"All this forest - ShadowClan territory - was hers. It was her clan's. It was her kin's. And no-one could take that away." During a period of weakness for ShadowClan, a band of five rogues ask to join, and are accepted, with the sick clan eager to have a few extra paws. But everything goes wrong, and ShadowClan suddenly becomes strong force under a conflicted dictator, looking to expand, and the entire clan system is under threat. Leafshadow, a young warrior, is suddenly forced to choose between her friends and her safety, to recognise that not all cats fit into nice, tidy boxes, and to step up and try and make things right.

~BOOK ONE OF THE BURNING~ Blood. Death. Fear. That is what makes up FloraClan. It's what keeps them together. But for Robinpaw, it's what haunts her dreams. Ever since the murder of her brother at the paws of her sister, Robinpaw has feared blood more than anything else. Her sister was exiled from the Clan...but Robinpaw can't help but think there was a bigger conspiracy in place. Why did her sister know the killing bite? Why were the Healers absent? And most importantly...why did none of the Testers seem surprised? Nothing seems to make sense...nothing adds up. For Robinpaw, it all leads to one question: Was FloraClan really a paradise? [Please note, this story is only a draft! The link to the full, published, Amazon version is available on my profile. Please check it out!]