#acornpool

[butterflyclan]

ButterflyClan Allegiances

Top to bottom, left to right!

Parsleystar, Stormclaw, Mintswirl, Shellpaw Burdockheart, Tumblefern, Honeydew, Zazu Algaesky, Pinedash, Beamsnow, Kitecrash Skyrumble, Oakshimmer, Acornpool, Asphodelfang Ashpelt, Gingerfleck, Sorrelfur, Barleyclaw Foampaw, Basspaw, Seedpaw, Podpaw, Specklepaw Jaykit, Dovekit, Swallowkit, Sparrowkit, Ploverkit, Cormorantkit Lynxfur, Sakari, Pondfang, Shadowbloom

Ohhhh my god this took so long! This is the entire living ButterflyClan allegiance as of the end of the third year. The Clan’s gotten so much bigger!

[the-owl-tree]

Oh! Idea time.

AU where Leafpool partially snaps after Spottedleaf goes from "oh it's okay do whatever feels right!" in Sunset to "you dumb bitch. why'd you do that? you're in trouble now" in Leafpool's Wish. And then fully snaps during the trial wherein she sees Spottedleaf as one of the opposing cats.

Acorn Fur is there to defend her actions, criticizing the prosecutors and in particular Moth Flight, and when Spottedleaf holds her ground Leafpool has had enough. After the trial she re-names herself Acornpool instead.

Ooohh interesting!! Acornpool is a cute name, I do like her donning the name as a way to side against StarClan.

[fernstarsblog]

Reborn warrior final episode

Deerhop is deputy of Thunderclan before dying

Personally:hard-working cat with heart of gold

Parents:unknown kittypet Molly,sandstar(father)

Sibings:doekit(decreased older half brother),meadowstorm(older half sister),honeypaw(decreased female littermate),blazefang(male littermate)

Now on to backstory

Deerkit is born to uknown mother and Thunderclan leader sandstar along with honeykit and blazekit

he* have a older half sibing named meadowstorm who been a warrior for 2 moons and whose mother named prideheart died giving birth to her

Two moons later,the medicine cat had passed away and their appreciate hollydusk have taken position of sole medicine cat

Deerkit like hollydusk and thinks she is cool

One moon later,a Molly named leafspring give birth to two tom-kits named sprucekit and acornkit

The father of leafspring's kits is a Thunderclan warrior seedmoon

Deerkit can't wait to play with kits once they open their eyes

Two moons later,meadowstorm become mates with trans tom(he/it) named brownshade

Deerkit thinks brownshade is cool

A moon later,deerkit and his* littermates become appreciates

Deerkit become deerpaw while honeykit and blazekit become honeypaw and blazepaw

Deerpaw's mentor is strange gray tom named smokeface

Despite his strangeness,deerpaw thinks he is cool

Deerpaw discovered that his* favorite prey is mouse

Two moon later,sprucekit and acornkit become appreciates

They are renamed sprucepaw and acornpaw

Also around this time,deerpaw realize that they are non-binary and now use they/them pronouns

A moon later,leafspring and her mate seedmoon were killed by a group of wolves called "whispers"

Deerpaw comfort sprucepaw and acornpaw about their parent's death

A moon later,honeypaw died protecting doekit who is adopted daughter of meadowstorm and brownshade from the wolves

Deerpaw is heartbroken but try to move on

2 moons later,deerpaw and blazepaw become warriors

Deerpaw become Deerhop and blazepaw become blazefang

2 moons later,acornpaw and sprucepaw become warriors

Acornpaw become Acornpool and sprucepaw become sprucemoon

Deerhop realize they have a crush on Acornpool

Two moons later,doekit become a appreciate

She is renamed to doepaw

Doepaw is apprenticed to a thunderclan warrior named shark(she/her)

They are proud of their niece

A moon later,sandstar lost his final life and his deputy smokejay become leader

He is renamed to smokestar

Deerhop is sad about their father's death but know that smokestar will be a good leader

Two moons later,deerhop confess their feelings to Acornpool

Acornpool feel the same and they become mates

A moon later,Deerhop is given a appreciate

The appreciate is a she-cat named orangepaw

She have a childish personality but Deerhop will help her mature

Two moons later,hollydusk get a appreciate

The medicine cat appreciate is a trans tom named frecklepaw who is a former kittypet

Frecklepaw is nervous but want to help others

A moon later,doepaw become a warrior

She is renamed to doesand

Deerhop is proud of their niece becoming a warrior

Three moons later,orangepaw become a warrior and is renamed orangeflare

Deerhop is happy that he trained her well

A moon later,the old deputy retire and Deerhop is chosen as the new deputy

Deerhop is surpised but accepted the offer

Two moons later,frecklepaw earned his full medicine cat name

She earned the name:freckleleaf

Deerhop thinks that freckleleaf deserve her full name

A moon later,his older sister and her mate retire to elders den

Deerhop hopes that meadowstorm have a good retirement

Unfortunately a moon later,Deerhop is killed by falling branches

[foxglovesound]

Limpet of Thornwood Sound

Name: Limpet Past Names: Nameless Age: 37 months (3 years) Rank: Fellow Identity & Pronouns: CIS molly, she/her Orientation: Bisexual 

Family:

Unnamed vagabond mother

Parsnip || partner, Thornwood Sound leader

Residency: The Leader’s Den

[warriorsbutnotreally]

Warrior Cats Prefixes - A - Part 1 [Acorn - Almond]

the names listed here are my own personal headcanon names that I use when in reference to the canon Clans. Others are free to use them and you're free to disagree with the ones I use, but in the end they're the ones I personally like to use. this list is liable to change as time goes on and my ideas change. there will be around 5-8 prefixes per list. Some may have more, some may have less, but the general range is about 5-8.

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Acorn

Acorn- as a name comes from the seed of the oak tree, which is known as an acorn. These trees, and therefore acorns, are quite common, especially in ThunderClan and SkyClan. This prefix is common among the five Clans, but especially so in ThunderClan, SkyClan, and even ShadowClan!

Type: nature // subclass: tree [this name denotes a type of tree or a part of a tree]

Requirements*: Acorn- cats are commonly brown, and sometimes the name is used to note a cat's small size [though size is a less common use of the name]

Canon Use: Acorn Fur [medic of SkyClan] // Acorntail [deputy of WindClan] // Acornpaw [apprentice of SkyClan]

Random Examples [non canon]: Acorndapple // Acornfoot // Acornpool // Acornwind

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Adder

Adder- as a name comes from the vipera berus, aka the common European viper aka the common European adder. There's no shortage of adder sightings and can usually call any territory their home - along with the cats within the borders. Adders are quite common among all five Clans and there is no strong pull to any which Clan.

Type: reptile [this name denotes a type of reptile]

Requirements*: Adder- cats can come in a large variety of colors! From white to gray, brown to red, there's many cats who can fit this prefix. This prefix is also heavily associated with tabbies.

Canon Use: Adderfang [warrior of ThunderClan], Adderpaw [apprentice of WindClan], Adderkit [kit of ShadowClan]

Random Examples [non canon]: Adderclaws // Adderripple // Addermoon // Adderspring

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Air

Air- as a name comes less from the air that surrounds everyone and more, as a point, references that a cat has some sort of connection to WindClan or that they wish a kit to be fast as the wind/breeze without using those specific prefixes. Air- is used in all Clans, but WindClan is a little less likely to use it. It's considered uncommon in all five Clans.

Type: nature [this name denotes a natural phenomenon or something that can be found in nature that encompasses more than one type of plant life]

Requirements*: Acorn- cats are commonly brown, and sometimes the name is used to note a cat's small size [though size is a less common use of the name]

Canon Use: none

Random Examples [non canon]: Airblaze // Airfrost // Airstorm // Airwhisper

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Albatross

Albatross- is a name that comes from stories told by the Clans of birds that are larger than any gull that fly from ocean to ocean. The main story in the Clans state that an albatross lead three chosen cats chosen from each of the Three Great Clans [LionClan, LeopardClan, and TigerClan] to a place where "water met the sky" in order to show them how small the Clans were and for them to be thankful for the home their Clans had, but to always stay curious of the outside world. Because this is a story of The Great Clans, all Clans know the story and all Clans use the prefix, though it is a very rare prefix to come across.

Type: bird [this name denotes a type of avian] // lore [this prefix comes from stories told to the Clans and has never been seen by a Clan cat]

Requirements*: Albatross- cats are very often mostly white cats with hints of black and/or gray. Cats with this name are also commonly large, as the stories of albatrosses say that they can blot out the sun with their wingspan [they can't]

Canon Examples: N/A

Random Examples [non canon]: Albatrosseye // Albatrossflame // Albatross-stride // Albatrosswhiskers

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Alder

Alder- as a name is a reference to alder trees, namely the black alder, which grows most commonly in damp areas. They are fairly common trees and grow mostly around RiverClan and ShadowClan. All five Clans know of the alder tree, but ThunderClan, RiverClan, SkyClan, and ShadowClan use the name more often than WindClan.

Type: nature // subclass: tree [this name denotes a type of tree or a part of a tree]

Requirements*: there are many parts of an alder for Alder- cats to be named after ; gray cats match the gray bark [light and dark both work, as the tree starts out light and darkens with age], ginger matches with flowers, and brown cats match with the cones.

There are no required patterns

Canon Examples: Alder [warrior of SkyClan], Alderheart [medic of ThunderClan]

Random Examples [non canon]: Alderbark // Alderfrost // Aldersting // Alderwisp

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Algae

Algae- as a name comes from a non-flowering, usually aquatic plant-like lifeform that contain chlorophyll, but lacks some of the other features that make a plant a plant [true stems, roots, leaves, etc etc]. It forms in oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, and moist soil, making it very common in RiverClan, and somewhat common in ShadowClan. That being said, WindClan and ThunderClan know what algae is. RiverClan is the most likely to use this prefix.

Type: nature // subclass: plant [this name denotes that it is based off of a plant or something that is considered plant-like]

Requirements*: gray and brown are common colors for most plants [as cats are not naturally green], though cream/gold can also be associated with the Algae- prefix. Very rarely is Algae- used for a ginger cat.

Canon Examples: None

Random Examples [non canon]: Algaebelly // Algaeburr // Algaeruffle // Algaespring

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Almond

Almond- is a name that comes from the pale brown color that pelts can be. The prefix is rarely used, though can still pop up from time to time in the five Clans. While almond is more than just a color, the Clans only use the prefix for its connection to the color.

Type: color [this name denotes a color, even if it exists as both a color and a separate item]

Requirements*: Almond- is a prefix only used for light brown / pale brown cats.

Canon Examples: None

Random Examples [non canon]: Almondbee // Almondears // Almondtalon // Almondwhisper

*requirements are not actually required, but simply the most common attributes associated with the name. Often honor naming ignores these requirements, but these are still more like loose suggestions than any hard-set rules

[everybody-loves-purdy]

(the Squilf/Leaf as one character ask) What to you think her name would be?

That’s a good question

I feel like she might be a tabby tortie to combine Squilf and Leaf together physically, and with a bushy tail but with her white patches like Leafpool’s.

As for name I could still definitely see her being called Leafkit but she would just end up as Leafpool (since she would still discover the Moonpool) so that’s a no probably.

What about Skypool? In honour of the whole SkyClan adventure still? Or maybe Oakpool or Acornpool?

[butterflyclan]

Acornkit

A yellowish-brown and white tabby tom with silver eyes. The son of Beamsnow and an unknown DogwoodClan she-cat, Acornkit is quick-witted and troublesome.

Acorn; Small ; Brown fur

[butterflyclan]

Mid Winter

"You have not been with us long, but you have proven yourself a loyal cat and skilled warrior. Sorrelpaw, from this day on you shall be known as Sorrelfur. We celebrate your skill and tenacity, and we welcome you as a full member of ButterflyClan."

Sorrelfur raised her head proudly. She had done it- she had proved herself a true member of the Clan, worthy of being here. No one could deny her her place. She belonged.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Shellpaw was feeling stressed. He could not properly express how stressed he was feeling.

Skyrumble's and Pondfang's tail wounds had become infected. Podpaw had caught whitecough, and Acornpool and Basspaw had caught yellowcough. Lynxfur had gone out for too long and came back with frostbite. Mintswirl and Shellpaw were up at all hours of the night, soothing coughs and pains and anything else they could manage. They were running low on supplies, and newleaf was a whole moon away.

Shellpaw had asked Mintswirl if leafbare was always like this, and they had only shrugged and said that these sorts of things tended to come and go in waves.

Shellpaw just... really, really, really needed a break.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Gingerfleck blinked in surprise and the grey tom in front of him blinked back.

"Oh!" The tom said finally, dropping the mouse he'd been holding. "I'm sorry, is this your territory?"

"Ah- yes, it is."

"I hadn't realized. That's my bad! I was just looking for food for my kits, I hadn't realized I'd crossed into anyone's place."

"You have kits?" Gingerfleck asked, surprised. The tom looked quite young- barely older than Gingerfleck himself.

"Yes! Jay and Dove, they're the lights of my life. Their mother didn't survive their kitting, I'm afraid, but..." the tom trailed off, a shadow of sadness crossing his face before he shook it off. "Well, they seem alright without her!"

"My Clan has a warm place for your kits," Gingerfleck hedged. "We don't have a lot of food, but you seem like a good hunter. I'm sure if you're willing to help out, we could figure something out..?"

"That's... a very kind offer," the tom stuttered, eyes wide. "I... I would like that, please. Thank you."

[butterflyclan]

Late Autumn

Skyrumble hissed, his claws flexing as Mintswirl handled his tail. "I need marigold petals- Shellpaw, do you remember what marigold does?"

The apprentice nodded, the bright yellow petals in his mouth as he hurried over. "They stop bleeding and... uh... Infection?"

"Correct! Chew them up and place them on the wound." Mintswirl turned their attention back to Skyrumble. "It looks fine for now, but I'd recommend that you take it easy for now. I don't want it getting infected, especially not right before leafbare."

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

"Hi!"

Acornpool let out a little shriek as a brown tom leapt in front of the patrol, his tail waving excitedly. Asphodelfang rolled her eyes.

"You guys are ButterflyClan, right? I've trained so, so hard and I'm finally ready to join!"

Asphodelfang snorted. "Sorry, you've... what?"

"Trained! I know it's tough out here, but I can catch food and I'm perfectly okay with sleeping outside!"

"Well, Parsleystar was okay with allowing Algaesky and Honeydew in," Acornpool hedged. "Maybe she'd be okay with...?"

"Stan!"

"...Stan."

"If he joins, he'll have to change that name. Stan. Whoever heard of a name like that?"

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Burdockheart led Barleypaw along the DogwoodClan border, casting nervous glances across the meadow into the shaded copse of trees. She bristled upon noticing a grey shape up ahead, and Barleypaw, taking note of her body language, tensed as well.

"Hello," the cat mewed, and Burdockheart relaxed slightly when she realized this was just an apprentice.

"What are you doing on our border?"

"I... I don't want to be in DogwoodClan anymore. They don't like me there." The apprentice flattened herself against the ground, looking up at Burdockheart and Barleypaw with wide, pleading eyes. "Please! I just want to be around cats who care about me! I don't have anyone in DogwoodClan!"

Burdockheart glanced down at Barleypaw, who was staring at the DogwoodClan apprentice with sad eyes. "Alright, then," she sighed. "What's your name?"

"Sorrelpaw."

"I'm sure we could find a place for you, Sorrelpaw."

[butterflyclan]

Mid Summer

Hickorymarsh let out a low moan at the sight of Whiskershade's body in the camp. He stumbled over, his paws trembling. Stormclaw looked up at him as he approached, his eyes glistening.

"I'm sorry," he mumbled. Between Stormclaw's paws lay a sleeping Barleykit, exhausted by staying up for the vigil. "I know you loved her."

"You did too," Hickorymarsh croaked. Stormclaw shook his head.

"Not romantically, not like you. What Whiskershade and I had... it was different from what you felt for her, I think. It was a single night and nothing else."

"But you had a son with her. That's a connection between the two of you that I could have only dreamed of. I'm sorry for the loss of your partner."

Stormclaw nodded, his eyes back on Whiskershade's body. The two toms sat in silent grief until the sun rose.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

"From this day forth, you shall be known as Acornpool. We honor your skill and cleverness, and welcome you as a full member of ButterflyClan."

Acornpool raised his head, pride rippling through his body, his bad leg trembling. Asphodelpaw cheered her brother alongside the crowd. She couldn't stop the fangs of jealousy from sinking into her heart. They were the same age, and had the same skill. Why was Acornpool a warrior now and she wasn't? He'd been sick and injured for the last two moons, while she'd been perfectly fine and had kept training and hunting. Didn't she deserve a name, too?

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Gingerpaw couldn't help his flinch when Parsleystar sat next to him. He stared at his mother with wide eyes, his fur spiking nervously. She seemed... sad.

"I suppose your reaction is my own fault," she sighed, her gaze settling on the horizon. "I left you in your grief. I'm... sorry for that, Gingerpaw."

Gingerpaw gaped at her. She shifted, still pointedly not looking at him.

"It was unfair of me to do that. I'm your mother, and you needed me. You'd just lost your father. I didn't... I didn't feel like I deserved you. I didn't feel like I deserved to be happy. But that doesn't mean that I should have abandoned you like I did. If you would allow me, I would like to be your mother again."

Gingerpaw blinked at her, and the silence stretched on for a while.

"Uhm. I... I would like you to be my mother again, too. I missed you," he admitted quietly. Parsleystar finally turned to look at him, and Gingerpaw was surprised to see tears in her eyes. A raspy purr rumbled in her throat and she pressed her cheek to his.

"I missed you too, Gingerpaw. I love you."

[butterflyclan]

Late Spring

Acornpaw's eyes are hazy with fever as Beamsnow curls around him. He chokes down the fear that's rising in his throat, instead whispering steady assurances to his son. He can't lose another child. It would break him, he knows this.

"You'll be okay. We'll both be okay. We'll get through this like we do everything else. I promise, Acornpaw."

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Crabkit's piercing scream rattled something loose in Pinedash, and he burst out of the position he'd been frozen in. He tore into the hawk's wings with a scream of fury, and the hawk screamed right back at him. Pinedash struck again and again, tearing with his claws and teeth, until the bird finally released Crabkit and swooped off.

"Crabkit," Kitecrash cried, bounding over to her son. The tom-kit wailed in pain, shuddering sobs shaking his whole body. Mintswirl whisked the kitten off to their den, and Kitecrash took a short moment to press herself against Pinedash and whisper a quite "thank you" before following.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Stormclaw paused uncertainly outside of the leader's den.

"Parsleystar?" He called. A low growl responded, and Stormclaw flinched. "Gingerkit wants to know where you are." After a moment with no response, he poked his head in the den. Parsleystar was curled up tightly in her nest, her body tense and her long fur ungroomed. "...Would you like me to tell him you'll play with him there in a bit?"

"No," Parsleystar spat, her fur spiking as she whipped around to glare at him. "No! Gingerkit doesn't want to know where I am, he doesn't want to play with me! I killed his father! He hates me!"

"You didn't kill Frozenwhisker!" Stormclaw protested. "Gingerkit just lost his father, he needs his mother!"

"There is nothing without Frozenwhisker," Parsleystar continued on her tirade. "Nothing! The sooner Gingerkit learns that, the better! Get out!" She lunged towards Stormclaw, her claws unsheathed, and Stormclaw flinched out of the den.

[butterflyclan]

Early Spring

Stormclaw poked his head in the nursery, ears folded back nervously. "Are you sure it's okay for me to be in here?"

Whiskershade nodded, almost too exhausted for words. Stormclaw lingered for a moment longer before slipping in, staring in awe at the singular kitten at her belly.

"He's so beautiful," he breathed.

"I picked the name Barleykit," Whiskershade rasped, her eyes glittering with pure love as she stared at their son. "After my mother." Stormclaw nodded, focused on the tiny tom.

"Welcome to ButterflyClan, Barleykit."

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Burdockheart stretched, a satisfied purr rumbling in her throat at the feeling of the sun on her back. The last of her fever had finally melted away, and Mintswirl had deemed her healed enough to leave the den for a walk. They had even told her that her leg wouldn't scar! Shadowbloom's whitecough was gone, Whiskershade's son had been born healthy, and no one was sick or injured. It was a good start to newleaf.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Acornpaw let out a cry, and Mintswirl winced. Beamsnow hushed his son and held him closer.

"It's broken," they told the pair. "I'll wrap it up and give him some poppy seeds so he can sleep." Beamsnow nodded, not moving his attention from Acornpaw. Mintswirl didn't take offense- the tom had lost two sons already, and had never once blamed Sakari or them for being unable to save them. Mintswirl wasn't sure how he'd take a third loss, and they really, really didn't want to find out.

[butterflyclan]

Early Winter

The night is quiet, and the stars twinkle overhead. Burdockheart stared at them, her eyes flicking from light to light.

"Burdockheart?" Algaesky yawned, stirring from her nest. "What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to figure out which star is Tempestroar." Algaesky went quiet, settling next to Burdockheart and brushing their pelts together. They watched the sky together, leaning against each other for comfort.

"She was so young," Burdockheart sighed. "I'm glad she's with her family now, at least. But she didn't deserve to die like that."

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

"Hickorymarsh, you will train Acornpaw. I know that you will do this job well." Acornpaw touched noses with Hickorymarsh gently, hiding the fact that he was practically choking on excitement. He stood beside his new mentor and watched as Aspenpaw was apprenticed to Sakari, and Asphodelpaw to Stormclaw. He was wriggling in his place by the time the gathering had finally ended. He was an apprentice! He'd be the best apprentice in the whole wide world!

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Frozenwhisker slipped into Parsleystar's den, his pawsteps silent. He stood there for a moment, admiring his mate and the tiny kitten at her stomach. She stirred and blinked up at him.

"Hey," he whispered, and curled around her. A tired purr rattled in her throat, and Frozenwhisker didn't bother to suppress the purr that rose in his own throat in response. He pressed his forehead against hers, his eyes slipping closed, and it wasn't long before he was sound asleep.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

Burdockheart let out a low hiss of pain when Mintswirl tried to maneuver her leg. They curled their lip in sympathy.

"It's pretty badly damaged," they told her. "It might scar, it might not- it's too early to tell."

"You should have stayed away from those hills," Algaesky scolded. Burdockheart made a face at her friend. "You know that twolegs like to set traps for the rabbits there."

"We needed prey," Burdockheart grunted. "I'd hoped that there would be some rabbits stuck in those traps that the twolegs hadn't gotten to yet." Algaesky made a face right back at her.

[butterflyclan]

Early Summer

"From this day forth you shall be called Skyrumble. We honor your drive and your passion, and welcome you as a full warrior of ButterflyClan."

Skyrumble felt a purr rumbling in his throat, but the cheering was so loud he couldn't hear it. He met his mother's eyes over the crowd, and felt his heart swell at the pride in them. I've done it, he thought. Cloud, I've done it. I hope you have your own warrior ceremony, wherever you are.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

"What happened?" Mintswirl gasped, hurrying over to Algaesky's side.

"A fox happened," Lynxfur grunted. "It surprised us both, but it got Algaesky bad."

"Not bad," Algaesky correct, grunting. "I'll be fine." Mintswirl made a sound low in the back of his throat.

"It's way too early to say that for certain," he frowned at her. "You've only just gotten injured. You'll have to be off your leg for a while." Algaesky nodded, accepting this quietly.

"You're lucky," Mintswirl told her. "It could have gone very, very badly, just the two of you against a fox."

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

"Ah, Burdockheart?" Burdockheart looked up at Beamsnow, who stood before her with a nervous expression on his face. "I... need you to do something with me. Please."

"Of course," she said, and gulped down the last of her mouse. "What is it?"

"I... can't tell you. Please, just come with me."

Burdockheart frowned at him, but stood anyways. She followed Beamsnow out of camp and they walked for a while. It's only when the DogwoodClan border is in sight that Burdockheart's apprehension grows so strong that she halts.

"Beamsnow, what are you doing? Why are we here?"

Beamsnow didn't answer, instead slipping over the border. Burdockheart's ears flattened, betrayal striking through her heart like lightning. She watched her former apprentice slink into a bush and listened to a whispered conversation, the words too quiet to hear. When Beamsnow emerged, her heart lurched. A pair of tiny white scraps hung from his mouth. Newborn kittens, mewling pathetically for their dam. He set them down in front of Burdockheart and gave her an apologetic look, then slunk back into the bushes and emerged with two more.

"Their mother can't care for them," he told Burdockheart quietly. "We... I never intended for this, but... they're mine, Burdockheart. I can't just leave my kits."

"Oh, Beamsnow," Burdockheart breathed. She wanted to say more, to ask who their mother was beyond just a DogwoodClan she-cat, but Beamsnow looked so distraught... "I won't say a word to anyone," she swore instead. She bent down to lick the tiny kittens he'd placed at her paws. "What are their names?"

Beamsnow sagged, a sigh of relief escaping him. "Applekit, Aspenkit, Acornkit, and the little she-kit is Asphodelkit." He nodded towards each kitten in turn.

"They're beautiful."

[butterflyclan]

Mid Spring

Shellpaw stretched out, a purr rumbling in his chest as he enjoyed the sun. Things were finally beginning to calm down. Pondfang, Lynxfur, Skyrumble, and Stormclaw had all healed from their injuries, Burdockheart's infection was gone, and Basspaw, Podpaw, and Acornpool had all recovered from their coughs.

It was really nice to have a break, he thought drowsily.

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

"From this day forth, you shall be known as Seeddrop. You have worked hard to earn your name, and ButterflyClan welcomes you as a full warrior."

Seeddrop lifted her head high with pride, though she couldn't help the flash of guilt she felt when she caught sight of Podpaw. She, Basspaw, and Foampaw deserved to have their names too. Was it really fair for Seeddrop to be the only warrior of the group? Should she have refused her name until they got theirs?

The questions weighed heavy on her mind that evening as she sat vigil.

[butterflyclan]

Asphodelfang

A white she-cat with silver eyes and dark red tabby splotches. The daughter of Beamsnow, Asphodelfang is adventurous and an incredible runner. Her paws are steady, and she's great at den building.

Asphodelfang is poetic, kind, and altruistic, though she struggles with feelings of jealousy towards her brother, Acornpool. She doesn't like bees, and she finds it hard to show empathy.

Asphodel; White fur ; Slender ; Tall Fang; Skilled hunter ; Skilled fighter ; Outspoken

Asphodelkit

A white she-cat with silver eyes and dark red tabby splotches. The daughter of Beamsnow and an unknown DogwoodClan she-cat, Asphodelkit is a bully and can never seem to sit still.

Asphodel; White fur ; Slender ; Tall