Flystar

**Flystar** is a small, elderly off-white she-cat with unkempt fur. She has ugly, dark yellow eyes and a snaggletooth.

## Personality

Flystar, in her youth, was passionate about everything she did and put her heart and soul into every action. Nowadays, she has less energy for that, but still tries to work hard and devote herself to her Clan. She's impatient and snappy, and her memory is fading with her old age, so she leans heavily on her deputy and medicine cat. She knows. She knows her Clanmates gossip about her strangeness, but she doesn't mind. She knows she's odd, and she's proud of it.

## History

Flykit was born to two MarshClan warriors who didn't have much time for her, so she spent a lot of time entertaining herself. She was childhood friends with Petalkit. She trained hard as an apprentice and earned her warrior name, Flystorm, on time. After mentoring a few apprentices, she became deputy under Lilystar when the previous deputy retired. She served under Lilystar until Lilystar's death by a fox. After Flystar became leader of MarshClan and earned her nine lives, she became mates with Petalfoot.

Flystar lost her first life during leafbare. On a bitter, windy morning, Myrtlepaw left camp to try and save some more herbs in case of greencough, and Flystar, realising her absence, went out with a patrol to try and find her. They searched for most of the day as the storm brewed, until finally it was upon them. Flystar sent the rest of her patrol back to camp so that they were not hurt, continuing to search for Myrtlepaw alone. She found Myrtlepaw in a ditch so slick with rain that she had been unable to get out of it, and helped Myrtlepaw out. The two of them sheltered outside overnight, Flystar covering Myrtlepaw all the time so that the younger cat was protected from the cold. During the night the rain turned to snow. They were found the next morning by a patrol, Flystar tightly curled around Myrtlepaw, and brought back to camp. The then-medicine cat managed to stabilise Flystar, though only after she had already lost her first life.

### First Leaf-fall

The night before her death, Flystar receives a vision from StarClan. In the morning, she is found dying by Softstream, though holds on long enough to encourage Softstream to share her vision with Oakclaw and to tell Petalfoot that Flystar loves her, and that Softstream is as good a medicine cat as any could ask for. With these last words, she passes away. A grief-stricken Softstream leaves the den to collect Oakclaw and show him Flystar's body. Oakclaw goes to her side and says his goodbyes before he goes to announce her death to the Clan.

During Oakclaw's meeting, Petalfoot enters the leader's den to sit by Flystar's side. She is joined by Softstream, who begins preparing Flystar's body for burial by applying chevril and chamomile. Together Softstream and Petalfoot lick down Flystar's unkempt fur. After this, Heronheart calls Nightshadow, Shrikethorn, Falconwing, and Spiderlight to carry Flystar's body to the centre of camp. When Shrikethorn is forced to leave the leader's den by her fears and Nightshadow goes to help her, Heronheart takes their place helping to bring Flystar outside, where the Clan goes to her body to say their goodbyes.

That evening, Flystar's vigil is held. Heronheart, Softstream, and Shrikethorn are among those present, as are Muddywater, Oakclaw, and Petalfoot, the three of whom give a speech in Flystar's honour. Muddywater speaks of how Flystar lost her first life protecting Myrtletail, then an apprentice, from a fierce winter storm. Oakclaw tells the story of when Flystar first made him her deputy, and how she encouraged him to not fear being critical of her. Lastly, Petalfoot speaks of Flystar's unerring love for MarshClan, naming Oakclaw and Softstream specifically among those she was proud of. The vigil is silent after Petalfoot's speech, nobody feeling that they have the right to speak of Flystar after her mate's words.

When dawn comes, those who were at the vigil go out to the shore of the Lake with Flystar's body, and begin digging her grave. The grave is complete at sunhigh, and Flystar is buried. Muddywater smooths down the sand atop her grave and leaves for a moment, returning with some fern stems that he sets on top of the grave site.