Sunstrike, Robinkit and Finchkit
Sunstrike shares Fierceblood history with her kits.
Thunderclan camp, below High Rock
20
Well, this had to happen eventually.
Sunstrike had told Finchkit and Robinkit to meet her out in the clearing at noon, but she wasn’t feeling any better about it as the sun rose to its zenith.
They had a right to know. About why Wildcry spoke so highly of them and Rimekit. Why so many in the clan had been excited to meet them…and exactly what they were responsible for come their apprenticeship. It was unfair to them to put so much on them. But it was also unfair to let them wander unknowingly into the mess their ancestors had made.
She supposed she would start with Hopestorm… with Markedkit. Bloodstar, Fiercestar… they were notable but not relevant now. Her whole family descended from the once-marked Deputy.
Her fur had somewhat grown back on her leg and she had made a conscious effort to avoid grooming the spot. But seeing her kits – oh Starclan, her kits – bounding towards her made her want to curl into a ball and wail. So she hastily licked the spot instead.
What misfortune, to be born a Fierceblood.
Characters:
Coldgaze: (M) Ruthless Riverclan Deputy
Lawn Gnome: (F) Motherly Semi-Feral Shecat
Redpaw: (M) Thoughtful Shadowclan Apprentice
Sootbounce: (M) Bubbly Shadowclan Warrior
Sturgeonpaw: (M) Altruistic Riverclan Apprentice
Sunstrike: (F) Anxious Thunderclan Queen
NPCs:
Quailcall: (F) Fierce Thunderclan Warrior

I may be small, but I’m braver than I look.
✦・゚: *✦・゚:* 🐦 *:・゚✦*:・゚✦
Robinkit had recalled her mother requesting her to meet her outside of the nursery at noon, though she hadn't really been out of the nursery enough to know when noon was. Though, she had heard other cats speak of noon when the sun was at it's highest, so she had assumed that noon was at the sun's highest peak. Her mother seemed anxious, when asking, though that seemed to be her nature, regardless, Robinkit wanted to bring something to her to comfort her regardless.
The small calico kitten scrounged through her collections of bits and bobs that she had collected over the past moon or so and found a pretty, barely bloomed golden flower. "Perfect" Robinkit murmured to herself as she picked the flower out of her self made nest and adjusted the rest of the items stored in her nest to compensate for the missing item.
Robinkit glanced outside at the sky for a moment, the sun was slowly moving to the height of the sky and she nodded to herself as she made her way out of the nursery, taking slow and cautious steps instead of the usual leaps and bounds most kits might take. It took her longer than one would have liked for Robinkit to reach Sunstrike, but she didn't want her mother's gift to get ruined.
The snow crunched beneath her as she crouched to drop the flower at her mother's paws. "You seemed worried, I got you this, beautiful like you" Robinkit explained simply before sitting down beside her littermate, who she had seen there before her, assuming to make sure she would have gotten there safely. But he had nothing to worry about really, Robinkit took all the steps she needed to make sure she wasn't in harms way.
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Queen
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior
Robinkit - ♀ A Thoughtful Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Elder
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic

"Go. I'll be here."
➽───────────────❥
Sunstrike had told Finchkit and Robinkit to meet her at sunhigh and the tom hadn't questioned why. Throughout his entire short, tiny life so far, he never questioned a word his dam said so if she wanted a meeting with them at sunhigh then a meeting at sun high was what she would get. Once Robinkit arrived, he looked up at his mother expectantly, hazel innocent eyes holding nothing but trust and love for his mother.
I play...
From WindClan
Bayflower (NB) an understanding warrior
Cedarkit (NB) a loving kit
Ashkit (M) an affectionate kit
From ShadowClan
Swampkit (NB) a grumpy kit
From ThunderClan
Finchkit (M) a reserved kit
From RiverClan
Cinderwhisper (F) a silent elder
From beyond the clans
Noah (M) a lazy semi-feral
Raven (F) a playful domestic kitten
With the sound of little paws crunching through snow, Sunstike turned to her son, Finchkit. It was a miracle she hadn’t called him Sparrowpaw yet – the two looked so alike. Or maybe she just saw her brother in him. He was so small – even as an almost apprentice, and she tucked herself under the Highrock, offering him a warm spot by her side out of the worse of the wind. Leaning in to touch noses with him she purred. “I’m going to tell you and your sister a story. It’s all about warriors and Thunderclan.” He would probably be interested in that – she'd already seen him taking up kitten patrols around the nursery.
Robinkit set down the bud by her feet and she just about melted into the dirt. What in all the clans had she done to deserve a daughter like this? As thanks, she pulled Robinkit into her chest with her front paws and gave her a little groom – at least to make the remaining strands of kit fluff lie flat.
She was going to treasure this flower until it wilted away, and forever after too.
“Thank you, Robinkit. And I’m not sad. It’s just. I’m excited to see you become an apprentice – and I’ll miss you.” Not quite releasing her daughter from her grasp, she settled down properly. “You two are getting bigger. But Thunderclan is a small part of this world. And we are a small part of it.”
Here was something her mother never prepared her for: How to tell your kits about a long-standing legacy of multiple generations. She considered her options before opting for the easiest route to explain. “Have either of you ever heard of the Markedkit before? Sometimes the elders like to talk about her.” Best to make sure Gingerthrash or Wildcry hadn't gotten there first.
Characters:
Coldgaze: (M) Ruthless Riverclan Deputy
Lawn Gnome: (F) Motherly Semi-Feral Shecat
Redpaw: (M) Thoughtful Shadowclan Apprentice
Sootbounce: (M) Bubbly Shadowclan Warrior
Sturgeonpaw: (M) Altruistic Riverclan Apprentice
Sunstrike: (F) Anxious Thunderclan Queen
NPCs:
Quailcall: (F) Fierce Thunderclan Warrior

I may be small, but I’m braver than I look.
✦・゚: *✦・゚:* 🐦 *:・゚✦*:・゚✦
"We're not apprentices yet mama" Robinkit stated almost matter-of-factly, as if correcting her dame, but in the young cat's eyes, there was a sense of her genuine intent of sharing her knowledge to her mother, despite the obvious nature of her words. "You still got moons before we leave the nursery. And I'll always visit you" Robinkit stated
If it came down to it, Robinkit didn't mind her mother's grooming, so she decided moving wasn't worth the trouble, and besides, she loved her mama, who couldn't? She was one of the most amazing cats to live, though, Robinkit hasn't met too many cats, but she was certain, even if she had med all the cats in the world, her favorites would still be Sunstrike, Wrentalon and Finchkit.
When Sunstrike explained how small ThunderClan was compared to the world, Robinkit twitched one of her ears and narrowed her eyes, a sign that she was thinking about it before she spoke. "It's small, but it's so important to all of us, its nice to think about" She mewled, her kit-like voice altering the projection of her words but the meaning still stood "It's nice to think that something small can mean the world to someone, anyone or everyone" she murmured before "Like how I mean a lot to you, Finchkit and daddy, and you three are my whole world, all I know" she added before snuggling into her mother's chest
"Markedkit? Is she a kit from a different clan?" Robinkit asked, tilting her head in curiosity
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Queen
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior
Robinkit - ♀ A Thoughtful Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Elder
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic

"Go. I'll be here."
➽───────────────❥
When Sunstrike looked down at Finchkit, the tom offered his mother a tiny smile. He had a hunch that something was on her mind but didn't ask, assuming that whatever it was would be told to both him and Robinkit in a few heartbeats. As his dam made space for him under the high rock, he joined her, snuggling up against her. Finchkit closed his eyes as Sunstrike touched noses with him, his tiny smile widening at the news of his mother telling them a story ThunderClan and it's warriors. At the question on whether or not he had heard of Markedkit, Finchkit shook his head. No. He had never heard of them before.
I play...
From WindClan
Bayflower (NB) an understanding warrior
Cedarkit (NB) a loving kit
Ashkit (M) an affectionate kit
From ShadowClan
Swampkit (NB) a grumpy kit
From ThunderClan
Finchkit (M) a reserved kit
From RiverClan
Cinderwhisper (F) a silent elder
From beyond the clans
Noah (M) a lazy semi-feral
Raven (F) a playful domestic kitten
“Oh, but you’ll be apprentices soon. Aren’t you excited?” She tickled Robinkit , nuzzling her carefully. “A few moons might seem like forever to you but it’s not that long.” Her daughter’s assurance that she would visit her gave Sunstrike some hope. But they would probably see each other more when they became warriors. Apprenticeship was a lot of work!
“Well, there are a few more cats in the world that just me and Wrentalon. Cats you don’t know – who are from the same clan as you.” She settled in, tucking her tail around Finchkit.
“Markedkit is – was – a kit of Thunderclan. The daughter of the leader at the time, Bloodstar. She was born special. Born blessed by Starclan with a perfect star mark on her chest. It was said that she would bring peace to the clans, who had been fighting a great war for many moons – so many moons that no one remembered how it had even started.”
“She was brought to the Gathering, at the request of the other clans. They wanted to meet this prophesied kit – and endear themselves to her.” Sunstrike paused. She couldn’t imagine the amount of stress her poor dame felt watching her kit leave camp.
“What do you think happened?”
Characters:
Coldgaze: (M) Ruthless Riverclan Deputy
Lawn Gnome: (F) Motherly Semi-Feral Shecat
Redpaw: (M) Thoughtful Shadowclan Apprentice
Sootbounce: (M) Bubbly Shadowclan Warrior
Sturgeonpaw: (M) Altruistic Riverclan Apprentice
Sunstrike: (F) Anxious Thunderclan Queen
NPCs:
Quailcall: (F) Fierce Thunderclan Warrior

I may be small, but I’m braver than I look.
✦・゚: *✦・゚:* 🐦 *:・゚✦*:・゚✦
"Well no, not really" Robinkit said when Sunstrike had ask if they were excited to be apprentices. The idea of training to be a fighter and a hunter for the clan didn't tickle her fancy to much, it all looked so rough and if she was being honest, dangerous too. She didn't want anything to do with it "I don't want to be leaving the nursery if I'm gonna learn how to fight, I'd rather help out the clan without it, somehow" Robinkit explained
Robinkit chose not to speak on the fact that there were cats in ThunderClan that she didn't know, she felt it was rather obvious however, since she had seen other warriors and other cats wondering around in and out of camp, but none had really come in to speak with her or anyone else in the nursery really, so no wonder she didn't know many of the other cats in ThunderClan.
When her mother went on about Markedkit, Robinkit was intrigued, but didn't really show it, she would much rather listen to the story then interrupt her. Markedkit seemed interesting enough, but why did a mark make her so special, Robinkit had a red and black mark in the same spot on her chest, did that make her special too? And if it did... then why?
"Dunno, did she get stolen by one of the other clans?" she asked when her mother asked if she could finish the story, though her voice noted that she wasn't really confident in her answer, she would rather Sunstrike continue the story really.
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Queen
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior
Robinkit - ♀ A Thoughtful Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Elder
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic

"Go. I'll be here."
➽───────────────❥
Apprentices... That sounded nice. Finchkit was so done being stuck in the nursery all day everyday. At least he had Rimekit to playfight with and Robinkit to hang out with whenever he needed a break from playfighting. Plus the adults in the nursery never seemed to mind if he wanted to snuggle. So. Nursery life was nice. But it felt a bit too peaceful sometimes. The tom was itching to get out and fight for ThunderClan.
When Sunstrike tucked her tail around Finchkit and started telling the story, the tom listened intently, not wanting to miss a single detail. "I think someone kitnapped her." The kit responded. "I wouldn't be surprised if there were cats who didn't want ThunderClan to get all the credit for bringing peace to the clan's."
At Robinkit's mention of not wanting to help by fighting but in other ways Finchkit didn't react. He didn't see how she'd find satisfaction that way but didn't question it. Each to their own.
I play...
From WindClan
Bayflower (NB) an understanding warrior
Cedarkit (NB) a loving kit
Ashkit (M) an affectionate kit
From ShadowClan
Swampkit (NB) a grumpy kit
From ThunderClan
Finchkit (M) a reserved kit
From RiverClan
Cinderwhisper (F) a silent elder
From beyond the clans
Noah (M) a lazy semi-feral
Raven (F) a playful domestic kitten
Sunstrike nodded. Her intuition about Robinkit hadn’t been misplaced then. It was ultimately up to Tigerrush. But having kin as an apprentice would be appealing to anyone. Sunstrke just had to keep from yowling when Robinkit was taken to the moonstone.
She brought herself back to the story as the siblings came to the same conclusion. “Someone did kitnap her. But it wasn’t the clans – or even clanless rouges. Twolegs invaded the gathering!” She glanced over at Finchkit. He has a warrior’s mind about him. He would probably like this part. “Riding on the back of infant monsters, they snatched her away – quick as a blink. Even the powerful Bloodstar was no match for them, losing a life in a desperate bid to save his daughter from the maw of the beast.”
“Markedkit was supposed to bring peace to Thunderclan – and at four moons old, she was stolen away. But there were some cats in the clan that wouldn’t stand for it. Namely, her brother. Stormkit.” Again, Sunstrike could see something like the future Fiercestar in Finchkit. There was the same protective determination. Hopefully he wouldn’t go marching off to a twoleg nest all by his lonesome!
“He led his own patrol – of apprentices and kits – to save his sister. And save her they did! With the help of the other clans, Stormkit brought Markedkit home. It was that cooperation that allowed the clans to let go of their anger. And so the Markedkit no longer had to be defined by her appearance – and was given the name Hopekit. For the future.”
“Those two grew up as their own cats, but their early escapades made certain that every clan know the name Hopekit and Stormkit… or Hopestorm and Fiercestar as they came to be known.” Sunstrike paused, letting the kits absorb the new information they were presented with before continuing.
Characters:
Coldgaze: (M) Ruthless Riverclan Deputy
Lawn Gnome: (F) Motherly Semi-Feral Shecat
Redpaw: (M) Thoughtful Shadowclan Apprentice
Sootbounce: (M) Bubbly Shadowclan Warrior
Sturgeonpaw: (M) Altruistic Riverclan Apprentice
Sunstrike: (F) Anxious Thunderclan Queen
NPCs:
Quailcall: (F) Fierce Thunderclan Warrior

I may be small, but I’m braver than I look.
✦・゚: *✦・゚:* 🐦 *:・゚✦*:・゚✦
Robinkit's yellow eyes stuck like burrs on her mother, the story was intriguing, a kit, leading a patrol of kits and apprentices? Robinkit had never heard of such a thing, she was glad that both kits were okay in the end however was confused on how the leaders of the clan weren't worried for the kits and apprentices being so close to what she would come to know as twolegplace.
"Were their clans worried? I don't want to leave camp because I know you would be so worried, I don't want you to worry. I don't even wanna leave the nursery if it's gonna worry you" Robinkit responded after her mother had finished speaking before snuggling up to her, pressing her tiny pink nose into the white section's of the ginger queen's fur. It was true however, if her becoming an apprentice would make Sunstrike worried then she would stay in the nursery until she was old and grey, at least she hoped so.
For a moment, Robinkit paused, Hopestorm ad Fiercestar, she had heard those names around the elder's den, but nothing ever really stated beyond cats in ThunderClan descending from Hopestorm, one of them being Sunstrike. Robinkit twitched her unfolded ear. "We're kin of Hopestorm right? Do you think Finchkit might be as great at Hopestorm or Fiercestar?"
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Queen
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior
Robinkit - ♀ A Thoughtful Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Elder
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic