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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 28, 2020 16:20:47 GMT -5
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Post by Lightflame on Feb 28, 2020 16:41:45 GMT -5
New stuff starts on Page 22.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2020 16:45:56 GMT -5
Wow, this is getting good.
It seems like Twigbranch and Finleap are officially mates.
Also, I love how the impostor is unknowingly helping ShadowClan, all of ThunderClan's exiles are going there..ShadowClan has just gained three strong warriors, and a talented medicine cat, that ThunderClan lost...I know they're not technically ShadowClan, but still...good going?
I thought it was sweet how Lionblaze referred to Bramblestar as his father.
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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Feb 28, 2020 16:58:39 GMT -5
Rereading the moment Bristle saw Berry and Bramble is pretty messed up. Makes me still, heck even more so, disappointed in Berrynose's character, sigh. Also, Jayfeather is still entertaining to read about, that clapback that shut FakeBramble up was spicy. I feel bad for Bristlefrost, she's in between a rock and a hard place, just because she wanted to help her clan before, only to be manipulated. It's nice to see her try and do the right things now, but it still sucks some of her clanmates are so hostile toward her. Still, her POV is quite interesting. Also this is quite clever writing...with Squirrelflight and Jayfeather in ShadowClan, not only does ShadowClan have a POV potential in Squirrelflight, but a temporary replacement meddie in Jayfeather.
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Post by Sundance on Feb 28, 2020 17:08:06 GMT -5
Go Jayfeather!
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#a3c5e6
Name Colour
𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Feb 28, 2020 17:09:42 GMT -5
Jeez, poor Twigbranch. Also, not sure how to feel about her and Finleap being mates, but at least she's not expecting. I'm also getting a little worried for Alderheart.
And poor Jayfeather and Lionblaze too. It's sweet how the latter still thinks of Bramblestar as his father, and I think this might be the first time the arc addresses that he and Bristlefrost are kin. It was also sweet seeing them reunite with Squirrelflight.
Overall, I'm really liking how this book is turning out so far.
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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Feb 28, 2020 17:10:56 GMT -5
I thought they were already mates back in AVoS? Just that they didn't want kits?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2020 17:17:57 GMT -5
I thought they were already mates back in AVoS? Just that they didn't want kits? I thought they broke up, I didn't know that they had reconciled
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#a3c5e6
Name Colour
𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Feb 28, 2020 17:20:14 GMT -5
I thought they were already mates back in AVoS? Just that they didn't want kits? It wasn't official. At the very least, this is the first time they're actually referred to as such.
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Post by Lightflame on Feb 28, 2020 17:23:22 GMT -5
jayfeather1234 What do you think of the sample?
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Post by Hollyfall on Feb 28, 2020 17:31:38 GMT -5
Jayfeather and Lionblaze have been getting some good scenes and lines in the previous book and this one.
The upcoming battle is almost certainly going to be between ShadowClan and ThunderClan. When the impostor learns that Tigerstar has been sheltering the cats he's exiled; he's gonna be real livid. Also a minor detail, but nice to see that Lionblaze acknowledges Bristlefrost as his granddaughter. Not something massive in the grand scheme of things, but a detail I like to see. Also nice to see Lionblaze know his adopted father is an impostor, and interesting that Twig x Fin finally be outright confirmed as well.
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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 28, 2020 18:04:41 GMT -5
He's had really good lines, I'm enjoying him a lot. The line about not being around to be given the choice about his parents, and especially the refutation he had to Fakestar/The Impostor about why would StarClan punish them if the person who caused it isn't being punished......I'm really hyped for the whole book.
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Post by Haze on Feb 28, 2020 18:07:11 GMT -5
The 3rd chapter will most likely be a Shadowsight one, so we will have some clues about him.
And Berrynose is a disappointment, that's all.
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Post by Hollyfall on Feb 28, 2020 18:08:01 GMT -5
So...Lionblaze and Jayfeather are confirmed to be on the impostor's codebreaker list because they're half-clan. I guess that proves he's just biased against them since both of them bring up that they didn't have a choice with their heritage. He also confirms his reasoning for Twigbranch being on there as well.
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Post by *Faith* on Feb 28, 2020 18:13:41 GMT -5
This marks the first time that Twigbranch and Finleap have been called mates. Poor Twig, though. Twenty pieces of prey? On her own? As well as spending half a moon away from the Clans? Finleap moved to TC to be with Twigbranch, so he won't like this one little bit. Also, Finleap, this wasn't Bristlefrost's fault. Just want to point that out.
No, poor Jayfeather and Lionblaze. :c I can't believe that they were exiled. Also, poor Cinderheart, Hollytuft, Fernsong, Sorrelstripe, Spotfur, Snaptooth and Flywhisker.
Be careful Alderheart. I don't want you to get into trouble as well.
Aw, Lionblaze calling Bramblestar his and Jayfeather's father.
I thought Twigbranch already knew the truth. She was at the secret meeting after all.
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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 28, 2020 18:16:12 GMT -5
I'm annoyed they didn't go to Chapter 3 in this, le sigh. Want to know who that third POV is.
Lionblaze acknowledging Bristlefrost as kin and calling Bramblestar his father....the feels.
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Post by Hollyfall on Feb 28, 2020 18:17:27 GMT -5
I thought Twigbranch already knew the truth. She was at the secret meeting after all. Probably an inconsistency between Kate and Cherith tbh.
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Post by *Faith* on Feb 28, 2020 18:19:27 GMT -5
Also, still no A Warrior's Spirit preview?
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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 28, 2020 18:21:06 GMT -5
Also, still no A Warrior's Spirit preview? I'm checking everyday on basically all the sites you can think of, still nothing.
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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 28, 2020 18:49:35 GMT -5
Bristlefrost's chapters are going to be really good. She's got a real dilemma going on: be loyal to Fakestar, but also not let her Clanmates think she's a total jerk. The end of her chapter makes me really excited for what's to come, that scene about not letting ThunderClan fall into "total darkness" was epic tbh. And Tigerstar immediately asking about Shadowight...hoo boy, that's not gonna be a fun time when he finds out.
I'm looking forward to Jayfeather's and Lionblaze's reactions when they discover who the Impostor is.
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Post by Cheetahstar on Feb 28, 2020 21:34:04 GMT -5
this arc better address the clans and their relationship with starclan, and the way its shaping up it really seems to be so..thankfully
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Asexual
Mayflower
I am a Daisy and Ferncloud stan first, and a human being second
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Post by Mayflower on Feb 29, 2020 11:18:00 GMT -5
Talk about a heavy scene when fake!Bramblestar exiled Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Twigbranch...it's funny, because I either don't care for or don't like any of those three cats, yet I feel so bad for them, but especially Twigbranch! She was on her belly and basically begging to stay. When it mentioned Bramblestar was enjoying Twigbranch's helplessness, that made me feel sick to my stomach and horrified on Twigbranch's behalf.
One thing that confuses me is Finleap. I get that he's pissed, but saying this is essentially Bristlefrost's fault is really strange...does he think this happened because she started out on Bramblestar's side? She's no longer reporting to Bramblestar, and she never mentioned Twigbranch doing anything (she only ever tattled on Sparkpelt, Lionblaze, and Spotfur, right?), so it's not like she helped Bramblestar hone in on Twigbranch. He himself added Twigbranch as a codebreaker to the list as soon as the original names were shared...Bristlefrost had nothing to do with that. Finleap and Twigbranch also attended the meeting about the impostor, didn't they? Finleap being angry at her would make more sense if Bristlefrost hadn't crashed the meeting and assured them that she was helping with them now. She's basically working as the group's ears and eyes for insight on Bramblestar's intentions, because he trusts her most now that Squirrelflight is gone. If she was still on his side, for example, she wouldn't have told Spotfur and Stemleaf about Bramblestar being covered in blood the previous night. She would have kept it to herself and just convinced herself that there was a reasonable explanation, like she was doing before. Instead, she's concerned that he killed Shadowsight, as soon as he mentioned Shadowsight was missing, because she remembered what he did to Sparkpelt, which she shared with the group. But I'll chalk Finleap's outburst up to him being really upset and just needing to be angry at someone, considering his mate is being treated so cruelly and basically tortured emotionally for their leader's own personal enjoyment. Bristlefrost is the easier target to lash out at. It's not like he can talk back to Bramblestar himself too much; he'd probably go straight to exiling Finleap.
Bristlefrost's internal dilemmas are going to be great in this book. She's having to walk a very fine line between making sure Bramblestar keeps trusting her, and also letting the others know that she's still on their side. I really felt the urgency when Squirrelflight told Bristlefrost to return to ThunderClan territory before Bramblestar wondered where she had gone, and how the weight felt so heavy on Bristlefrost's shoulders. She's so crucial to ThunderClan now, because she's one of the few who know about the impostor. I hope the book delves deeper into the rebelling cats being unsure about where she stands. It would make sense that they would still be wary of her and think sometimes she may be fooling them to further Bramblestar's plans ;p She really is her mother's daughter, having to spy on the bad guys and insist she's not actually a bad guy. I wonder if Bramblestar will make her prove herself in a really extreme way soon, like how Ivypool had to kill Antpelt...i.e., what if he confides in her about (presumably) killing Shadowsight as a test to see if she'll tell anyone? Or asks her to do something about Shadowsight's body to show she's truly on his side?
God, I can't wait for this book!
Edit: Also, Jayfeather referring to Rootpaw as "that weird little SkyClan apprentice" legit made me laugh, because that shows us how some cats see Rootpaw. I feel so bad for him, because he did everything he could to avoid being labeled weird until ghost!Bramblestar came and really screwed things up. Rootpaw has no choice in the matter at all, when all he's ever wanted was to be a good, loyal SkyClan warrior and not be called weird like Tree. If you think about it, though, he's done some extremely bizarre things that cats looking in from the outside have no context to. He's crossed borders and used the cover that he has a crush on an enemy cat (which he clearly does, but he obviously doesn't want anyone to know and tease him about it), sometimes freezes in place and ignores others talking to him in favor of just staring off at nothing that they can see (that scene where he tries to pass ghost!Bramblestar's message to Bristlefrost to give to Squirrelflight is so funny...he kept talking to thin air, and Bristlefrost thought he had lost his marbles. He also took several long pauses and stared blankly when fake!Bramblestar was interrogating him about why he was there), had to act like an idiot to try to call out fake!Bramblestar about not remembering the Sisters, ran away from a Gathering without warning and panicked enough that he was making himself drown in only a couple feet of water (according to his mentor, anyway; I wonder how deep the water really was), randomly blurted out, "Shut up!" at a leader during another Gathering and said he was "thinking about something else" to cover up the outburst, etc.
Poor little guy has it rough.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2020 13:34:48 GMT -5
now seeing that twigbranch, jayfeather and lionblaze are sheltering in shadowclan, who will they fight for during the battle?
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Post by streamflower on Feb 29, 2020 13:38:11 GMT -5
My guess is Lionblaze will fight Bramblefake. Bramblefake will kill him, but right before killing him will reveal the truth of who he is; Bristlefrost will be the only one to overhear the true identity of the imposter.
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Post by sylveon on Feb 29, 2020 13:56:25 GMT -5
ThunderClan is starting to feel so cult like it's wild. Turn away from the exiled cats? That's extreme
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#add8e6
Name Colour
*Ravenpaw*
Warrior Fanatic
*reads books in a corner*
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Feb 29, 2020 14:39:04 GMT -5
I can't help but feel so bad for Bristlefrost. She's been getting quite a bit of hostility.
Never thought I'd say this, but Jayfeather was amazing at the meeting in camp.
Like some others have said, it was sweet that Lionblaze called Bramblestar his father, and I loved when he and Jayfeather reunited with Squirrelflight.
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Post by Hollyfall on Feb 29, 2020 17:20:23 GMT -5
What really boggles me is that nobody objected to Bramblestar exiling his adopted sons? Jayfeather himself is their most senior Medicine cat and Lionblaze is more or less a brave hero. Not a single cat questioned his orders? Not even Cinderheart? Poor Lionblaze getting exiled twice in the span of a single arc.
Then again, the impostor exiled Squirrelflight, tried to kill Sparkpelt, and threatened to harm Flamepaw and Finchpaw, so I guess they assume no cat is truly safe.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2020 17:26:59 GMT -5
What really boggles me is that nobody objected to Bramblestar exiling his adopted sons? Jayfeather himself is their most senior Medicine cat and Lionblaze is more or less a brave hero. Not a single cat questioned his orders? Not even Cinderheart? Poor Lionblaze getting exiled twice in the span of a single arc. Then again, the impostor exiled Squirrelflight, tried to kill Sparkpelt, and threatened to harm Flamepaw and Finchpaw, so I guess they assume no cat is truly safe. I think they're either scared, or they're going by that stupid rule, the leader's word is the warrior code.
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