If I Can't Have You…: Averted with Ashfur.He wants to stay in that time period, but isn't allowed to because he's still needed in the present day. He first sees it just as part of his duty, to make sure he sets certain events in motion so that they affect the future, but then he falls in love. I Choose to Stay: Jayfeather goes back in time to the ancient incarnation of himself.Find the Cure!: A large portion of this book deals with Jayfeather trying to find catnip to cure a recent epidemic in his Clan after his stock was destroyed.īrightspirit stretched out her neck and rested her muzzle against her ear, warming him with her breath.

Fantastic Romance: Jayfeather ends up going back in time - to the ancestors of the forest Clans before they even lived in the forest - and falls in love with Half Moon.

Ensemble Cast: The Power of Three arc features three protagonists: Jaypaw, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze.

Dream Intro: The first chapter starts with Hollyleaf having a nightmare about Sol and her Clanmates wailing in terror.All because she picked another cat over him. What does he do? He tries to murder her father, the Clan's leader, and get Brambleclaw blamed for it when that fails, he waits over a year until he has the chance to try again, this time targeting her kits. Disproportionate Retribution: Ashfur got dumped by Squirrelflight in favor of Brambleclaw back in Sunset.Lionblaze, Jaypaw, and Hollyleaf fake a sign from StarClan, which turns into a real one when Runningnose and Raggedstar appear. Crisis of Faith: Sol begins to convince Blackstar that StarClan has abandoned them and that leaving the forest was a bad idea, to the point that Blackstar rejects his leader name and refuses to visit the Moonpool or bring his Clan to Gatherings.Crazy Jealous Guy: Ashfur, who was willing to murder four cats (one of whom was his own apprentice) to hurt Squirrelflight - who had rejected him the year before.Jayfeather's grumpy and sarcastic Half Moon is friendly and cheerful. Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Jayfeather and Half Moon.Blood Is Squicker in Water: Ashfur's death, since his body was dumped in a stream after his throat was slashed.After being rejected by his romantic interest, Squirrelflight, he goes insane and tries to kill her three kits - one of which is his own apprentice - and reveals that he also had tried to kill her father at the end of the second series, all just to make Squirrelflight suffer. Beware the Nice Ones: Ashfur began life as a sweet, shy young apprentice.Jaypaw snaps, 'No, I'm just making it up for fun.' Ask a Stupid Question.: Lionblaze asks Jaypaw if he's sure he had a vision of a badger.Alliterative Name: The ancient cats Stone Song and Chasing Clouds.Long Shadows is the fifth book in the third Warrior Cats series, Power of Three.

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