Snowpool

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

## Basic

Snowpool was born to Silverstrike and Darkstone. She became an apprentice with Sparkstorm as her mentor, and became a warrior early due to her deftness. She found out she was expecting kits a few moons later. Snarlface, the deputy of FireClan, sent her on a dawn patrol, where a SunClan warrior attacked her moments before she started kitting. She was too weak to feed her kits milk, and with Moonpelt's help, the kits' birth was successful. She became Cloudstar's temporary deputy when Jayspring was captured by Twolegs. She eventually became a senior warrior and mentored one of Moonpelt's kits, Flamepaw, and he became Flameflight. Snowpool received recognition from all of her clanmates when she, along with Brambletail and Starlingstrike, found out about the traitor of FireClan.

## Book Appearances

### Different Shadows

Snowkit's sister, Fernkit, says that she's getting bored in the nursery, but their mother, Silverstrike, comforted them.

Spotstar, the leader of ThunderClan, calls a Clan Meeting, and makes Fernkit and Snowpaw apprentices. She also makes Cinderpaw a full warrior. Spotstar chooses Starlingstrike and Sparkstorm to be the sisters' mentors. Sparkstorm tells Snowpaw that they will start her training the next day at sunhigh. Oneleaf interrupts Snowpaw and Fernpaw and says that they have to do the elders' ticks now that they are apprentices. Snowpaw agrees, and says that if they wanted to be apprentices, they had to earn it.

That night, Snowpaw gets a message from Brambleberry saying that Snowpaw was different than other cats, and that she must be brave and face her destiny. The next day, Snowpaw starts her training with Starlingstrike and Fernpaw. The two warriors teach the apprentices a battle move. Snowpaw does it correctly. When Fernpaw fails, she stalks out of the Training Hollow.

Sparkstorm and Snowpaw go hunting, and Snowpaw brings back a lot of prey. When Starlingstrike and Fernpaw come back, they are empty-handed. Starlingstrike is very mad at Fernpaw as she doesn't know what mouse smells like. Snowpaw offers to help her sister. At first, Fernpaw looks impressed, but she brushes it away, and says that Snowpaw isn't her mentor.

Snowpaw is made a warrior, and becomes Snowpool. Fernpaw becomes a warrior a moon later, and Snowpool is excited for her. Snowpool notices her sister and Starlingstrike gazing at each other, and teases her sister about Starlingstrike being her 'soon-to-be mate'.

Fernspring tells Snowpool that she is expecting kits, and Snowpool is very happy for her sister. Snowpool asks who the father is, and Fernspring tells her that the father is Starlingstrike.

Snowpool is sharing tongues with Jayspring, when three shapes pad out of the nursery. Snowpool recognizes them as Fernspring's kits. Snowpool decides to talk to them, and Jayspring comes with her. Jayspring and Snowpool talk to them, and Hollykit suggests that Jayspring and Snowpool might have kits someday. Jayspring says that they might.

They decide to play a game, and the kits go back to the nursery. Snowpool is shocked when Fernspring notifies her that she is expecting kits. Fernspring pads away, and Jayspring and Snowpool touch muzzles while discussing possible names for their kits.

Snarlface makes Snowpool go on a dawn patrol with Starlingstrike, and a ShadowClan warrior attacks her, moments before she starts kitting. Starlingstrike runs to camp, and returns with Eagleflower and Jayspring. There is blood everywhere, and Snowpool starts wheezing.

Eagleflower gasps, and tells everyone that Snowpool is trying to kit. Eagleflower tells Starlingstrike to get some moss. Starlingstrike returns with the moss, and suddenly, a spasm grips Snowpool, and a kit comes out. Eagleflower tells Jayspring that she is a stillborn. Jayspring is devastated. Eagleflower feels Snowpool's belly, and says that it is okay because there are still three kits left.

Eagleflower feels Snowpool's stomach and says that the kits really want to come out, and that her heartbeat is slowing down. Another spasm grips onto Snowpool, and another kit came out of her belly. It's fur was bright white, and it had black paws and two black stripes on its tail. Eagleflower asks Jayspring what the name will be, and Jayspring responds, saying that he wants Snowpool to choose.

Eagleflower feels the heartbeat of Snowpool occasionally. After some time, he says that Snowpool is gone. Jayspring says that he lost a kit already, and he won't give up on Snowpool, too. Suddenly, Fernspring appears. Fernspring asks what happened. Starlingstrike starts to tell the story of what happened, but Fernspring interrupts him and asks why Snarlface would send an expectant mother on a patrol. Jayspring agrees, and in anger, he accidentally sinks his paw into Snowpool's flesh. Snowpool wakes up. Another kit suddenly came of her belly.

Eagleflower tells Snowpool that she's kitting, and Snowpool is frantic. Jayspring tells her that one was a stillborn, and that another is a she-cat. Starlingstrike decides to go to camp and ask Moonpelt if she will let Snowpool's kits suckle her, as Snowpool is too weak to give her kits milk. Like all of the other cats, Moonpelt asks Starlingstrike why Snarlface would send a mother on a patrol. She gets very mad, and when Snarlface accuses her of lying, she is outraged. Moonpelt agrees to letting Snowpool's kits suckle her.

Jayspring, Fernspring, and Eagleflower bring Snowpool and her kits back to the camp. They drop Snowpool on some moss in the nursery, and Snowpool wheezes a little. Another kit comes out, and let's out a loud, "Oh!". The kit wriggles out, and starts suckling at Moonpelt's belly.

Snowpool suddenly falls still, and she calls Eagleflower. Moonpelt tells Eagleflower what happened, and lets him feel Snowpool's chest and stomach. Eagleflower says that her body is trying to produce milk, and feeds her some parsley.

Snowpool wakes up, and feels better. Her kits suddenly notice her, and start suckling on *her* instead of Moonpelt. Snowpool is very happy to be suckling her kits, and says that it tickles.

Eagleflower gives Snowpool a check-up, and says that Snowpool has more kits coming. The newest kit starts to push it's way out of Snowpool's tummy. Then, it started to suckle. Snowpool finally says that there is still one more, right when Fernspring emerges into the nursery. Moonpelt tells her that there is one more. Fernspring sits down and starts comforting her sister. Finally, the last kit struggled out. Fernspring cries happily that it is a tom. Jayspring comes into the nursery, and asks Snowpool how she can suckle her kits. Snowpool eventually falls asleep.

Jayspring comes back, and counts the kits. He then asks Snowpool how many kits Moonpelt had. Snowpool tells him that she had two. Jayspring then asks why there are seven other kits as well. Snowpool admits that she had four more kits. Jayspring and Snowpool start the naming process, and name them Bramblekit, Bumblekit, Moonkit, Cloudkit, Luckykit, Berrykit, Amberkit. They decide to name the stillborn Lovekit, so that she will not go to StarClan without a name.

Spotstar decides to appoint a new deputy after Starlingstrike and Jayspring talk to her about Snarlface's unacceptable behavior toward queens.

Snowpool gets much better. Spotstar calls a clan meeting, and makes Moonpelt's two kits apprentices, with Fernspring and Snowpool as their mentors.

*End of spoiler warning*
1. ↑ Revealed in *Different Shadows*, page 59