Harelight

Harelight is a white tom with glossy fur, a long tail and blue eyes.
Harelight was the deputy of RiverClan under Splashtail's leadership in the lake territories. He was born as Harekit to Lakeheart and Lizardtail alongside his littermates, Softkit, Dapplekit, and Gorsekit. He was apprenticed as Harepaw to Mallownose, and he later earned his full name, Harelight. After he fought against RiverClan and Bramblestar's impostor in a battle between the Clans, Mistystar exiled Harelight and Icewing from the Clan for disobeying her orders, but Tigerstar accepted them into ShadowClan. He later returned to RiverClan following the defeat of the impostor, and agreed with Tigerstar's suggestion to lead RiverClan after Mistystar's and Reedwhisker's deaths. Tigerstar chose him to mentor Frostpaw when the young she-cat decided to step down and train as a warrior. After Splashtail was chosen to be leader, Harelight was appointed as his deputy, though he was soon killed by the leader after questioning his decisions. He ascended to StarClan afterwards and gave Icestar one of her nine lives. 
==History==
===In the A Vision of Shadows arc===
====The Apprentice's Quest====
:During a Gathering, Harekit and his siblings are mentioned by Mistystar to have been born to Lakeheart as healthy kits.
====Darkest Night====
:Harepaw is now an apprentice alongside with his siblings.
====The Raging Storm====
:On the way to the Gathering, Flypaw mentions that she hopes Harepaw and Dapplepaw will attend so she can show off her battle moves. When they arrive, Harepaw and the ThunderClan apprentice talk while Snappaw and Dapplepaw practice crouches nearby. After SkyClan leaves the lake, several cats want to bring them back because of StarClan's will. Flypaw mentions that Harepaw and Dapplepaw think they should have stayed.
===In The Broken Code arc===
====Veil of Shadows====
:Harelight and Icewing join the rebels wishing to overthrow Bramblestar's impostor. After Dappletuft is killed during a failed attempt on the impostor's life, Mistystar has Dappletuft buried like a rogue without a vigil. Harelight and his kin quietly mourn during a Gathering. During the deadly battle between the Clans, Harelight and Icewing fight against the impostor and RiverClan, and Harelight's sister, Softpelt, is killed. As a result, Mistystar banishes them for being disloyal to RiverClan. Despite Mothwing's and Leafstar's objections, Mistystar remains firm on her decision. Tigerstar criticizes Mistystar for her choice and welcomes the exiles into ShadowClan.
====Darkness Within====
:At a Gathering, Harelight joins his ShadowClan Clanmates alongside Mothwing and Icewing, who all three were previously exiled by Mistystar for fighting with the rebels during the last battle. Rootspring greets them, and when asked if Mistystar came, Harelight responds that he doesn't see her, but says that she would have to send some cats to not offend the other Clans, and to honor his sister, Softpelt. Harelight thinks that Mistystar might forgive them and allow them back into RiverClan, and he later mournfully states that he would have been there for Dappletuft and Softpelt, for whatever happened.
====The Place of No Stars====
:Bristlefrost notes that Mothwing had refused to come back to RiverClan until Mistystar let Harelight and Icewing back into the Clan, holding on to the belief that they were fighting for a good cause and should not be exiled.
====A Light in the Mist====
:At the Moonpool meeting, Mothwing mentions to the other medicine cats that Mistystar had already let Harelight and Icewing back, and that she would be leaving ShadowClan to rejoin RiverClan after the meeting.
===In the A Starless Clan arc===
====Sky====
:Owlnose struggles to organize Havenpelt and Harelight to a border patrol. When StarClan doesn't grant Owlnose nine lives, Harelight mentions how Onestar had to wait before he was granted his nine lives. Harelight later supports Splashtail as deputy. When Tigerstar arrives to lead RiverClan temporarily, Harelight and Icewing support him since he allowed them to join ShadowClan when Mistystar exiled them. During the battle, Harelight and Icewing flee into the river.
====Shadow====
:Following Tigerstar's victory over RiverClan, Harelight stands up for Tigerstar, though a few of his Clanmates question his loyalty to RiverClan after he spent some time in ShadowClan. However, Harelight challenges Tigerstar when the ShadowClan leader names them all temporary ShadowClan cats. When Frostpaw decides to step down and train as a warrior apprentice, Tigerstar names Harelight her new mentor. Duskfur questions his loyalty again to RiverClan, but Harelight insists he's always been a loyal RiverClan cat, even when the others followed the impostor and he didn't.
:Frostpaw quickly bonds with her new mentor, and he defends her from Duskfur and Splashtail's criticisms. He later demonstrates a battle move to her, and Frostpaw flourishes under his praise. Harelight praises her to Splashtail and Lizardtail while they are fishing. After Frostpaw treats Splashtail's injuried paw, Harelight allows her to stay with Splashtail to fish by the river. A few days later while fishing with Harelight, Frostpaw experiences a vision of Reedwhisker's murder. Her mentor asks if she's alright and Frostpaw insists she's unwell and returns back to camp alone. A few days later, Harelight snaps at Frostpaw for not focusing during a hunting patrol. When Frostpaw sneaks into WindClan territory to speak with Whistlepaw, she wonders what her mentor would say.
====Thunder====
:When Frostpaw is explaining her vision, she says that she was training with Harelight when she had it. Later, when Frostpaw is thinking about leaders, she thinks that Harelight would be a good leader. When Frostpaw is later playing with The Park Cats, Frostpaw is grateful that Harelight taught her how to outrun an attacker.
====Wind====
:Harelight and Mothwing warmly greet Frostpaw when she returns to the Clans, having believed her to be dead. When Frostpaw announces that she left the Clans because she wasn't sure who to trust, she catches Harelight's pained expression. Harelight is later appointed deputy by Splashtail. Frostpaw is shocked to see him working with Splashtail, but the white tom announces that he wants to help his leader rebuild RiverClan by governing themselves. 
:After Splashtail announces to his warriors that they should hunt down Duskfur, Icewing, and Mothwing for betraying RiverClan, Harelight approaches his leader after the meeting to question his decisions. The deputy believes that their former Clanmates must have had reasons for leaving and they should speak with them first before calling for their deaths. Splashtail notes how Harelight has a deep understanding of the old RiverClan, and the RiverClan leader promptly slashes his throat. Harelight collapses to the ground and dies shortly after, his kin Lizardtail and Gorseclaw wailing with grief. Splashtail appoints Berryheart as his new deputy.
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===In the Super Editions===
====Squirrelflight's Hope====
:He has become a warrior named Harelight.
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===Members===
Mother:
:Lakeheart: 
Father:
:Lizardtail: 
Sister:
:Softpelt: 
Brothers:
:Dappletuft: 
:Gorseclaw: 
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===Continuity===
*There are several contradictions regarding Harelight's mentor. In the first editions of A Vision of Shadows, Beetlewhisker is listed as his mentor, despite being killed in The Last Hope. In an attempt to fix this error, the Finnish version of Darkest Night lists Mallownose as Harelight's mentor,Revealed in Synkin yö, hahmolista (allegiances) while the Norwegian version of River of Fire instead lists Sneezecloud as his mentor, since Beetlewhisker is not listed at all.Revealed in En elv av flammer, troskapsforhold (allegiances) However, in the English reprinted versions of A Vision of Shadows, Harelight's mentor is listed as Mallownose in Darkest Night and River of Fire,Revealed in the reprinted version of Darkest Night, allegiancesRevealed in the reprinted version of River of Fire, allegiances in addition to Spotfur's Rebellion. He is also listed as Harelight's mentor on the Warrior Cats website. However, Harelight's mentor changes to Sneezecloud in the reprinted version of The Raging Storm.Revealed in the reprinted version of The Raging Storm, allegiances
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