Dawnfire

**Dawnfire** is a dark tortoiseshell she-cat.

## History

Dawnkit is born to Fennelspark and Marshthorn, along with her sister Quailkit. Her father, Marshthorn, is one of Flintstar's most trusted senior warriors, and the Clan is met with great excitement upon the arrival of his kits. He is very protective over his daughters, and Flintstar agrees to let him oversee their apprentice training.
Dawnpaw is apprenticed to Lightningfang. She is shyer than her sister Quailpaw, but the both of them learn to open up to their mentors over time. Marshthorn accompanies his daughters to most of their training sessions, and is pleased at the positive progress he is seeing.
Dawnpaw and Quailpaw are met with new denmates as Lightningfang and Sagepetal's kits become apprentices. Houndpaw and Mistpaw quickly befriend the older apprentices, and are taught how to do basic apprentice tasks by them. After some time, Quailpaw teases Dawnpaw by saying that Houndpaw likes her. Dawnpaw dismisses this by saying that she does not feel the same way about Houndpaw, and that he is fighting a losing battle. Quailpaw shrugs, and tells her that the future is unpredictable.
During a skirmish with RiverClan, Marshthorn is accidentally killed. Dawnpaw and Quailpaw are there for this, and are in disbelief that their father was really dead. Furious with RiverClan, Flintstar tells Otterstar that his most loyal warrior did not deserve to die by cowards. Dawnpaw is angry with RiverClan as well, and grieves over her father's body next to Quailpaw. The apprentices assist Ashenhawk by dressing his body with herbs upon arriving back at camp, and sit vigil for him overnight.
Dawnpaw and Quailpaw are made warriors of ThunderClan, and are given the names Dawnfire and Quailpool. Soon after, Houndheart and Mistcloud are made warriors as well. Houndheart begins to show his affections more loudly to Dawnfire, and she is unsure of what to do. Quailpool tells her to do whatever her heart tells her to do. Confused by her feelings, Dawnfire begins to reciprocate Houndheart's advances, and ends up catching feelings for the tom. Eventually, they become mates.
Dawnfire falls pregnant with a litter of kits. Houndheart is nervous, but excited to be able to have children of his own. Quailpool tells Dawnfire that she must let the kits spend time with her if they ever start to be annoyed by their mother. Dawnfire teases her and says that her aunt is always welcome to play with them.
Dawnfire gives birth to two daughters, and names them Mintkit and Breezekit. She finds Houndheart to be very protective of his daughters, which comforts Dawnfire due to her remembering her own father's role in her life.
As her kits age, Dawnfire notices that the two of them prefer different parents. Breezepaw takes after Houndheart, and shares his determined spirit. Mintpaw, however, holds a more easygoing personality, and prefers to spend time with her mother instead.
Dawnfire and Houndheart are proud when their kits eventually become warriors, earning the names Breezeflower and Mintsplash. Later, Mintsplash takes Peartuft as a mate, which pleases Houndheart. They give birth to three kits: Mountainkit, Snowkit, and Aspenkit.