Pansypelt ☀ RiverClan Elder
Littermate(s): Morningflower Kit(s): Cherrybloom, Sorrelpelt Mate: Deceased Cisgender Molly • Heterosexual Pansypelt was the medicine cat of RiverClan for a long time, and alongside her sister, Morningflower, who was the deputy, the two of them were unstoppable. Over the course of her life, Pansypelt took a mate and had two kits, Cherrykit and Sorrelkit. She separated her family life and her medicine cat duties fairly well up until her mate was injured during a battle and his wounds got infected. She tried her best to save him, working all day and all night. She paced in front of his nest and neglected to eat, drink, or sleep until he was feeling better. He succumbed to his illness despite her best efforts. Pansypelt couldn’t handle the fact that she had failed to save the love of her life. Every patient that came to her just reminded her of how she’d failed. Her den was too silent and too cold, and his scent, once warm and comforting, had become another painful reminder of the fact that he was never coming back to her. She felt so utterly hopeless, and the depression inhibited her ability to be an effective medicine cat. Her apprentice, Hailstorm, urged her to retire, and her sister encouraged her to join her in the elder’s den. She has recovered steadily since then, and her daughters, now Cherrybloom and Sorrelpelt, have welcomed a total of three litters of kits into the Clan, blessing Pansypelt with plenty of wonderful grandchildren. In her retirement, things are like they were once before - Pansypelt is practically inseparable from Morningflower, and although she misses her beloved with every breath that she takes, and she still wakes up in the morning expecting to be able to hold him and tell him excitedly about the dreams that she had, she is grateful for the things that she does have: a wonderful, loving sister who won’t stop trying to get her involved in all of the Clan gossip, compassionate daughters who care deeply for their family, and a strong, capable apprentice who still checks up on her at every opportunity.