warriors
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
"We dare because we are true warriors. This battle has been too long coming. ThunderClan must learn that they are not the most important Clan in the forest."
— Onestar to Firestar in Eclipse, page 176

Below contains in-depth information for chapter twelve of Eclipse. If you are looking for a shorter summary of the entire book, please check the main article.
Chapter Number: 12 (of 25)
Page Numbers: 172-188


Chapter description

Lionpaw is circling his nest, asking if Icepaw and Foxpaw are done talking yet. Hollypaw is asleep, her tail covering her ears, and Cinderpaw is snoring gently beside her. Lionpaw tries to make himself comfortable, but his moss feels lumpy. He then hisses at the two apprentices asking what they were fussing about. He then hears whispering and snaps at Icepaw and Foxpaw asking why they are still talking and they reply that they are not.
He smells WindClan and peers out of the entrance to the den. He slams into a WindClan warrior as the cats turn on him. ThunderClan warriors streak out of their den, their fur bristling and eyes wide with shock. Hollypaw, Cinderpaw, Foxpaw, and Icepaw race into the clearing. A warrior leaps at Lionpaw and the golden apprentice arches his back, making the attacker roll clumsily. He nearly kills the warrior but lets go. He joins his Clanmates, and Cloudtail shoulders his way through the fighting cats. Sandstorm is at the far side of the battle, and Lionpaw can see the pelts of Sorreltail and Brightheart. Whitewing and Icepaw guard the elders and slash at an advancing line of warriors and Graystripe rears up at the entrance to the nursery.
Brightheart rolls past Lionpaw, grappling with a WindClan tom. Graystripe grabs the tom, hooking him away from his Clanmate and then tosses him aside. He tells Brightheart to get inside the nursery. Ashfur calls Lionpaw to the elder's den and tells him to get the elders onto Highledge. Lionpaw helps Longtail and Mousefur up the rocks as Firestar tells the battling cats to stop. He asks the WindClan cats how dare they attack their camp, his eyes blazing with fury. The WindClan warriors part to reveal Onestar in the midst. Lionpaw then realizes that it wasn't just a raiding party, but it was war.
Onestar replies that ThunderClan watches the suffering of others, waiting to beg for help like they belong to StarClan. Then he lashes his tail saying WindClan will not beg since they are warriors and will fight for the prey and the territory they need to survive. Firestar challenges Onestar, saying that if he wants a battle he can have one. The WindClan cats leave camp and Dustpelt growls that they had an advantage and then they left. Firestar orders a patrol to follow them. Dustpelt takes Birchfall, Cloudtail, Ashfur, and Lionpaw, and Whitewing takes Brackenfur, Hollypaw, Icepaw, and Sorreltail. The two patrols leave as Firestar puts Sandstorm in charge of strengthening the thorn barrier. Cloudtail leads them near WindClan's part of the forest and then stops at a yew bush, and he tells them to split up. One group heads towards the old Thunderpath, one heads towards the lake and the other goes deeper into the woods.
They head back to camp and Lionpaw sees Foxpaw and Icepaw passing branches to Brightheart, who weaves them into the thorn barrier. Spiderleg drags more brambles out from behind the medicine den, while Berrynose and Honeyfern press mud and leaves around the bottom of the barrier to put it more firmly in place. Firestar asks them if WindClan has left, but Dustpelt explains they split up and are still in their territory. Brambleclaw thinks they might try to weaken them by dividing the clan. Whitewing's patrol returns and Firestar orders three battle patrols to go out and find them. Dustpelt, Brambleclaw, and Firestar lead the three patrols and Graystripe leads the fourth patrol staying here to defend the camp. Ashfur, Lionpaw, Poppyfrost, Berrynose, and Spiderleg go with Firestar. He tells Brightheart and Whitewing to stay at camp with Cinderpaw, Icepaw, and Ferncloud. Cinderpaw is about to protest, but holds her tongue. Icepaw protests and the patrols leave. Squirrelflight and Foxpaw join Dustpelt and Hazeltail and Mousewhisker join Brambleclaw. Lionpaw's patrol head out and Berrynose trips over a mouse hole. They find the tunnel entrance they've been using, and block it up. Lionpaw sees Harespring and Nightcloud before WindClan cats swarmed from the shadows on every side.

Characters

Major

Minor

End of spoiler warning

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Revealed in Eclipse, page 172
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 176
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Revealed in Eclipse, page 174
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 175
  5. ↑ Revealed in Eclipse, page 177
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Revealed in Eclipse, page 178
  7. ↑ Revealed in Eclipse, page 179
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 181
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Revealed in Eclipse, page 183
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 184
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Revealed in Eclipse, page 185
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Eclipse, page 188