
Firepaw catches on very fast on everything he is taught, and soon is recognized as a natural warrior with leadership skills. Ravenpaw, a timid apprentice, is somewhat a third wheel for the best friends. Graypaw stays by Firepaw's side all the time, and they are best friends. Tigerclaw continuously bullies him, as do the other two apprentices, Sandpaw and Dustpaw. She chooses him because of his exceptional skill that exceeds the other apprentices, and because she has a suspicion that he was part of the fire prophecy. The Clan is very surprised, as it is a high honor. Firepaw is at first mentored by Tigerclaw and Lionheart together, but eventually gets a very shocking choice for an official mentor Bluestar herself.

Bluestar accepts the broken collar as an omen that the kittypet should be a Clan cat, and grants Rusty his apprentice name, Firepaw because of his flame colored pelt. Longtail tears off Rusty's collar and he receives a split ear in the process. A young warrior named Longtail taunts Rusty, and Rusty attacks him. When Bluestar announces her intent to accept the kittypet, Rusty, into the Clan, many of her Clanmates are infuriated. When he is seen by Lionheart and another cat, Whitestorm, the next day, he chooses to join the Clan, and makes the journey to ThunderClan camp. Bluestar invites him to join ThunderClan. Rusty confronts Graypaw instead of running away like most kittypets would, impressing Bluestar and Lionheart, who had been watching from the bushes. Rusty ventures into the forest, and is attacked by a forest cat, Graypaw. He has a soft friend named Smudge, who never seems to long to do any exciting things. Rusty has been having strange dreams of himself hunting in the forest, but he would always wake up before he actually caught any prey.

When rusty comes into the clan bluestar ays "you were right goosefeather a fire will blaze through the forest"įirestar is first seen in Into the Wild as a young kittypet named Rusty. Bluestars prophecy: goosepaw see rusty looking out over the twoleg fence.
