#larchfern

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the deputy’s kit

Greypool purred.

Bristlekit took after her mother, easily commanding leadership. And it was hard not to love her.

"Let's defend Sunningrocks from those ThunderClan rogues!" Bristlekit called, inciting a tumble of kits to organize into teams. Bristlekit's brow furrowed as they bickered over who should go with who.

"Let me help," Greypool said. "Everyone, pick a partner."

The kits paired up, Bristlekit and Podkit, Pinekit and Larchkit. An even number — Greypool tried not to hesitate over where there should be an extra kit, in need of a partner.

"Okay," Greypool said. "Larchkit, pick one. Bristlekit or Podkit."

Larchkit looked conflicted. Podkit was larger, but he was to be Mudfur's apprentice. Bristlekit was a tempting choice.

"Podkit," she said, after a moment of hesitation.

"Good. Then Bristlekit and Pinekit, you be a team."

"But we made partners!" Pinekit complained.

"You'll play with someone new," Greypool said. "Or better — go see if the apprentices want to play. Then you can have bigger teams."

The kits didn't need any more urging to leave the nursery, and Greypool sighed in the quiet. It wouldn't last, but it was nice while it was here.

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riverclan — year two — greenleaf

greypool moves into the elders den, due to her declining mental health (early onset dementia).

larchpaw becomes larchfern.

dawnpaw, orangepaw, and sprucepaw are apprenticed to heavystep, leopardfur, and greenflower, respectively.

pikekit passes away. when greypool moves into the elders den, mistyfoot becomes featherkit and stormkit's primary caretaker. two of her other kits, reedkit and perchkit, die close to their apprentice ceremonies, in a flood.

the three remaining kits become apprentices together. crookedstar makes mistyfoot and stonefur featherpaw and stormpaw's apprentices (respectively), and gives primrosepaw to mosspelt.

this is his last act as leader before his declining health forces leopardfur to become acting leader, and eventually, when he loses his final life, leader. she makes stonefur her deputy.

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riverclan — year five — newleaf

ohh a pretty tragic season for riverclan. an outbreak of an illness kills four (larchfern, and all of dawnflower's litter, pebblekit, minnowkit, and tumblekit), before willowkit receives a sign from starclan on where to find the herb to cure it.

she is made mothwing's apprentice.

meanwhile, nettlerun and sapstripe become warriors, and feathertail (who's not dead, in case anyone forgot), has another kit, pouncekit.

she takes it better then the first time, all things considered.

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riverclan — year four — allegiances

these double as allegiances at the start of tnp.

leadership

leader: stonestar (6y). pale blue tom with blue eyes.

deputy: mistyfoot (6y). blue-grey she-cat with thick fur and blue eyes.

seer: mudfur (10y). lean, light brown tom with long fur and amber eyes. (apprentice — mothpaw)

warriors

blackclaw (7y). lean black tom with amber eyes.

mosspelt (4y). tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes and a white chest.

silvernose (3y). silver tom.

stormfur (2y). large grey tom.

feathertail (2y). silver she-cat.

bayheart (1y). blue calico she-cat with long fur.

hawkfrost (1y). brown tom with a white underbelly and blue eyes.

queens

dawnflower (2y). pale grey she-cat.

larchfern (2y). white she-cat with brown ears and yellow eyes. (kits — cedarkit and spottedkit)