Piketuft

**Piketuft** is a large white tom with many grey splotches, a ringed tail, and amber eyes.

## Book Appearances

### Living:

Paws of Stars

**Piketuft** is a current DriftClan warrior under Driftstar's leadership in the Valley Territories. He was born as **Pike** in the marsh. He later agreed to join and form DriftClan, becoming **Piketuft,** and mentored Sandpaw. He later became mates with Willowbrook.

## **History**

### **Paws of Stars**

#### **Rising Sun**

Driftleap plans to be more united but decides to go on a solo search for new members, finding in the marshes Lobsterpaw and Quillsmoke agree while the latter agrees to take the role of a medicine cat. He also convinces Pike, Minnow, Torrent, and Sand to join but feels dissatisfied with the number of cats. Pike is somewhat cautious of these new cats, but no time is better than the present, and he tries to hide his suspicion as he is named Piketuft in honor of his caution and nobility.

Driftstar decides to take Torrentpaw and Piketuft with apprentice Sandpaw to the Frogplace and plans to have Torrentpaw catch his first fish, Piketuft wants to battle train as a precaution with Sandpaw. Sandpaw struggles to pick up on fighting skills, but Piketuft's careful explanation gets some blows on him. She returns home happy as she catches a minnow, her first catch.

A patrol of Brambleheart, Elmflight, Pinepath, Mudspots, and Wolfpaw is surprised to find "rogues" at Riverclaws and are beaten back with no major injuries, not understanding why they saw Salmonheart there or why they some two former apprentices there. Minnowdream has been trying for moons to get Willowbrook and Piketuft together finally teasing her friend enough and getting Salmonheart to put all three on patrol. Minnowdream skillfully leaves to "check the border" and looks giddy as Willowbrook starts clumsily trying to flirt with Piketuft and his surprising reciprocation to Minnowdream's delight for her friend.

Back at camp after a long day of hunting, Piketuft called for Willowbrook, dropping at her paws a baby crocodile shocking her with the catch, both laughing lovingly as they share it. As they share the crocodile, Willowbrook sees Minnowdream in the distance giving her eyes and telling her to ask him. Finally, she looks back at Piketuft, putting her paw on his, and asks if he would share the rest of his life with her, which he says he felt like he already had, nuzzling her nose happily.

## **Gallery**

Piketuft's warrior ceremonyPike agreeing to join DriftleapPiketuft touching noses with SandpawPiketuft battle training with SandpawPiketuft fighting Elmflight in The First BattleDriftClan proudly claiming the Riverclaws after The First BattlePiketuft looking at Driftstar and Sunstar's confrontation.Piketuft fighting Prancepelt in The second battle for RiverClawsPiketuft being courted by WillowbrookPiketuft and Willowbrook

## **Personality and Relationships**

### **Personality**

Piketuft is a cat who is not trusting of many. Growing up as a wanderer, Piketuft got a first-hand look at how cats could easily betray each other for power and status, kept clear away, and kept keen eyes in case something were to leap from the shadows. Piketuft can do this by keeping a quiet mind while not soft-spoken and with a fairly deep voice Piketuft speaks when it is necessary, mostly communicating with tail signals. Piketuft's caution has also made him a good fighter, and ambushing rarely works on him, while his quiet aura allows fishing to be a breeze. Piketuft however, isn't a loner, and once he finds the cat, he trusts he will find pride in standing beside them he has found this in DriftClan but still has reservations for some of his more volatile clanmates, he also overhears many secrets from his clanmates. Piketuft likes to add special gems to his nest collection.

### **Minnowdream**

Minnowdream is Piketuft's opposite half. Piketuft and Minnowdream seemed unlikely friends, one being a pessimistic cautious tom, the other an optimistic, hopeful she-cat. What actually started their friendship was Willowbrook, who had a crush on Piketuft, which Minnowdream wanted to help her with. Piketuft is distrusting of Minnowdream at first but finds her hopeful and a good reminder to him that there is more to life than caution, but he stills sticks to his values no matter how much she says he needs to lighten up.

### **Willowbrook**

Willowbrook is Piketuft's mate; Piketuft and Willowbrook's relationship initially started as a small crush, with them never talking but Willowbrook always wanting to be his mate. It was Minnowdream, a shared close friend between the two who finally, after teasing Willowbrook for moons, it was time they finally got together and quickly became mates. Willowbrook and Piketuft are very careful cats together. They do more good than bad; Willowbrook calms down the overly cautious Piketuft when he gets too suspicious of things, though he is even more cautious if he feels his family is threatened. Piketuft and her usually agree and spend much time with each other. She can be seen nuzzling or grooming each other throughout the day.

## **Appearances**

* Rising Sun(First Appearance)
* Shattered Code