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Below contains in-depth information for the bonus scene of The Apprentice's Quest. If you are looking for a shorter summary of the entire book, please check the main article.
Chapter Number: Bonus Scene (of 24)
Page Numbers: 2-21

Chapter Summary

Squirrelflight's PoV

Squirrelflight awakes in her cold den with Bramblestar, up on the Highledge. She realizes that the patrols were organized and long gone at the moment. She feels guilty about sleeping in and missing her duties, but she can't help it because she's a queen expecting kits. Her sister, Leafpool, and her foster son, Jayfeather, the Clan's medicine cats, had been trying to persuade her to move into the nursery. Squirrelflight kept on insisting that she wanted to hang on to her duties as Clan deputy for as long as she could. Since she is in pain, she rests in her den and reflects on her first reactions to finding out about her expecting kits. She remembers her sensations of excitement and joy, completely outweighing any feelings of nervousness. But as the days passed, Squirrelflight's excitement faded as nervousness took over her, weighing her down so it took a massive amount of effort to do anything.
With a lot of effort, Squirrelflight leaves the den to see her Clanmates going to and fro with the days' patrols. Squirrelflight heads to the fresh-kill pile, and sees Cherryfall sharing a vole with Berrynose and Snowbush. Cherryfall beckons her over and offers her a mouse. Berrynose pushes it toward her and tells her to eat. Squirrelflight is hungry and wants to eat it, but she realizes that all of ThunderClan is hungry because it's leafbare. She feels guilty about taking more than her fair share. Squirrelflight reflects on how hungry and how much pain she is. In turn, that leads to her thinking about her foster litter: Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf. She remembers how when they discovered the truth of their parentage, it took a long time for them to forgive her or Leafpool. She is anxious, frantically pondering if she was a good mother.
Snowbush interrupts her thought process and tells her to eat the mouse. Squirrelflight insists that she doesn't need all of the mouse. Cherryfall objects, saying that she does need the prey, telling her that she's eating for her kits as well. Berrynose says that it's mouse brained that she won't eat, and Squirrelflight snaps back at him, abrupt annoyance overcoming her. Cherryfall tries to comfort Squirrelflight with a gesture that just annoys the dark ginger she-cat even more. Cherryfall says that Berrynose wasn't being annoying intentionally. Squirrelflight slides out her claws threateningly when Berrynose mutters in exasperation about she-cats, but Snowbush slips in between the two of them, attempting to soothe her and assuring her that they know times are presently tough for her. Cherryfall agrees, adding that they only want what's best for Squirrelflight and her kits and encouraging her to eat the mouse.
Squirrelflight feels guilty about losing her temper, and wonders why it kept happening. She apologizes and begins to eat the mouse, though she still feels irritated that her clanmates have to hunt for her, as well as slightly embarrased. Jayfeather pads up to her and asks how she's feeling, and Squirrelflight tells her foster son she's fine. She offers the last of the mouse to him, but he refuses and says he has to gatehr herbs for Sorrelpaw. Squirrelflight tells him to be careful where he steps, and Jayfeather retorts that he's fine, and that it's her coming kits who will need her. Jayfeather turns to an alder bush and begins peeling off strips of black bark. Berrynose follows and asks what Jayfeather is doing. The medicine cat retorts sarcastically, then says that Sorrelpaw has a toothache and that alder bark is good for it. 
While he was speaking, the branches above him trembled, covered in snow and ice. Squirrelflight yowls for him to watch out and pushes him out of the way, though she was larger than usual and staggered into him instead. A chunk of ice fell to the ground and exploded. Jayfeather leaps to his paws and says he thinks his leg is sprained now. Squirrelflight apologizes, and explains that ice was about to fall on him. The medicine cat sighed and said he had heard it, and was about to move out of the way. He picks up his bark and goes back to the medicine cat den. 
Bramblestar comes down from the Highledge and greets her, asking how she is doing. Squirrelflight bursts out that she thinks she'll be a terrible mother. Bramblestar reassures her that that's not true, then suggests that they go for a walk together. His mate unintentionally gets upset at him, then apologizes, saying that she feels all she's done for moons is sleep and pick fights. She then suggests that they go on a hunting patrol together - just the two of them. Squirrelflight thinks that this will make her feel less guilty about the prey she's been eating from other clanmates. Bramblestar looks uncertain, but Squirrelflight convinces him. 
After walking through the frosty woods for a while, Squirrelflight relaxes and says that this was the perfect thing for her to do. As they head towards the abandoned Twoleg nest, Bramblestar says that she doesn't seem herself lately. Squirrelflight agrees, sighing. She says that she's scared she won't be a good mother for her kits. She mentions Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf, and says that they hated her after they found out the truth about the parents. She wonders of she was ever a good mother to them. Bramblestar remains silent for a few moments, and Squirrelflight wondered if her mate was still upset with her for lying. Then Bramblestar tells Squirrelflight that the three cats she raised turned into wonderful clanmates, and that no one in the whole forest could ever be a better mother than her. Squirrelflight feels very happy and reasured, and thanks her mate. 
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References and Citations

  1. Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, page 1, Bonus Scene
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, page 2, Bonus Scene
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