Running'burr

## Running'paw

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*"Get up, loser! The sun's almost up!" Running'paw to Patch'paw*

**Running'burr** is a petite, lithe, short-legged she-cat with a spotted tabby pelt, small, rounded ears, and brilliant green eyes. She is currently serving as a WindClan apprentice.

## Biography

Running'kit was born into WindClan in Era III, alongside her littermates Tiger'kit and White'kit. White'kit died a couple of days after birth due to weakness, so Tiger'kit and Running'kit grew close to each other as the only remaining kits in the nursery at the time. One day Tiger'kit pledges his plan to Running'kit to sneak out of camp to visit Outlook Rock, and Running'kit agrees to go with him. They clamber out of the nursery whilst their mother is conversing with the warriors, and dash onto the moor, quickly becoming disoriented and lost. Instead of heading towards Outlook Rock, they wind up trapped between the Barn and the Thunderpath, where a trio of rogues approach them. They seize Tiger'kit by the scruff and haul him off squealing, whilst Running'kit is able to get away by the skin of her teeth. She crashes into the apprentice's den, turning back on herself once she realises her brother has not followed her. Myrtle'patch grabs her and prevents her from leaving camp, whilst a group of warriors hurry towards the Thunderpath to Tiger'kit's aid, but the tom-kit and the rogues that took him are nowhere to be seen.

Growing up with the guilt of abandoning her only surviving sibling, Running'kit falls into a depression, having not only lost her brother, but her best friend. She attempts to cut herself off emotionally from her mother, whom she mistakenly believes resents her for her brother's kidnapping, and is reluctant to make conversation with any of her clanmates. At six moons, Running'kit becomes an apprentice and her name is changed to Running'paw. She is assigned Myrtle'patch as her mentor, who she resents for not allowing her to go after Tiger'kit. Her mentor is aware of this and the two have a rocky start to their relationship. Gradually Myrtle'patch's "could-care-less" attitude begins to rub off on Running'paw, and she develops a wavering sense of rebelliousness, often sneaking out of camp illegally to wander about the forest or hunt late at night, just to get away from everything.

One night, as Running'paw is wandering close to the RiverClan border, she hears heavy footsteps rapidly approaching her, and forces herself up a tree. Expecting the threat of a large warrior, she is surprised when a kit bursts from the bushes, tumbling onto the path and clumsily landing on its' back. Running'paw remembers the warrior code and descends the tree to make sure the kit is alright. The kit is obviously excited to find a stranger, and it starts babbling excitedly to a confused and wary Running'paw. Running'paw demands the kit shut up and tell her its' name and why it is outside RiverClan camp. The kit introduces himself as Patch'kit, and tells Running'paw that he was just curious about what the forest outside of RiverClan camp was like. Running'paw raises a brow and says that he doesn't look like a kit, as he is far too big, matching her in height. Patch'kit proudly announces that he will be apprenticed in just under a moon, and then he'll be even bigger than her. Running'paw relaxes her attitude towards him, as his curious and playful nature reminds her of her brother. She escorts Patch'kit back to RiverClan, and he waves her a goodbye with his tail.