Bluestar's Prophecy/Chapter 19

"Shedding blood over Sunningrocks is pointless. From what the elders say, it's happened enough times already in the Clan's history. It's easier to just let them have it. We have enough prey."

— Thrushpelt defending Pinestar's decision not to challenge RiverClan in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 248

Bluestar's Prophecy
Chapter number:	19 (of 45)
Page numbers:	247-261
Point of View:	Bluefur
Chronology

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Chapter Number: 19 (of 45)

Page Numbers: 247-261

Chapter description

A moon after Bluefur's trip with Pinestar to the Moonstone, she goes out on a morning border patrol with Adderfang, Thrushpelt, and Thistlepaw. It is now greenleaf, and RiverClan has retaken Sunningrocks without a battle, since Pinestar decided not to challenge them when they moved their border markings. Thistlepaw and Adderfang express frustration at Pinestar's decision, but Thrushpelt points out that they have enough prey in the rest of the forest, so it would be a pointless battle.

Back in camp, Sunfall asks Bluefur, Lionpaw, and Goldenpaw about Pinestar's whereabouts, but none of them know where he is. Sunfall then takes Bluefur, Lionpaw, Swiftbreeze, and White-eye out another patrol along the RiverClan border. When the patrol reaches the border, they look across it and see several RiverClan cats lounging on the rocks. Oakheart, hoping to taunt the ThunderClan cats, gets up off the rocks and paces along the border, staring at the patrol. Bluefur is infuriated by this, stepping forward and hissing at him, finding that she cannot stop glaring at him. Sunfall warns her back, however, and Swiftbreeze advises her not to let the RiverClan warrior get to her. Sunfall's patrol heads back to camp, and they find that Pinestar is there when they arrive. Bluefur spots a freshly caught starling on the fresh-kill pile, and is pleased to see that Pinestar had been hunting rather than hanging out with Jake in Twolegplace. Her relief, however, quickly turns to dismay when she learns that bird was Rosepaw's catch and realizes that Pinestar had not been hunting after all.

Suddenly, Featherwhisker bursts from the nursery, exclaiming that Leopardfoot's kits are coming. Swiftbreeze appears worried, commenting that the kits were not due for another half moon. Featherwhisker tells Pinestar to go to the nursery to sit with his mate while he gets supplies. However, Pinestar backs away awkwardly, so Swiftbreeze sits with her daughter instead. Featherwhisker goes into the medicine den to get supplies, and as he enters, Goosefeather goes out. Goosefeather is informed that the kitting is going on, to which Goosefeather responds that he knows, but he makes no move to help. Featherwhisker heads into the nursery to help the queen, while Goosefeather instead goes out into the gorge to look for omens in the clouds. The ThunderClan warriors, returning from their patrols, gather anxiously in the clearing to await news of the kitting. Meanwhile, Featherwhisker remains in the den tending to Leopardfoot, whose agonized wailing can be heard through the camp. All of a sudden, the medicine cat apprentice emerges from the nursery. Bluefur rushes over to see what the matter is, and he tells her to go get moss and raspberry leaves from Goosefeather. Bluefur explains that Goosefeather isn't in his den, so Featherwhisker describes what the raspberry leaves look like to Bluefur and she goes to fetch them instead. She returns to the nursery with the leaves in her jaws, but is frightened when she sees how much pain Leopardfoot is in. Bluefur tries to encourage her friend, saying that she will make it.

When Bluefur slips out of the nursery again, she sees that the entire Clan is uneasy. Pinestar, noticing his Clan's anxiety, tells his Clanmates them to eat, because starving themselves would not make these kits come faster. Bluefur is surprised by this remark and wonders if he cares about his kits or Leopardfoot at all. However, his words produce their desired effect and many cats take prey from the pile and begin to eat it. Bluefur decides to share a mouse with Rosepaw and Sweetpaw. By now, night has fallen and the stars are out, and Leopardfoot's kitting is still going on. Sunfall tells the Clan that there will be duties tomorrow no matter what happens, and many of the cats begin to retreat to their dens to get some sleep. Bluefur remains awake, not able to sleep knowing how much pain Leopardfoot is in. Eventually, a thin wail begins to rise from the nursery, and Bluefur races in to find that a she-kit has been born, and is in time to see the birth of the other two kits, another she-kit and finally a tom. Goosefeather, who also comes to see the kits with the young warrior, announces their birth to the Clans. Relieved meows, congratulations, and purrs follow, but the old medicine cat interrupts them. Goosefeather tells the Clan not to get too excited yet, for the kits may not survive the night.

Characters

Major

• Bluefur

Minor

• Adderfang
• Thistlepaw
• Thrushpelt
• Leopardfoot
• Lionpaw
• Goldenpaw
• Sunfall
• White-eye
• Swiftbreeze
• Crookedjaw
• Oakheart
• Pinestar
• Patchpelt
• Rosepaw
• Sweetpaw
• Featherwhisker
• Larksong
• Stonepelt
• Goosefeather

Mentioned

• Jake
• Sparrowpelt

Important events

Births

Tigerkit, Mistkit, and Nightkit: Born to Leopardfoot and Pinestar

Errors

• Oakheart is mistakenly described as tawny.

Trivia

• This chapter aligns with chapter twenty-one of Crookedstar's Promise and chapter eight of Pinestar's Choice.