After Sunset: We Need to Talk

by Victoria Holmes

Crowfeather and Leafpool meet at the border between the two Clans. They try to exchange words, but two patrols arriving prevent Leafpool from revealing a secret she has to Crowfeather.
"After Sunset: We Need to Talk" is a short play written by Victoria Holmes. The script is available for download at the official Warriors site.

Unbound

Published April 1, 2007

About the author

Victoria "Vicky" Holmes comes up with the ideas for the New York Times Bestselling Warriors books, consisting of four miniseries: Warriors, Warriors: The New Prophecy, Warriors: Power of Three, and Warriors: Omen of the Stars, written by Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and new addition Tui Sutherland under the pen name Erin Hunter, and published by HarperCollins. Holmes creates the plots, then Cary, Baldry, and Sutherland write the stories. Holmes is also in charge of maintaining series continuity and making sure that there's a consistent "voice" across the books.

Victoria grew up on a farm in England, where she learned to write at the age of two. She enjoyed reading and writing stories of her own when she had the time. She studied English at the University of Oxford, where the ancient buildings and sense of tradition inspired an interest in history. Victoria now works in London as a children's book editor and escapes to the English countryside whenever she can to ride horses and walk her dog, Missy.

Victoria is also the author of the books Rider in the Dark, published in 2004; The Horse from the Sea, published in 2005; and Heart of Fire, published in 2006.

Reviews

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehhhhh this really didn't do much for me. A bit of a pointless addition. Nothing really happens except for trivial clan rivalry. All it did was make me feel sad for Leafpool and Crowfeather.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooh, I didn't know this existed until today! It was fun to get this little snippet while I'm waiting for more Warriors content.

[Bulk Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this play, underrated. Everyone is on point. I love suspicious, protective Cloudtail, bossy Brambleclaw, over-sensitive Leafpool and snarky Crowfeather. It's a pretty good explanation for why Leafpool withheld some *ahem* important information from Crowfeather.

The one thing that irks me is that Crowfeather says Nightcloud had his kits last moon, and timeline-wise I think it would've made more sense if he said that she was pregnant or something.

Anyway, I consider this canon over the events of Leafpool's Wish, in which Leafpool is uncharacteristically harsh just to make Crowfeather look justified. Here, everyone is still their complicated, angsty selves. It's still an enjoyable read after all these years.

"Goodbye, Crowfeather. I hope we don't regret that we didn't speak today." :(

[☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

ITS INTERESTING?? It's good but like. ITS ACTUALLY REALLY FUNNY AND RANDOM I LOWKEY FORGOT IT WAS ABOUT LEAFPOOL AND CROWFEATHER FOR A WHILE IN THE MIDDLE. I thought it would've been more angsty ngl because of the title but it's really. bittersweet like I see most cats acting normal but knowing what happens after is just sad and yeahh

[Ness · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but good :)

[Matilda · Rating 4 out of 5]

liked it but its basically two cats arguing about who can fight better lmao

[Good Manticore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another short story I had no clue existed until today! Found a copy to read on Internet Archive.

It's a cute little play. I like getting to see Harepaw be a little menace.