Goldenfrost

"**SORT THE HERRRRRRRBS**!!!" - *Goldenfrost of Fallenclan*

Goldenfrost is an extremely lithe, golden, long furred she-cat with darker fur surrounding her face and chest (like a lion's mane). She has a rather large poof of fur on the end of her tail as well. Her hind legs are scarred from a fight with a raccoon, rendering them nearly useless. She has cold, menacing golden eyes.

Goldenfrost is the current senior medicine cat of Fallenclan. Her stubbornness keeps her from retiring to the elders' den, though she hardly lifts a paw to help her clanmates anymore.

## Personality

Goldenfrost is an extremely mean, snappy, abusive, and stubborn medicine cat. She is very hateful towards certain clanmates, and especially her own apprentices. She is extremely demanding, expecting the herbs to *always* be sorted (not by her, of course) and will scream threats at her apprentice until they cooperate. She is also extremely selfish. At times she will eat half or all of the entire prey pile herself without a second thought. She's even been known to do it in front of any clanmate that tries to take prey from the pile. The clan has a great fear of Goldenfrost, seeing her as an insane elderly menace. They try to avoid her at all costs.

## History

### Kithood

Goldenkit and Brownkit are born the second litter of Darkshadow and Riverfrost. As Goldenkit begins to explore camp she takes a liking to the medicine den. She enjoys seeing all of the neatly sorted herbs and even spends some of her time there talking to Leafdapple. Riverfrost is very supportive of her daughter's endeavour to become a clan healer, encouraging her to take on the responsibility of Medicine Cat Apprentice.

### Apprenticeship

Goldenpaw is soon apprenticed to Leafdapple, and is eager to learn herbs from her new mentor. She is taught the ways of the medicine cat code and enjoys visiting Starclan. She is always excited whenever there's an injury for her to treat. However, Goldenpaw soon begins to realize that something is off about her mentor. Leafdapple seems unusually tired and irritable, sneaking out of camp often. One day Goldenpaw manages to follow her mentor, discovering that she is meeting up with a rogue outside the clan. Goldenpaw is furious, quickly regarding her mentor as inferior and flawed. Her mentor had broken the medicine cat code, and betrayed her clan. Goldenpaw starts treating her mentor with a calculated coldness, showing Leafdapple the utmost amount of disrespect. She grows even more resentful when her mentor tries to hide the fact that she is going to have the rogue's kits. Goldenpaw seethes with the knowledge that Birdkit had been born illegally to a medicine cat, then passed off as Silversong's newborn kit instead. She believes that Birdkit had been born blind as punishment, and her littermates killed for their mother's insolence.

One day, while Goldenpaw is busily sorting herbs, Brownpaw approaches her seeking relationship advice. She admits to stalking Nightpaw, a tom that she likes, and begs her sister for guidance. Goldenpaw immediately bristles, snapping that relationships are stupid and unnecessary. She demands that Brownpaw forget all her hopeless daydreams of a relationship and to just focus on her duties as a clan member. Brownpaw lashes back, refusing to let her bee-brained sister keep her from Nightpaw.

When Bladeclaw's uprising gets foiled by Iceheart and he is banished along with his followers, Nightpaw decides to follow his mentor to the mountains. Goldenpaw watches in satisfaction as both Brownpaw and the tom's mother, Pineheart, beg him not to go. She contemplates the irony of it all as Heathersky and Brownpaw's broken-hearted cries fill her ears. She can't help but feel a great amount of contempt.

Goldenpaw is soon chosen to travel along with her mentor to attend Iceheart's leadership ceremony. To her great annoyance, Shadowblaze is allowed to tag along. Though he is her older brother, she glares at him continuously throughout the entire trip, hating the way he and his mate Iceheart interact. After Icestar is given her nine lives, she promises to make Shadowblaze her next deputy, since he had so boldly defended her from Blade's ambush and "saved" Fallenclan. Goldenpaw disapproves of this gesture, openly stating it to the clan. However, her remarks seem to go unheard. Darkshadow approaches his daughter, gently reminding her to be supportive of her brother. Goldenpaw rolls her eyes, pointing out the unfairness of it all.

Blade's next attack deals Fallenclan a heavy blow. Leafdapple's mate, Crow, is among the attackers. While her mentor is busy fighting with him Goldenpaw tries desperately to keep up with the growing number of wounds without getting wounded herself. During the battle Riverfrost receives a fatal injury, being brought to Goldenpaw. Though the medicine cat apprentice does her best to save her mother, it is of little use. Goldenpaw, Darkshadow, and Shadowblaze are there to witness her final breaths.

After the battle, a vigil is held for Riverfrost, Shylion, and Dirtface. However, Goldenpaw is busy tending to the many injured warriors and distancing herself from her mentor as much as possible. While the clan is still struggling to get on their paws again after the battle, Leafdapple decides to take Goldenpaw to the Moonstone for her medicine cat ceremony. She gives her apprentice the suffix "frost" to honor the memory of Riverfrost.

## Quotes

* "He's small, and weak. I wouldn't get too attached. He'll be dead by morning." - Goldenfrost to Bearclaw about her son, Littlekit.
* "If you so much as *look* at that she-cat one more time I'll kill you and bury your guts." - Goldenfrost to her apprentice, Jayheart.
* "You're as stubborn as a mule. Y'know, you remind me of someone. A certain *Crow.*" - Goldenfrost to her apprentice, Winterfrost during her medicine cat naming ceremony.
* "Your son is hideous." - Goldenfrost to Dove\_\_\_ about her son, Stormkit.