I have River of Fire! *Spoilers*

Apr 5, 2018 16:05:36 GMT -5 Pixie said:

Sorry for being a bit excessive with these Twigpaw questions, but I have yet another one.

How is Twigpaw as a cat? Not a character, but as a cat? Is she morally in tune? How would you define her besides her need for all five Clans?

Well, I don't hate her. She's cute at times and annoying at other times.

She followed the medicine cats to the Moonpool after hearing Alderheart and Jayfeather talk about the prophecy to see if there was anything she could do or learn to help them. When she asked Alderheart about the prophecy later in the book after another half-moon meeting the medicine cats went to, even Alderheart was annoying. He thought about how that was medicine cat business.

She was annoyed that Sparkpelt insisted on training her simple stuff because she already knew all this.

She went out to hunt by herself even though apprentices aren't allowed to go out on their own to catch something to really impress Sparkpelt (I think that's why she did it), though Finpaw saw her leave and went with her. Twigpaw accidently went onto WC territory (I think she tripped). The three WC that caught her were just angry at her for making so much noise that it scared off the rabbit (or was it a hare?) that they were chasing. They insisted on bringing her back to the TC camp to speak to Bramblestar. Though they noted that they knew it was an accident.

When she went with Alderheart and Sparkpelt to collect the watermint she ran off ahead after spotting it, but fell in the water. Sparkpelt was pretty angry at her and also stated that Twigpaw dropped the watermint she collected in the water. Though Alderheart thinks Sparkpelt just might have been scared for her apprentice.

She went to talk to Violetshine about ShC rebuilding herself and seemed sad that she didn't get a warmer reception from her sister. When she finally got Violetshine to agree to help, she said that they needed to talk to Leafstar first. Twigpaw didn't want to do that because she didn't think that she was Leafstar favourite cat after leaving. Violetshine was annoyed at that thinking about how it wasn't about Twigpaw. She told her sister that she wasn't about it go do mutiny against her Clan leader for this.

When there was a fire at the RC camp, Twigpaw went over to help Softpaw who had gotten trapped on that side and was covered with soot. Twigpaw fell in the river, but was saved. (I'm still impressed by Finpaw. Like Bramblestar said, Finpaw is full of surprises)

When Finpaw's littermates warrior names were announced at the Gathering, she noticed that Finpaw didn't seem to be jealous at all. So she resolved not to be jealous either.

During her assessment near the end of the book, she did a great leap to catch a bird. Then she saw Finpaw chasing after a rabbit and helped him catch it. Larksong and Sparkpelt saw that scene and praised both apprentices for their teamwork to catch the rabbit. Sparkpelt was also really impressed by how Twigpaw caught her bird.

Apr 5, 2018 17:55:12 GMT -5 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 said:

*Faith* , do you think you can you post the scene where Dovewing comes back to the Clan?

At first Twigbranch simply dipped her head to Alderheart as he entered, but when she saw Dovewing and her kits following him, she let out an excited squeal, completely forgetting the rule that she should stay silent.

"Dovewing!"

Her cry echoed around the camp. For a moment it was followed by silence; then cats came bundling out of the warrior' den, racing across the camp to surround Dovewing and the kits. Graystripe and Millie bounded over from their nests under the hazel bush, while Jayfeather and Leafpool appeared, blinking, at the entrance to the medicine cats' den.

So Leafpool is home from RiverClan, Alderheart thought, pleased to see her again.

Fastest of all, Ivypool shot out of the nursery and skidded to a halt beside her sister, pressing up against her and drinking in her scent. For a few moments she was unable to speak, she was purring so hard.

"Where have you been?" Dovewing's father, Birchfall, thrust his way through the crowd, with her mother, Whitewing, hard on his paws. "We thought you were dead."

"It's so wonderful to see you again!" Whitewing exclaimed.

Dovewing seemed almost overwhelmed at first, trying to answer every question at once, until Ivypool's kits came wriggling their way through the crowd, sniffing inquisitively at the newcomers.

"Are these yours, Ivypool?" Dovewing asked. "What lovely kits!"

"Yes, they're mine and Fernsong's," Ivypool replied proudly. "This is Bristlekit, this is Thriftkit, and this is Flipkit."

"They're kind of small," Lightkit remarked, stepping up warily to touch noses with Bristlekit. "Not like us!"

"They're only a few days old," Ivypool explained. "Their eyes only opened this morning."

"They're beautiful!" Dovewing introduced her own kits, explaining to them, "These kits are your kin. Their mother is my sister, Ivypool--you remember I told you about her."

The two set of kits examined each other with wide-open eyes. "It's great to have kin," Pouncekit mewed with a purr of satisfaction.

Bumblestripe, who had been Dovewing's mate for a brief time, padded up and dipped his head stiffly to her. "I'm glad you're okay," he told her.

Alderheart could tell that he really meant it, but at the same time he recognized the hurt in Bumblestripe's voice. It can't be easy, knowing she chose to be with a cat from another Clan.

"And there's more to tell you," Alderheart meowed. "Tigerstar is alive."

His news caused barely a ripple among the Clan; they were all too focused on Dovewing's unexpected return.

"Yes, these are Tigerstar's kits," Dovewing added. "He's my mate now. I had to leave, because I was afraid I wouldn't be welcome here anymore, carrying kits with a father from ShadowClan."

For a moment there was an awkward pause, the ThunderClan cats exchanging doubtful glances. Alderheart supposed it was asking a bit much for them to be thrilled with the news that Tigerstar was the father of Dovewing's kits.

"Well, a lot of things have changed between the Clans," Squirrelflight declared at last. "Anyway, Dovewing, we're just happy that you're back."

"And there was another reason I left," Dovewing went on. "I was having terrible dreams where our nursery was destroyed and my kits died."

A murmur of sympathy rose from the surrounding cats.

"I wish you'd let me know, Daisy mewed, stroking Dovewing's shoulder with her tail-tip. "I could have told you that all she-cats have weird dreams when they're expecting kits."

Dovewing flicked her tail, looking irritated. "I did what I thought was best."

Alderheart wasn't so sure that they had just been the weird dreams of a queen expecting kits. He remembered that the nursery had been damaged in the storm, though Cinderheart's and Blossomfall's kits had been safely bedded down with the elders. But who knows what might have happened to Dovewing's kits, if they'd been here? "Just a moment." Bramblestar, who had listened to all this in thoughtful silence, took a pace forward. "Did I hear you say Tigerstar? What did happen at the Moonpool?

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I'll type the rest tomorrow.