Firepaw wanted to tell Bluestar, but he never got the chance. One shocking day, Ravenpaw admits he saw his mentor Tigerclaw murder Redtail after Redtail killed Oakheart. Tension with ShadowClan rise when they try to take ThunderClan hunting grounds, and they have driven out WindClan from its territory. After Yellowfang is better, Firepaw begins to do more hunting tasks and practices fighting moves with his mentor Bluestar. Soon, he is punished for eating the prey and has to treat Yellowfang until she recovers. To protect the clan, Firepaw badly injures Yellowang and gives her prey which he also eats. After living in the clan for two months, Firepaw (Rusty), is begining to hunt on his first task when he suddenly runs into ShadowClan's cast out medicine cat named Yellowfang. Tigerclaw claimed that he killed Oakheart soon after words and is congradulated for his bravery. After only one night, Redtail the clan deputy is killed in battle by Oakheart a RiverClan cat.

His presece makes many taunt him for being a kittypet, but he scilences them by fighting the bully Longtail. Hesitant, Rusty decides to meet them next afternoon and eventually goes to become part of the clan.

Impressed by the kittens wits and fighting skills, she asks him to join her clan and live as a wild cat. Near the younge apprentice is the Thunder Clan leader Bluestar and a warrior named Lionheart.

Ignoring his friend's warning of the wild cats, Rusty stumbles into a fight with a warrior apprentice named Graypaw. In the book 'Warriors: Into the Wild' Rusty, an orange house cat, is baffled by his dream of hunting mice and decides to go into the local woods.

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