
Bluestar then asks Rusty if he would like to find out what it is like to be a warrior, inviting him to the Clan. Rusty feels a bit guilty of his own easy life, which seems so selfish.

He asks if they are all warriors, to which Lionheart explains in simple terms how Clan hierarchy works. Rusty asks if the Clan is very big, and Bluestar says big enough, but there's no prey left over. Rusty asks quietly if survival in the forest is really so hard, and Bluestar explains that ThunderClan territory only covers part of the forest, and that they have to compete with the other Clans. Graypaw sighs in relief, and Rusty notices approval in Bluestar's voice as she exchanges a glance with Lionheart. Bluestar accepts his apology, and then tells him that he is an unusual kittypet. Rusty feels shamed for having taken prey, and apologizes to Bluestar profoundly. She tells him that though he hunts for sport, the Clan hunts to survive. Bluestar yowls at him that though he said that he is no threat to the Clan, he threatens it every time he takes prey. Chapter description Bluestar angrily hisses at Rusty, her face a mouse-length from his own. Rusty flattens his ears, feeling Lionheart's cold stare as he mews that he is no threat to their Clan.
