Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Aug 1, 2016 22:55:28 GMT -5
I posted this on WCF once, but I'll ask again: was it all Bluestar's idea to keep the truth about the original Three a secret in the first place? After all, in Eclipse, she did argue with Yellowfang over whether or not the truth should be revealed.
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“That’s true.” Yellowfang stared at her paws and added quietly, “But there’s so much they don’t know.”
“They’re still very young,” Bluestar warned.
Yellowfang looked up. “That doesn’t mean we have to deceive them.”
“Do you think it would help if they knew everything?” Bluestar countered.
Yellowfang’s shoulders stiffened. “Lives begun in deception are always lived in shadow.”
Bluestar sat down. “They cannot know the truth. We have kept this secret for a reason—one that we all agreed upon, Yellowfang. We have to do what is right for the Clan.”
Yellowfang tipped her head to one side. “It’s a lie. How can that be right?”
“It wasn’t us who lied to them in the first place,” Whitestorm reminded her.
“But we go on hiding the truth,” Yellowfang argued. “I still think there’s too much secrecy in their lives.”—Eclipse, prologue
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Yellowfang flicked the tip of her tail. “So you still think we should keep the secret from them?”
“I understand your fears, Yellowfang,” Bluestar murmured. “But for now this secret is safest kept with us.”—Eclipse, prologue
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This is also brought up again in Sunrise:
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With a snarl, Yellowfang leaped on Bluestar, bowling her over and pinning her down in the lush grass of the forest where StarClan walked. “This is all your fault!” she spat. “None of this would have happened if you hadn’t left that wretched secret to fester in ThunderClan.”
Bluestar battered at Yellowfang’s belly with her hind paws, but couldn’t dislodge the former medicine cat’s grip. “What’s wrong with you?” she hissed. “Don’t forget that I was your Clan leader.”
All the respect that Yellowfang had once felt for the former ThunderClan leader had vanished. Their shared history crumbled to dust in the face of the terrible future she foresaw for the Clan she had made her own.
“Your secret has been like a maggot eating away inside an apple,” Yellowfang growled, her bared fangs close to Bluestar’s ear.—Sunrise, prologue
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“But when could I have told them? They have been happy. Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw are good parents. What good would it have done to tell them what really happened?”
“We’ll find out soon enough,” Yellowfang growled. “Old secrets can’t stay buried forever.” She lashed her tail and began to stalk away; then she paused, glancing back over her shoulder. “And if these three cats are not strong enough to deal with the truth,” she added, “then you, Bluestar, will have destroyed the Clan you love so much….”—Sunrise, prologue
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What do you guys think?
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“That’s true.” Yellowfang stared at her paws and added quietly, “But there’s so much they don’t know.”
“They’re still very young,” Bluestar warned.
Yellowfang looked up. “That doesn’t mean we have to deceive them.”
“Do you think it would help if they knew everything?” Bluestar countered.
Yellowfang’s shoulders stiffened. “Lives begun in deception are always lived in shadow.”
Bluestar sat down. “They cannot know the truth. We have kept this secret for a reason—one that we all agreed upon, Yellowfang. We have to do what is right for the Clan.”
Yellowfang tipped her head to one side. “It’s a lie. How can that be right?”
“It wasn’t us who lied to them in the first place,” Whitestorm reminded her.
“But we go on hiding the truth,” Yellowfang argued. “I still think there’s too much secrecy in their lives.”—Eclipse, prologue
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Yellowfang flicked the tip of her tail. “So you still think we should keep the secret from them?”
“I understand your fears, Yellowfang,” Bluestar murmured. “But for now this secret is safest kept with us.”—Eclipse, prologue
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This is also brought up again in Sunrise:
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With a snarl, Yellowfang leaped on Bluestar, bowling her over and pinning her down in the lush grass of the forest where StarClan walked. “This is all your fault!” she spat. “None of this would have happened if you hadn’t left that wretched secret to fester in ThunderClan.”
Bluestar battered at Yellowfang’s belly with her hind paws, but couldn’t dislodge the former medicine cat’s grip. “What’s wrong with you?” she hissed. “Don’t forget that I was your Clan leader.”
All the respect that Yellowfang had once felt for the former ThunderClan leader had vanished. Their shared history crumbled to dust in the face of the terrible future she foresaw for the Clan she had made her own.
“Your secret has been like a maggot eating away inside an apple,” Yellowfang growled, her bared fangs close to Bluestar’s ear.—Sunrise, prologue
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“But when could I have told them? They have been happy. Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw are good parents. What good would it have done to tell them what really happened?”
“We’ll find out soon enough,” Yellowfang growled. “Old secrets can’t stay buried forever.” She lashed her tail and began to stalk away; then she paused, glancing back over her shoulder. “And if these three cats are not strong enough to deal with the truth,” she added, “then you, Bluestar, will have destroyed the Clan you love so much….”—Sunrise, prologue
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What do you guys think?
