (skinny, pale brown tortoiseshell she-cat) and turtlekit.

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windclan — year one — leaffall

whitepaw is apprenticed to onewhisker.

morningflower has three kits: gorsekit, quailkit, and storkkit.

and.

that's it.

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thunderclan — year one — leaffall

busy season!

off the top, bluestar uh. dies. idk. um. maybe something something tigerclaw? at any rate.

redstar chooses thrushpelt as deputy. tigerclaw's kinda pissed.

featherstep retires. rockfall dies.

dustpelt, fireheart, greystripe, and ravenfern are made warriors.

willowpelt moves into the nursery, leading to cherrypaw being reapprenticed to robinwing. willowpelt's kits are stillborn.

brackenpaw, brightpaw, and thornpaw are apprenticed to greystripe, whitestorm, and mousefur.

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shadowclan — year one — leaffall

whitethroat dies. is it carrion sickness time?

brownrush, quietwillow, and wetfoot become warriors. badgerpaw fails his assessment.

marigoldkit, oakkit, valleykit, and frostkit die of the same sickness as whitethroat.

baypaw, blossompaw, and swampaw are apprenticed to clawface, poolcloud, and deerfoot.

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riverclan — year one — leaffall

swallowtail and whiteclaw become warriors! congrats, guys.

emberpaw, heavypaw, mosspaw, and shadepaw are apprenticed to frogleap, blackclaw, silverstream, and stonefur.

sunfish dies. probably in that sunningrocks battle?

leafkit falls in the river attempting to fish, and sedgecreek pulls him out, but not before he loses a leg in a pike attack. he survives.

and leopardfur has three kits: moosekit (very pale brown tom with long fur, a darker face, and teal eyes), pinekit (tom with dark stripes and teal eyes), and yellowkit (reddish-brown she-cat with bright patches, faint stripes, and teal eyes).