into the woods

Sasha is a kittypet who happily lives with her twolegs. Her twolegs let her explore outside and she enjoys hunting for food. But one day Jean, the female twoleg, dies and Ken, the male twoleg, has to leave to go to a senior home. Sasha does not understand any of this, she just is scared because her twolegs are no longer there. Ken has arranged to give Sasha to someone else since he cannot take her with him but Sasha runs away and hides in the woods waiting for Ken's return.

She hunts for her own food and finds a den close to Ken's nest so she can watch for his return. She meets a rogue named Pine who tells her about the differences between kittypets, rogues, and clan cats. He also takes her collar off of her because she is no longer a kittypet. Sasha cannot bear to part with the collar in case Ken comes back so she keeps it in her den.

She goes exploring looking for the clan cats to see if they are real. Hidden out of sight she sees Tigerstar and some other clan cats. The next day she goes back and works up the courage to introduce herself. The ShadowClan cats are angry, but Tigerstar is not.

As the days go by Tigerstar and Sasha grow closer. He eventually finds out she was once a kittypet and furiously leaves her. She tries to figure out ways to make it up to him but cannot. One day while hunting two foxes attack her. Tigerstar saves her by attacking the foxes and she helps. She tries to show him her kittypet life but he is uninterested. He actually tells her she must only refer to herself as a rogue. He brings her to ShadowClan where she is welcomed. So many of the clan are former rogues that they see no problem with her status. While there ShadowClan meets a ThunderClan patrol. They call Tigerstar a traitor before going on their way. Sasha asks him what they meant and Tigerstar tells her a story about how he was unjustly kicked out of his clan and Firestar is determined to rule the forest.

Tigerstar invites her to live with the clan and she tells him she must think on it. Secretly she is wondering if Ken will return to her. Tigerstar says he wants an answer the following night. Sasha debates what to do - wait for Ken or join the safety of the clan since winter is coming. She is also falling in love with Tigerstar. She sees Tigerstar talking to some warriors. She listens in on their conversation and finds out that Tigerstar is actually the blood thirsty cat who wants to rule all of the woods. He has plans to takeover Leopardstar and RiverClan as well as destroy Firestar and ThunderClan. Sasha runs away horrified only to run into Tigerstar who wants an answer.

I have to say, this Sasha is very nice - not the cold cat of the novels. I wonder how she got there.

At first I was shocked that Tigerstar would even have anything to do with her but he just assumed she was a rogue and his clan is full of them. But knowing how he feels about "pure blood" I am still surprised. His hatred and anger over finding out she was once a kittypet is understandable - especially with how much he hates Firestar. But it is interesting to note that neither Sasha or Firestar changed his mind about kittypets. He still hates them even though they keep proving over and over that they have their worth in his world. He even insists Sasha must lie about her kittypet roots - which is absurd. 

I am curious what will happen next now that she knows the truth about Tigerstar.