Chapters 20-21 Summary and Analysis

Jaypaw gets a dream visit from Yellowfang, who informs him that venturing into other cats' dreams is not the thing to do. "You should be careful," she warns. "A cat with big ears sometimes hears more than he should." At this the rebellious Jaypaw bristles. Who is this old fleabag telling him what to do? He won't stand for it! And straightaway he does some dream peeping on Barkface and Tallstar, who are having a confab. It seems that the WindClan will soon be in danger of being attacked by the Twolegs' dogs.

Spottedleaf intervenes, and once again Jaypaw gets a bawling out for his obsessive dream-spying. Jaypaw wonders aloud why he was given this gift at all if he's forbidden to use it. But before Spottedleaf can answer, another voice calls his name. "Jaypaw?" The voice is Leafpool's...