Mintblaze

Mintblaze was a WindClan warrior who served under Jumpstar's and Sunnystar's leaderships, living from the Ninth through Seventeenth Generation. He was born to Finflight and Russetleap alongside his siblings Springkit and Brindlekit. He was mentored by Maggotsky and mentored Birdcloud. He was mates with Larkflight and they had a litter consisting of Whitekit, Flamekit, and Whisperkit. Whisperkit unfortunately died. Mintblaze was killed when he initiated a fight against RiverClan, being killed by a warrior named Eggshade.

# History

Mintkit was a very whiny kit who demanded his mother's attention a lot, never wanting to leave her side. Springkit and Brindlekit were a lot more stronger, bigger, and energetic than him, and he felt left behind when they played games. He was friends with much younger Deadkit because Deadkit was often ignored by his mother.

Mintpaw was mentored by Maggotsky, who was very timid and weaker than most cats physically. Having a smaller mentor made him more confident in himself, and he became more egotistical. He enjoyed fighting training as he could finally win against his brother and sister. He became friends with older apprentice then warrior, Blossomwind, who Mintpaw considered cool and strong.

He passed his warrior assessment easily, and he and his siblings became warriors named Mintblaze, Springjump, and Brindlerose. He bragged a lot about having a cool and unique name, and teased his siblings for having a 'redundant' name and a 'feminine' name. His siblings were exasperated but teased him right back. Mintblaze remained good friends with Blossomwind and Deadpaw, soon Deadheart, but was also became friends with an 'annoying RiverClan apprentice' named Eggpaw, then Eggshade. The two playfully butted heads at Gatherings, but remained friendly with each other.

While on a hunting patrol, new apprentice Larkpaw was nearly taken by an eagle before Mintblaze leaped at it and chased it off. Larkpaw was in awe, and thanked him profusely, as her father had been taken by an eagle as well. Mintblaze made sure she was okay, even getting her a mouse while she was in the medicine cat den, before he continued on as normal. It was clear to everyone around him that the she-cat had great admirance and even a crush on him, and began to try and impress him by catching prey or performing difficult moves. He regarded her as a great friend and was oblivious to her feelings.

During a stormy, wet and muddy leaf-bare with slush instead of snow, Mintblaze slipped off the Gathering tree, falling into the rushing water below. Immediately, newly named Larkflight leaped in and pulled him out. Mintblaze was in shock as he stared at her, seeing her in a new light as she fretted over him. The Gathering continued but he was shivering and sniffling from the cold, and WindClan went back early to tend to his cold. There, his cold quickly turned into greencough, which many other cats had already caught. It had already claimed Mintblaze's brother, Brindlerose, so he was terrified. Luckily, Larkflight was there for him throughout it all. He became a bumbling, nervous mess around her, unsure of his new, blooming feelings.

As he recovered, it was clear to every cat in camp that the two liked each other. By the time Mintblaze was over his sickness, he nervously asked her out, to which she squealed and accepted. The two went through a mooning phase that annoyed every cat in camp, where they wouldn't leave each other's sides, but soon Larkflight was expecting kits and moved into the nursery. Springjump was also expecting her second litter, and the two became fast friends, talking the days away with energetic chatter.

While most of his time was spent with his mate now, Mintblaze still hung out with his oldest friend, Deadheart, and he was saddened by his friend's growing unhappiness. He knew his relationship with his mother was awful, but after the untimely death of his mother, he thought everything would get better for his friend. Instead, he was shocked when Deadheart announced he would be joining SkyClan to be with his secret mate, Brokenflower. Mintblaze felt bitter and betrayed, but still gave his friend a sadden goodbye. They might at Gatherings, but Mintblaze always felt their friendship was strained, broken by the lack of trust Deadheart had placed in Mintblaze. Mintblaze found comfort in his own friends, Blossomwind and now his spunky young nephew Cricketsong, and his mentor Maggotsky, and, of course, his friend from RiverClan, Eggshade.

Mintblaze was ecstatic when Larkflight gave birth, and even slept in the nursery with her after. They named their kits Whitekit, Flamekit, and Whisperkit, and he felt proud of all of them. He coddled them and spent every moment he could with them. He did the same for his sister's kits, Rabbitkit and Birdkit. Which is why when all five of them went missing, he was the first to notice and the first to freak. It took a long time to find them, but the kits ends up finding the warriors first- but only Whitekit, Flamekit, Rabbitkit, and Birdkit. They explained they had gone to play in the tunnels, but then they lost Whisperkit and couldn't find him. The search for Whisperkit lasted over a quarter-moon, and when they found him, his body was still fresh, perhaps only a day old. But he had starved to death, medicine cats Brackenwillow and Ebonyraven agreed, as well as been dehydrated, too far from the underwater river.

Mintblaze was wracked with grief, and overprotective of his kits now. But two moons passed, and then older Rabbitkit and Birdkit became apprentices, with the others not far behind. Mintblaze was proud to receive Birdpaw as an apprentice and did his best to train her. It was near the end of Birdpaw's apprenticeship, not far from her warrior assessment, when tragedy struck once more. Larkflight was on a hunting patrol when a rabbit clawed her deep enough to kill her. Mintblaze was so deep in grief that Birdpaw's warrior assessment had to be done by the other mentors. But he was still there, misty-eyed and grief-stricken, for her ceremony and to congratulate her as she became Birdcloud. He was still proud and told her so.

But a sadness had clouded his heart. The loss of his father Russetleap, his brother Brindlerose, his best friend Deadheart, his son Whisperkit, and now his beloved mate Larkflight hit him hard. He was lost to sadness, sparing only the barest of smiles to his friends and family. Some moons later, his sadness had excuse to turn into anger. RiverClan had been pressing the border- or so it seemed- for a while now, and then suddenly, WindClan's leader, Jumpstar, wound up dead at the border. Outraged, WindClan sought vengeance, and launched into battle. Mintblaze was happy to soar his claws across enemy warriors.

Flamefrost- his son and a newly named warrior just a few days ago before Jumpstar's death- picked up on his anger and became a hot-headed warrior. The two of them were on patrol alongside Covescreech, his apprentice Mosspaw, and Brightclaw, when they met a RiverClan patrol. Eggshade greeted Mintblaze amicably despite the tensions on both side, but Mintblaze screeched that he was from a clan of cold-blooded murderers, shocking and upsetting Eggshade, who yelled back. Mintblaze launched himself at Eggshade in blind rage, even as Covescreech told him to back off. Flamefrost and Brightclaw both rushed forth to fight too, while Mosspaw hung back, terrified, as Covescreech demanded order.

Eggshade ended up killing Mintblaze, which left both of them shocked. Mintblaze spoke an apology before he collapsed, blood rushing out quickly from his stomach. Covescreech ordered Mosspaw to rush back for Ebonyraven, and a RiverClan cat did the same for their medicine cat in hopes they'd get there quicker. As Mintblaze laid bleeding out, barely conscious, Flamefrost screamed at Eggshade, calling him a father killer. Flamefrost over-powered Eggshade in his shock and killed him without regret. Flamefrost's sneer at the dead body was the last thing Mintblaze could remember before he faded and awoke in StarClan.

# Fun Facts

* He gave his mother, Finstar, one of her lives, for having a clear mind to think rationally.
* He has loner blood through his great-great-great-grandmother, Pool, on his mother's side.