"When the forest is in danger, a new dawn will blaze brighter than the sun." Dawnkit is born into SunClan with a bright future, along with her littermates she wants nothing more than to serve her Clan. However, tragedy strikes at a young age when her sister, Willowkit dies. Dawnkit makes a promise to her dying sister to become leader of SunClan, no matter what but as she grows she learns that becoming leader isn't easy, and it may not be what she wants. As a warrior, she learns that a dangerous foe is threatening her Clan, and she realizes she must do everything she can to protect the Clan she loves.

Snakepaw and Patchpaw, two new apprentices of ShadowClan, start their warrior training with their mentors Rednose and Crowwatcher. Read along as they experience hardships, meet many new cats, and realize there may be more danger than just the lingering cold of leaf-bare. This is a fan fiction of Erin Hunter's WARRIORS series. All cats are original characters. This story takes place in the lake territory. This story is a WIP. Chapters may be altered for consistency as new chapters are produced. Content Warning: animal death, canon-typical violence. Cover Image by squanchy.and.noobnoob (instagram)