Eaglepaw

"Who's that? I've never seen her before." - Eaglekit noticing Blackie walk into the ShadowClan camp for the first time in *Blackheart's Tale*, Chapter 5

## Relationships

### Mentor(s)

Nettlepool

**Eaglepaw** is a brown tabby tom with a white underbelly and yellow eyes.

### **Backstory**

He was born as *Eaglekit* to Shiningstream and Marshpelt alongside Cedarkit and Stagkit. Four months later, Shiningstream was one of the cats who caught the flu and succumbed to it during the flu epidemic that plagued ShadowClan's camp. Eaglekit, along with the rest of the Clan, grieved heavily for his mother and the other victims of the sickness. As time passed, everyone moved on and warrior duties continued.

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

Eaglekit is first seen poking his head outside the nursery along with his brothers and the other kits when Blackie is escorted into the ShadowClan camp by a patrol consisting of Newtstripe, Wolfsong, Dewshine, Amberheart, Scorchfire, Nightfoot, and Ivyleaf. He and the other kits watch curiously as Newtstripe reports Blackie's arrival to Tigerblaze, who asks Pineshade to fetch Dragonstar. The ShadowClan leader emerges from his den moments later and asks to talk to the newcomer. Blackie starts answering his and all the other warriors' questions and catches Eaglekit and the other kits watching out of the corner of her eye. As she continues talking, Blackie sees Marshpelt sternly shooing the kits back into the nursery out of sight, and hears him reprimanding them as the warriors discuss whether or not to accept her into the Clan.

A few minutes later, Eaglekit and the rest of the Clan oversee Blackie's apprentice ceremony and accept her as Blackpaw. Two months later, he and his brothers become apprentices themselves, with Eaglekit becoming Eaglepaw and getting Nettlepool for a mentor.

Eaglepaw is chosen to go on the patrol that will attend the Gathering of all five Clans. Blackpaw sees him joking with a RiverClan apprentice and finds it interesting that Clans who usually fight with each other are all holding a truce on the night of a half moon. Later on during the Gathering, Dragonstar accuses Cloverstar of letting ThunderClan warriors cross the border, and the she-cat denies the allegation. Eaglepaw growls in support of his leader as both ShadowClan and ThunderClan cats start accusing and throwing insults at each other. He is scornful when Squirrelpaw, a ThunderClan apprentice, yowls that they haven't gone so much as a pawstep across the border and retorts that it's nonsense, continuing that ThunderClan is always trying to order the other Clans around. Squirrelpaw glares and hisses at him and unsheathes her claws. Eaglepaw is about to attack when Blackpaw intercepts him, hissing at him to stand down and let the leaders sort out the issue, having learned about the sacred truce. The younger apprentice begrudingly obeys, and watches sullenly as warriors from all the Clans praise Blackpaw for quick thinking. After the Gathering ends and the Clans part ways, Blackpaw decides to keep an eye on Eaglepaw just in case he might still want to pick a fight. During the walk back to camp, Blackpaw notices Eaglepaw glowering at Squirrelpaw and sees a large black warrior harshly reprimanding the ginger apprentice.

*More coming soon.*

## **Quotes**

**Eaglepaw:** "You used to be a *kittypet*?"

**Blackpaw:** "Yeah, I was."

**Eaglepaw:** "What was it like being cooped up inside a house all day?"

**Blackpaw:** "I really don't want to talk about it. It's behind me now."

-Eaglepaw badgering Blackpaw about her past life in *Blackheart's Tale*, Chapter 8

"That's a load of nonsense and you know it! ThunderClan's always trying to push the other Clans around, Squirrelpaw!" - Eaglepaw challenging Squirrelpaw at the Gathering after Dragonstar accuses Cloverstar in *Blackheart's Tale*, Chapter 9