Goldenflower snarled from the nursery as Tigerclaw asked both Longtail and Darkstripe to join him as he went into exile. Such a mouse-brained mate I chose, she thought bitterly as she gazed down at the three little kits in her nest. She scoffed as she went over to her newborns; she would deal with the aftermath later. These kits need me, she thought to herself. Tigerclaw would ruin them as a father.
Goldenflower licked the head of her only tom-kit, the one who looked exactly like his father. He was dark brown tabby tom-kit. Next to him were a dark tortoiseshell she-cat and a lithe dark golden tabby she-cat. Goldenflower laid down next to them.
Another queen, a speckled tabby and Goldenflower's mother, raised her head to glance at Goldenflower. Her slightly older kits, Snowkit and Mistlekit, nestled next to her belly, nursing. "What are you going to do with them?" she asked. "I mean our Clanmates aren't just going to not judge them." Goldenflower gasped. "Speckletail!" She glanced down. "I wouldn't let any cat judge my little ones with something they cannot control! Every queen knows that!"
Speckletail responded with a sigh. "At least tell me what you are going to name them," she muttered. "I can at least let their brother, Swiftpaw, know their names." Goldenflower sighed. "Fine," she murmured. "The dark brown tabby is Bramblekit, the tortoiseshell is Tawnykit, and the dark golden tabby is Lionkit."
Speckletail nodded. "I like those names," she purred. Goldenflower nodded as a pretty gray tabby entered the den, silently. Her kits, Ashkit and Fernkit, gazed up at her with curious eyes. Goldenflower easily recognized the queen as Brindleface. Her kits would be apprentices in the next moon, she thought. I hope my kits will get that far as well.
ThunderClan
Leader:Bluestar—blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle
Deputy:Fireheart—handsome ginger tom
Apprentice, Cloudpaw
Medicine cat(s):Yellowfang—old dark gray she-cat with a broad, flattened face, formerly of ShadowClan
Apprentice, Cinderpelt—dark gray she-cat
Warriors:
Whitestorm—big white tom
Apprentice, Brightpaw
Darkstripe—sleek black-and-gray tabby tom
Apprentice, Fernpaw
Longtail—pale tabby tom with dark black stripes
Apprentice, Swiftpaw
Runningwind—swift tabby tom
Mousefur—small dusky-brown she-cat
Apprentice, Thornpaw
Brackenfur—golden-brown tabby tom
Dustpelt—dark brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Ashpaw
Sandstorm—pale ginger she-cat
Apprentices:
Swiftpaw—black-and-white tom
Cloudpaw—long-haired white tom
Brightpaw—she-cat, white with ginger splotches
Thornpaw—golden-brown tabby tom
Fernpaw—pale gray with darker flecks, she-cat, pale green eyes
Ashpaw—pale gray with darker flecks, tom, dark blue eyes
Queens:
Frostfur—beautiful white coat and blue eyes (permanent queen; mother to Cinderpelt, Brackenfur, Brightpaw, and Thornpaw)
Brindleface—pretty tabby (permanent queen; mother of Sandstorm, Ashpaw, and Fernpaw)
Goldenflower—pale ginger coat (Mother of Lionkit, a dark golden tabby she-cat with amber eyes, Tawnykit, a dark tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes, and Bramblekit, a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes)
Speckletail—pale tabby, and the oldest nursery queen (permanent queen; mother to Goldenflower, Snowkit, a deaf white tom with blue eyes, and Mistlekit, a dark gray tabby she-cat with green eyes)
Willowpelt—very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes (Expecting Whitestorm's kits)
Elders:
Halftail—big dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing
Smallear—gray tom with very small ears; the oldest tom in ThunderClan
Patchpelt—small black-and-white tom
One-eye—pale gray she-cat, the oldest she-cat in ThunderClan; virtually blind and deaf
Dappletail—once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat
ShadowClan
Leader:Nightstar—old black tom
Deputy:Cinderfur—thin gray tom
Medicine cat(s):Runningnose—small gray-and-white tom
Warriors:
Stumpytail—brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Brownpaw
Wetfoot—gray tabby tom
Apprentice, Oakpaw
Littlecloud—very small tabby tom
Whitethroat—black tom with white chest and paws
Queens:
Dawncloud—small tabby (Mother to Twigkit, a dark ginger tabby tom with green eyes)
Darkflower—black she-cat (Mother to Lavenderkit, a pale gray tom with dark blue eyes)
Tallpoppy—long-legged light brown tabby she-cat (Permanent queen)
WindClan
Leader:Tallstar—black-and-white tom with a very long tail
Deputy:Deadfoot—black tom with a twisted paw
Medicine cat(s):Barkface—short-tailed brown tom
Warriors:
Mudclaw—mottled dark brown tom
Apprentice, Webpaw
Tornear—tabby tom
Apprentice, Tawnypaw
Onewhisker—brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Whitepaw
Runningbrook—light gray tabby she-cat
Queens:
Ashfoot—gray queen (Mother to Eaglekit, a gray tom with amber eyes)
Morningflower—tortoiseshell queen (Permanent queen, mother to Gorsekit, a brown tabby tom with green eyes)
RiverClan
Leader:Crookedstar—huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw
Deputy:Leopardfur—unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat
Medicine cat(s):Mudfur—long-haired light brown tom
Warriors:
Blackclaw—smoky black tom
Apprentice, Heavypaw
Stonefur—gray tom with battle-scarred ears
Apprentice, Shadepaw
Loudbelly—dark brown tom
Graystripe—long-haired gray tom, formerly of ThunderClan
Queens:
Mistyfoot—dark gray she-cat (Mother to Reedkit, a black tom with blue eyes, Pikekit, a gray flecked tom with dull green eyes, and Primrosekit, a very pale creamy-brown she-cat with white paws and amber eyes)
Mosspelt—tortoiseshell she-cat (Mother to Dawnkit, a very pale gray she-cat)
Elders:
Graypool—thin gray she-cat with patchy fur and a scarred muzzle
Cats outside Clans
Barley—black-and-white tom that lives on a farm close to the forest
Blackfoot—large white tom with huge jet-black paws, formerly ShadowClan deputy
Boulder—silver tabby tom, formerly of ShadowClan
Princess—light brown tabby with a distinctive white chest and paws; a kittypet
Ravenpaw—sleek black cat who lives on the farm with Barley
Smudge—plump, friendly black-and-white kitten who lives in a house at the edge of the forest; a kittypet
Tigerclaw—big dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws, formerly of ThunderClan