Willowtail

**Willowtail** is a light gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes.

#### Allegiances

Willowpaw is listed under Allegiance Update 5, Allegiance Update 6, Allegiance Update 7, and Allegiance Update 8 as an apprentice of Windclan, being mentored by Cornwhisker.

Willowtail is listed under Final Allegiances as a warrior of WindClan.

### Shadows of Blood

#### Allegiances

Willowtail is listed under Allegiances, Allegiance Update 1, Allegiance Update 2, Allegiance Update 3, Allegiance Update 4, Allegiance Update 5, Allegiance Update 6, and Final Allegiances as a warrior of Windclan.

#### Chapter 31

Bloodfur is at the entrance to the WindClan camp with Gingerkit and Duskkit. Willowtail suddenly races out of the gorse tunnel and nearly crashes into Bloodfur. She stares at him in bewilderment and asks what he's doing here and if he's one of those rogues, unsheathing her claws. Bloodfur introduces himself as Bloodfur of ShadowClan and asks if the army attacked here.

Willowtail quietly says yes, and a lot of their cats were killed. But they took a lot of soldiers too and drove out those who survived, narrowing her eyes and saying the clans will not be defeated that easily.

Willowtail asks why the kits are with him, seeing they're too young to be out of the nursery. Bloodfur nudges the kits toward her, and she blinks at them as he introduces them as Gingerkit and Duskkit. He explains that their father asked him to take them to WindClan before he died, and hopes they'll take care of them. Before Willowtail can respond, Mistybreeze appears at her side and reunites with Bloodfur.

As Bloodfur wonders how the other clans are, Willowtail uneasy says Gladestar and Monarchwing haven't returned to camp.

Before Bloodfur and Mistybreeze leave, he asks Willowtail if she'll take the kits. She says of course and pulls them close, promising they'll be safe in WindClan. Bloodfur dips his head to her.

### Starfaith's Fate

#### Allegiances

Willowtail is listed under Allegiances as a queen of WindClan, expecting Icetail's kits.

#### Chapter 1

As Starkit, Blazingkit, and Petalkit make their way through the crowd of cats, Willowtail purrs "There they are!".

#### Chapter 3

Willowtail and Icetail are sunbathing together by the warriors' den. They are noted to be two young cats who recently became mates. Willowtail looks at Icetail fondly as he rolls onto his stomach and purrs, her eyes half closed and content.

#### Chapter 4

Silverberry tells Otterpelt and Spicewhisker that Willowtail is expecting kits. Otterpelt purrs and guesses that Icetail is the father, as she always sees them together at gatherings. Silverberry nods with a purr.

### Mistybreeze's Choice

#### Allegiances

Willowtail is listed under Allegiances as a queen of WindClan, mother to Icetail's kit: Thistlekit.

## Quotes

"*A lot of our cats were killed. But we took a lot of theirs too and drove out those who survived. The clans will not be defeated that easily."*

-Willowtail to Bloodfur in *"Shadows of Blood"*, chapter 31

*"Of course. They'll be safe in WindClan."*

-Willowtail promising to care for Gingerkit and Duskkit in *"Shadows of Blood"*, chapter 31

## Character Development and Origins

Willowtail was the first OC I used on a Warriors roleplaying website in 2013. Having never roleplayed before, it was new and exciting. She was the deputy of ShadowClan. Unfortunately this website didn't stay active long.

Later I continued roleplaying with her on Kugyay as a WindClan warrior. She became mates with someone else's OC named Icefur, and they had three kits: Thistlekit (Who I named and would roleplay), and Polarkit and Graykit (Named by Icefur's roleplayer).

Strangely enough, the next day when I returned to the website, I was informed that Icefur went crazy and ATE THE KITS. You can imagine my surprise and confusion. I didn't want the kits to be gone, so I decided to just say Thistlekit survived, since he was my character.

I didn't roleplay with Willowtail much after that, but I built on her story. She would be in grief and traumatized by the experience and very protective of her only kit, who lived on to become Thistleheart.

In the planning stages of *Shadows of Blood,* she would have been a warrior of SkyClan.

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