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{{BookSpoiler|Ivypool's Heart}}
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|quote="For new kits, the ancestors travel to ''them''. No cat is more important than a kit, because they are the future of the wildcats. In this case, meeting with the ancestors in the afterlife isn’t about a place; it’s about your mind."
|speaker=[[Prowl Sleek]] to [[Ivypool]]
|ref=''[[Ivypool's Heart]]'', page 362}}

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'''The ancestors''' are the spirits of the [[The wildcats|wildcats]].{{r|ih|chapter 15}} Only the wildcats' [[Leader|leaders]] can speak with the ancestors at a special location, such as the [[Star Tree]].{{r|ih|chapter 15}}{{r|ih|chapter 33}}

[[Kit|Kits]] are only granted one part of their [[Cat names|name]] from their parents. Kits are later presented to the ancestors, where they will be given a spirit guide who will guide them for the rest of their life, and they will take part of their mentor's name.{{r|ih|chapter 33}} For example, [[Pounce Whisper|Pounce Whisper's]] spirit guide was [[Whisper Claw]].{{r|ih|365}}

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==See also==
*[[Star Tree]]
*[[:Category:The ancestors residents|The ancestors residents]]
*[[StarClan]]
*[[The Place of No Stars (residence)]]
*[[Ghost residence]]

==Notes and references==
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