Forest of Secrets/Cliffnotes

These notes are brief, noting major events and minor events in Forest of Secrets 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.


 * Oakheart takes Bluestar's surviving kits, Mistykit and Stonekit, to RiverClan, in the middle of leaf-bare
 * They arrive to the RiverClan camp
 * Graypool demands to know whose kits are they, and Oakheart says he found them in the forest
 * Graypool agrees to suckle them, but knows that Oakheart did not tell her the truth
 * She realizes they carry ThunderClan scent


 * Fireheart returns from a hunting patrol
 * The fresh-kill pile is pitifully small, with not much prey to be found in leaf-bare
 * Tigerclaw taunts Fireheart and calls him disloyal, as he let a RiverClan warrior escape in the recent battle
 * Fireheart shares tongues with Graystripe; after the battle, their friendship was rekindled
 * Fireheart does not trust Tigerclaw and plans to speak with Ravenpaw, to find out more about the Sunningrocks battle when Redtail died
 * The Gathering takes place, and Fireheart and Graystripe are chosen by Bluestar to attend it
 * Bluestar does not speak about the rogue attack or about keeping Brokentail as prisoner
 * The Clans are recovering after the recent battles


 * Right after the Gathering, Fireheart and Graystripe go to see Ravenpaw
 * They hunt for mice in the barn
 * Ravenpaw retells the story of the battle at Sunningrocks
 * He insists that Tigerclaw killed Redtail, and Oakheart was killed by falling rocks
 * He also reveals that Oakheart saved Stonefur during the battle, telling that no ThunderClan cat should harm him
 * On their way back to the camp, Fireheart and Graystripe meet a WindClan patrol, but they are not hostile
 * When they enter the camp, Tigerclaw spots them and asks where they have been


 * Tigerclaw sees that Fireheart and Graystripe are full-fed, and accuses them of hunting for themselves
 * He takes them to Bluestar, who is disappointed, and as a punishment, makes them hunt for the Clan until the next sunrise
 * Fireheart retreats to the warriors' den, and sleeps next to Sandstorm
 * He has a dream in which Spottedleaf tells him that "water can quench fire"
 * He wakes up at sunhigh


 * Fireheart goes hunting with Graystripe, Sandstorm and Brackenpaw
 * Fireheart catches a rabbit and takes it back to the camp
 * He takes it to Yellowfang, who is teaching Cinderpaw about herbs
 * Fireheart recalls the accident that crippled Cinderpaw and suspects that it was a trap set up by Tigerclaw for Bluestar
 * The next day, Fireheart and Graystripe sneak over to RiverClan to ask them about the Sunningrocks battle
 * They meet Silverstream and Mistyfoot, and Mistyfoot reveals that Oakheart died because of falling rocks; he was not killed
 * Fireheart asks why did Oakheart say that no cat should harm Stonefur, but Mistyfoot does not know. She tells that Graypool, their mother who is now an elder, might know


 * Bluestar calls a Clan Meeting
 * Brightkit and Thornkit become apprentices, with Whitestorm and Mousefur as mentors
 * Graystripe tells Fireheart that Graypool will likely agree to meet them at sunhigh at Fourtrees
 * Fireheart and Graystripe go to Fourtrees where they meet Graypool, Mistyfoot and Silverstream
 * Graypool reveals that Mistyfoot and Stonefur are not her kits, but they are from ThunderClan


 * Graypool asks Fireheart to not tell Mistyfoot and Stonefur that they have ThunderClan roots
 * Fireheart returns to the ThunderClan camp to speak with Bluestar
 * He tells that Oakheart's death was an accident and Tigerclaw was lying
 * He also tells about Mistyfoot and Stonefur
 * Bluestar refuses to listen to Fireheart's accusations about Tigerclaw, and about Mistyfoot and Stonefur having ThunderClan blood, and sends him away


 * A group of kits jeer at Brokentail, who is kept as a prisoner, and prod him
 * Darkstripe, who is supposed to guard Brokentail, makes no move
 * Fireheart intervenes and sends the kits away, to Darkstripe's displeasure
 * Fireheart tells Cloudkit that he was born a kittypet, and Cloudkit is shocked, realizing finally why do the others dislike him
 * Cinderpaw, Cloudkit, and Fireheart go out collecting herbs
 * Cinderpaw stops Cloudkit from eating deathberries


 * Fireheart has a dream about a silver queen fading away and leaving her kits
 * He wonders if it was a prophecy, or whether if it was about Mistyfoot, Stonefur and their mother
 * Graystripe is nowhere to be seen, and Brackenpaw complains that his training is neglected
 * Fireheart, Sandstorm and Brackenpaw go hunting
 * Fireheart acts as a mentor to Brackenpaw
 * They rescue Cloudkit, who got away from the others, and was almost killed by a badger
 * They dive the badger off, and Brackenpaw is wounded
 * Tigerclaw makes Cloudkit look after the elders as a punishment
 * Yellowfang takes Brokentail for a walk, and they rest on a smooth rock


 * Cinderpaw treats Brackenpaw's wound while Fireheart explains about the badger attack
 * Fireheart helps Cloudkit care for the elders
 * Fireheart follows Tigerclaw to Twolegplace
 * Fireheart speaks to Princess, and tells her that he'll bring Cloudkit with him in newleaf
 * The Thaw arrives


 * Fireheart tells Bluestar about finding strange cat scents by Twolegplace that weren't kittypets
 * Tigerclaw tells Fireheart to organize a group of cats to patrol the RiverClan border
 * Fireheart's patrol finds out that the river is flooding


 * Bluestar calls a meeting about the flood
 * She announces that no cat can go out alone
 * Flood waters have risen
 * Fireheart and Graystripe rescue Mistyfoot's two kits in distress


 * Fireheart and Graystripe rescue two RiverClan kits from drowning
 * They get spotted on RiverClan territory by Leopardfur, Stonefur, and Blackclaw
 * They get escorted to RiverClan's temporary camp
 * They get blamed for stealing kits and spying
 * They explain what happened
 * They offer to feed RiverClan out of ThunderClan's territory upon learning of RiverClan's starvation


 * Fireheart and Graystripe go out hunting for RiverClan again
 * Cloudkit wants to go with them, but he can't, and Fireheart tells him that he can't come because it's a special secret warrior mission
 * They drop off the prey at the temporary camp
 * Silverstream tells Graystripe that she is expecting his kits
 * Graystripe tells Fireheart


 * Cloudkit followed their scent trail, and Tigerclaw sees them crossing the flood from RiverClan territory
 * Tigerclaw reports them to Bluestar after escorting the three cats to camp
 * Cloudkit is punished for leaving the camp by having to take care of the elders again
 * Graystripe and Fireheart are punished for breaking The Warrior Code by having to live like apprentices for a while, although they still have their warrior names


 * Longtail, Fireheart, and Graystripe go hunting
 * Cloudkit is falsely blamed for bringing in wet bedding
 * The elders stick up for the kit
 * Fireheart sees Tigerclaw sharing tongues with Brokentail, making him question his theories about him


 * Fireheart and Graystripe's punishment ends
 * Fireheart, Longtail, and Tigerclaw go on a mission to see if they can make it to the Gathering
 * Tigerclaw makes Fireheart test an unstable log in the river


 * Fireheart almost drowns following Tigerclaw's orders
 * Longtail saves him
 * They return to camp, and Tigerclaw blames Fireheart for his accident
 * Yellowfang asks Cinderpaw to become a medicine cat apprentice
 * Yellowfang announces it in a Clan meeting


 * ThunderClan are going to the Gathering
 * Bluestar is only taking warriors this time because of the floods
 * They cross into ShadowClan territory to get there
 * They get caught by Nightstar and his Clan
 * ShadowClan escort them to the Gathering, and not out of friendship
 * At the Gathering, Nightstar tells all of the cats in the forest that ThunderClan are sheltering Brokentail


 * WindClan and ShadowClan join forces and turn against ThunderClan because they are shelting Brokentail
 * Crookedstar lets ThunderClan pass through their territory to get back to their own
 * Fireheart takes Brackenpaw out hunting
 * Brackenpaw scents ShadowClan and WindClan coming to invade the camp


 * ThunderClan fight the invasion that WindClan and ShadowClan bore down on their camp
 * The battle ends. ThunderClan wins, but every warrior is wounded except for Graystripe, who was out of camp
 * Fireheart wonders if Mistyfoot and Stonefur are Bluestar's kits


 * Brackenpaw is made a warrior with the name of Brackenfur
 * Silverstream begins kitting with Cinderpaw's help
 * Silverstream dies
 * The kits are taken to ThunderClan, despite Tigerclaw saying no one will want them


 * Goldenflower agrees to suckle the kits
 * Bluestar gets very angry when Speckletail points out they are half-Clan and therefore unwanted
 * Bluestar admits to Fireheart that Mistyfoot and Stonefur are her kits


 * Fireheart learns that Mistyfoot and Stonefur's father was Oakheart
 * Fireheart learns what happened to Bluestar's kits
 * Graystripe learns his kits are alive
 * Sandstorm treats Graystripe badly


 * Fireheart tells Mistyfoot of Silverstream's death
 * Cloudkit becomes Fireheart's apprentice
 * Willowpelt is expecting Whitestorm's kits


 * Fireheart and Cloudpaw visit Princess
 * Leopardfur comes with Mistyfoot and Stonefur to ThunderClan to discuss Graystripe's kits


 * The RiverClan cats discuss Graystripe's kits with Bluestar
 * They think they belong in RiverClan
 * Yellowfang and Cinderpaw visit the Moonstone
 * Fireheart follows Cloudpaw on his solo hunting mission
 * They scent rogues and Fireheart realises that Tigerclaw's led them to camp


 * ThunderClan fight the rogues
 * Tigerclaw pretends to be against them
 * Fireheart finds Tigerclaw attempting to murder Bluestar in her den


 * Fireheart fights and defeats Tigerclaw
 * A RiverClan patrol help ThunderClan fight off the rogues
 * Bluestar announces Tigerclaw's betrayal to the Clan
 * Tigerclaw is exiled


 * Fireheart secretly watches Yellowfang kill Brokentail with deathberries, learning that he is her son
 * Everyone wonders when Bluestar will announce the new deputy
 * Bluestar names Fireheart deputy
 * The ceremony breaks the moonhigh tradition


 * Graystripe decides that he'll stay in RiverClan to look after his kits
 * Fireheart is heart-broken, but returns to his Clan.