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summary
Bluestar angrily explains that the Clans cats hunt to survive. Rusty acknowledges her words and is relieved when she calms down. Bluestar tells more about Clanlife, and then asks Rusty, if he would like to join ThunderClan. Rusty is shocked and thrilled - he asks Bluestar if he could think about the offer, and she says Lionheart will take his answer the next day.
events
Page 8 - Rusty wakes upPage 11 - Rusty enters the woods
Page 14 - Graypaw introduces himself
Page 17 - Bluestar and Lionheart appear
quotes
"You threaten our Clan when you take our food. You have plenty of food in your twoleg nest already. You come here only to hurt sport. But we hunt to survive."
- Bluestar, page 20
"Bluestar is only offering you training, young kit. There is no guarantee you would become a full warrior. It might prove too difficult for you. After all, you are used to comfortable life."
- Lionheart, page 22
"If you wish to train with us, we will have to take up into our Clan. You must either live with us and respect our ways, or return to your twolegplace and never come back. You cannot love with a paw in each world."
- Lionheart, page 22
"The Clan may not be able to offer you such easy food or warmth," said Bluestar. "In the seasons of leaf-bare,nights in the forest can be cruel. The Clan will demand great loyaltyand hard work.And there are many mouths to be fed. But the rewards are great. You will remain a tom. You will be trained in the ways of the wild. You will learn what it is to be a real cat. The strength and the fellowship of the Clan will allways be with you,even when you are alone."
- Bluestar, page 23
"Rusty blinked. He stared - excited, uncertain - up past the ferns that encircled him, though the canopy of leaves to the stars that glittered in the clear sky. The scent of the Clan cats still hung in the evening air. And as Rusty turned and headed for home, he felt a strong sensation inside him, tugging him back into the depths of the forest. His fur prickled deliciously in the light wind, and the rustling leaves seemed to whisper his name in the shadows."
- Narration, page 24
- Bluestar, page 20
"Bluestar is only offering you training, young kit. There is no guarantee you would become a full warrior. It might prove too difficult for you. After all, you are used to comfortable life."
- Lionheart, page 22
"If you wish to train with us, we will have to take up into our Clan. You must either live with us and respect our ways, or return to your twolegplace and never come back. You cannot love with a paw in each world."
- Lionheart, page 22
"The Clan may not be able to offer you such easy food or warmth," said Bluestar. "In the seasons of leaf-bare,nights in the forest can be cruel. The Clan will demand great loyaltyand hard work.And there are many mouths to be fed. But the rewards are great. You will remain a tom. You will be trained in the ways of the wild. You will learn what it is to be a real cat. The strength and the fellowship of the Clan will allways be with you,even when you are alone."
- Bluestar, page 23
"Rusty blinked. He stared - excited, uncertain - up past the ferns that encircled him, though the canopy of leaves to the stars that glittered in the clear sky. The scent of the Clan cats still hung in the evening air. And as Rusty turned and headed for home, he felt a strong sensation inside him, tugging him back into the depths of the forest. His fur prickled deliciously in the light wind, and the rustling leaves seemed to whisper his name in the shadows."
- Narration, page 24