Silvertail

## Appearances

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Silvertail is a former warrior and deputy of ThunderClan, and is currently a loner after being exiled.

#### Appearance

Silvertail is a grey she-cat. She has light grey patches on her chest and muzzle, along with a silver tail and dark streaks under each eye. Her eyes are green. Her left ankle is twisted and broken, and she has long hair that falls over one eye.

#### Family

Silvertail's biological parents were Whitetail and Turtlefoot, but they were killed when foxes invaded Thunderclan camp shortly after Silvertail was born. Poppyclaw was then her replacement parental figure.

#### Comic Involvement

Silverpaw’s first appearance is during the gathering after the massacre. She can be seen arguing with her mentor, Poppyclaw. Redstripe interrupts them to tell Silverpaw that Sparklepaw is worried about her, in which Silverpaw seems overjoyed about.

Silverpaw is next seen in a dream with Sparklepaw. The two of them run over WindClan's moors and stop by the lake, The dream is going well, until Silverpaw spots a dark liquid flowing into the water of the lake. She looks over and sees Sparklepaw being choked and killed by Birchstar. Unable to do anything she screams, before being waken up by Poppyclaw. They ask if she's okay, and she tells them she just had another bad dream. She then goes to get something to eat, but not before Mothflight greets her on her way and begins to ask if she wants to do something. She cuts him off and tells him to go jump in the lake. She goes and picks up a mouse, but drops it in surprise as Batwing calls a clan meeting. She asks Mothflight why Batwing is up there instead of Burrstar. Batwing then announces to the clan that Burrstar is dead. She and the rest of the clan are shocked. Batstar then explains that he knows it was Birchstar who killed him, and yells to the clan that their leader is dead because of WindClan's incompetence. He then swears to avenge Burrstar, earning the clan's enthusiastic approval. Silverpaw, at this, looks around, nervous. Batstar then explains that he needs to appoint a new deputy. He then calls Silverpaw up to highledge, to Silverpaw's shock. Mothflight and Poppyclaw protest that Silverpaw is only an apprentice, to which Batstar replies *"Not anymore. Get up here, Silvertail."* Silvertail protests, but Batstar beckons her.

Silvertail's next appearance is at the gathering following Birchstar's attack on WindClan's camp, she is seen laying by herself under the Great Oak, visibly upset. She is approached by Redstripe, who checks up on her and attempts to begin a conversation about Sparklepaw, the topic makes Silvertail feel worse however, and she quickly ends the conversation as the gathering begins. Later that night she is concerned while following Batstar back to camp, and becomes very distressed as he declares and attack on WindClan.

The following day she sits alone in camp as ThunderClan organizes the attack, and seems bothered by Poppyclaw's attempt to comfort her. When she sees Batstar entering his den she leaves Poppyclaw's side and she decides to talk him out of attacking WindClan. A big argument ensues from her request, during which Silvertail confronts Batstar about the suspicions she has about him, and calls him out for making her deputy while she was an appretice and while she was grieving. The fight ends as Batstar lands a blow on her, scarring her left cheek, she freezes in shock, and is demoted from her deputy position as well as confined to camp. As the patrol is leaving camp, she decides to go against Batstar and warn WindClan about the attack, leaving through an alternate tunnel in the camp walls.

Silvertail soon breaks into WindClan's camp, screaming for Redstripe, she desperately announces that ThunderClan is about to attack. As the clan processes this, Batstar, who was waiting for a surprise attack, leaps at her from the bushes and pins her down while screaming at her. She's surprised when Poppyclaw tackles him away, and has to be held back by Redstripe as she watches them be killed right in front of her as the attack on WindClan begins. During the fighting, Silvertail shakes Poppyclaw's lifeless body, begging them to wake up.

#### Personality

Silvertail used to be a very loving and cheerful, occasionally rude apprentice, but everything about her changed once Sparklepaw died. After learning of her death Silvertail became extremely depressed, not speaking long sentences, being easily irritated, and even falling behind on her apprentice training. She would have constant nightmares about Sparklepaw's death and stopped caring about everything else, and Sparklepaw is still a sore spot for her. She is still determined to do what she believes is right however, especially if it's something Sparklepaw would have wanted, and she is learning to stand up for herself more often.

#### Relationships

Sparklepaw: Sparklepaw was her whole world, she planned on joining WindClan for her and both were head over heels for each other, because of that, Sparklepaw's death completely changed her. She has constant nightmares about her death and will never be the cat she was before the massacre. She loves Sparklepaw deeply, and Sparklepaw is still a very sensitive subject for her, it's hard for her to think that she won't ever see her again.

Poppyclaw: Silvertail cared a lot about Poppyclaw, but also felt constantly annoyed by them. Poppyclaw struggled to understand what Silvertail needed to hear, and due to that Silvertail would cut many of their conversations short. Their death was incredibly distressing for her, and it took minutes of trying to wake them up for her to accept that they were gone.

Batstar: Silvertail had always been very awkward and quiet around Batstar. He knew of her relationship with Sparklepaw and was a lot louder and more experienced than her, so she would mostly let him lead the clan alone. However she decided to put her foot down after he declared war on WindClan, and went behind his back to do what she believed was right.

Mothflight: Silvertail feels very annoyed by Mothflight and doesn't reciprocate his feelings for her. She eventually began to shut down any conversation he started, even if he had no romantic intentions.

Redstripe: So far Redstripe is the cat in WindClan Silvertail trusts the most. Even though it made her feel worse, she still appreciates that Redstripe tried to check up on her after Sparklepaw's death. Redstripe is one of the reasons Silvertail was so against starting a war with WindClan.

Turtlefoot: Turtlefoot was Silvertail’s biological mother but Silvertail never got to know her as she and her biological father were killed. Silvertail shares her mothers pelt and eye color.

Whitetail: Whiletail was Silvertail’s biological father. However Silvertail never knew him since only a little while after she was born both of her parents died. Silvertail shares her fathers uniquely different colored tail.

#### Fun Facts

* Silvertail took Sparklepaw's death very hard, and her happy personality has been completely lost.
* After Sparklepaw’s death, Silvertail didn’t put much effort into warrior training and failed her assessment to be made a warrior many times. This is why cats like Mothflight, who is around the same age as her, if not a week or so younger, was a warrior while Silvertail was still an apprentice.
* After the massacre, Silvertail's design has changed, she now has a large tuft of hair that hangs over one side of her face, and dark streaks under each eye.
* Silvertail frequently has terrible nightmares about Sparklepaw’s death. They are very scary and traumatizing for her.
* Silvertail’s broken ankle is a permanent injury but it doesn’t effect her too much, she can’t run as fast but she can walk just fine, however, her good leg has gotten stronger which makes up for her other leg.
* Silvertail is a lesbian as she was in romantic relationship with a WindClan apprentice named Sparklepaw who was killed during the massacre.
* Silvertail is a Russian blue.