Erin Hunter Answers Your Questions Summer 2011

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Vicky Holmes answered various fans' questions on the Warriors Official Forum on July 27, 2011.

Information Revealed

On the Characters

ThunderClan

• Hollyleaf will play a big role in the final books of Omen of the Stars.
• Firestar has two lives at the beginning of The Last Hope.
• Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Dovewing have the same spirits as their ancient counterparts.
• Cinderpelt was in love with Firestar.
• Thornclaw will not have a mate.
• Cinderheart will find out about her past life as Cinderpelt.
• Vicky would personally like to have Cinderheart as the next ThunderClan leader.
• Cinderheart broke up with Lionblaze because she was overwhelmed by his destiny.
• Hazeltail will get a love interest.
• Millie's behavior towards Blossomfall and Bumblestripe is caused by grief over Briarlight's injury.
• Blossomfall isn't evil, and only joined the Dark Forest because she felt neglected.
• Hollyleaf is alive, and more will be revealed about her fate in The Forgotten Warrior. She is the "forgotten warrior."
• Briarlight's injuries are permanent.
• Spottedleaf will play an important part in The Last Hope.^[source?]
• Brightheart will be expecting kits in The Last Hope.
• Mousefur never had any interest in having a mate.
• When Cinderheart goes to StarClan, she will either go as Cinderheart, or as two separate cats, Cinderheart and Cinderpelt.
• Brightheart will not have an apprentice before Omen of the Stars is over.
• Brambleclaw probably cannot forgive Squirrelflight.
• Lionblaze and Cinderheart might get back together.
• Firestar is six years old at the time of the chat.
  • False: Firestar is seven years old. See: Events Timeline

ShadowClan

• Tigerstar really did lose all nine of his lives when he was killed by Scourge, because his sharp claws sliced through enough organs to kill him nine times.
• Tigerstar was accepted by StarClan because he showed strong leadership qualities and made ShadowClan strong and fearsome again.

WindClan

• Crowfeather will appear in the final books of Omen of the Stars.
• Deadfoot might be Crowfeather's father.

RiverClan

• Rainflower is sorry for how she treated Crookedstar, and makes up with him in StarClan.

SkyClan

• Modern SkyClan might not appear again after SkyClan and the Stranger.
• The cats that help Jayfeather find the catmint (Brightspirit, Shiningheart, and Braveheart) in Long Shadows are from SkyClan.

Cats Outside Clans

• Ravenpaw will never have a mate or kits.
• Midnight will reappear in the series.
• The Tribe of Rushing Water will not reappear in Omen of the Stars, but they may show up again elsewhere.
• Because of his powers and knowledge, Rock feels that he cannot afford to show emotion.
• The ginger cat in the tunnels in Sign of the Moon has appeared before.
• Sol will appear in The Forgotten Warrior.
• Mitzi from Crookedstar's Promise could be the same Mitzi in A Clan in Need However, the descriptions for the cats don't match.
• Ravenpaw and Barley would rather die than let the BloodClan cats take over their barn, and they safely are in control of it.

Other Information

The Books

• Vicky would love to do a WindClan Super Edition, possibly featuring Tallstar.
• The fifth series will feature the very first Clans in the forest.
• The fifth series does not have a title yet.
• The Forgotten Warrior is about how difficult it is to go back to a life you thought you'd left behind. It's also about forgiveness, and acceptance, and coming to terms with guilt.
• There will be no special powers in the fifth series.

Clan Life

• The uses of herbs were taken from Culpeper's Herbal by Nicolas Culpeper.

Warriors

• The first leaders were named after the areas of the forest in which they lived.
• The elders who stayed behind in the forest died of old age.
• There will be survivors after the battle with the Dark Forest.

Places

• Landmarks by the lake are not based on real places, such as the island, and the Sky Oak.

The Authors

• Vicky most relates to Ravenpaw.
• Vicky was sad writing Cinderpelt's death.
• Vicky thinks the best book she has worked on is Bluestar's Prophecy.
• Vicky played violin and flute when she was younger.
• Vicky wishes she could change the name for motorized vehicles (monsters) because she "absolutely hates it!"
• If she could be a cat, Vicky would be the RiverClan medicine cat.
• Vicky used to have a lot of cats when she was a child in a barn.
• Vicky has a dog called Missy.
• If Vicky were a cat, her name would be Mousepaw.
• If Vicky could choose where she wanted to tour, she would choose Russia, Japan, and Finland, because she loves cold places.
• Vicky had an idea about bringing Midnight back as a villain, but her editor talked her out of it.