Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Jun 19, 2021 14:08:54 GMT -5
As we know, she betrays the Early Settlers to her father at the end of TBS, but what about afterwards? Was she really that bad? Let's look at what she does after she joins Clear Sky's group.
She was kind to Milkweed's kits.
She seems to have regretted her actions and swore her loyalty to Clear Sky despite knowing that she didn't deserve it.
She tried to let Thunder down as gently as she could when he confronted her over her relationship with Clear Sky.
She comforted Clear Sky when Thunder left… in her own way, at least.
She pretty much risked her own health and the hostility of the other cats by wanting to go with Thunder and Clear Sky to see Quiet Rain.
She was worried about Clear Sky while he was talking to Quiet Rain.
She comforted him when Quiet Rain disowned him… again, in her own way.
She encouraged Clear Sky to speak with his mother again.
She stopped Clear Sky and Jagged Peak from arguing.
She offered to help find Jagged Peak and Holly's kits, and was even willing to work together with Thunder to find them.
She was seen helping Pebble Heart with herbs when Quiet Rain died.
She even suggested that River Ripple be present at the burial and was also the one who offered to go get him.
At Quiet Rain's burial, Star Flower only stared at Sun Shadow with pity.
In Path of Stars, Star Flower—who had been starved by Slash during her time in his camp—warned Gray Wing about there being two more guards, wanted to help her rescuers fight off Slash's rogues and later even taught the five groups how to fight them off while also calling Clear Sky out on his overprotectiveness.
She also refused to eat anything until her campmates ate first.
In Moth Flight's Vision, she was the reason why Micah was allowed to join SkyClan in the first place.
She even comforted Moth Flight after Micah died.
What do you think? And please refrain from posting that she should have been a villain; while I do think she would've made for a great antagonist (anyone is better than Slash, really), I want this to focus on Star Flower as we see her within the text itself, not what she could've been.
She was kind to Milkweed's kits.
Star Flower's golden pelt caught his eye. She slid out from behind the oak and skirted the edge of the clearing. Stopping beside the yew, she stopped to look under the branches. "Hi, you two," There was a teasing purr in her mew as she called to Thistle and Clover. "Who wants to race me to the prey pile?"
Thistle and Clover scrambled eagerly into the light.
"There's prey?" Clover blinked.
"I told you I smelled mouse," Thistle told his sister.
"Milkweed said we shouldn't take prey unless it's offered." Clover's eyes were wide with worry.
Star Flower lifted her tail. "I'm offering."
Clear Sky snorted. Star Flower was acting as if it was her prey to give away! She'd hardly been here longer than the kits. She hadn't even been on the hunting patrol that had brought it back. She had lost none of her arrogance.
"Line up next to me," she told the kits as she crouched. "When I twitch my ear, run. The first cat to the prey pile gets the first pick of the prey."
Thistle and Clover huddled beside her, their short tails flicking with excitement.
Milkweed squeezed out beside them. "Don't pick the best prey," she warned. "The hunters should get it."
Star Flower flashed her a look. "Don't teach them to take less that they deserve. They need to grow strong—one day, they'll be the hunters."
Thistle and Clover scrambled eagerly into the light.
"There's prey?" Clover blinked.
"I told you I smelled mouse," Thistle told his sister.
"Milkweed said we shouldn't take prey unless it's offered." Clover's eyes were wide with worry.
Star Flower lifted her tail. "I'm offering."
Clear Sky snorted. Star Flower was acting as if it was her prey to give away! She'd hardly been here longer than the kits. She hadn't even been on the hunting patrol that had brought it back. She had lost none of her arrogance.
"Line up next to me," she told the kits as she crouched. "When I twitch my ear, run. The first cat to the prey pile gets the first pick of the prey."
Thistle and Clover huddled beside her, their short tails flicking with excitement.
Milkweed squeezed out beside them. "Don't pick the best prey," she warned. "The hunters should get it."
Star Flower flashed her a look. "Don't teach them to take less that they deserve. They need to grow strong—one day, they'll be the hunters."
She seems to have regretted her actions and swore her loyalty to Clear Sky despite knowing that she didn't deserve it.
Star Flower lowered her voice. "I understand you, Clear Sky. You've had to make hard decisions to protect the cats in your care. And sometimes it's meant doing things you've regretted." She held his gaze. "If I could take back some of the things I've done, I would."
Clear Sky blinked. Was she sorry for her betrayal? Her eyes glimmered, as though lit by starlight. Her dark pupils looked like flower. To Clear Sky, it was almost like the five petals of the Blazing Star seemed to shine in her eyes.
"I know you don't trust me," she murmured. "I don't deserve your trust. But I will try to show you that you can count on me. Once I choose my allies, I am willing to die for them. For all my mistakes, I never betrayed my father. And if you trust me, I will never betray you."
Clear Sky blinked. Was she sorry for her betrayal? Her eyes glimmered, as though lit by starlight. Her dark pupils looked like flower. To Clear Sky, it was almost like the five petals of the Blazing Star seemed to shine in her eyes.
"I know you don't trust me," she murmured. "I don't deserve your trust. But I will try to show you that you can count on me. Once I choose my allies, I am willing to die for them. For all my mistakes, I never betrayed my father. And if you trust me, I will never betray you."
She tried to let Thunder down as gently as she could when he confronted her over her relationship with Clear Sky.
Rage urged beneath Thunder's pelt. "Stay away from my father," he hissed.
Star Flower blinked. "Why? We get along so well, and—" She paused, her gaze suddenly softening. "Oh, Thunder. I'm so sorry."
Thunder shifted his paws, his pelt burning. He looked away. "What for?"
"I didn't know you still had feelings for me," she gushed. "I thought you stopped caring for me when you found out who my father was."
Thunder stiffened, surprised to find hope pricking in his chest. Was that regret in her mew? Did she still care about him?
"We were never meant to be together, Thunder." Star Flower shook her head sadly.
Star Flower blinked. "Why? We get along so well, and—" She paused, her gaze suddenly softening. "Oh, Thunder. I'm so sorry."
Thunder shifted his paws, his pelt burning. He looked away. "What for?"
"I didn't know you still had feelings for me," she gushed. "I thought you stopped caring for me when you found out who my father was."
Thunder stiffened, surprised to find hope pricking in his chest. Was that regret in her mew? Did she still care about him?
"We were never meant to be together, Thunder." Star Flower shook her head sadly.
She comforted Clear Sky when Thunder left… in her own way, at least.
Her soft gaze met his. "It's been a tough day." She reached forward and brushed his cheek with her muzzle. "But don't be sad. A few trouble makers have left, that's all. This is your chance to build the strong, loyal group you always wanted. Let Thunder go if he wants. His only ambition is to fill his belly. He will never be the leader that you are."
She pretty much risked her own health and the hostility of the other cats by wanting to go with Thunder and Clear Sky to see Quiet Rain.
Star Flower jumped down the bank. "I'm coming with you."
Thunder stiffened. The she-cat smelled different. And there was a gentle glow in her eyes, which he'd never seen before.
"Please stay here," Clear Sky told her gently. "It's cold. You should rest. You're expecting our kits."
Thunder stiffened. The she-cat smelled different. And there was a gentle glow in her eyes, which he'd never seen before.
"Please stay here," Clear Sky told her gently. "It's cold. You should rest. You're expecting our kits."
Suddenly the camp wall shivered. Thunder blinked in surprise as Star Flower padded through the bramble entrance.
Seeing her, Gray Wing let out a low growl and Jagged Peak arched his back in a hiss.
Thunder stepped forward. "What are you doing here?"
Star Flower brushed past Gray Wing, ignoring the hostility flashing from the tom, and stopped at the edge of the clearing. "I was worried about Clear Sky."
"He told you to stay in camp," Thunder muttered.
She narrowed her eyes. "I do as I please, not as I'm told."
Unease rippled through Thunder's pelt when he noticed Jagged Peak's fur bristling along his shoulders. Star Flower had taken a big risk coming here. The last time any of these cats had seen her, she had just betrayed them to One Eye.
He moved closer to her. "You should leave," he hissed in her ear.
"I'm staying," she snapped.
Seeing her, Gray Wing let out a low growl and Jagged Peak arched his back in a hiss.
Thunder stepped forward. "What are you doing here?"
Star Flower brushed past Gray Wing, ignoring the hostility flashing from the tom, and stopped at the edge of the clearing. "I was worried about Clear Sky."
"He told you to stay in camp," Thunder muttered.
She narrowed her eyes. "I do as I please, not as I'm told."
Unease rippled through Thunder's pelt when he noticed Jagged Peak's fur bristling along his shoulders. Star Flower had taken a big risk coming here. The last time any of these cats had seen her, she had just betrayed them to One Eye.
He moved closer to her. "You should leave," he hissed in her ear.
"I'm staying," she snapped.
She was worried about Clear Sky while he was talking to Quiet Rain.
Outside, he could hear Star Flower's anxious mew. "Where's Clear Sky?"
"He's still talking to Quiet Rain," Gray Wing told her gently.
"What about?" Worry sharpened Star Flower's voice.
"He's still talking to Quiet Rain," Gray Wing told her gently.
"What about?" Worry sharpened Star Flower's voice.
She comforted him when Quiet Rain disowned him… again, in her own way.
"There's a hollow in the brambles over here," Star Flower soothed. "We can rest there until the morning."
"I want to go home," he mumbled.
"We must stay."
Clear Sky felt her warm flank against his and let her guide him across the snow.
As they neared the brambles, she nudged him softly. "Wait here."
He stared blankly as she hollowed snow from beside the prickly camp wall, digging a den in the shelter of its stems. When she's finished, she hopped from the shallow dip and nosed him forward. "We'll be warm in here."
His paws scuffed over the snow and slid into the earthen hollow.
Star Flower slipped in beside him. "Lie down."
He dropped to his belly, his paws buckling, and she curled around him, wrapping her tail over him as though he were a kit. Her gentle purr throbbed against his trembling flank; her warmth slowly seeped through his pelt. Like snow melting, his thoughts cleared. "Am I a monster?" he whispered hoarsely.
"No." Star Flower's whisper was firm. "You're a hero and a leader. You make the tough decisions that other cats fear. There's no shame in that."
His heart ached and he pressed hard against Star Flower. He felt her tongue lapping her cheek. Closing his eyes, he let the warmth of her lull him to sleep.
I hope that she is right…
"I want to go home," he mumbled.
"We must stay."
Clear Sky felt her warm flank against his and let her guide him across the snow.
As they neared the brambles, she nudged him softly. "Wait here."
He stared blankly as she hollowed snow from beside the prickly camp wall, digging a den in the shelter of its stems. When she's finished, she hopped from the shallow dip and nosed him forward. "We'll be warm in here."
His paws scuffed over the snow and slid into the earthen hollow.
Star Flower slipped in beside him. "Lie down."
He dropped to his belly, his paws buckling, and she curled around him, wrapping her tail over him as though he were a kit. Her gentle purr throbbed against his trembling flank; her warmth slowly seeped through his pelt. Like snow melting, his thoughts cleared. "Am I a monster?" he whispered hoarsely.
"No." Star Flower's whisper was firm. "You're a hero and a leader. You make the tough decisions that other cats fear. There's no shame in that."
His heart ached and he pressed hard against Star Flower. He felt her tongue lapping her cheek. Closing his eyes, he let the warmth of her lull him to sleep.
I hope that she is right…
She encouraged Clear Sky to speak with his mother again.
"She doesn't want to see me again." Clear Sky's whisper sounded through the wall.
"Don't be mouse-brained," Star Flower answered him sharply. "She's your mother and she's sick. I just wish I'd had the chance to talk to One Eye before he died. But I didn't. You must make your peace with Quiet Rain before—"
"Before what?" Quiet Rain cut her off. Her old ears were as sharp as Thunder's. "Who's out there, planning my death?"
Star Flower padded through the entrance. She locked eyes with Quiet Rain, then slowly dipped her head. "I didn't mean you were going to die. I just wanted Clear Sky to understand how important the time with our kin is."
Quiet Rain's gaze slipped past her toward the entrance. "Well, come in, Clear Sky."
Thunder moved aside to let his father slide into the den.
Clear Sky crouched in front of his mother. "I thought you didn't want to see me again," he murmured miserably.
Star Flower snorted. "She won't if you whine like a kit."
"Don't be mouse-brained," Star Flower answered him sharply. "She's your mother and she's sick. I just wish I'd had the chance to talk to One Eye before he died. But I didn't. You must make your peace with Quiet Rain before—"
"Before what?" Quiet Rain cut her off. Her old ears were as sharp as Thunder's. "Who's out there, planning my death?"
Star Flower padded through the entrance. She locked eyes with Quiet Rain, then slowly dipped her head. "I didn't mean you were going to die. I just wanted Clear Sky to understand how important the time with our kin is."
Quiet Rain's gaze slipped past her toward the entrance. "Well, come in, Clear Sky."
Thunder moved aside to let his father slide into the den.
Clear Sky crouched in front of his mother. "I thought you didn't want to see me again," he murmured miserably.
Star Flower snorted. "She won't if you whine like a kit."
She stopped Clear Sky and Jagged Peak from arguing.
Clear Sky nudged between them. "If she wants food, I'll get it."
"She doesn't want food," Jagged Peak snapped. "Haven't you upset her enough already without bullying her now?"
"I wasn't bullying her!" Clear Sky bristled. "I was offering her food."
"Be quiet!" Star Flower Star Flower shouldered her way between them. "Your mother needs rest. More than that, she needs to see that her kits can get along without fighting!"
"She doesn't want food," Jagged Peak snapped. "Haven't you upset her enough already without bullying her now?"
"I wasn't bullying her!" Clear Sky bristled. "I was offering her food."
"Be quiet!" Star Flower Star Flower shouldered her way between them. "Your mother needs rest. More than that, she needs to see that her kits can get along without fighting!"
She offered to help find Jagged Peak and Holly's kits, and was even willing to work together with Thunder to find them.
"Don't blame yourself. This is no cat's fault," Clear Sky told them sharply. "But we must find them, quickly. They could freeze in this snow."
Thunder and Gray Wing stopped beside Jagged Peak.
Star Flower padded past them. "Where should we look?"
[...]
Thunder swished his tail over the snow. "I'll head for the oak forest, in case Mud Paws went that way first."
"Let me come." Star Flower stared at the orange-and-white tom. "I grew up in the Forest, and I can show you every hiding place."
"Why would they be hiding?" Thunder argued.
"When they realize how cold and hungry they are," Star Flower countered, "they'll find a sheltered spot and wait for help."
"Okay."
Clear Sky blinked as Thunder nodded and headed out of camp after Star Flower. They're working together!
Thunder and Gray Wing stopped beside Jagged Peak.
Star Flower padded past them. "Where should we look?"
[...]
Thunder swished his tail over the snow. "I'll head for the oak forest, in case Mud Paws went that way first."
"Let me come." Star Flower stared at the orange-and-white tom. "I grew up in the Forest, and I can show you every hiding place."
"Why would they be hiding?" Thunder argued.
"When they realize how cold and hungry they are," Star Flower countered, "they'll find a sheltered spot and wait for help."
"Okay."
Clear Sky blinked as Thunder nodded and headed out of camp after Star Flower. They're working together!
She was seen helping Pebble Heart with herbs when Quiet Rain died.
Pebble Heart had sorted through the herbs he'd brought back from the hollow, while Star Flower stood by, helping where she could by wrapping the leaves he separated into neat bundles.
She even suggested that River Ripple be present at the burial and was also the one who offered to go get him.
Star Flower crossed the clearing and touched muzzles with Clear Sky. "River Ripple should be at her burial."
Clear Sky frowned. "Why?"
"He is a leader like you, Thunder, and Tall Shadow," she meowed. "You are all petals of the same flower, remember?"
"And Wind Runner," Gray Wing added, thinking of the camp on the moor. "Although… we are still giving her space."
Clear Sky looked thoughtful. "You are right. We should leave Wind Runner in peace. But the rest of us should be together," he mewed.
"I will get River Ripple," Star Flower told him.
Thunder felt a sudden flash of gratitude toward the she-cat, but he noticed Clear Sky's pelt pricked uneasily.
"It's too far for you to travel," he argued.
Star Flower met his gaze. "Carrying kits doesn't weaken a cat, it makes her stronger."
"I'll go with her." Tall Shadow stepped forward.
Thunder blinked in surprise at the warmth in her mew. And yet, why not? Hadn't Star Flower been trying to make up for her betrayal in everything she did? She had not left Clear Sky's side, she'd treated his mother with respect, and now she was offering to get River Ripple for the burial. Was it possible she'd earned their trust at last?
Clear Sky frowned. "Why?"
"He is a leader like you, Thunder, and Tall Shadow," she meowed. "You are all petals of the same flower, remember?"
"And Wind Runner," Gray Wing added, thinking of the camp on the moor. "Although… we are still giving her space."
Clear Sky looked thoughtful. "You are right. We should leave Wind Runner in peace. But the rest of us should be together," he mewed.
"I will get River Ripple," Star Flower told him.
Thunder felt a sudden flash of gratitude toward the she-cat, but he noticed Clear Sky's pelt pricked uneasily.
"It's too far for you to travel," he argued.
Star Flower met his gaze. "Carrying kits doesn't weaken a cat, it makes her stronger."
"I'll go with her." Tall Shadow stepped forward.
Thunder blinked in surprise at the warmth in her mew. And yet, why not? Hadn't Star Flower been trying to make up for her betrayal in everything she did? She had not left Clear Sky's side, she'd treated his mother with respect, and now she was offering to get River Ripple for the burial. Was it possible she'd earned their trust at last?
At Quiet Rain's burial, Star Flower only stared at Sun Shadow with pity.
But Star Flower was oblivious to the spirit cats moving in the clearing. She was watching Sun Shadow, her eyes filled with pity.
In Path of Stars, Star Flower—who had been starved by Slash during her time in his camp—warned Gray Wing about there being two more guards, wanted to help her rescuers fight off Slash's rogues and later even taught the five groups how to fight them off while also calling Clear Sky out on his overprotectiveness.
Star Flower's eyes seemed to spark into life as she heard it. Suddenly, she hauled herself to her paws. "There are two guards," she warned Gray Wing.
"I know," he told her. Lightning Tail and Leaf are taking care of them.
"No." Star Flower stared at him. "Two more! Slash sent extra because of the meeting."
Gray Wing's chest tightened. "Where are they?"
"They went to hunt rats in the carrion place." Star Flower glanced fearfully at the gap in the bracken. "They'll hear the fighting!"
[...]
"Run!" Gray Wing wailed. "As he spoke, the ginger tom let go and hared away, charging after Star Flower.
Gray Wing scrambled to his paws and chased after him. He felt a twinge in hi chest. It sharpened as he saw the tom reach her first. Star Flower's eyes lit with fury. She reared and met the attack with outstretched claws.
"I know," he told her. Lightning Tail and Leaf are taking care of them.
"No." Star Flower stared at him. "Two more! Slash sent extra because of the meeting."
Gray Wing's chest tightened. "Where are they?"
"They went to hunt rats in the carrion place." Star Flower glanced fearfully at the gap in the bracken. "They'll hear the fighting!"
[...]
"Run!" Gray Wing wailed. "As he spoke, the ginger tom let go and hared away, charging after Star Flower.
Gray Wing scrambled to his paws and chased after him. He felt a twinge in hi chest. It sharpened as he saw the tom reach her first. Star Flower's eyes lit with fury. She reared and met the attack with outstretched claws.
"That's not enough." Star Flower's mew took Thunder by surprise.
She padded past Jagged Peak and Tall Shadow and faced the group. "You have to learn how rogues fight."
Thunder frowned. "But I thought we weren't going to fight like foxes."
Star Flower met his gaze. "If you fight a fox, you must know how it thinks."
"How?" Jagged Peak tipped his head. "We can't see their thoughts."
Star Flower flicked her gaze towards him. "I am One Eye's daughter, remember? I know how they fight—using trickery and deceit. I can show you the kind of moves they use. I can teach you what to expect."
Clear Sky hurried to her side. "You're in no condition to teach battle moves."
Star Flower halted him with an emerald stare. "I'm as fit as the rest of you. If I can give birth to three kits, I can certainly teach battle moves." She nodded to Thunder. "Attack me."
Thunder blinked at her, his gaze flicking uncertainly to Clear Sky.
Clear Sky's tail twitched nervously. "Be careful," he warned.
Star Flower glared at her mate. "I'm not made out of cherry blossom," she snapped. She turned to Thunder, holding his gaze as she backed away from the group. She came to a stop in the middle of the clearing. "Attack me!"
[...]
He stared up at Star Flower as she backed away, lifting her gaze to the others. "Rogues like to lame their enemies first, then attack. It's a sneaky trick, but it's effective. If I attacked Thunder now, he'd only be able to defend himself with three paws. And he'd be pretty confused about what had happened. It gives a rogue all the time they need to deliver a far more damaging blow."
[...]
"Hit the top first," Star Flower instructed. "A short, sharp blow. Then follow it up with a hefty swipe to the side. You need to hit the right spot. It numbs the leg instantly."
[...]
Star Flower blinked at him. "You don't have to use it if you don't want to, but you'll know what to look out for." She circled Thunder. "Try it me," she ordered."
Thunder stared at her. "I can't."
Star Flower rolled her eyes. "Just try it!"
[...]
Star Flower whisked her tail. "If a rogue tries to start an attack by aiming for your shoulder, that's how you counter it."
She padded past Jagged Peak and Tall Shadow and faced the group. "You have to learn how rogues fight."
Thunder frowned. "But I thought we weren't going to fight like foxes."
Star Flower met his gaze. "If you fight a fox, you must know how it thinks."
"How?" Jagged Peak tipped his head. "We can't see their thoughts."
Star Flower flicked her gaze towards him. "I am One Eye's daughter, remember? I know how they fight—using trickery and deceit. I can show you the kind of moves they use. I can teach you what to expect."
Clear Sky hurried to her side. "You're in no condition to teach battle moves."
Star Flower halted him with an emerald stare. "I'm as fit as the rest of you. If I can give birth to three kits, I can certainly teach battle moves." She nodded to Thunder. "Attack me."
Thunder blinked at her, his gaze flicking uncertainly to Clear Sky.
Clear Sky's tail twitched nervously. "Be careful," he warned.
Star Flower glared at her mate. "I'm not made out of cherry blossom," she snapped. She turned to Thunder, holding his gaze as she backed away from the group. She came to a stop in the middle of the clearing. "Attack me!"
[...]
He stared up at Star Flower as she backed away, lifting her gaze to the others. "Rogues like to lame their enemies first, then attack. It's a sneaky trick, but it's effective. If I attacked Thunder now, he'd only be able to defend himself with three paws. And he'd be pretty confused about what had happened. It gives a rogue all the time they need to deliver a far more damaging blow."
[...]
"Hit the top first," Star Flower instructed. "A short, sharp blow. Then follow it up with a hefty swipe to the side. You need to hit the right spot. It numbs the leg instantly."
[...]
Star Flower blinked at him. "You don't have to use it if you don't want to, but you'll know what to look out for." She circled Thunder. "Try it me," she ordered."
Thunder stared at her. "I can't."
Star Flower rolled her eyes. "Just try it!"
[...]
Star Flower whisked her tail. "If a rogue tries to start an attack by aiming for your shoulder, that's how you counter it."
She also refused to eat anything until her campmates ate first.
Clear Sky stopped pacing. He poked his head into the den once more. "Please take just a mouthful." He pushed the rabbit closer to Star Flower.
She shook her head. "I can't eat while the others go hungry."
Tiny Branch clambered onto his mother's flank. "We're not hungry."
Dew Petal and Flower Foot were wrestling beside her belly. Dew Petal struggled free of her sister's paws and grabbed her tail. "I win!" she squeaked.
Star Flower purred. "See?" She blinked at Clear Sky. "They're getting plenty of milk, and they're as strong as badgers."
Clear Sky frowned. He could see bones showing sharply through Star Flower's pelt. "But what about you?"
"I've been through worse," she assured him.
She shook her head. "I can't eat while the others go hungry."
Tiny Branch clambered onto his mother's flank. "We're not hungry."
Dew Petal and Flower Foot were wrestling beside her belly. Dew Petal struggled free of her sister's paws and grabbed her tail. "I win!" she squeaked.
Star Flower purred. "See?" She blinked at Clear Sky. "They're getting plenty of milk, and they're as strong as badgers."
Clear Sky frowned. He could see bones showing sharply through Star Flower's pelt. "But what about you?"
"I've been through worse," she assured him.
In Moth Flight's Vision, she was the reason why Micah was allowed to join SkyClan in the first place.
Star Flower pricked her ears. "What's catmint?"
"It's an herb that grows on the farm," Micah told her. "We use it to treat coughs."
Star Flower turned to Clear Sky, her purple gaze glittering. "He could help Tiny Branch!"
"It's an herb that grows on the farm," Micah told her. "We use it to treat coughs."
Star Flower turned to Clear Sky, her purple gaze glittering. "He could help Tiny Branch!"
She even comforted Moth Flight after Micah died.
Star Flower stepped forward, her emerald gaze round with sympathy. "You are angry," she mewed. "A cat you loved has died. But what is the point of blaming Clear Sky? Or Red Claw or Willow Tail? The tree was rotten. Do you blame the tree?"
"Yes!" Moth Flight's pelt bristled. And Rocky's cough for sending us there! And Clear Sky! And Red Claw and Willow Tail!" Her thoughts seemed to whirl as rage flared. "And Micah for being so dumb!"
Star Flower blinked at her. "Would Micah have blamed anyone?"
I'm glad I spent this time with you. His dying words echoed in her mind. Shame washed her pelt. He could have hated me for bringing him here… but instead he was grateful. She felt the eyes of the other cats fixed on her and backed away, grief welling once more in her chest as her anger withered.
"Yes!" Moth Flight's pelt bristled. And Rocky's cough for sending us there! And Clear Sky! And Red Claw and Willow Tail!" Her thoughts seemed to whirl as rage flared. "And Micah for being so dumb!"
Star Flower blinked at her. "Would Micah have blamed anyone?"
I'm glad I spent this time with you. His dying words echoed in her mind. Shame washed her pelt. He could have hated me for bringing him here… but instead he was grateful. She felt the eyes of the other cats fixed on her and backed away, grief welling once more in her chest as her anger withered.
What do you think? And please refrain from posting that she should have been a villain; while I do think she would've made for a great antagonist (anyone is better than Slash, really), I want this to focus on Star Flower as we see her within the text itself, not what she could've been.