back into the forest

do you ever think about how much more interesting and compelling hawkfrost couldve been as a villain in a world where he faked the moth's wing omen for his sister because he saw it as doing something nice for someone he cared about and didnt understand why it made her so upset and slowly grew to resent her and abuse the power of that secret over her instead of him just doing it because he was born evil or whatever

yeah no man it's cool that you don't like the female character for having an insufficient development. yeah even if you adore that male character that appeared in two frames of the show. yeah. yeah. yeah. cool. cool.

i like russetmisty for similar reasons. russetfur must have been at the bonehill. she would have seen everything blackfoot did and she still went on to serve under him. mistyfoot knew what leopardstar did and still went on to serve under her. and she can't help looking at russetfur and wondering why. and she can't stop asking herself why, why, why

"My quarrel is with you, Squirrelflight. It always has been" but, why? you have no quarrel with the son of the tyrant who murdered your mother? that same son who vanished from the clans while your family starved to death? the cat who was given the deputy role without even having an apprentice like you did? the cat who stole your mate? the cat and his kin who took everything from you? why not take something from him?