Forestleaf

**Forestleaf** is a living molly and the Second of the Field Colony. She is the mate of Hazelfur and the mother of Whitebelly.

## Appearance

Forestleaf is a sleek and lean tortoiseshell she-cat with bright green eyes. She has long ears, a sharp, diamond-shaped face, a short muzzle, small feet, a long, fluffy tail, a sloped back, and an upturned nose.

## Personality

Field Colony’s Second, Forestleaf, is a real piece of work. Cunning, manipulative, and snarky, Forestleaf is not a cat you should ever cross. Many believe that Forestleaf became mates with Hazelfur just to gain more power, and judging from how the two interact with each other, it doesn’t seem like a stretch. While Forestleaf might not be the most fun cat in the Colony, she is a good Second, and together, she and Hazelfur are a force that the other Colonies do not want to push around lightly.

She's described as being the "better version" of Rainfall. Forestleaf serves her role as a Second well, but she is not the most pleasant cat to be around. She's attracted to power, cold and detached.

Forestleaf isn't good around children, new-claws included. Her first new-claw, Catcher, left Field Colony due to her harsh training, which is kind of a sore spot for her. This was the reason why she took up the chance to mentor Goldenpelt, especially due to the fact that Golden was looking to become an impressive ranger.

## Relationships

### Hazelfur

Forestleaf and Hazelfur's relationship is really shallow. The two respect each other deeply in a formal way, but the relationship isn't romantic at all. Since Forestleaf never really wanted to have kittens, when Whitebelly was born, she and Hazelfur agreed to split the responsibility as much as possible. Forestleaf hoped that Hazelfur would die quickly so she could become Captain.

### Whitebelly

Forestleaf was a distant mother from Whitebelly and held her to high standards, sparking her rebellious streak. She disapproved of Blackpelt, and although she never tried stop Whitebelly from taking him as her mate, she made her dislike for him known. She was said to be upset when Whitebelly died.

### Catcher

Catcher was Forestleaf's first new-claw, but he ran away shortly after starting his training because Forestleaf was too harsh on him. She is touchy about the subject.

### Goldenpelt

Goldenpelt was Forestleaf second new-claw. She was impressed with Golden's progress under Missingfoot, and once he had retired, she stepped up to take over his training. She trained him brutally and expected nothing less than perfection, but eventually, Golden's charm won her over. When Goldenpelt requested to cut Spottedshadow off from the other Colonies, Forestleaf agreed, and also did him an extra favor by putting Spottedshadow and Goldenpelt together on patrols as often as possible, which Goldenpelt appreciated.

### Spottedshadow

Spottedshadow is Forestleaf's granddaughter, the daughter of her own deceased daughter, Whitebelly. Forestleaf banned Spottedshadow from Gatherings when Goldenpelt had requested such. Forestleaf doesn't really give Spottedshadow much thought as family; she sees her more as just an irksome cat who doesn't follow rules like she should.

### Missingfoot

Both Hazelfur and Forestleaf always felt that Blackpelt/Missingfoot wasn't "good enough" for their daughter, not really empathizing with "falling in love". It was hard for them to understand what Whitebelly saw in Blackpelt: a dear friend. They were both never intrusive enough to try and stop the two from becoming mates, but were mildly disappointed. When Whitebelly died, it gave Forestleaf reason to dislike Missingfoot even more.

### Rainfall

Forestleaf and Rainfall were big rivals when they were younger rangers, always competing with each other. When Forestleaf became a Second before Rainfall did, she was smug, but Rainfall became Second of her own Colony and then Captain very quickly. Rainfall constantly pushes at the Field Colony border, so their rivalry has only escalated over time. Rainfall used to rub it in Forestleaf's face, but now Rainfall deems Forestleaf "beneath" her, so they aren't even on speaking terms anymore.

## Trivia

* TennelleFlowers has said that he is still unsure about what shade of black to give Forestleaf, and that they added the tortoiseshell pattern so that she wasn’t pure black.
* Forestleaf is one of TennelleFlowers' favorite characters.
* In the original StarClan Battles:
	+ She was the fourth generation of WindClan.
	+ She had four children, Whitespots, Finchpaw, Willowpaw, and Harespring.
		- Finchpaw died of whitecough, Willowpaw mysteriously disappeared, and Harespring died after a battle with ThunderClan.
	+ She mentored Willowpaw prior to Catcher.
	+ She was mentored by Graymist.
	+ When she became deputy, she began poisoning Hazelstar by pushing him to work harder, picking at his sensitive pride to lead more battles against the other Clans, or finding herbs to put in his food that would make him ill.
		- Only Mistysnow and Goldenpelt knew, though Mistysnow only had suspicions due to Hazelstar's pride stopping him from admitting it and Goldenpelt being afraid of Forestleaf's power.

## Gallery

Family TreeForestleaf and Rainfall's rivalry, art by TennelleFlowersAn older design of Forestleaf, training Golden. Art by TennelleFlowers.Forestleaf with rue. Drawn by TennelleFlowers.Forestleaf and Hazelfur by TennelleFlowers
## References

1. ↑ Revealed on StarClan-Battles WindClan Size Chart