| "Kill them, then. You won't hurt me that way. If you really want to hurt me, you'll have to find a better way than that. They are not my kits." |
| — Squirrelflight to Ashfur about Lionblaze, Hollyleaf and Jayfeather in Long Shadows, pages 276-278 |
| Squirrelflight | |
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| Current: | ThunderClan |
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| Kit: Apprentice: Warrior: Deputy: Queen: |
Squirrelkit Squirrelpaw Squirrelflight Squirrelflight Squirrelflight |
Squirrelflight is a dark ginger she-cat with green eyes,[1]one white paw[2], and a torn ear[3]. She has a long, bushy, squirrel-like tail, and glossy, long fur.
History[]
Squirrelflight is the daughter of Firestar and Sandstorm, and the sister of Leafpool. As an apprentice, Squirrelpaw was mentored by Dustpelt. She was independant, brave and often got into trouble. While her sister, Leafpaw was calm and patient. She befriended Brambleclaw on the journey to the Sun-Drown place and when the Clans arrived at their new home by the lake, Squirrelpaw earned her warrior name Squirrelflight. After learning that Leafpool had kits, Squirrelflight volunteered to foster Jayfeather, Lionblaze and Hollyleaf and raised them to believe that Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw were their parents. she later revealed that Leafpool and Crowfeather are their biological parents, which enraged Brambleclaw and the two broke up. Squirrelflight mentored Foxleap and Rosepetal. After the Battle against the Dark Forest, Brambleclaw became leader and appointed Squirrelflight as his deputy in forgiveness. Following The Great Storm, Squirrelflight mentored Stormcloud. and eventually Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight had kits of their own: Alderkit and Sparkkit. Juniperkit and Dandelionkit died shortly after birth. Squirrelflight became at odds with Bramblestar, when she defended the Sisters from ThunderClan when they were almost killed by a rockslide. StarClan allowed her body to heal, but Leafpool died. After Bramblestar's unexpected death, Squirrelflight took over his duties but stepped down, when he was revived. When Squirrelflight learned that Bramblestar was possessed, she was exiled by the false leader and took refuge in ShadowClan. After exposing the imposter, Squirrelflight returned to ThunderClan and became it's acting leader. She revealed Ashfur is the true identity of the imposter and struggled to keep her clan together, supporting the return of Bramblestar's spirit. However, she somberly accepted his disappearance and was dragged to the Moonpool by Ashfur and was taken to the place of no stars, where she learned Ashfur was planning to destroy the clans in the name of his love for her. With the help of Rootspring and Shadowsight, Squirrelflight and Bramblestar returned to the living world.
