Warriors: Power of Three #1: The Sight

385 Pages·2008·1.93 MB·English

by  Erin Hunter

POWER OF THREE

THE SIGHT
With special thanks to
Kate Cary
CONTENTS

ALLEGIANCES vii
MAP xiii
PROLOGUE
Muddied tree roots shaped a small opening. In
the shadows… 1
CHAPTER 1
Leaves brushed Jaykit’s pelt like falling snow. More
crackled underpaw,… 4
CHAPTER 2
“Where?” Firestar’s meow was tense. 16
CHAPTER 3
Jaykit tried to move, but pain shot through his limbs… 31
CHAPTER 4
Hollykit waited in the center of the clearing, where
Brambleclaw… 37
CHAPTER 5
Lionkit woke in his nest. A draft ruffled his golden… 51
CHAPTER 6
Hollykit was dreaming that the nursery was filled
with hedgehogs. 61
CHAPTER 7
“A medicine cat?” Lionkit stared at Hollykit,
bewildered. “Why?” 73
CHAPTER 8
Brightheart? 90
CHAPTER 9
Silverpelt glittered overhead as Jaypaw followed
the narrow valley upward. 110
CHAPTER 10
Lionpaw glanced up at the moon shining full
and bright… 125
CHAPTER 11
Hollypaw stared in amazement. Graystripe? 143
CHAPTER 12
A line as pale as spilled milk gleamed on the… 152
CHAPTER 13
Jaypaw dawdled over his meal, taking minuscule
bites from the… 172
CHAPTER 14
“Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey… 192
CHAPTER 15
“Get back to camp and tell Firestar to bring help.” 206
CHAPTER 16
“Squirrelflight, take Cloudtail, Cinderpaw,
Thornclaw, and Poppypaw and bring back… 220
CHAPTER 17
Hollypaw woke up long before dawn. The
walls of the… 234
CHAPTER 18
Hollypaw stared at her brother in astonishment.
Jaypaw had always… 244
CHAPTER 19
“Mousefur kept me awake half the night coughing,”
Longtail complained. 258
CHAPTER 20
Were any more of the medicine cats dreaming
ordinary dreams? 271
CHAPTER 21
“Dog attack! Dog attack!” 281
CHAPTER 22
The quarter moon had passed. Gray clouds
hung heavy over… 295
CHAPTER 23
“Dawn’s coming,” Leafpool whispered to Jaypaw.
“You should get some… 309
CHAPTER 24
Hollypaw twitched her nose. Something was
different. The air smelled… 325
CHAPTER 25
Sunhigh was approaching—Jaypaw could feel the
warmth on his back. 340
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ALLEGIANCES
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LEADER firestar—ginger tom with a flame-
colored pelt
DEPUTY brambleclaw—dark brown tabby tom
with amber eyes
apprentice, berrypaw
MEDICINE CAT leafpool—light brown tabby she-cat with
amber eyes
WARRIORS (toms, and she-cats without kits)
dustpelt—
dark brown tabby tom
apprentice, hazelpaw
sandstorm—
pale ginger she-cat
apprentice, honeypaw
cloudtail—
long-haired white tom
apprentice, cinderpaw
brackenfur—
golden brown tabby tom
thornclaw—
golden brown tabby tom
apprentice, poppypaw
brightheart—
white she-cat with ginger
patches
ashfur—
pale gray (with darker flecks)
tom, dark blue eyes
sorreltail—
tortoiseshell and white she-
cat with amber eyes
spiderleg—
long-limbed black tom with
brown underbelly and amber eyes
apprentice, mousepaw
brook where small fish swim
(brook)—
brown tabby she-cat with gray
eyes, formerly of the Tribe of Rushing
Water
stormfur—
dark gray tom with amber
eyes, formerly of RiverClan
whitewing—
white she-cat with green
eyes
birchfall—
light brown tabby tom
APPRENTICES
(more than six moons old, in training to
become warriors)
berrypaw—
cream-colored tom
hazelpaw—
small gray and white she-cat
mousepaw—
gray and white tom
cinderpaw—
gray tabby she-cat
honeypaw—
light brown tabby she-cat
poppypaw—
tortoiseshell she-cat
QUEENS
(she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
ferncloud—
pale gray (with darker
flecks) she-cat, green eyes, mother of
Dustpelt’s kits: Icekit and Foxkit
daisy—
cream long-furred cat from the
horseplace
squirrelflight—
dark ginger she-cat
with green eyes, mother of Brambleclaw’s
kits: Lionkit, Hollykit, and Jaykit
ELDERS
(former warriors and queens, now retired)
longtail—
pale tabby tom with dark black
stripes, retired early due to failing sight
mousefur—
small dusky brown she-cat