A Dangerous Path/Cliffnotes

These notes are brief, noting major events and minor events that will be of consequence later.

These are intended to be used as a reference for those looking for specific events for re-reading.

Prologue

 * A pack of dogs get free from Twolegplace. They dig a tunnel under the fence and escape, before setting out to destroy the forest

Chapter 1

 * A Gathering is underway
 * Tigerstar shows up at Fourtrees, declaring himself to be the new leader of ShadowClan
 * Fireheart tells of ThunderClan being well, considering they are dealing with the aftermath of the fire. The death toll includes Halftail, Patchpelt, and the ThunderClan medicine cat, Yellowfang

Chapter 2

 * Fireheart tells Bluestar that Tigerstar is the new ShadowClan leader.
 * She is angry over this fact and appalled that ShadowClan accepted him after what he did
 * Fireheart reminds her that no other Clan knows of his deeds

Chapter 3

 * A patrol reports that dog scent and dog dirt were found at Snakerocks
 * Prey in ThunderClan is rather low
 * Graystripe sneaks in and talks to Fireheart about Tigerstar
 * Cinderpelt tells Fireheart of a dream she had that night: Voices in a strange language chanting "Pack, Pack" and "Kill, Kill"

Chapter 4

 * Fireheart sees Bramblekit hurt Snowkit while they're trying to play
 * Bramblekit accuses Snowkit of being unable to play properly
 * Shortly afterward, Brackenfur comments to Fireheart that something might be wrong with&#160;Snowkit
 * Fireheart talks to Bluestar about making Cloudpaw, Brightpaw, Swiftpaw, and Thornpaw into warriors
 * Bluestar focuses on how Swiftpaw's mentor is Longtail, who was a friend of Tigerstar and refuses to make any but Cloudpaw (who is Fireheart's apprentice) into a warrior

Chapter 5

 * Fireheart asks Cinderpelt to casually look over Speckletail's kit
 * Fireheart and the dawn patrol escort Cinderpelt to Fourtrees as she heads to Highstones for the medicine cat's meeting
 * They meet up with Runningnose and Littlecloud. They and Cinderpelt agree to travel the rest of the way together
 * Littlecloud tells of Whitethroat's death on the Thunderpath

Chapter 6

 * Fireheart and Sandstorm go hunting near Tallpines and meet up with Princess there
 * Princess is worried about him after the fire
 * A monster comes by and Twolegs get out of it and start looking for the escaped dogs
 * Fireheart and Sandstorm pass by RiverClan territory where Graystripe is waiting
 * Graystripe mentions a possible allegiance between Tigerstar and Leopardfur
 * Mistyfoot comes by and announces Graypool is missing
 * Fireheart goes off to find her, and sees her climbing a slope towards Fourtrees where Tigerstar is waiting

Chapter 7

 * Fireheart finds Graypool talking to Tigerstar thinking he is Oakheart
 * She accidentally reveals Bluestar's secret about her kits to Tigerstar
 * She realizes Tigerstar isn't Oakheart and while backing away, falls off the cliff and dies
 * Bramblekit catches his first prey
 * Cinderpelt tests Snowkit's hearing and it is revealed he is deaf
 * Bluestar declares that he will never become a warrior

Chapter 8

 * Fireheart leads a patrol near Snakerocks
 * They find some dog scent and dog dirt like Whitestorm had before
 * Whitestorm tells Fireheart that his patrol found remains of dog near the RiverClan border
 * Speckletail is trying to teach Snowkit hunting techniques, but with no success
 * Fireheart reports to Bluestar about the dogs
 * She thinks that it is WindClan hunting on their territory
 * A hawk plunges into the camp
 * Snowkit is taken because he does not hear the warnings others shout at him
 * Bluestar thinks that it was StarClan who sent the hawk and is at war with ThunderClan

Chapter 9

 * Fireheart takes a pace after her when Bluestar snaps "leave me alone!" with so much venom in her voice that Fireheart stops dead in his tracks
 * Fireheart calls a Clan meeting and gradually the ThunderClan cats obey
 * Cloudpaw makes a comment about "Every cat knows StarClan is just a tale for kits.They can't really do anything to us." Brightpaw faces him with shock in her eyes and exclaims "Cloudpaw, that's not true!"
 * Cinderpelt and Fireheart convince the Clan that the hawk taking Snowkit was just an accident,"because the camp is more exposed from the fire"
 * Fireheart moves on to the dog and Sandstorm suggests that it could be a dog from the farm beyond WindClan territory
 * Fireheart declares "until the dog goes away again we all have to be especially careful. Apprentices mustn't leave the camp without a warrior. And all cats that leave camp have an extra duty. Look for traces of this dog - scent, pawmarks, scattered scraps of prey..." "and dung" Mousefur puts in

Chapter 10

 * Bluestar leads ThunderClan to the Gathering herself
 * Onewhisker introduces Gorsepaw to Fireheart
 * Graystripe tells Fireheart that Crookedstar is dead, and that Leopardstar is the new leader, and Stonefur is the new deputy
 * Graystripe tells Fireheart of Leopardstar's plans to take back Sunningrocks
 * Fireheart says that Graystripe shouldn't tell him that
 * Leopardstar announces Graypool's death
 * Bluestar accuses WindClan of stealing prey
 * Tallstar denies the accusation, says "if you want a fight, you'll have one,&#160;Bluestar" and takes his Clan back
 * Fireheart sees Darkstripe and Tigerstar talking about Tigerstar's kits

Chapter 11

 * Bluestar asks Fireheart to choose warriors to attack WindClan
 * Fireheart wants advice from Cinderpelt, but she is out collecting herbs
 * Fireheart sleeps; Spottedleaf and Yellowfang come to him in a dream. Spottedleaf takes him to the WindClan border and Spottedleaf says, "I have brought you here for a reason, Fireheart. Look at this place; remember it.This is where a battle will not be fought and blood will not be spilled"

Chapter 12

 * Fireheart slips out of camp, thinking that the only way to prevent a battle is to arrange a meeting for Bluestar and Tallstar to discuss the loss of prey
 * He sees Brightpaw practicing the hunter's crouch alone
 * He hears a rustle in the undergrowth, reminding him how hungry he is
 * He scents ThunderClan, and sees Darkstripe taking Bramblekit and Tawnykit somewhere
 * He sees Darkstripe take the kits toward the ShadowClan border
 * He sees them meet Tigerstar, and Tigerstar tells them that he is their father
 * Bramblekit asks Tigerstar that why is he the ShadowClan leader when their mother is a ThunderClan cat
 * Fireheart intervenes and orders them to go home

Chapter 13

 * Fireheart goes into WindClan territory, and sees Mudclaw, Gorsepaw, and Onewhisker
 * He calls out to Gorsepaw, and asks him to tell Onewhisker that he's there, but not to Mudclaw
 * Onewhisker takes him to Tallstar
 * He arranges a meeting at Fourtrees at dawn
 * He asks Tallstar to send Bluestar a message through Ravenpaw
 * He tells Whitestorm what he has done
 * He tells all the warriors, and Whitestorm, Dustpelt, Brindleface, Sandstorm, Swiftpaw and Cloudpaw agree to go (the apprentices don't agree; they are chosen)
 * Mousefur tells Cinderpelt
 * Fireheart asks Cinderpelt if she thinks he is wrong, and she says that,"This is your decision, Fireheart. No cat can make it for you"

Chapter 14

 * Ravenpaw arrives and Fireheart takes him to Bluestar
 * Ravenpaw and Bluestar talk
 * Bluestar agrees to talk with Tallstar
 * Tallstar also brings warriors with him
 * The leaders talk and battle is avoided
 * Bluestar accuses Fireheart of treachery
 * Cinderpelt wakes Fireheart and says that she can't find Bluestar anywhere

Chapter 15

 * Cinderpelt says she hasn't asked anyone and she came to tell him first.
 * Cloudpaw, Mousefur and Sandstorm return from a patrol, and go to look for her.
 * Bluestar returns to the camp at moonset.
 * She says that StarClan have told her that there is a "pack" loose in the forest.
 * Fireheart remembers a dream in which Cinderpelt had heard the words, "pack, pack" and "kill, kill"

Chapter 16

 * Bluestar decides to lead a patrol.
 * They meet RiverClan at Sunningrocks.
 * Leopardstar attacks Bluestar, and fighting starts between the the two Clans.
 * Fireheart sends Swiftpaw for reinforcements.
 * Graystripe calls Fireheart to show him Mistyfoot and Stonefur attacking Bluestar.

Chapter 17

 * He tells them that Bluestar is their mother.
 * Graystripe warns Fireheart in time for him to dodge Leopardstar's attack.
 * Graystripe pulls Leopardstar off Fireheart.
 * She exiles him for this.
 * Bluestar says that all the Clan are traitors so Graystripe coming into the Clan won't make any difference

Chapter 18

 * Bluestar makes Cloudpaw a warrior with the name of Cloudtail
 * Longtail is angry that Swiftpaw doesn't become a warrior.

Chapter 19

 * Fernpaw tells Fireheart that Swiftpaw and Brightpaw have gone to Snakerocks.
 * They discover Swiftpaw's dead body, and Brightpaw terribly injured.

Chapter 20

 * Cinderpelt takes Brightpaw to camp.
 * Bluestar gives her the warrior name of Lostface in a rarely used ceremony for a dying apprentice who is ready to be a warrior
 * Fireheart decides to take Bramblekit as his apprentice and give Tawnykit to Brackenfur
 * Sandstorm is angry over this

Chapter 21

 * Fireheart tells Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw about Tigerstar's past.
 * Lostface goes to live with the elders.

Chapter 22

 * At the Gathering, Mosspelt tells Graystripe that his kits are apprentices now.
 * Tigerstar asks for his kits back, and when Bluestar refuses, he says that ThunderClan have a poor record in looking after their young cats.

Chapter 23

 * Cloudtail insists on bringing Lostface to see Princess.
 * Graystripe also comes with them.
 * Spottedleaf gives Fireheart the prophecy that "remember the enemy that never sleeps"
 * Longtail tells Fireheart of the dog pack living in Snakerocks and of Tigerstar feeding them.

Chapter 24

 * Fireheart admits to Sandstorm about his love for her.
 * Fireheart, Graystripe, Longtail, Sandstorm, Whitestorm and Cloudtail go to Snakerocks.
 * They find Tigerstar's scent on dead rabbits.
 * They see that Tigerstar has laid a trail of rabbits to their camp.
 * Cloutail finds Brindleface's dead body at the end of the trail.

Chapter 25

 * Fireheart tells the Clan about the pack.
 * He forms a plan to lure the dogs to the cliffs to drown them.
 * Graystripe, Sandstorm, Mousefur, Longtail and Dustpelt are chosen to accompany Fireheart
 * Fernpaw and Ashpaw want to go, but Fireheart disagrees.
 * Whitestorm asks him to take them.
 * Darkstripe tries to take Bramblepaw and Tawnypaw out of camp, but is stopped by Fireheart.
 * Fireheart makes Brackenfur in charge of the two apprentices.
 * He makes Whitestorm in charge of Darkstripe and Bluestar.
 * He tells Bluestar about the pack.

Chapter 26

 * He stations the warriors and apprentices at different positions, and goes to the steepest part of the gorge himself.
 * He runs toward the gorge in his turn, but Tigerstar leaps on him.

Chapter 27

 * The pack leader grabs him by his scruff, and shakes him.
 * Bluestar comes out of nowhere, and drives the leader down the gorge, but it pulls her as well.
 * Fireheart jumps down after her.
 * Mistyfoot and Stonefur save him and Bluestar.
 * Bluestar dies with Mistyfoot and Stonefur by her side.
 * She names Fireheart as her successor and new leader of ThunderClan, revealing the meaning of the prophecy 'Fire will save our Clan' o him.