Dovesong

> "My kits are my life. If they are happy, I am happy. If they grieve, I grieve. If they fight, I fight alongside them, no matter what."
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## Dovesong

### Immediate Family

Whisperstar (mother), Jaysprint (father), Poppypaw (sister)

## Physical Description

Dovesong was a small, skinny gray tabby with medium-length fur and a bushy tail. She had bright teal eyes and a white chest and tail-tip and white paws.

## Personality

From the moment she opened her eyes, Dovesong was sensitive to the feelings of those around her. Sympathetic and loyal, she cared deeply for those closest to her, and they brought out her sunny disposition that stuck with her her whole life. After her Dark Forest training, she became a little more quiet, and inherited a short temper and slightly aggressive nature, but only when something or someone she loved was threatened.

## Skills and Weaknesses

Although not the mightiest warrior, Dovesong was one of the fastest runners on the moor at the time she was alive. A swift, skilled hunter, she was agile and silent as a mouse. Her Dark Forest training sharpened her fighting skills, but they gradually faded after lack of use and care. She found her real place in the nursery, tending lovingly to her own kits and others.

## Life

### Kithood

Dovekit was fortunate enough to be the daughter of the WindClan leader, Whisperstar. She had a sister named Poppykit, and they were very close. She most closely resembled her father, Jaysprint, with her silver tabby pelt with white markings and teal eyes. Soon after their birth, Whisperstar adopted a lost tom named Greykit, who became their brother. Dovekit, Poppykit, and Greykit were a very close-knit family, who always loved to explore the camp and sometimes got into trouble. Dovekit was a very sensitive cat, but she was sweet and gentle, and loved her littermates and parents dearly. However, one night while she was asleep, a strange cat came to her and introduced herself as Brambleshade. Brambleshade told Dovekit that with her training, she could become the greatest warrior in WindClan. The naive Dovekit began training in the Dark Forest before she was even an apprentice, unaware that she was being trained in the hell of her world.

Nonetheless, Dovekit enjoyed her kithood. Mangokit and Creamkit, who were born a moon before her, befriended her. At first, Mangokit and Poppykit seemed to be more than friends, but then Mangokit started showing an interest in Dovekit soon before they became apprentices. Unaware that Dovekit was listening, Mangokit confessed to Poppykit that he liked Dovekit, much to Poppykit's dismay.

### Apprenticeship

Their apprentice ceremony took place soon after that, with Poppypaw giving Dovepaw the cold shoulder. She got over it, though, and became a medicine cat apprentice. Dovepaw trained hard to be a warrior and grew even closer to Mangopaw. Her Dark Forest training went very well until she was ten moons old. She then realized what she was doing to herself when she saw her mother training. She had never seen such brutality and ruthlessness. The next night, she asked Brambleshade if she thought mercy was really never an option. Brambleshade replied saying that sparing your enemies only gives them another chance to attack, and Dovepaw, unsatisfied with the answer, abandoned the Dark Forest. However, she never truly forgot her training, and inherited a short temper and a tendency to be feisty when defending her loved ones. When Mangofur received his warrior name, Dovepaw was delighted and couldn't wait to be a warrior with him. However, before she could, he vanished. Dovepaw and her sister were both devastated, grieving for moons.

### Adulthood

Mangofur wasn't present when she received her full name, Dovesong, alongside her brother Greytuft. Before Dovesong had finished recovering from the disappearance of Mangofur, Poppypaw was gone just as suddenly. This broke Dovesong's heart, since Poppypaw was her best friend throughout both of their lives. It took a long time for her to move on, but part of what helped her was a blossoming connection to the young kit Shimmerkit. Shimmerkit had been abandoned by her biological mother and sent to WindClan, so Dovesong basically became her mother figure, looking after her. She and Shimmerkit formed a bond that would last a long time.

Before Dovesong was even twenty moons old, Poppypaw suddenly returned and resumed her position as medicine cat. Dovesong was overjoyed, and refused to leave her sister's side. She also formed a friendship with a tom named Brackenclaw, who, unbeknownst to her, was in love with her. Much to her delight, Mangofur soon came back as well, but she felt very conflicted when she realized that Poppypaw was in love with Mangofur, and that Brackenclaw was in love with her. She and Mangofur spent one night together under the stars, becoming mates, but were interrupted by an infuriated Poppypaw, who stormed in and broke them up, telling her sister that she hated her and that Mangofur was meant to be hers (even though she was a medicine cat). Brackenclaw soon slipped in, agreeing slyly that Poppypaw and Mangofur should be mates. After Whisperstar woke up to intervene, Dovesong couldn't take it and ran back to her den to escape the tension.

Unfortunately, Mangofur went missing again soon after the incident, but Dovesong was delighted to discover that she was expecting his kits when she was twenty-five moons old. Poppypaw still despised her, though, so she did her best to make amends because she knew that she would need help when the kits came. Shimmerpaw, now an apprentice, was excited to have adopted siblings. After a few moons the kits came, a healthy litter of five (which was very unusual). There were three she-cats, Nightkit, Skykit, and Palekit, and two toms, Falconkit and Gorsekit. Dovesong had never felt so much love in her life, until Poppypaw went missing again, just like Mangofur. And this time, neither returned. Dovesong constantly feared that they had run off together and felt betrayed and hurt, but cared for her kits nonetheless.

When the kits were three moons old, Nightkit was carried off by a hawk, and Skykit caught greencough and died quickly. Palekit was infuriated and blamed her mother, saying she should have gotten Skykit to the medicine cat sooner. This practically broke Dovesong, and she explained that she was doing the best she could for her kits, and that she couldn't take losing anyone else.

When the kits became apprentices, Dovesong was ecstatic, despite all that had happened, and prepared them the best she could. Palepaw, Falconpaw, and Gorsepaw trained hard to be warriors. About halfway through their training, Dovesong caught greencough in a leaf-bare short of herbs. The disease destroyed her body, and she finally died, her kits and mother at her side.

Seasons later, when Whisperstar drew her last breath, Dovesong was the first cat to come down and escort her mother on her path to StarClan.