Do you think Acorn Fur had Red Claw's kits anyways?
Feb 27, 2021 0:22:36 GMT -5
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Post by *Ottersplash* on Feb 27, 2021 0:22:36 GMT -5
i think people who hate moth flight think about what happened in squirrelflight's hope. didn't moth flight show up mad at leafpool? to me, it felt like moth flight was pissed that leafpool proved her wrong about medicine cats being able to have kits and be a medicine cat at the same time lol. that's why im on board with not liking moth flight (not just bc the code she made sucked).
“Leafpool.” Moth Flight frowned. “You had kits even though you were a medicine cat. I know how that feels. I was the Clans’ first medicine cat. I gave up my kits and it broke my heart. That’s why I made the rule that no future medicine cat should have kits. I wanted to save you all from such pain.”
“I fell in love,” Leafpool mewed simply.
Littlecloud’s pelt ruffled. “Do you think that is an excuse?”
“Every cat falls in love at least once,” Tallstar mewed. “You didn’t have to act on it.”
“You broke my rule.” Moth Flight’s gaze was still fixed on Leafpool.
“I had to.” Leafpool lifted her chin. “But being a medicine cat was too
important to give up.”
“Was it worth lying for?” Moth Flight pressed.
“What else could I do?”
Moth Flight eyed her coldly. “You put your feelings before your Clan.”
That’s not true! Squirrelflight want to yowl out, but she could see Firestar’s pelt pricking. Think before you speak.
She blinked at Leafpool. Tell them how giving up your kits broke your heart too! Tell them it was the hardest decision you’ve ever made! Her sister was staring back at the StarClan cats, her eyes round. Wasn’t she going to defend herself?
Bluestar nodded to her. “Have you nothing to say?”
Leafpool met the old she-cat’s gaze, unblinking. “I’m waiting for you to say that the father of my kits was from another Clan.” Around the clearing, the gathered StarClan cats murmured softly to one another, their pelts shimmering beneath the shadow of the trees as Leafpool went on. “Why defend myself from one accusation only to face another?”
Squirrelflight stiffened. Leafpool sounded angry.
“All right.” Moth Flight’s tail twitched ominously. “You had kits with a cat from another Clan.”
“Have you no respect at all for the warrior code?” Littlecloud’s eyes flashed.
“I’m not a warrior,” Leafpool straightened. “I’m a medicine cat. And being a medicine cat means more to me than anything. I gave up Crowfeather. I gave up my kits. Yes, I broke the code, but I chose my Clan over myself.” She faced them, her pelt prickling defiantly. “If you want to keep me out of StarClan, it’s up to you.”
Bluestar’s pelt sparkled as she stepped forward. “Would you make the
same choices again?”
Leafpool hesitated. “Of course I would! I can’t imagine my life without Lionblaze, Jayfeather, or Hollyleaf. I’d never choose a life without them.” She narrowed her eyes. “If they’d never been born, we might all have been lost to the Dark Forest.”
Bluestar frowned. “That has nothing to do with you breaking the code,” she snapped.
Yellowfang glanced at the ThunderClan leader. “Didn’t you have kits with a cat from another Clan, Bluestar?” she mewed softly.
“Bluestar wasn’t a medicine cat,” Moth Flight growled.
Yellowfang tipped her head to one side. “You had kits, Moth Flight, before you decided you were the first and last medicine cat who could. Is that fair?”
“It was for the good of the Clans.” Moth Flight glared at her.
“It seems to me”—Yellowfang’s ears twitched—“that Leafpool sacrificed everything she loved to be a loyal medicine cat to her Clan. Can we ask more than that?”
“Of course we can!” Littlecloud glared at his Clanmates. “What’s the point in having rules if cats can break them whenever they like?”
“Leafpool didn’t just have kits,” Crookedstar reminded them. “She had kits with a cat from another Clan and lied about it to every cat.”
Yellowfang flicked her tail crossly. “She gave them up to be a medicine cat, just as Bluestar gave up her own kits to be a leader. I did the same in my time, and I am still a member of StarClan.”
Bluestar held her gaze for a moment, then dipped her head. “Yellowfang has a point. We can’t condemn Leafpool for breaking rules we’ve broken ourselves.”
Crookedstar spoke for the first time. “Leafpool is right about her kits. They helped save the Clans from the Dark Forest.”
“Only because we chose them,” Moth Flight snapped. “We could have chosen any cat.”
“I fell in love,” Leafpool mewed simply.
Littlecloud’s pelt ruffled. “Do you think that is an excuse?”
“Every cat falls in love at least once,” Tallstar mewed. “You didn’t have to act on it.”
“You broke my rule.” Moth Flight’s gaze was still fixed on Leafpool.
“I had to.” Leafpool lifted her chin. “But being a medicine cat was too
important to give up.”
“Was it worth lying for?” Moth Flight pressed.
“What else could I do?”
Moth Flight eyed her coldly. “You put your feelings before your Clan.”
That’s not true! Squirrelflight want to yowl out, but she could see Firestar’s pelt pricking. Think before you speak.
She blinked at Leafpool. Tell them how giving up your kits broke your heart too! Tell them it was the hardest decision you’ve ever made! Her sister was staring back at the StarClan cats, her eyes round. Wasn’t she going to defend herself?
Bluestar nodded to her. “Have you nothing to say?”
Leafpool met the old she-cat’s gaze, unblinking. “I’m waiting for you to say that the father of my kits was from another Clan.” Around the clearing, the gathered StarClan cats murmured softly to one another, their pelts shimmering beneath the shadow of the trees as Leafpool went on. “Why defend myself from one accusation only to face another?”
Squirrelflight stiffened. Leafpool sounded angry.
“All right.” Moth Flight’s tail twitched ominously. “You had kits with a cat from another Clan.”
“Have you no respect at all for the warrior code?” Littlecloud’s eyes flashed.
“I’m not a warrior,” Leafpool straightened. “I’m a medicine cat. And being a medicine cat means more to me than anything. I gave up Crowfeather. I gave up my kits. Yes, I broke the code, but I chose my Clan over myself.” She faced them, her pelt prickling defiantly. “If you want to keep me out of StarClan, it’s up to you.”
Bluestar’s pelt sparkled as she stepped forward. “Would you make the
same choices again?”
Leafpool hesitated. “Of course I would! I can’t imagine my life without Lionblaze, Jayfeather, or Hollyleaf. I’d never choose a life without them.” She narrowed her eyes. “If they’d never been born, we might all have been lost to the Dark Forest.”
Bluestar frowned. “That has nothing to do with you breaking the code,” she snapped.
Yellowfang glanced at the ThunderClan leader. “Didn’t you have kits with a cat from another Clan, Bluestar?” she mewed softly.
“Bluestar wasn’t a medicine cat,” Moth Flight growled.
Yellowfang tipped her head to one side. “You had kits, Moth Flight, before you decided you were the first and last medicine cat who could. Is that fair?”
“It was for the good of the Clans.” Moth Flight glared at her.
“It seems to me”—Yellowfang’s ears twitched—“that Leafpool sacrificed everything she loved to be a loyal medicine cat to her Clan. Can we ask more than that?”
“Of course we can!” Littlecloud glared at his Clanmates. “What’s the point in having rules if cats can break them whenever they like?”
“Leafpool didn’t just have kits,” Crookedstar reminded them. “She had kits with a cat from another Clan and lied about it to every cat.”
Yellowfang flicked her tail crossly. “She gave them up to be a medicine cat, just as Bluestar gave up her own kits to be a leader. I did the same in my time, and I am still a member of StarClan.”
Bluestar held her gaze for a moment, then dipped her head. “Yellowfang has a point. We can’t condemn Leafpool for breaking rules we’ve broken ourselves.”
Crookedstar spoke for the first time. “Leafpool is right about her kits. They helped save the Clans from the Dark Forest.”
“Only because we chose them,” Moth Flight snapped. “We could have chosen any cat.”
It seems like Moth Flight was more upset at the lying and lack of remorse than she was at Leafpool having kits at all (though it was obviously part of it). Remember that the former was from a completely different time, so this also likely affected her views on the matter, as well as her having inherited her mother's stubbornness. And if even Littlecloud had a problem with it, that should probably say something.
That being said, from a meta perspective, this entire scene was just incredibly stupid for a variety of reasons.
I hate this scene and this stupid Med cat rule