Disclaimer: I, KatieK101, do not own Warriors.
Five Truths About Beechfur
i.
He is only six moons old when his Denmates dare him to lick the strange twoleg substance.
Later that night, he becomes violently ill.
ii.
He never wanted to die like this; over a fish-brained dare.
He wonders who will remember him after he dies, when Leafpool of ThunderClan appears in his sights.
Great, he thinks. If I'm seeing cats than I must already be dead.
Then, the Leafpool look-alike shoves yarrow leaves down his throat and forces him to throw-up the twoleg poison.
He lives.
iii.
After his near-death experience, he receives his warrior name and vows to live his life to the fullest.
He will never pass an opportunity to live, to fight, to adventure,
to love...
And that is how Gorsetail of WindClan becomes pregnant.
iv.
They never speak of it.
It was only supposed to be one, passionate night underneath the stars; they were never supposed to become parents.
She is loyal to WindClan. He is loyal to RiverClan.
He can never claim them, and she can never claim him, so they move on with their lives and forget their pasts.
v.
And yet...
Sometimes, when he sees Weaselfur bragging about what wonderful warriors his daughters (his daughters!) will make,
he wonders if he made a mistake.
I've been waiting for someone to request a character who had literally *no* screen time (book time?), who never had any memorable lines, no exciting trivia, and it finally happened... or so I thought. Beechpaw is actually the RiverClan apprentice that Leafpool saved in Twilight, but even more interesting is: according to Warriors Wikia, he is the mate of Gorsetail of WindClan, and the father of Sedgewhisker, Swallowtail, and Thistlepaw...
At first I thought this was just some fan's mistake, but I checked it out, and Kate (one of the Erins) officially confirmed this on her blog. A fan asked where Thistlepaw could have gotten her long, fluffy fur, seeing as that is not a typical WindClan cat gene, and suggested that Gorsetail could have had a fling with a kittypet. Kate actually mentioned it could have been a RiverClan tom, and when someone suggested Beechfur, she said "Beechfur it is! And I don't care if Vicky contradicts me. She's just plain wrong this time!"
So... there you have it.
I don't know how I feel about this little fact, because I hate when the Erins just say something with no proof, no evidence; they just confirm things for the sake of it. On the other hand, do we really think that ThunderClan warriors are the only cats who had forbidden relationships? And do we really think that every couple was caught/revealed? Nope. I'm sure that there are some who actually managed to keep it a secret, and I guess Beechfur/Gorsetail is one of them.
With that being said, I want to know: how do you feel when the Erins (especially Vicky) confirm material that really makes no sense? Personally, I think they just make everything much more confusing. *shrugs*
Beechfur was requested by Cara Lee (btw, hey dude! How's StormClan?)