Birdflight

**Birdflight** is a gray and white she-cat with dazzling green eyes.

## History

Birdkit is born to Sunnystripe and Feathertuft, along with her brother Palekit. They are the two cats' second litter, their first consisting of a single kit: Talonclaw. She forms a close relationship with Palekit, and often chases him around the nursery.
As a kit, Birdkit preferred to ask her mother questions about sicknesses and mortality than about glory and fighting. Sunnystripe tells her about Stormbrook, the ShadowClan medicine cat, and about how his job is to secure the health of all the cats in the Clan. Birdkit is bewildered by this, and asks Sunnystripe if she would be able to ask Stormbrook a few questions. Sunnystripe, amused, brings her kit to the medicine cat's den.
Birdkit continues to pester her mother to be able to spend more time with Stormbrook. Lionstar, ShadowClan's leader, takes notice of this and asks Sunnystripe if Birdkit would want to train in the ways of a medicine cat. She tells the leader that she will ask her kit personally. That night, Birdkit excitedly tells her mother that she would love to become a medicine cat's apprentice, and that Stormbrook was already teaching her basic healing properties.
Birdpaw is made into an apprentice, and is given Stormbrook as her mentor. Her brother, Palepaw, is given Lightpebble. She works happily under Stormbrook, and feels as if she had been placed exactly where she needed to be.
One afternoon, Birdpaw is shocked to see a group of warriors carrying Palepaw into the medicine cat's den. He had been attacked by a stray dog, and was thrown against a tree. Palepaw is clinging to life, and Birdpaw worriedly asks Stormbrook if he feels that her brother will survive. Stormbrook tells her not to think about the present, and to just focus on stabilizing his condition. Unfortunately, due to internal bleeding, Palepaw dies in the medicine cats' care. Birdpaw is left stricken with grief, and blames herself for not being able to save her brother's life.
Talonclaw, now ShadowClan's deputy, sympathizes with his younger sister for losing her littermate. He comforts her, and takes Palepaw's place as a dependable, brotherly figure. Birdpaw begins to grow closer to her older brother and is thankful that he made it a point to console her after Palepaw's sudden death.
Eventually, Birdpaw earns her full medicine cat name, and is given the name Birdflight. She continues to train under Stormbrook in the moons following her ceremony.
Stormbrook contracts Greencough, and his conditions deteriorates rapidly. Birdflight grows worried, fearing that he will die and leave the responsibility of ShadowClan's health entirely on her shoulders. Despite her efforts, Stormbrook passes away from his illness, and Birdflight is left alone. She mourns him, and strengthens her relationship with StarClan as she learns to balance her tasks on her own.
Lionstar dies, making Talonstar leader of ShadowClan. Birdflight is overjoyed for her brother, and accompanies him as he journeys to the Moonpool to receive his nine lives. After the ceremony, he tells Birdflight that Palepaw had given him one of his lives, and that he looked healthy and happy in the ranks of StarClan.