Squirrelflight (TC)

Squirrelflight is a fiery ginger she-cat with bright green eyes, white paws, and a long, squirrel-like, bushy tail. She has two scars over her right eye and another on her shoulder.

## Relationships

### Mother

Firelight (adoptive), Squirrelflight (biological)

## ***Blackheart's Tale***

Blackpaw, now a new ShadowClan apprentice, sees Squirrelpaw at her first Gathering alongside a larger black she-cat. The Gathering goes smoothly until Dragonstar accuses Cloverstar of letting her cats steal ShadowClan prey. The ThunderClan leader denies it, and cats from the two Clans begin insulting each other. Squirrelpaw yowls that no warrior has gone so much as a paw step across the border. Eaglepaw, Blackpaw's younger Clanmate, retorts that what she says is nonsense since ThunderClan is always ordering the other Clans around. Hotly, Squirrelpaw glares at him, hisses, and extends her claws, prompting him to do the same. Eaglepaw is about to spring at her when Blackpaw intervenes by standing between them. She hisses for both of them to stand down and let the leaders solve the problem. Squirrelpaw, though furious at being told what to do by an apprentice from another Clan, reluctantly does so. She is later seen scowling at Blackpaw as warriors from all Clans praise the latter for her quick thinking. Blackpaw looks at her, and she sharply looks away. After the Gathering ends, Blackpaw, watching Eaglepaw to prevent from causing more trouble, sees him glowering at Squirrelpaw, who is now being scolded for insubordination by the same black warrior from earlier.

A week later, Blackpaw and Squirrelpaw face off in the skirmish over the stream that lies between the ThunderClan and ShadowClan territories. Although Squirrelpaw is four months older and more experienced than Blackpaw, the ShadowClan apprentice uses her speed, agility, and technique to gain the upper hand. However, Maplepaw, another ThunderClan apprentice and Squirrelpaw's sister, joins the fight by pouncing on Blackpaw, who notices her at the last minute. Now pinned to the ground, Blackpaw yowls in agony as both apprentices start clawing at her belly fur, but manages to bite Maplepaw's foot, throw her off, and kick Squirrelpaw in the face, causing her nose to bleed. She then lunges at Squirrelpaw and starts slashing at her. The ShadowClan apprentice hears Maplepaw yowl her sister's name and glimpses the tortoiseshell running at her before Beetlepaw knocks her to the ground. She and Squirrelpaw continue fighting until the skirmish draws to a stalemate, with Dragonstar and Cloverstar both agreeing that the stream and the clearing surrounding it should be the border between their lands. Blackpaw notices Squirrelpaw and Maplepaw nodding in agreement when Cloverstar declares that the stream clearing is now neutral territory, which gives warriors from both Clans the right to the resources it provides. Dragonstar orders his warriors to head back to camp, and Blackpaw sees Squirrelpaw glaring after her as she trudges beside Duskwing.

## **Personality**

She is very expressive, outgoing, stubborn, passionate, and energetic. She'll sometimes rush headstrong into situations she's unprepared for, which gets her into trouble sometimes, but she's loyal to her Clan and has a good heart.

## **Trivia**

* She is named after the character from the Erin Hunter *Warriors* series.