Outsiders tongue - the first call

"One will speak with fang and claw, and the wild will answer."

MallowClan has always welcomed outsiders, even when the other Clans questioned their choices. So when a former kittypet named Salem earns her place among the warriors as Batstep, many cats believe she is proof that loyalty matters more than blood.

After saving a kit from a deadly eagle attack, Batstep is chosen as MallowClan's new deputy. While some cats celebrate her rise, others still whisper about her strange appearance and outsider past. But far beyond the marshes and pine forests, something restless is beginning to stir.

As uneasy dreams spread through the Clan and tensions rise along the borders, Batstep finds herself pulled between the life she left behind and the one she fought so hard to earn. And somewhere in the wild, a distant call is waiting for her to answer