Winterpaw

**Winterpaw** is a white she-cat with black patches all over her body and amber eyes.

## Allegiances

### Past:

Grotto Camp
Severance Group
EagleClan

## Book Appearances

### Living:

Paws of Stars

**Winterpaw** is a temporary SunClan apprentice under Sunstar's leadership in the Valley Territories. She was born as **Winterkit** to Sunstar and Frostheart along with her sister Summerpaw, she was taken to EagleClan by her mother when the Severance happpened separating her from her father and sister who she didn't remember due to her young age. She became **Winterpaw** and was apprenticed to Amberfoot but when she switched Clans with her sister temporarily she was mentored by Fallenstreak.

## **History**

### **Paws of Stars**

#### Rising Sun

Winterkit is born to Frostheart and Sunstar. Her mother takes her to EagleClan during the Severance. Winterkit had been waiting so long for this, yet outwardly, she looked calm and solemn as she was named Winterpaw, moving to touch noses with her new mentor Amberfoot, who could sense her true excitement. Amberfoot decides battle training should be what an EagleClan apprentice should learn fighting and is happy to see how fierce Winterpaw is in battle and while she failed to catch a womrat she pleased her mother and mentor by catching a garter snake.

EagleClan scent fills the air as Owlswoop enters, charging and rolling over Mudspots as more warriors, Ibiswing, Cresspelt, Valkyriecatcher, Stormdusk, and young Winterpaw with Frostheart and Eaglestar himself there as well. interpaw charges the nursery, finding Morningsky protected by Foxpaw whom she bats and draws blood from, but all three reel back as they hear Cresspelt fighting and hissing with Fallenstreak, who is being slowly pinned.

Winterpaw charges into Sunstar's flank, trying to get the leader off her mother; Summerpaw, the leader's daughter, pounces on her, and as they are about to strike each other, both Sunstar and Frostheart move and stop them. Eaglestar finally pushes off Elmflight and yowls the battle is over, he exposes the truth of Summerpaw's and Winterpaw's parentage being the kits of both Sunstar and Frostheart, to the shock of Foxpaw and Lightningpaw, as well as any cat who joined after the Severance. He offers an ultimatum, Summerpaw will stay in EagleClan for a few moons being mentored by Frostpaw, and Winterpaw can stay in SunClan for a few moons. if either one likes SunClan or EagleClan more or decides to go back to their original Clan after their first gathering, they could go. Sunstar doesn't know how to respond, but Eaglestar can tell through his eyes that the leader agrees.

She then, as Prancepelt tries to cheer a broken Sunstar while she goes with Winterpaw to the rotting tree and tells the rest of the Clan that she will be her mentor until she returns to EagleClan or permanently. Fallenstreak talks to Winterpaw, telling her she can understand how stressful a broken family can be but promises to train her to the best of her ability. Fallenstreak believes the Rot Tree will be the best thing to start Winterpaw; if she's going to live in SunClan, she needs to know how to climb trees, and while she struggles at first dodging the squirming rats, she quickly succeeds to Fallenstreak's praise.

Low growls and hisses can be heard as the SunClan and EagleClan cats sit on opposite sides of the clearing, and only the apprentices Lightningpaw, Foxpaw, Summerpaw, and Winterpaw stick together. Winterpaw and Summerpaw spent the entire gathering talking as Winterpaw admitted the thick shrubbery and tree-climbing ways of SunClan felt weird. Summerpaw also said having such freedom in open plains makes nights way colder than before as they laugh.

## **Gallery**

Newborn WinterkitWinterkit and FrostheartWinterkit in SunClanWinterkit in EagleClanWinterpaw's Apprentice CeremonyWinterpaw and Amberfoot touching nosesWinterpaw battle training with AmberfootWinterpaw trying to huntEagleClan VersionWinterpaw in the charge into SunClan campWinterpaw defending her motherWinterpaw hissing at SummerpawWinterpaw attacking SummerpawWinterpaw being consoled by FallenstreakWinterpaw being taught by Fallenstreak to climb Rot TreeWinterpaw bonding with SummerpawWinterpaw formally meeting FoxpawWinterpaw formally meeting a nervous Lightningpaw

## **Personality and Relationships**

### **Personality**

Winterpaw fits her way too perfectly. Winterpaw has always had a sharp edge, most likely due to her mother's personality as a kit, which made Winterpaw very cold. This doesn't mean she is cruel; she doesn't act too nice to cats she isn't close to and can be very violent towards enemies but can be sassy or grumpy with cats she cares for and genuinely stands by her loved ones. Getting close to Winterpaw either happens if you are lucky when you talk to her, or she approaches you, the second option being the best as she is a free-spirited she-cat and doesn't like being told what to do unless the cat in question has enough willpower to get her to listen but for any other cat it's a nightmare. Winterpaw comes from a long bloodline on both sides and is a naturally gifted huntress having an eye for prey even at a young age.

### **Frostheart**

Frostheart is Winterpaw's mother; Frostheart isn't exactly the softest mother. While she showed fierce affection for her daughter, she was also very strict. Frostheart and Winterpaw believe they are nothing alike in personality. Still, any cat can see they are very similar in temperament but have headstrong personalities together, a force to be reckoned with. Any cat either one considers an enemy is an enemy to both, and as much as they do argue, Winterpaw and Frostheart genuinely care for one another and have a strong but nuclear mother-daughter bond, with Frostheart being one of the few cats able to shut down the independence in her daughter and get her to listen.

### **Sunstar**

Winterpaw is Sunstar's daughter; for six moons, Winterpaw and Sunstar had been separated when Frostheart left with her. However, when the ultimatum was made with Eaglestar, she temporarily joined SunClan but didn't grow close to her father until the intervention of Fallenstreak and Prancepelt. Sunstar quickly understood his daughter a and told her stories of her family and calmed her down. While Winterpaw didn't always listen to her dad, she quickly became a daddy's girl, and Sunstar spoiled her just as much as he did Summerpaw. Winterpaw and Sunstar loved their dark humor together, and when either one was mad, the other knew how to calm them down. and together, when they were mad, they were forced to be reckoned with.

### **Fallenstreak**

Fallenstreak is Winterpaw's SunClan mentor; Fallenstreak had taken pity upon Winterpaw when she was seemingly just dumped into SunClan in place of her sister Summerpaw. Fallenstreak quickly grew a maternal bond with the young she-cat, consoled her about her family situation before putting her to the test, and was happy to see her pass. Winterpaw deeply respects Fallenstreak and sees her as a second mom, unlike most cats, she loves Fallenstreak's rigorious and rigid personality and bought love having sassy arguments that can last arguments if needed. Winterpaw deeply thanks Fallenstreak for helping her fit in SunClan, and Fallenstreak is happy she could guide such a young cat into happiness at the time.

### **Summerpaw**

Summerpaw is Winterpaw's sister; Summerpaw and Winterpaw didn't even know the other existed till a battle, which Winterpaw didn't know was to gain Summerpaw back. At first, both siblings seem like opposites, with Winterpaw being aggressive and not getting close to others easily while Summerpaw is kind and very open to others. However, if any cat tries to insult one of them, the other will stand by them quickly; both sisters have a feisty personalities together and love talking about how weird and wild their family is. Gatherings are the best time of the moon for them as they spend almost every second of each gathering they attend talking, gossiping, or just being around each other and growing into the close siblings they would have been if not for circumstances.

### **Lightningpaw**

Lightningpaw is Winterpaw's friend; Lightningpaw was actually initially scared of Winterpaw, but after Foxpaw became friends with Winterpaw, she became friends with Lightningpaw. Winterpaw and Lightningpaw love getting into competitions, and usually, Winterpaw wipes the floor with Lightningpaw, who can never seem to beat her. WInterpaw and Lightningpaw both have a strong sense of freedom due to Lightningpaw's adventurous nature and Winterpaw's rebellious attitude, which means that during her time in SunClan, they love sneaking out together. Like with her sister, Winterpaw spends a lot of time with Lightningpaw during gatherings, and Lightningpaw doesn't want to admit he's still kind of scared of her, but she amusingly knows it anyway.

### **Foxpaw**

Foxpaw is Winterpaw's best friend; Foxpaw is crazy or bold enough to be the first one in SunClan after her mother Fallenstreak to talk to Winterpaw and bond over the fact they fought each other during the invasion of SunClan Camp. Winterpaw always holds it over Foxpaw she won, only for her to tease her about who got stuck in which Clan. Both love trash-talking other Clan with each other, and Winterpaw loves joining Foxpaw in her wild antics even if her natural judgment tells her what they are doing is stupid and will probably get them in trouble. These two are a nightmare at gatherings and will usually be pranking some cat from another Clan, Summerpaw or Lightningpaw. Speaking of those two, Foxpaw and Winterpaw were the ones who worked day and night to get them together, and both consider it a miracle it worked, to their laughter.

## **Appearances**

* Rising Sun(First Appearance)
* Shattered Code