Spidertongue

A black broken mackerel and white tabby tom with orange eyes

He has a black broken-mackerel stripes around his face, broken off to where it aligns through the back, and fully colored the shortened tail he’s gotten from his dam. Spidertongue is a long-haired cat, specialized for colder seasons like Leafbare. He has to work harder to groom the fur if it’s suddenly matted, when anything could latch onto him. Its length makes getting himself wet not so pleasant. He has a fully white muzzle, belly, and socks. Lastly Spidertongue’s got bright, orange eyes who he got the same eye color as his sire.

Ever since his dam passed before he had ever become an apprentice, Spidertongue hadn’t fully gotten over the grief of her passing. He tries to keep close to Greypebbles to offer his comfort and closeness. It brings him warmth to be around his brother, as both of them grew with each other for the past moons.
Spidertongue has a neutral expression that stays and never changes when he interacts with anyone. The tom keeps his inner emotions to himself rather than openly show it with clanmates. Yet this doesn’t make him less likely to care about anyone’s feelings, as he does some efforts of showing how he feels through actions. Offering fresh-kill to a clanmates if they’re hungry, staying with a clanmate so he’d keep them company instead of leaving them alone, and will often start conversations with questions so he’ll get to hear how his clanmates would respond.

• Born in the Moon of Melting Waters (2019) 118

• Moon of lion’s Glory (2019), he was given a name by the leader as Spiderpaw.
• Moon of Tiger’s Wraith (2019), Spidertongue was a name he received from the leader.

Kit || 1 – 5 moons ||

Pigeonwing’s strictness on Pebblekit didn’t sit right with him, even if it could’ve taught his brother to “straighten up” and make up any mistakes he never meant to cause. Spiderkit was a bit bitter when he thought about his dam, even wondering if his dam had ever “loved” her two sons. But that thought left him shaking his head, of course she did, it’s just the way Pigeonwing is…and Spiderkit just didn’t know enough about why she was like that. Around 5 moons he had to stay close with Pebblekit, as the young tom would learn about his dam’s passing. The feeling Spiderkit could feel in the moment didn’t express any sadness or shock, rather it left him empty with a blank stare at nothing. The tom would provide close support for his brother, allowing Pebblekit to lean onto him, and tried to make sure he didn’t feel alone.

Apprentice || 6 – 11 moons ||

Spiderpaw progressed well in training and had gotten used to typical duties with his mentor. His usual favorite prey to hunt was mice, often found around the forests as he had his eye on them from a distance. He often shared freshkill with his brother, Pebblepaw. Spiderpaw had trust in his brother’s mentor, which made him happy on the inside that there was someone else Pebblepaw could trust and learn from. One time when he was 11 moons, he headed out with his mentor for another typical hunt around the territories. The apprentice thought of doing something new, which made him think about hunting down a bird instead of hunting down a mouse or a squirrel. Closely he has found a bird who’s looking around to peck on some insects on the ground, perfect for Spiderpaw to get in his crouch position. When the bird was about to flee, it did not escape the young tom’s claw and had been slammed down to the ground. His mentor would then see what he had caught and gave the apprentice a dip of approval knowing that Spiderpaw has done a good job on hunting the bird down.

Warrior || 12 – current moons ||

After the ceremony where the warrior earned his name as Spidertongue, he felt as if he didn’t see his brother around often. The tom would see his brother at camp, but tilt his head and watch as Greypebbles visited the elders den. Spidertongue proceeds with his role as a warrior, thinking about distancing himself a bit from him. Later, when he was 13 moons, he came up to Bravesong in the elders den, thanking the elder for protecting his brother from a fox and showed respect to the older tom with a simple dip as he left the elders den.

• As the Cold Settles In… (14LN'20)