Fading Echoes (Warriors) facts for kids

Fading Echoes is the second book in the fourth Warriors series, called Omen of the Stars. In this book, you get to see the story from a new cat's point of view: Ivypaw. She is the sister of Dovepaw, one of the main characters. The story happens around a pretend lake, which has an island on its south side. This island is where the different cat Clans meet for their gatherings.

The Story of Fading Echoes

Dovepaw's Journey

Dovepaw is a young cat who learns to use her special power. She can sense things much farther away than any other cat around the lake. As she tries to understand her gift, her friendship with her sister, Ivypaw, starts to weaken. This is because Dovepaw is not allowed to share her big secret with anyone except for Lionblaze and Jayfeather. Later, she can also tell Firestar.

Firestar finds out about her power when Dovepaw senses a cat named Sedgewhisker and her patrol getting attacked by dogs. Dovepaw and Ivypaw go to help, but they get caught. This makes Firestar realize that Dovepaw, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather are the three special cats mentioned in an important prophecy.

Dovepaw tries to become friends with Tigerheart from another Clan. But their duties keep them apart, except for the big gatherings. Even then, Tigerheart does not tell her why he was in ThunderClan territory.

Later, Dovepaw saves most of her Clan from danger. She senses a tree about to fall. The Clan quickly moves away, but sadly, Longtail dies. Briarpaw, who later becomes Briarlight, also gets her spine broken.

Jayfeather's Discoveries

Jayfeather, who has special powers, reads Mothwing's mind. He learns that StarClan, the warrior ancestors, made a good choice for RiverClan's medicine cat. Later, Lionblaze asks Jayfeather about a stick he broke. Jayfeather tells him the story of the stick. They also talk about the prophecy.

Dovepaw accidentally lets slip information about the prophecy. After this, the three special cats and Firestar talk about it. Now, they can work together to understand their destiny. Jayfeather then finds Tigerheart in ThunderClan territory and tries to get answers from him.

Soon, Jayfeather must care for Briarlight after the tree falls on her. He visits Littlecloud for help. He finds out that Briarlight has lost all feeling in her back legs because of her broken spine. Later, he tries to treat a bad cough she gets from not being able to walk well.

While all this is happening, Jayfeather discovers something worrying. Some cats in the Clans are secretly being trained by cats from the Dark Forest. This means the three special cats will soon have to fight against the Dark Forest and their army.

Lionblaze's Role

Lionblaze is training his apprentice, Dovepaw. One day, Dovepaw senses a WindClan patrol being attacked by dogs. The next day, Dovepaw makes a big mistake. She accidentally reveals how she knew about the patrol being attacked. This is when Firestar realizes that Lionblaze, Dovepaw, and Jayfeather are the three cats from the prophecy.

After the incident with Tigerheart in ThunderClan territory, Lionblaze helps with the falling tree. He helps to rebuild the camp using the wood from the fallen tree.

Ivypaw's Secret Training

Ivypaw's story begins when she starts having strange dreams. She doesn't know it, but she is being trained by cats from the Dark Forest to join their army. She becomes stronger and quicker because of this training.

Ivypaw has an argument with Dovepaw, and their sisterly bond starts to weaken. Much later, she has a "sign" that ShadowClan is going to take over the territory where Jayfeather's herbs grow.

The Clans Unite

Eventually, the stories of Ivypaw, Dovepaw, and Lionblaze all come together. They join in a major fight that happens because of Ivypaw's discoveries. The tree climbing techniques learned earlier become very useful during the battle. ThunderClan wins the fight, but each Clan loses a life. Firestar loses his second to last life. Russetfur also dies.