Is rainshadow not allowed to keep her kit because of them being the sunkeeper?
that’s right, it’s Rainshadow! u haven’t met Silencebite yet, sorry for the confusion!
no, Rainshadow’s kitten will stay with her until they’re 6 moons old, as it should be. she has a different problem. i can’t go into detail about a part of the problem because of spoilers, but here’s the gist:
1. imagine someone coming up to ur child and saying, “here they are - they’ll be our leader! they’ll become the target of enemy clans, they won’t grow up like an ordinary child, but as a future leader, and if i die before they come of age, they’ll STILL become the leader*!” Rainshadow wants her child to live for themselves first, and only then become the heir. i probably didn’t explain this very well, and i’ll try to keep that in mind in the future and explain it directly in the comic itself, but Sunkeepers don’t choose heirs when they’re just kittens. at most, when they become apprentices! the previous Sunkeeper grew into a warrior name before becoming the heir, even though he didn’t have the Light either. the current one was also one of many warrior candidates. it’s no coincidence that Rainshadow’s kitten is listed as Sunkit in the tags: they have no choice, their fate has been decided.
2. the Rebirth Ritual. i can’t go into detail, but everyone knows what this process entails, and no one except the Sunkeepers wants to go through it (and even they aren’t exactly eager to lol)
3. the current Sunkeeper isn’t the best role model
* Sunclan has no rule about delaying the appointment of a Sunkeeper, so technically, the clan could have a CHILD as their leader
the Rebirth Ritual is the main reason adults are reluctant to take on this burden. children may idealize the role because “being a leader is cool,” but once u see the consequences and the responsibility firsthand, your attitude toward the Sunkeepers changes
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