The Elders' Concern

The Elders' Concern is a short story found in the Warriors App. The story describes a confrontation between the ThunderClan elders regarding Fireheart's deputy ceremony.

Summary

 * Halftail gathers Dappletail, Patchpelt and Smallear to discuss Fireheart's deputy ceremony. Smallear boasts that when he was an apprentice, he brought back better feathers for their nests than any other apprentice. Dappletail complains that his feathers were black and ugly. Patchpelt asks them if they're even going to sleep, and Halftail replies that they will discuss Bluestar's late appointing of Fireheart as deputy.


 * They debate, mostly on how the Warrior Code was broken by Bluestar. Halftail asks the elders what they should do about Fireheart, and Patchpelt says that they can't really do anything about it. Smallear deems that ThunderClan is doomed, and that Bluestar shouldn't lead after she had broken the warrior code. They wonder why Fireheart was chosen, saying that he wasn't the best hunter or fighter, and Dappletail says that there must be something special about him that Bluestar isn't telling, or else he wouldn't have been chosen.


 * They start to debate even more, with Dappletail suggesting that Bluestar broke the code with a kittypet as deputy knowing that StarClan would also object. Halftail says that if Bluestar broke the code on purpose, then she must not care about what the warrior ancestors thought. Dappletail says that Bluestar can't turn her back on StarClan, but Patchpelt says that she already has, by bringing a kittypet into the Clan and appointing him as deputy after moonhigh.


 * Patchpelt assures the elders that Fireheart isn't a real deputy, that he is only a kittypet. Halftail tells them he won't give up on his Clan, and that if they treated Fireheart rightfully, StarClan would maybe forgive Bluestar and accept Fireheart. Smallear shakes off the suggestion and confirms to Halftail that he won't forgive Bluestar. Dappletail and Patchpelt agree. Halftail is left in dismay wondering what will be in store for ThunderClan.

Exernal Links

 * A copy of this story on the Warrior Cats Forum