Leopardstar's Honor/Chapter 6

"RiverClan had sacrificed three lives. If they gave up now, their Clanmates would have died for nothing. Even Mudfur must realize that if they let these deaths go unpunished, no RiverClan cat could call themselves a true warrior!"

— Leopardfur's thoughts about avenging the fallen in Leopardstar's Honor, page 144

Leopardstar's Honor
Chapter number:	6 (of 35)
Page numbers:	129-144
Point of View:	Leopardfur
Chronology

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Chapter Number: 6 (of 35)

Page Numbers: 129-144

Chapter description

After checking the camp wall, Leopardfur sends Whitepaw to replace Birdsong and Tanglewhisker’s bedding and teach Emberkit and Mosskit apprentice duties, distracting him. Leopardfur broods over Oakheart’s refusal to take her on the Sunningrocks patrol and goes to confide in Mudfur, having not seen her father in some time. She briefly informs him about Whitepaw’s training progress, then talks about Oakheart’s patrol, expressing her confusion over Oakheart’s refusal to take her. Mudfur points out that other warriors can fight as well, and that revenge against ThunderClan will not help her grief. She complains that life without battle is ordinary and that the other Clans are a threat, and when Mudfur responds sarcastically, she leaves in frustration.

Skyheart offers for Leopardfur to join her and Blackclaw to fish, but she refuses. Observing her Clanmates, Leopardfur wonders about the Sunningrocks patrol and thinks about Frogleap as a potential mate. She then hears a cat shrieking in pain and the camp stands alert; she rushes out, thinking it may be Whitepaw, but he meets her at the entrance. When she hears it again, she runs to the river. She finds Skyheart and Blackclaw struggling against a pike that is trying to drag Blackclaw underwater, and she attacks it. The fish struggles against her, smacking her away, and she sees Whitepaw joining the fray, wrapping his legs around the pike. The pike finally releases Blackclaw and fights against Leopardfur, flipping her underwater, where she sees a larger pike approaching. The larger pike kills the smaller one as Whitepaw pulls Leopardfur out of the water, and the cats guide Blackclaw back to camp.

While the others take Blackclaw to the medicine den, Leopardfur and Whitepaw report to Crookedstar, and Skyheart tells them that Blackclaw’s wounds will heal, praising Leopardfur for saving him. Leopardfur points out Whitepaw’s bravery, and Crookedstar commends them both and promises to warn the Clan. Leopardfur checks on Whitepaw but sees that he is staring at the entrance. Oakheart’s patrol returns, with Mistyfoot and Loudbelly carrying his body. Mistyfoot says that he was killed by a rockfall during a battle with ThunderClan, and Crookedstar mourns his brother’s death. Leopardfur waits anxiously for Frogleap and greets him with relief when he returns, and Mudfur calls her to help bring Loudbelly into his den and tend to the injured. Mudfur asks her if she now understands why fighting for Sunningrocks is pointless, and Leopardfur is angered, thinking that RiverClan must go on fighting for the sake of their dead Clanmates.

Characters

Major

• Leopardfur
• Whitepaw

Minor

• Birdsong
• Emberkit
• Mosskit
• Oakheart
• Crookedstar
• Mudfur
• Frogleap
• Skyheart
• Blackclaw
• Heavykit
• Shadekit
• Lilystem
• Dawnbright
• Mallowtail
• Voleclaw
• Ottersplash
• Shimmerpelt
• Beetlenose
• Mistyfoot
• Loudbelly

Mentioned

• Tanglewhisker
• Sunfish
• Whitefang

Important events

• Leopardfur, Whitepaw, and Skyheart save Blackclaw from a pike.

Deaths

• Oakheart: killed by a rockfall during a battle with ThunderClan over Sunningrocks.

Errors

• Leopardfur is mistakenly called Leopardstar.
• Oakheart was said to have been killed by ThunderClan, when he was actually killed by a rockslide. This mistake was fixed in the paperback edition.
• Stonefur is not part of the patrol during which Oakheart died and is instead replaced by Beetlenose, even though his presence during the patrol is vital for The Prophecies Begin.
  • In the paperback edition, this error is fixed for when they leave. However, when Oakheart's patrol returns, Stonefur is still replaced by Beetlenose.