The Clans Decide/Cliffnotes

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These notes reflect a bulleted list of major and minor events in The Clans Decide that can be easily navigated. They are intended to serve as a reference for those looking for specific events in re-reading and book discussions and include links to the relevant chapter subpages further detailing each chapter's events.

Cliffnotes

• Firestar is hunting near the ShadowClan border.
  • He scents RiverClan.
• The RiverClan warriors, Pouncetail and Otterheart have been captured by ShadowClan.
  • Pouncetail is bleeding and his tail is broken, whilst Otterheart is barely breathing.
• Russetfur turns up with Smokefoot and Rowanclaw, and she tells Firestar that RiverClan have purposefully been crossing the ShadowClan border.
• Firestar takes the injured warriors back to ThunderClan camp.
• Firestar calls a Gathering before the full moon.
• Pouncetail and Otterheart return to RiverClan.
• An argument breaks out.
• Firestar starts to lead ThunderClan away saying this was not what he wanted to happen.
  • Mosspelt tries to persuade Firestar to stay.
• They hear a fight breaking out.
  • Firestar agrees to return.
• Firestar stops the fight.
• Firestar thinks of the idea of sharing extra prey.
  • The other Clans disapprove of the idea.
• Jayfeather tells the Clans about the form of voting he learned from the ancients
  • He tells the Clans StarClan showed it to him in a dream
• Jayfeather explains how it works; each side of a stick represents a situation.
  • The Clans approve of the idea.
• The Clans vote, each cat placing a stone on either side of the stick
• Jayfeather and the other medicine cats tally up the votes; Firestar wins.
• Firestar announces that the Clans will meet every quarter-moon to share leftover prey. He also announces the proper leadership of the other Clan leaders will be restored at Newleaf.
  • He says there will always be four Clans beside the lake.