The Apprentice's Quest Quotes

“That cat is going to be in a lot of trouble once she gets back to her own territory,” Molewhisker grumbled.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Bob.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Ooh, bossy medicine cat!” Sparkpaw exclaimed. “Have you been taking politeness lessons from Jayfeather?”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“I can’t believe”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Because I was afraid she would claw my ears off if I forbade her from going,” Bramblestar responded drily.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Wow!” Sandstorm exclaimed. “What a dreadful thing to do! Bramblestar will certainly throw you out of the Clan.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Don’t be stupid!” Needlepaw retorted. “Don’t you know that if you cozy up to Twolegs they’ll often give you a piece of meat or something else tasty? I do it all the time at the greenleaf Twolegplace on ShadowClan territory. Of course”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“wonder what that is.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“locked with Alderpaw’s, but he couldn’t interpret her expression. How much did she overhear?”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“BREEZEPELT—”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Sandstorm raised her head and gave him an annoyed look. “I’m an elder,” she retorted. “I’ve been around for a long time. I know I’m okay.” Alderpaw had heard that argument before, and this time he wasn’t about to accept it. “No!” he meowed sharply. Sandstorm’s eyes stretched wide in outrage. “What do you mean, no?” “Sorry,” Alderpaw responded. “It’s just that I can tell how tired you are. I’m your medicine cat, and I’m saying you need to rest.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“sister”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“told him, “but it’s not so bad. I think it’ll be fine once we get moving.” “I can see a scratch on your back,” Alderpaw meowed, turning to Needlepaw. He felt slightly shy at offering help to a cat from another Clan. “Do you want me to look at it?” “Please,” Needlepaw replied with an uncomfortable wriggle. “That mange-pelted fox threw me into a gorse bush, and it hurts.” Examining her more closely, Alderpaw saw that a couple of thorns were sticking into Needlepaw’s back, and she had a nasty scrape clotted with dried blood. “You’ve picked up some thorns,” Alderpaw mewed. “Crouch down and I’ll get them out.” Needlepaw flattened herself, and Alderpaw managed to get his teeth into the shanks of the thorns and yank them out, then spit them onto the ground. A trace of blood welled up where they had been. “Now comfrey root,” Alderpaw continued. “This will take the pain away.” She stretched and relaxed as the comfrey juices soaked into her back. “Thanks, Alderpaw. You must be a really good medicine cat, because I feel better already. And hungry!” Alderpaw’s pelt grew hot with embarrassment at Needlepaw’s praise, and he was glad to step back as Cherryfall organized a hunting patrol. She and Molewhisker, Sparkpaw, and Needlepaw headed off into the trees, while Alderpaw stayed with Sandstorm. “You’re doing a good job, Alderpaw,” Sandstorm murmured when the others had gone. Alderpaw ducked his head. “Thanks, Sandstorm.” He wasn’t sure he deserved the compliment, but he felt himself filling up with happiness like a hollow filling up with rain. Sunhigh was still some way off when the hunting patrol returned. Molewhisker and Sparkpaw were each carrying mice, while Cherryfall had a vole. Alderpaw’s eyes stretched wide with amazement when he spotted Needlepaw with her prey. She was dragging along a pigeon and a squirrel, both of them so big that she could hardly manage them. She picked up her pace to stride ahead to the bottom of the hollow, where Alderpaw and Sandstorm were sunning themselves beside the pool, and dropped her catch at their paws. Alderpaw tried hard to hide how impressed he was,”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Embrace what you find in the shadows, for only they can clear the sky.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Sandstorm”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Sandstorm,” Alderpaw meowed, “now that the sun is up, I want to have a better look at your shoulder.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“While they were away, Needlepaw had obviously been grooming herself, and her sleek silver pelt shone in the growing light of dawn.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Oh, yeah, it would be Firestar!” Needlepaw muttered. “He has his tail in every cat’s business, even now he’s dead.” “He”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Anyway,” he went on after a moment, sounding more relaxed, “the first time I went hunting with Firestar, I really wanted to impress him. I ran so hard after a squirrel that I slipped on some wet leaves, went nose over paws, and crashed into a tree. Great StarClan, it hurt! And what hurt even more was that I was pretty sure Firestar had to stop himself from laughing.” “Really?”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“That’s just what Twolegs look like.” Then they look pretty stupid,”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Because I was afraid she would claw my ears off if I forbade her from going,” Bramblestar responded drily. “And I would have,” Sandstorm muttered.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Alderpaw realized that he was gaping like a blackbird chick waiting for food.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“My Clan doesn’t even know that Sandstorm is dead.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“He tried hard to speak calmly, and to ask sensible questions that would help him understand.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Onestar”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“that I slipped on some wet leaves, went nose over paws, and crashed into a tree. Great StarClan, it hurt! And what hurt even more was that I was pretty sure Firestar had to stop himself from laughing.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Because I was afraid she would claw my ears off if I forbade her from going,”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“Alderpaw’s”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“The clamor grew louder and louder until Jayfeather stood up, lashing his tail. “For StarClan’s sake, shut up and listen!” he snapped.”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest

“I’m not . . . special”
― Erin Hunter, The Apprentice's Quest