Those who have chosen to move away from the Warrior Code have paid the price as the Clans struggle to keep themselves together. Lies are unearthed, cats are mistrusted, and troubles begin to emerge from the inside, with seemingly no one able to keep them in check. No longer are the Clans are a danger to each other; rather, the politics and secrets that have lay dormant for so long are now brought to the surface, unable to be hidden any longer.
Their leader growing older, RavenClan faces a threat from the outside as rogues push at their borders, spawned by the hatred of a she-cat refused help when it came to her and the Clan. With her rise to leadership, the AspenClan leader faces hardship when WillowClan pushes at their borders, testing her in ways that go beyond Clan rivalry, forcing her to act offensively while WillowClan struggles to face a threat from the inside, with a young warrior taking over as leader in the wake of a rebellion, putting WillowClan on uncertain ground as the morality of the Warrior Code is brought into question.
With a lack of trust, Clan rivalries, and a civil war brewing, it is up to the Clans to brave the storm with determination, or drown in their own failures.