Wrenpelt

**Wrenpelt** is a lithe, angular greyish brown tabby she-cat with light brown accents at her muzzle and belly. She has dark mackerel stripes and a touch of white on her chin. Her eyes are aloof and olive-green in colour. She has a severe jaw, a slender form better suited to tunnelling than moor-running, and long legs.

## Personality

Wrenpelt was always obstinate. Her strong instincts and decisiveness made her believe she'd be well suited for motherhood, though nothing happened quite as she foresaw it. She prefers monotonous tasks to consume her day but will never say no to a tunnel hunt. The very thought of capturing something in the maze of tunnels below GrimeClan is a thrill to her. To her clanmates she is competent but few are on good terms with her after the events with her kitting. She remains hopeful for true companionship, though does not know how well she can restart a life that has already been so wrought with disaster. A particularly pious cat, she acts as a solemn widow taking continual refuge in StarClan.

## History

Born a single kit to two loyal GrimeClan cats, Wrenpelt considers her younger moons an insignificant memory in contrast to her relationship with Sandfrost. Though several moons his senior, they felt on equal footing in loyalty and interests in parenthood. Wrenpelt had hoped to advance her position in GrimeClan, but soon felt motherhood to be her true destiny, and upon becoming pregnant foresaw her future litter becoming strong and talented warriors like their parents.

She shared the nursery with Firebloom and Grayheart, who gave birth to their own kits in the moons before Wrenpelt was due. Wrenpelt felt it at the time to be a taste of the joy she would feel upon the birth of her litter. However, in the final stage of her pregnancy her excitement died down to a tremulous feeling. On the evening she gave birth to her kits, the first was stillborn, unmoving despite Rabbitfoot's attempts to stimulate its breathing. The second, Hazelkit, was born with a badly twisted leg.

Wrenpelt tried to care for her son despite the tragedy, for both his and Sandfrost's sake, but Hazelkit soon proved to be an unruly, ill-behaved kit. Their time in the nursery was horrendous for Wrenpelt and she believed the other queens to look down on her as Hazelkit terrorized his denmates. After Hazelpaw's apprenticeship, she abandoned both him and Sandfrost, blaming her former mate for the defects of her kits.

### First Leaf-fall

The morning after GrimeClan's meeting with HollowClan, Wrenpelt is summoned by Redclaw to patrol the tunnels with Dustscrape, Batwing, and Sleetpaw. Wrenpelt is cheered at the sight of the energetic Sleetpaw, recalling his birth and wistfully thinking that in a different life, she might have had a son like him. The group leaves in the direction of the nearest entrance to the Hill Tunnels.

Entering the tunnels, Wrenpelt suggests that they split up, aware that the others likely do not want to linger around her for too long. All members agree, but shortly after they have gone their separate ways, a cry from Sleetpaw of the tunnel collapsing brings Wrenpelt running back. To her surprise, she only finds Dustscrape scolding Sleetpaw for pranking them. Wrenpelt is disgusted and tells Sleetpaw off herself. Sleetpaw is oblivious and continues his laughter, and though Wrenpelt fumes at his making light of such a matter, she restrains herself so that Dustscrape may take the lead of her apprentice's telling-off. Though Sleetpaw apologises briefly, he soon becomes defensive and argues that it wasn't that bad. A furious Dustscrape drags Sleetpaw out of the tunnels, leaving Wrenpelt and Batwing to continue their patrol alone.

Once they leave, Wrenpelt murmurs that Sleetpaw nearly gave her a heart attack. She asks Batwing if she would like to split up again, but Batwing suggests they stick together after Sleetpaw's mention of a collapse. They make stilted conversation, until Wrenpelt eventually remarks that she wishes she could stay down in the tunnels for a moon, unmeaningly admitting her lonliness to Batwing. Batwing suggests that she could try to talk it out with another Clanmate.