Rookfrost

=== Description ===
Rookfrost is a small and scrawny blue-black short-haired cat with pale blue eyes. He is covered in scars from old wounds, and his hind paw is twisted at an awkward angle.
Rookfrost is Summitclan's deputy. Unlike most Summitclan cats, he hates the cold, as his short pelt is not fit to brace against the chill. He is grumpy and often downcast, letting his short temper and sharp tongue speak for him most days. He is blunt and snappy and often very confrontational, but Bearstar seems to soothe him more than most. 
=== History ===
Rookkit was born to Whiteraven and Smalljay alongside his sibling, Finchkit. He was close with his denmate, Bearkit, and the two were fast friends. He quickly learned the drawbacks of a short pelt in Summitclan territory, and was often taken ill with frostbite and various sicknesses.
Despite his sicknesses, he made it to apprenticeship and was a very adept apprentice. He learned that his small size was a boon, allowing him to squeeze down rabbit burrows and other small tunnels that his bigger clanmates couldn't reach. In leafbare, when the prey fled underground, it was Rookpaw's unique skill that saved the clan from famine. 
During his apprentice, his sibling Finchpaw was trapped within a forest fire and suffered grievous burns. Rookpaw was with Finchpaw as they were cared for by Bumblewing, and was present when they awoke. Rookpaw continued to support Finchpaw throughout their 2-year recovery.
At his warrior ceremony, Rookpaw was named Rookfrost, and he became mates with Beartuft. Brindlestar gave Finchpaw the name Finchflame as a reminder of the forest fire thy survived, though it served only as a cruel punishment. From that point, Rookfrost hated Brindlestar, and made it viciously clear in the way he objected to Finchflame's new name.
When Rookfrost was 50 moons old, he was on a hunting trip when he was caught under the hooves of an escaping elk. He was left with a head injury and a broken leg on top of a multitude of injuries. His recovery was extensive, and while he was able to pull through, he was left with a twisted paw and a new gait. Brindlestar renamed him Rookhop as he joined his sibling in the legion of unfairly named cats in Summitclan. He was emotionally isolated as he drifted, with Beartuft for company. Eventually, Beartuft introduced him to Beetlekit, who he had found wondering the territory alone. They adopted him together, and the pair became a trio. Beetlekit brought Rookhop a sense of purpose and began to pull him back from the isolation he was trapped in.
When Brindlestar died and was replaced with Grizzlystar, one of the new leader's first courses of action was renaming Rookhop and Finchflame. Rookhop returned to Rookfrost, and Finchflame was renamed Finchlight. The siblings celebrated their renaming, glad to be finally free of the cruel label. Eventually, Beartuft became Bearstar, and he named Rookfrost as his deputy. Together, the two make an effective leadership duo.
Rookfrost mentors young Goatpaw alongside Finchlight, while Rookfrost and Bearstar take pride in Beetlebounce as a full Medic.
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Category:Summitclan
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