Morningpaw (tawnypaw) I got an idea… tell cats that Cardinalfire is your dad, that Goldenflower asked him to surrogate for her
"It's perfect!" Morningpaw declared immediately, raising her tail in triumph. She nudged her brother who watched her with an uncertain expression, though he was leaning in. "Mom's... not around to tell anyone anything. And he's practically our sweetfather already!"
"....we are red like him..." Eveningpaw signed thoughtfully.
"Wait you're actually-" Cardinalfire piped up with alarm, his ears immediately going scarlet. "I-I'm too young to be a dad!"
"Not true, I'm your son," Cloudywing debunked.
"I'm too young for Goldenflower then!" Cardinalfire protested.
"But you are handsome," Jackdawstripe purred.
Cardinalfire whirled, looking between the gathered cats like he's being ganged up on in a fight, "Chaffinchtail! Please talk some sense into them!"
Chaffinchtail watched him, green eyes twinkling with amusement.
"...didn't we talk about having kits before? This may be the best of all worlds."
A buff short furred sandy classic tabby molly without powerful hindlegs and a slightly stiff tail. Her ears are smaller and cone-shaped with a slightly shorter muzzle than the average cat’s. Sandtail is passionate and determined. She’s always had her eyes set on being the Hunter Head and worked hard t ensure that she made it.
Older cats have remarked that she reminds them of Bluestar when she was young and Sandtail takes this in stride. Sandtail’s ambition ends at being a Hunter Head and the molly has claimed many times that she never wants to be an official leader or even a deputy. Sandtail believes in leading her clan by setting an example for the kits and apprentices- something she’s already begun to achieve.
Sandtail dearly misses her dad and she really looked up to him and despite his visible struggles in raising a daughter alone, he always worked hard to protect her. She’s both angry with Fireheart and Graystripe for keeping her father’s murder from her and understanding of why they did it. She’s vowed that if she ever crosses paths with him, she won’t even give him time to retreat or to scare him off. She’ll just snap his neck and scatter bits of his corpse from the gorse tunnel to the Moonstone.
She’s always admired Fireheart’s strength - mental and physical - and is more impressed every day by his inherent sense of justice. He’s not intimidated by her own strength and eagerly keeps up with their playful sparring score, never sour when she pulls ahead just determined to try to beat her next time. He’s also a complete cuddle-bug and she’s got the missing whiskers to prove she called him that to his face.
Sandtail is now the Hunt Head of ThunderClan, finally achieving the position she’s wanted since she was just a fresh apprentice. She keeps her head held high and radiates deep satisfaction whenever she’s performing her duties. It was just honey on the mouse when Fireheart and Whitestar then agreed to give her Tawnypaw as an apprentice. With Fireheart by her side now, she’s more content with her life than ever - sure, a lot of tragedy has happened, but now she knows who her father’s killer was, she has a doting mate, an eager apprentice and the respect of her clan. Her life is as perfect as it’ll get - well, barring the having sank her teeth into Tigerstar’s throat.
