Fading Echoes/Cliffnotes

These notes are brief, noting major events and minor events in Fading Echoes that will be of consequence later. They are intended to be used as a reference for those looking for specific events for re-reading and the book discussions.


 * Breezepelt and Hawkfrost are training in the Dark Forest.
 * Tigerstar stops the training session just as Hawkfrost pins Breezepelt down.
 * Tigerstar announces that they must be ready for the coming fight.
 * Breezepelt promises that he can fight harder.
 * Tigerstar tells Breezepelt that he has much to fight harder for.
 * Darkstripe and Brokenstar both agree with him, pointing out his father, Crowfeather.
 * Breezepelt swears to have vengeance for the wrong that was done to him.
 * Tigerstar sends Hawkfrost to walk in an apprentice's dream, saying she was ready.


 * Dovepaw's point of view.
 * She wakes up from a nightmare about Rippletail.
 * She casts her senses out and sees two cats walking around the lake towards ThunderClan.
 * Dovepaw wakes up Jayfeather before figuring out the cats are Mothwing and Mistyfoot.
 * He tells her that Leopardstar must be dead, before getting to work.
 * Brambleclaw assigns Dovepaw to a patrol with him, Lionblaze, Ivypaw, and Cinderheart.
 * Ivypaw and Dovepaw begin playing until Brambleclaw tells them to stop.
 * Ivypaw steps on some sharp sticks and gets a painful splinter.
 * Dovepaw hears Jayfeather yowling in the distance.


 * Jayfeather's point of view
 * He is puzzled why he felt a sharp pain but was unharmed.
 * He decides to check on Poppyfrost and her kits, Cherrykit and Molekit.
 * Jayfeather sees Leafpool and Squirrelflight and feels angry again towards them.
 * Mistyfoot and Mothwing arrive in ThunderClan, reporting the death of Leopardstar.
 * Firestar and the rest of the Clan welcome Mistystar as the new leader of RiverClan.
 * Jayfeather gives Mothwing herbs to treat her paw pads.
 * She offers him some advice in treating Longtail's stiffness.
 * He goes into her memories and sees Mothwing and Mistystar at the Moonpool.
 * Jayfeather watches as Mistystar finally discovers that her medicine cat doesn't believe in StarClan, but she still accepts Mothwing.
 * Jayfeather returns to present time with Mothwing studying him, knowing what he had done.
 * She leaves, saying it didn't make her any less of a medicine cat and that he needed to understand that.
 * Like Mistystar, he accepts Mothwing.


 * Jayfeather's point of view
 * He and Lionblaze go out into the forest.
 * They find Briarpaw and Bumblepaw, who would be made warriors soon.
 * Blossompaw arrives, and Bumblepaw teases her about mooning over Toadstep.
 * The three leave, and Lionblaze tells Jayfeather that Ivypaw stepped on the broken stick earlier.
 * Jayfeather admits to have breaking it himself.
 * He explains the origin of the stick, the ancient cats.
 * Lionblaze thinks of him and Heathertail in the tunnels, where Rock had been watching them.


 * Lionblaze's point of view
 * He and Cinderheart train Dovepaw and Ivypaw to climb trees.
 * Lionblaze instructs Dovepaw where to climb up so he couldn't see her.
 * Ivypaw slips and lands right on him.
 * Dovepaw falls as well, but is slowed down by the branches.
 * Lionblaze pulls Dovepaw aside and she tells him that she heard dogs in WindClan.
 * He refuses to let her help, even though Sedgewhisker was being attacked.
 * All four cats climb back up the trees and begin traveling across to other ones.
 * Ivypaw and Dovepaw race, until Dovepaw steps on an old branch and it snaps beneath her.
 * She falls, but is only a few feet from the ground.
 * Dovepaw refuses to acknowledge Lionblaze's words, angry with him.


 * Dovepaw's point of view
 * She wakes up in the middle of the night, still frustrated, before convincing Ivypaw to come with her to WindClan.
 * They make to the WindClan camp, before Dovepaw wakes up Sedgewhisker, who is angry to see them.
 * They don't have a chance to talk before Weaselfur finds them and yowls that there were intruders.
 * Onestar sends out a patrol to make sure there were not any more intruders.
 * He assigns Breezepelt and Heathertail to take Dovepaw and Ivypaw home.
 * The WindClan warriors travel with them all the way to the hollow before finding Rosepetal.
 * Breezepelt tells her to bring Firestar out here, and she reluctantly agrees.


 * Jayfeather's point of view
 * He wakes up and joins Firestar, Lionblaze, and Cinderheart outside in confronting the two apprentices.
 * Breezepelt and Heathertail report what happened before leaving.
 * Firestar speaks briefly with Dovepaw and Ivypaw before giving their punishment to their mentors.
 * He sends Ivypaw and Cinderheart away, but has Dovepaw stay behind.
 * Firestar reveals that the three, Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Dovepaw, have something in common that isn't normal.


 * Jayfeather's point of view.
 * He tells Firestar that they knew of the prophecy, and that they were the Three.
 * Firestar is shocked, before saying that he thought it was about Leafpool, Squirrelflight, and Cloudtail for a time.
 * Each of them admit their power to Firestar, who is satisfied at finding the Three.
 * Jayfeather takes a walk out in the forest.
 * Tigerheart attacks him, stopping after realizing who it was.
 * He becomes defensive when explaining why he was out so late, but leaves when Jayfeather tells him to.
 * Jayfeather is still suspicious at why Tigerheart was out so late.


 * Dovepaw's point of view
 * Ivypaw returns from a dawn patrol, annoyed that Dovepaw got to sleep in.
 * Dovepaw calms her sister down before leaving for a patrol with Graystripe, Thornclaw, Lionblaze, and Briarpaw.
 * They go to the ShadowClan border to check the scents.
 * Dovepaw recognizes the scent of Tigerheart just past the border.
 * A patrol of Crowfrost, Pinepaw, Ratscar, and Tigerheart find them.
 * Tigerheart crosses the border to check the scent, but covers it up, knowing that it was his.
 * Dovepaw notices what he did, and confronts him privately.
 * Tigerheart promises to explain at the Gathering, and Dovepaw reluctantly agrees.
 * The ThunderClan patrol returns home and reports what happened.
 * Jayfeather reveals to Lionblaze and Dovepaw that he found Tigerheart sniffing at the border a half moon ago.


 * Dovepaw's point of view
 * She attends the Gathering while Ivypaw has to stay behind.
 * They are the first ones to arrive when Blossompaw climbs up the Great Oak.
 * Squirrelflight snaps at her which makes her fall off the tree.
 * Millie defends Blossompaw, saying she's still a "paw".
 * RiverClan arrive.
 * Petalfur greets Dovepaw warmly, but feels hurt when Sedgewhisker ignores the two.
 * Dovepaw searches for Tigerheart and spots him.
 * Onestar speaks first, staring pointedly at ThunderClan as he mentioned trespassers would be dealt with severely.
 * Mistystar speaks after him, and is cheered on by all four Clans.
 * She announces the death of Leopardstar and Rippletail, and the return of Petalfur.
 * Blackstar goes next, saying that there was too much activity going on near the ThunderClan border.
 * ShadowClan and ThunderClan are close to fighting when they calm down again.
 * Firestar is the last to speak, announcing the birth of Cherrykit and Molekit.
 * Dovepaw sneaks away to speak with Tigerheart.
 * He tells her that he can't say anything but asks that she trust him.
 * Dovepaw agrees and the two head back to the Clans, who are close to fighting again.
 * Firestar leads ThunderClan away, warning WindClan and ShadowClan to think carefully before they accuse ThunderClan of something they didn't do.


 * Ivypaw's point of view
 * She dreams of a large field with horses, butterflies and flowers in it
 * She meets a tom there
 * He shows Ivypaw how to hunt better by pouncing without arching her back
 * She tries it several times before getting it right
 * The tom offers to show her a stalking technique
 * Ivypaw hears calling, and has to go
 * The tom introduces himself as Hawkfrost
 * Cinderheart wakes Ivypaw up
 * Bumblepaw, Briarpaw, and Blossompaw have their assessments by hunting in pairs
 * Ivypaw is paired up with Blossompaw
 * Blossompaw complains that Ivypaw can't catch anything
 * Cinderheart points out that Ivypaw is there to help, and is not being assessed
 * Ivypaw catches a squirrel after Blossompaw sends her away
 * Blossompaw clumsily catches a blackbird
 * Ivypaw begins to tell Dovepaw about her dream
 * Brightheart finds the two and asks them what they are doing in the thorns
 * They are interrupted by Lionblaze before Ivypaw can tell Dovepaw her dream
 * Ivypaw is annoyed because Dovepaw is always being called away for training
 * Blossompaw, Briarpaw and Bumblepaw pass their assessment


 * Lionblaze's point of view
 * Firestar calls the Three to his den for any news about ShadowClan trespassers
 * Dovepaw hears the sound of roots coming out of the ground and Firestar orders the Clan to leave the camp
 * Mousefur complains about her bed getting wet if she leaves, but Lionblaze and Brightheart are able to get her to leave
 * The tree that Dovepaw heard begins to fall
 * Mousefur begins to run towards the entrance to camp
 * Longtail stops Mousefur by telling her that they can just catch another mouse, but she tells him that she won't waste prey
 * Longtail heads through the thorn barrier to get the mouse
 * Briarpaw rushes after Longtail to stop him
 * Lionblaze tell them to stop, but is drowned out by the sound of the tree falling
 * Dustpelt, Squirrelflight, and Lionblaze help clear out the debris at the elders' den
 * They find Longtail dead and Briarpaw half-buried under a branch
 * They move the branch and Graystripe pulls out Briarpaw from under it
 * While Leafpool makes a pulp of thyme to stop the shock, Jayfeather checks on Briarpaw, but can't find the wound
 * Briarpaw tells him that she can't feel her hind legs
 * Ferncloud tries to comfort Graystripe and Millie by telling them that Leafpool is helping Jayfeather
 * Briarpaw asks where her hind legs are and Lionblaze sees them stretched out behind her


 * Jayfeather's point of view
 * Jayfeather finds out that Briarpaw can't feel her back legs after making her bleed by using his claws to test if she could feel them
 * Millie yells at Jayfeather to stop hurting her
 * Firestar tells Jayfeather to let Squirrelflight accompany him to the ShadowClan camp
 * Squirrelflight tries to tell Jayfeather a story about when he, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf were kits
 * Jayfeather gets mad at Squirrelflight and Squirrelflight angrily tells him he isn't the only one in pain
 * Littlecloud informs Jayfeather about a injury he tried to treat similar to Briarpaw's
 * Briarpaw will never be able to walk again


 * Dovepaw's point of view
 * After an assessment, Briarpaw, Blossompaw, and Bumblepaw get their warrior names, Briarlight, Blossomfall, and Bumbleflight
 * Ivypaw is starting to grow apart from Dovepaw
 * Briarlight plays with Cherrykit and Molekit
 * Dovepaw and Rosepetal go collect moss together
 * Jayfeather and Dovepaw conference about their powers


 * Ivypaw's point of view
 * Ivypaw waits for Hawkfrost in a dream
 * She thinks Hawkfrost will teach her StarClan moves
 * Hawkfrost appears and teaches her some new battle moves
 * Blossomfall, Dustpelt, Cinderheart, Leafpool, Birchfall, Hazeltail, Bumblestripe, and Ivypaw practice battle skills all together


 * Jayfeather's point of view
 * Lionblaze and Jayfeather talk at the abandoned Twoleg nest
 * Littlecloud comes get Jayfeather to go to the Moonpool
 * Littlecloud asks about Leafpool
 * Jayfeather gets no murmuring welcome from the ancient cats
 * Jayfeather has a dream sent to him, when he and Yellowfang decide to go to the Dark Forest


 * Jayfeather's point of view
 * Jayfeather sees five lives of Firestar in Starclan
 * Spottedleaf joins Yellowfang and him
 * They enter the Dark Forest
 * Yellowfang leaves after they meet Brokenstar
 * Spottedleaf and Jayfeather see Hawkfrost training two cats, Snowtuft and Shredtail
 * Tigerstar appears
 * Spottedleaf and Jayfeather leave


 * Lionblaze's point of view
 * Lionblaze worries about Jayfeather and who is being trained by Dark Forest cats
 * Cinderheart and Lionblaze go for a run in the forest together
 * Cinderheart tells Lionblaze of her concerns about Dovepaw and Ivypaw
 * The two return to the hollow
 * Lionblaze and Dovepaw go out on patrol and meet with up with Jayfeather
 * Jayfeather explains to Lionblaze and Dovepaw about his trip to the Dark Forest


 * Dovepaw's point of view
 * Dovepaw spies on the patrol she wandered off from
 * Tigerheart greets her when she drops out of a tree into ShadowClan territory
 * Tigerheart and Dovepaw talk about recent events and the dam bursting
 * Dovepaw decides that Tigerheart is her friend


 * Ivypaw's point of view
 * Hawkfrost trains Ivypaw in the Dark Forest again
 * Ivypaw meets Tigerstar, and is somewhat suspicious, because of the stories about Tigerstar she heard when she was young
 * Tigerstar tells Ivypaw that ShadowClan are planning to invade
 * Ivypaw is persuaded by Tigerstar into making up something to convince Firestar to take back the territory he gave ShadowClan.


 * Ivypaw's point of view
 * Ivypaw is in the Dark Forest with Hawkfrost
 * Tigerstar appears telling her to attack ShadowClan
 * Ivypaw quickly goes to talk to Firestar but is nervous
 * She makes up a dream to persuade Firestar to take back the land
 * Firestar agrees to take back the land


 * Jayfeather's point of view
 * Jayfeather is struggling to try to take care of Briarlight
 * Jayfeather goes to listen to what Firestar has to say to the warriors about Ivypaw's dream
 * Jayfeather, Brambleclaw, and Firestar goes to the ShadowClan camp to talk with Blackstar
 * Blackstar refuses to hand back the territory
 * Firestar states that there will be a battle if the territory is not handed back, and leaves the ShadowClan camp


 * Ivypaw's point of view
 * Dovepaw and Ivypaw wait at the border
 * Firestar and Blackstar confront each other about the territory
 * Hawkfrost reassures Ivypaw when she sees how big the warriors are
 * ShadowClan and ThunderClan battle for the territory
 * Ivypaw attacks Ratscar and Blossomfall helps
 * Ivypaw decides to go and help Dovepaw


 * Dovepaw's point of view
 * Dovepaw fights with Dawnpelt
 * Thunderclan makes a new plan on fighting ShadowClan
 * Dovepaw sees Ivypaw fighting and likes her moves
 * Dovepaw sees Tigerheart nod at Ivypaw
 * Dovepaw feels an emotion which she think is jealousy, but tries not to think about it


 * Lionblaze's point of view
 * At Thornclaw's signal, the ThunderClan cats jump down from the trees to surprise ShadowClan
 * Lionblaze battles Scorchfur, but beats him off
 * He then flips Owlclaw over and knocks Redwillow backward
 * He is about to fight Rowanclaw when he sees Firestar struggling with Russetfur
 * Lionblaze lunges forward, removing Russetfur from Firestar's throat and falls to the ground with Russetfur on top of him.
 * Owlclaw accuses Lionblaze of killing Russetfur
 * Lionblaze lets go of Russetfur, and she limply falls to the ground, even though Lionblaze didn't do anything, just pulled her off of Firestar
 * Thornclaw ends the fighting, saying that ThunderClan had won the clearing, and Blackstar finally lets ThunderClan take back the territory
 * Sorreltail notices Firestar, who was losing a life
 * Lionblaze backs off, thinking about how deadly the battle had been, two lives lost, and suspects the Dark Forest cats are behind it, realizing that it should never have happened