Little Patch of Flame

Little Patch of Flame is a female tabaxi with an inverted tiger-like patterning composed of splotches of black color inturrupting her orange and black stripes. First encountered when Kir was 16-years-old, Little Flame arrived at the port on Repens with an unplanned (that is to say in the view of everyone but Iotoc) shipment of magical items and scientific tools. She was quite friendly to the young salamanders, though only truly ever spoke to Kir, and being the first tabaxi she'd ever met, the female amphibian was more than eager to ask her many questions.

Hesitant to share too much, especially upon finding out that Iotoc had not shared anything herself, the tabaxi was nonetheless decently warm and friendly toward the child, and she explained that Iotoc had asked for the supplies and invited her to stay in the shelter beside Kir's home for the next three days. Confused and curious about her intentions, the delivery, and the world beyond their borders, the salamander is surprised, but pleased, telling the tabaxi about her friends and family on the island, showing her a brief display of magic, and asking her about the places she visited and what she's learned about them. Little Flame told Kir that she was from a land called Felis and that she belonged to a guild named 'The Six Clovers'. She stated that she did not know her family, but that the guild was somewhat like one, and that they had a lot of Pyromancers. She shared that she knew Iotoc through a friend of a friend of a friend, seeming confused when Kir stated that her mother only ever had one friend. Little Flame stated that the friend who told her about the connection in the first place was a tabaxi named 'Flow of the River'.

Kir brought Little Patch of Flame further inland, taking her to see her mentor who promptly turned them both away. She then took her to see her parents, introducing the tabaxi to her father, and then to her mother, who coldly shut down her questions about the delivery and sent her away from the older pair. Apologizing to the older cat, Kir left the two alone to return to her friend group, hearing faintly as she left how Little Flame defended her to Iotoc and asked her to be kinder in the future.

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Little Patch of Flame never returned to Repens after her brief stay in their household, despite her stating that she would perhaps like to the first time the two met. Instead, the next time that the party broached the topic of this feline was after the memory of her visit resurfaced during their stay on their boat in Felis.

Realizing that the patterning on her old friend's pelt was very similar to that of Bast's mother figure, Bird , Kir summoned Lulu and asked the rabbitfolk to take her to see the older tabaxi. After she promised her candy in return, Lulu complied, dropping Kir off with the other and leaving them to talk. Bird, surprised by the visit, seemed confused and distraught by the description of the other feline, denying the chance that it could be a known relative such as her parents or her brother. Still, as the marking is fairly rare in their species, upon the further description of Kir's past visitor, Bird admits, hesitantly, that Little Flame must be her daughter. She states that she gave her up to the 'Six Clovers' guild when she was born, and that they had shared no further communication beyond that point. She asked Kir to promise not to tell Bast what she had done, saying that she and Little Flame were not truly family anymore, and she believed that if they knew the truth- both would be angry with her.