Starless (Main)

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characters

The Starless - the cats that left or were exiled from SkyClan

The Elder/Axtaria - frail, elderly grey-and-white she-cat; "leader" of the Starless

Auyotha - cautious grey-and-white tom with one amber eye

Kataio - outgoing silver tabby with flaring amber eyes; Solidarity's sibling

Solidarity - cheerful grey tabby tom with bright amber eyes; Kataio's brother

Kletsu - self-concious black-and-white Scottish Fold she-cat

Lys - motherly pale blue-grey she-cat with green eyes

Rike - short-tempered russet she-cat with blue eyes

Iku - easily-frightened grey-and-white tom; former kittypet

The Skyless

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SkyClan

Applestar - strict ginger tabby tom with green eyes, leader

Barkclaw - fierce pale brown she-cat with lighter hind paws, deputy

Poppypaw - skittish black with blue eyes and a short tail, medicine cat apprentice

Cloudheart - nervous grey-and-white she-cat with green eyes, warrior

Snakepaw - aggressive black tom with white paws, apprentice

Cinderface - cynical silver she-cat with tabby stripes, warrior

prologue
"Murderer!" they shriek. They point their claws at me accusingly. "Exile! Exile!" they chant.

I try to protest, but they refuse to listen. They continue their jeers of "Murderer" and "Exile". I can't say anything to stop them - they're set on believing that I... killed someone...

Helplessly, I look up at the ginger tom standing tall over us all, his paws rooted to the Highledge. He's my best friend - surely he knows that I wouldn't harm anyone? But his green eyes are hard as stone as he slowly turns to meet my gaze. My hearts sinks as he says four words, four words that immediately crush my spirit.

"I don't believe you."

He was the very cat who said he'd believe me, no matter what. He said he had my back, no matter what. What happened to him...?

chapter one
"Hey, where'd Auyo go?" I ask, glancing over my shoulder to look around camp.

"I dunno. Guess he went off hunting alone again." my brother, Solidarity, mews with a shrug.