#Wattys2016 #feels *BOOK ONE of the CDS Series* *UNDER MAJOR EDITING* *SLOW UPDATES* :-: What would you do if your mother disappeared? What would you do when you suspected someone close to you had something to do with it? What would do... If your heart could never escape the pain, the betrayal... the guilt? Cleardawn experiences these feelings and realities everyday. Her life is a tornado just growing bigger and bigger with more problems being carried into the storm. Her trust is limited. Her heart has been torn and stitched up numerous amounts of times. All the anger and fear and grief... Is it too much for young Cleardawn? Could it separate her from the ones she counts on? From the ones she loves? And to top it all off... What does she do when the truth is finally revealed? How will she react? You'll never know until you take the long, emotional and suspenceful journey of the life of Cleardawn... And how she must keep silent to stay safe. :-: [Cover Credits: @Tardiscat] [Art Credits: RiverSpirit456] COPYRIGHT, 2015 (c) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No plagiarizing or copying this story through electronic, print, or any other media without explicit permission. Erin Hunter is the specified owner of the Warriors Series. [Ranking: #36 in Warrior Cats] "I really loved the description; it's one of a kind in a fanfiction on Wattpad." ~LeafpoolM on WattyWarriors "I couldn't let go of the book when I was reading it. There were so many things I loved in it." ~LeafpoolM on WattyWarriors *Started: April 11th, 2015* *Ended: December 5th, 2015*

"It is forbidden for a reason, young one. Love makes you weak, a fraction of yourself. It keeps you from being the best you can be and that is why we must mask it. Ambition, intelligence, strength - now those are qualities that will get you through this harsh life. But being loving, compassionate, kind? Those are the best ways to get yourself killed." Generations after the Masked Uprising and the fall of StarClan, DarkClan's way of life is no less harsh. Emotions are strictly forbidden and any talk of the Old Life is considered treasonous and punishable by death. It is in this cruel setting that Nightpaw finds himself apprenticed to the only cat with an ounce of freedom: the truth-teller, a cat specifically chosen by the Masked to remember the history of DarkClan. Yet, Nightpaw doubts the truth in the truth-teller's stories and finds them even harder to reconcile when he is visited by someone he'd been taught no longer exists. Caught between fear and curiosity, the truth-teller's apprentice finds himself stuck between two versions of the Clan's history - two truths where there should only be one. And he will stop at nothing until the truth is unmasked. // I have the story rated as teen. Please be warned that there will be a lot of bloodshed and dark matters discussed in this novel.

Dawncurl is born into perfection. Her mother always told her that life was a blessing and that she should never take it for granted. However since the birth of she and her brother, she was instantly cast aside by her father who favored her brother and claimed he would be heir to the throne. However, the roles will soon reverse when Dawncurl is discovered to be a skilled strategist and combatant. Not just skilled, but a prodigy. With this information she is finally given the praise she's always craved from her father. Along the journey, she finds out her family isn't so perfect and she will become the victim of it all. As a looming darkness unfolds, Dawncurl will fall under the hold of her father. Adoring his praise, she goes to grave measures to ensure that she keeps it, no matter the consequences; even if it means hurting the cats that she loves most.

The day before Bluefur gives up her kits, she changes her mind and decides to raise them as her own. But as time goes on and Thistleclaw becomes leader, Bluefur realizes that her choice may have sent ThunderClan on the path to its downfall. Major Character Death Warning!!!