By the time Firepaw entered the forest, Crookedstar was an established and respected leader, willing to lend a paw to a Clan in need, but loyal first and foremost to the needs of his own Clan. But Crookedstar’s life was not always so untroubled – as a kit, he broke his jaw falling onto a rock in the river, and from that day on, he had to contend with both promises of a grand destiny and the doubts and opposition of those around him – and vengeance sworn long before he was born threatened to drag him into darkness.