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"...the kits of Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight!"

"What?" Brambleclaw shot to his paws from where he sat with the other deputies among the roots of the Great Oak. His amber eyes flamed. "Squirrelflight, why is she talking such nonsense?"

Squirrelflight stood up. The flare of panic in her eyes faded and was replaced with-what? Regret? Guilt? Or the sorrow of a mother who was about to lose her kits forever...?

"I'm sorry Brambleclaw, but its true. I'm not their mother, and you are not their father."

The Clan deputy stared at her. "Then who is?"

Squirrelflight turned her sad green gaze on the cat she had always claimed as her daughter. "Tell them, Hollyleaf. I kept the secret for seasons; I'm not going to reveal it now."

"Coward!" Hollyleaf flashed at her. Her gaze swept around the clearing, seeing the eyes of every single cat trained on her. "I'm not afraid of the truth! Leafpool is our mother, and Crowfeather-yes, Crowfeather of WindClan- is our father."

Yowls of shock greeted her words, but Hollyleaf shouted over them. "These cats were so ashamed of us that they gave us away and lied to every single one of you to hide the fact that they had broken the warrior code. Its all HER fault." She whipped her tail to point at Leafpool. "How can the Clans survive when there are cowards and liars at the very heart of them?"

I swear to god, this moment got my heart pounding hard when I read this for the first time. And it still does when I read it again.

Characters(left to right) Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather©Erin Hunter

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"...the kits of Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight!"

"What?" Brambleclaw shot to his paws from where he sat with the other deputies among the roots of the Great Oak. His amber eyes flamed. "Squirrelflight, why is she talking such nonsense?"

Squirrelflight stood up. The flare of panic in her eyes faded and was replaced with-what? Regret? Guilt? Or the sorrow of a mother who was about to lose her kits forever...?

"I'm sorry Brambleclaw, but its true. I'm not their mother, and you are not their father."

The Clan deputy stared at her. "Then who is?"

Squirrelflight turned her sad green gaze on the cat she had always claimed as her daughter. "Tell them, Hollyleaf. I kept the secret for seasons; I'm not going to reveal it now."

"Coward!" Hollyleaf flashed at her. Her gaze swept around the clearing, seeing the eyes of every single cat trained on her. "I'm not afraid of the truth! Leafpool is our mother, and Crowfeather-yes, Crowfeather of WindClan- is our father."

Yowls of shock greeted her words, but Hollyleaf shouted over them. "These cats were so ashamed of us that they gave us away and lied to every single one of you to hide the fact that they had broken the warrior code. Its all HER fault." She whipped her tail to point at Leafpool. "How can the Clans survive when there are cowards and liars at the very heart of them?"

I swear to god, this moment got my heart pounding hard when I read this for the first time. And it still does when I read it again.

Characters(left to right) Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather©Erin Hunter