Ashfoot

> "*I've told you the most important lesson. To love. You must open yourself to love again. And I sent you the dream of Hawkfrost and Hollyleaf to show you how much you care about all your kits, whatever happens to them. You must reopen your heart to Breezepelt and be a father to him. I'm proud of you, Crowfeather. At last, you're beginning to change.*"
> ― Ashfoot to Crowfeather[source]
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## History

### In the *Super Editions*

#### *Firestar's Quest*

During a Gathering, Tallstar announces that Ashfoot had given birth to a litter of three tom-kits, Crowkit, Hillkit and Downkit.

#### *Crowfeather's Trial*

After she is slain in battle, Harespring places a stone in a gap, and mews that it was for Ashfoot, and she had
served her Clan well. Crowfeather feels a pang of grief hit him,
recalling that her throat had been ripped out by a Dark Forest warrior. He believes that since both Ashfoot and his father Deadfoot were previous deputies, he should be entitled to the position, not Harespring. Seeing Crowfeather irritable and moody, Onestar calls him over, and accurately says that he knows losing his mother
must be hard on him, his eyes full of sympathy. Crowfeather is surprised
 at his leader's compassion, and nearly breaks down before admitting
that he does. Onestar nods, and suggests that he try spending time with Nightcloud or Breezepelt
 and find comfort with them. Crowfeather gets angered at this, since he
cannot forgive Breezepelt for his actions and is too awkward around
Nightcloud. Onestar persists, saying that many cats thought he would
choose Crowfeather to succeed Ashfoot, rather then Harespring. In his dream, Crowfeather sees Ashfoot sitting by the stream. He is stunned to see his mother, but notices that she does have the starry
 glitter a StarClan
 cat does. As Ashfoot spots him, she gets up and bounds away, and
Crowfeather yowls for her not to leave him, racing after her. However,
he loses her, leaving Crowfeather alone in the dark. He asks why she is
not in StarClan, and Ashfoot does not respond, instead filling the
darkness with a piercing screech, which jolts Crowfeather awake,
shocked, and wonders if Ashfoot was trying to send him a message. Heathertail brings up the topic of ghost cats, which makes Crowfeather think of Ashfoot, Feathertail and Leafpool of cats he's loved. While in the tunnels connecting ThunderClan and WindClan, Crowfeather thinks of his dream with Ashfoot, and her eerie glowing white light that surrounded her. Crowfeather later again in a dream, sees Ashfoot again, and this time, catches up to her. He says that he misses her so much, but asks
why she isn't in StarClan. Ashfoot responds that she cannot leave him
yet, as there tasks he needs to do before he loses everything.
Crowfeather asks if she is referring to Breezepelt, annoyed that yet
another cat wants him to bond with his son. Ashfoot shakes her head, and
 gestures to a dead black cat, who Crowfeather realizes is Nightcloud,
which jolts him awake from his sleep.

#### *Bramblestar's Storm*

At the Gathering, Blackstar mentions that Ashfoot was one of the WindClan cats slain in the battle against the Dark Forest. Onestar has chosen Harespring to succeed her. When the cats who had died in the Great Battle appear as StarClan cats in front of Bramblestar at another Gathering, Ashfoot is one of the cats noted to be among them.
#### Blackstar's Dark Shadow

Ashfoot was seen fighting along side her brother, Onewhisker

### In *The Prophecies Begin* arc

#### *Fire and Ice*

Ashfoot is a WindClan queen, mother to Eaglekit. In the prologue, when WindClan is fleeing from the forest, Tallstar stumbles across a dirty tunnel, and Ashfoot asks him why they
had come there of all places. He reminds her that they had been driven
from every place they had tried to settle, and that they might find
peace here. However, Ashfoot echoes him in disbelief, reminding him that
 they were too close to fire and monsters, and that her kit wouldn't be safe. Deadfoot paces forward, and reminds her that their home hadn't been safe either. When one of the apprentices cries out in fear, a Twoleg throws an object in the cats' direction. It grazes Ashfoot's shoulder,
but she remains silent as she wraps herself around Eaglekit. When all is
 quiet, Ashfoot gets back to her paws, wincing at the pain in her
shoulder. She tells Tallstar that she fears for their safety, since she
couldn't smell prey anywhere. Tallstar then reaches forward and rests
his muzzle on her head, telling her that he knows she is hungry, but
that they are safer here than in their own territory. Tallstar then
sends Deadfoot and Onewhisker to look for rats. Ashfoot recoils at this,
 spitting out that rats are no better than crow-food. But she is hushed
by Thrushwing,
 who reminds her that rats are better than nothing. Ashfoot remains
silent as she leans over and licks Eaglekit between his ears. After Deadfoot and Onewhisker find a suitable tunnel, Ashfoot complains that they'd have wet paws day and night, but Tallstar insists
they keep going. As they enter the tunnel, Ashfoot narrows her eyes, but
 says nothing. After Fireheart and Graystripe cross the Thunderpath with WindClan, Ashfoot offers to carry Morningflower's kit.

### In *The New Prophecy* arc

#### *Dawn*

When the journeying cats are resting in a Twoleg tunnel, Ashfoot comments that she recognized the tunnel, for it was the same tunnel the
 WindClan cats had used for shelter after being driven out by Brokenstar.

#### *Starlight*

When the Clans are separating, Ashfoot and Onewhisker say goodbye to Thornclaw, a ThunderClan warrior, suggesting that they had formed a strong bond over the time-span of the journey. After Onewhisker is pronounced leader, he appoints Ashfoot to be his new deputy. At first, Brambleclaw doesn't know who Ashfoot is until
 he spots a gray she-cat with a look of shock on her face. Crowfeather
bounds over to her and presses his muzzle against hers while the other
WindClan cats begin to chant her name. Brambleclaw then recalls that she
 was Crowfeather's mother, and that he had seen her twice before at a
Gathering even though he'd never spoken to her. He notices that she's a
popular choice, and privately he approves of Onewhisker's wise choice.
Onewhisker touches noses with her, and she thanks him, telling him that
she was surprised to have been chosen. Onewhisker tells her that this
was why he chose her, and gives her ear a quick lick. He tells her that
he wants a cat who is humble, and will help make WindClan strong again.
Ashfoot vows that she will try to be that cat. Ashfoot tells Brambleclaw and Onewhisker that there had to be another Moonstone close by, for StarClan wouldn't have brought them to the lake otherwise. She points out that
they need to find it quickly, for until then, WindClan's loyalty would
have to be enough to keep Onewhisker as leader. During Tallstar's vigil, Ashfoot and Crowfeather settle down on either side of Onewhisker, as if to shelter him while he grieved. During
 the vigil, Firestar remarks to Brambleclaw that Onewhisker had been
wise to choose Ashfoot as his deputy, and Brambleclaw silently agrees
with him. When Leafpaw visits the WindClan camp, she sees Ashfoot and Onewhisker talking with a
 couple of warriors near a scatter of boulders in the center of the dip. When Leafpaw visits the WindClan camp to tell Barkface of the Moonpool, she sees Ashfoot and Onewhisker sharing a rabbit together. When Barkface hears the news, he relays it to Onewhisker and Ashfoot. As Leafpaw's leaving, the leader and deputy bow their heads in
quiet conversation. During a Gathering, Brambleclaw is surprised to find that Onewhisker had brought Mudclaw, but not Ashfoot. After Mudclaw's rebellion, Firestar, Onewhisker, and Ashfoot are
 seen together on the lake shore. They join Brambleclaw to check out the
 tree that had fallen on Mudclaw. Hawkfrost drags Mudclaw's body up the lake shore, and Onewhisker comments that he was a great warrior. Ashfoot hisses, reminding him that Mudclaw had
been a traitor. Later, she inspects the fallen tree under which he had
died, telling Onewhisker that he was definitely meant to be leader of
WindClan, and that StarClan had sent the lightning to kill the cat who
would have taken his place.

#### *Twilight*

Ashfoot is seen at a Gathering, sitting on a tree root beside Russetfur and Mistyfoot, the other two deputies, as ThunderClan's deputy had been captured by
Twolegs. When Onestar announces that Ashfoot, Crowfeather, and Tornear had driven a fox from their territory the day before, the Clans erupt into cheering, calling out the warriors' names. When Crowfeather is meeting Leafpool, he comments that Ashfoot,
losing her patience, sharply said to Crowfeather that he was as daft as a
 new apprentice, since he is so distracted by his affections for the
ThunderClan medicine cat. Ashfoot is seen at the next Gathering making her way to the
center of the island beside Barkface, and is later seen sitting on a
tree root beside the other deputies. When Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight come to report that Leafpool is missing, Ashfoot is seen waiting expectantly in the middle of WindClan's camp. When Onestar reports that
Crowfeather is missing, Ashfoot desperately asks if the ThunderClan cats
 had seen him. Onestar snaps at her to be quiet, but she doesn't flinch.
 When Squirrelflight reports that Leafpool is missing, Ashfoot exclaims
that she was a medicine cat. She asks despairingly where the two cats
could have possibly gone. Brambleclaw then offers to follow their scent
trail, and Ashfoot agrees to go with them. Onestar tells her to bring
another warrior, and she beckons to Tornear. The four cats leave camp and head to the border, where
Crowfeather and Leafpool had last been scented. Ashfoot is the first to
pick up the scent trail, and leads the cats as they make their way
through the territory. When they lose the scent trail, Squirrelflight is
 reluctant to stop, but Ashfoot painfully admits that there is nothing
more they can do. The four retrace their steps, and Ashfoot and Tornear
say goodbye to Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight at the border. Ashfoot comes to ThunderClan's aid, along with her Clanmates, during the badger attack that could have very well wiped out ThunderClan hadn't WindClan come.

#### *Sunset*

After the badger attack, Ashfoot is seen bleeding from one shoulder. She is later seen at a Gathering, sitting with the other deputies.
### In the *Power of Three* arc

#### *The Sight*

During a Gathering, when Leopardstar is talking about Twolegs, she wonders if the Twolegs will ever invade their territory, like back in the forest. Ashfoot asks why they would do
 that.

#### *Dark River*

When a group of RiverClan cats cross the border, Ashfoot is seen at the head of a WindClan patrol made up of herself, Breezepaw, Crowfeather, Heatherpaw, Tornear, and Whitetail. She demands to know what they were doing on WindClan territory, and Reedwhisker explains patiently that they have just been chased by the horseplace dog. But Ashfoot aggressively yowls at them to leave WindClan territory,
telling them that they may have lost their land, but that they wouldn't
have WindClan's. After an argument breaks out, Ashfoot once more orders
the RiverClan patrol to leave. As they are padding away, she yowls after
 them that there will be extra patrols along the border after this. During a border skirmish between ThunderClan and WindClan, Ashfoot is seen in the midst of the battle, fighting Spiderleg with Tornear. Thornclaw comes to rescue his Clanmate, butting Ashfoot's shoulder with his head. As Spiderleg recovers, Thornclaw hurls himself
at Ashfoot and they fight each other viciously. When the battle begins
to drag on, Ashfoot calls the retreat, and her warriors follow her back
onto ThunderClan territory. Dustpelt calls after her to stay on the moor, where her Clan belonged. Ashfoot retorts by reminding him that Firestar had given WindClan the woods, and
 all controversy should be taken up with him instead. While Jaypaw is in the WindClan camp, Ashfoot comes pounding through the entrance tunnel with Breezepaw and Heatherpaw, yowling that she had just seen a
RiverClan patrol heading back into RiverClan territory. Jaypaw tries to
defend RiverClan after Onestar accuses them of taking Gorsetail's
 kits and asks what reason they'd have for being on WindClan territory,
but Ashfoot retorts that they had been trying to steal the kits. When ThunderClan and WindClan are on the verge of battle,
Ashfoot is seen squaring up to Brambleclaw, as she stands beside her
son, Crowfeather.

#### *Outcast*

When Squirrelflight and Hollypaw are waiting to speak with Crowfeather and Onestar in WindClan's camp, Ashfoot is seen returning from patrol with Onestar.
#### *Eclipse*

When a ThunderClan patrol tries to talk to Onestar, a patrol made up of Ashfoot, Harespring, and Owlwhisker, approaches them. Ashfoot denies Brambleclaw's request to see Onestar,
aggressively telling him to go home. Ashfoot is as adamant as
Brambleclaw, again ordering him to go home, and spitting that Onestar
didn't owe them any favors. After an argument breaks out, Harespring
leaps at Brambleclaw, but the ThunderClan deputy firmly pins him down,
saying that he came in peace. Ashfoot is very dismayed, and begs
Brambleclaw to let him go. As Harespring leaps back up, Ashfoot stands
between him and Brambleclaw, telling the ThunderClan cats that they
really need to go, for Onestar had nothing to say to them. Brambleclaw
reluctantly nods, then leaves WindClan territory with the rest of the
ThunderClan patrol. At the Gathering when Blackstar reveals that ShadowClan no longer followed StarClan, Ashfoot exclaims there had always been four Clans in the forest.

#### *Sunrise*

When Lionblaze visits the WindClan camp to ask about Ashfur's murder, he sees a group of cats huddling around Barkface, including
Ashfoot and her son, Crowfeather. When Onestar talks to Firestar,
Ashfoot pads up to stand beside her leader, remaining silent and
watching the ThunderClan cats calmly. Onestar claims to know nothing of
the murder, and sends Ashfoot to escort them home. The deputy, still
remaining silent, beckons to Tornear and Breezepelt, then leads the
ThunderClan patrol out of the camp. As they return to camp, the cats remain silent, and Ashfoot sets
 a brisk pace. When they reach the hillside above the stream, Ashfoot
tells Tornear and Breezepelt to go back to camp, and that she'd see
Firestar the rest of the way. Breezepelt demands to know why and Ashfoot
 reminds him that he has a hunting patrol to go on, and asks him if he
thought the rabbits would just run into camp. Reluctantly both cats
leave, and Ashfoot watches them until they disappear over a rise. When they had gone, Ashfoot tells Firestar that she had to speak
 with him alone, for there was something important to tell him. She
tells him that a couple sunrises ago, she had been leading the dawn
patrol along the stream, when she had spotted Sol.
 Firestar tells Ashfoot that he thought Sol had left the lake, but
Ashfoot says that he was definitely here a few days ago. Firestar then
demands to know why Onestar wouldn't tell him, and Ashfoot shrugs
uncomfortably. Lionblaze notes to himself that she was a fair cat, and
couldn't be happy about the tension between ThunderClan and WindClan.
Her loyalty to Onestar wouldn't let her speak openly. She tells Firestar that Ashfur's death was his problem, not
Onestar's, and that he couldn't expect Onestar to be happy for them
barging into their camp, accusing his cats of murder. Brambleclaw begins
 to protest, but Firestar assures Ashfoot that they weren't accusing
WindClan. He then asks her when exactly she had seen Sol, and she tells
him she had seen him a quarter moon ago, in the woods near the lake. She
 then comments that he couldn't spot them, since he was eating
fresh-kill. Firestar then thanks Ashfoot for her help. She wishes them
well, and Lionblaze sees the sympathy in her eyes as they leave. When ThunderClan sets out to look for Sol, their patrol meets
Ashfoot on WindClan territory. After a brief greeting, Ashfoot tells
them that she thought they would go looking for Sol, and Brambleclaw
tells her that there were questions that needed answers, whether Sol
killed Ashfur or not. Ashfoot then tells him that she had something to
show them, and leads them to the Twoleg fence beside the Horseplace. She
 flicks her ears at a piece of fur in the fence, and Brambleclaw
realizes that it belonged to Sol. She then wishes them good luck, and
goes back to her own territory. But before she leaves, Brambleclaw asks
her why she did it, and she tells him that she wants her Clan to be
safe, and that Sol should be dealt with before he causes more trouble.

### In the *Omen of the Stars* arc

#### *The Fourth Apprentice*

After a six moon time lapse, Ashfoot remains the deputy of WindClan. During a Gathering, Lionblaze spots her walking next to
Crowfeather, and reminds himself that she was his mother. He drops back,
 hoping they hadn't noticed him, and slips away. Later, when Firestar
wishes to send a cat from each Clan up the river, Onestar exchanges a
glance with Ashfoot, and agrees to come. They send Whitetail and
Sedgewhisker. Ashfoot brings Whitetail and Sedgewhisker to the stream to join the water patrol. She greets Brambleclaw in a friendly way and tells him that it was good to see him. But Russetfur
and Mistyfoot are on edge, and begin to get in a vicious fight. But
before things can get out of control, Ashfoot steps forward and reminds
them that they are all working together now, and that the patrol must do
 whatever they can without risking their lives. As the patrol leaves,
Ashfoot yowls after them, saying that StarClan may light their path and
bring them all home safe. When Breezepelt accuses a ThunderClan patrol of crossing the border, Ashfoot is seen coming up to ask him what happened. Breezepelt
tells her it was just a misunderstanding about getting the water, and
Ashfoot advises Jayfeather to keep his warriors on their side of the
lake, to avoid future misunderstandings. Swallowing his anger,
Jayfeather complies, then leads the patrol away.

#### *The Forgotten Warrior*

During a Gathering, Ashfoot is noted as taking a place under the Gathering tree along with the other deputies, Brambleclaw, Rowanclaw and Reedwhisker. When WindClan attacks ThunderClan, Dovewing uses her power to see the cats who are fighting in the battle. She notes that she can't see Ashfoot and realizes that not all of WindClan
are attacking, only some cats who Sol managed to trick.

### In the *Field Guides*

#### *Secrets of the Clans*

When ShadowClan attacks the WindClan camp, Ashfoot is seen shoving Morningflower, who is pregnant, back into the nursery,
 growling at her that she is in no condition to fight. But when
Morningflower protests, Ashfoot instructs her to protect Eaglekit, then
rushes into battle. As Morningflower crouches in the nursery, she hears
Ashfoot's enraged yowls coming from outside.

#### *Battles of the Clans*

Ashfoot finds two stray kittypets on WindClan's territory, and brings them before Onestar decides to teach them about a warrior's way of life. When the two kittypets and Onestar come back from the other Clan territories, she welcomes them and remarks that they now know about the
 other Clans' strength, but still need to learn about WindClan's
strength. She points out Webfoot,
 who is the Clan's best storyteller. She assures the kittypets that they
 have nothing to fear from WindClan. They fight in the noblest way, out
in the open, because the outcome is based strictly on strength. She says
 that open battles carry the weight of destiny, quoting Graywing the Wise.

### In the *Novellas*

#### *Mistystar's Omen*

Ashfoot is on the WindClan patrol that catches Mistystar'spatrol when they cross the border. Ashfoot is kind to the patrol, and
tells them she heard about Leopardstar's death; she is truly sorry. She
asks if they forgot to replace the border markers. Her tone is gentle,
but Mistystar detects a reproachfulness edging it. She apologizes
sincerely, and Ashfoot seems like the only cat to accept it, and let
them keep the squirrel with no complaint. She tells them to get off
their land and to re-mark their borders. Mistystar agrees, and the
deputy tells Antpelt to put his claws away, and she leads them home.

## Trivia

* Ashfoot is a distant descendant of the founder of WindClan, Windstar.

## Kin

Ashfoot is the daughter for Wernflight and Stagleap. She is the littermate to Morningflower and the older sister to Onestar. She is the mate for Deadfoot and had four sons, Crowfeather, Eaglekit, Hillkit, Downkit.

### Members

**Mate:** Deadfoot: Deceased

**Sons:** Crowfeather

Eaglekit: Deceased

Hillkit: Deceased

Downkit: Deceased

**Mother:** Wrenflight: Deceased

**Father:** Stagleap: Deceased

**Sister:** Morningflower: Deceased

**Brother:** Onestar: Deceased

**Grandmothers:** Palebird: Deceased

Mistmouse: Deceased

**Grandfathers:** Woollytail: Deceased

Hareflight: Deceased

**Uncles:** Bristlekit: Deceased

Flykit: Deceased

**Aunts:** Rabbitkit: Deceased

Doespring: Deceased

Ryestalk: Deceased

**Half-uncle:** Tallstar: Deceased

**Half-aunt:** Finchkit: Deceased

**Nephews:** Gorsepaw: Deceased

Darktail: Deceased, residence unknown

Storkkit: Status unknown

Harestar

**Niece:** Heathertail

Quailkit: Status unknown

**Grandsons:** Breezepelt

Jayfeather

Lionblaze

Beetlekit: Deceased

**Granddaughter:** Hollyleaf: Deceased

Lavenderkit: Deceased

**Great-granddaughters:** Hollytuft

Sorrelstripe

Spotpaw

Flypaw

Smokehaze

Brindlewing

**Great-grandsons:** Fernsong

Snappaw

**Great-great-grandson:** Flippaw

Breezekit

Nightkit

Stonekit

**Great-great-granddaughters:** Thriftpaw

Bristlepaw

Featherkit

Willowkit

**Great- Grandnephews:** Littlekit

Windkit

**Great-Grandnieces:** Lilykit

Robinkit

Vixenkit

**Cousins:** Tornear: Deceased

Mudclaw: Deceased