#brightstar

This moon has been kind to our clan. Good enough at least. First thing's first...

Weedtree came to me one night. Two, tiny kittens by his feet. He wouldn't say where they are from

"You don't need to know. What you need to know is they're mine and I can't leave them out there." Is all he said when I asked him about it. Well, maybe I don't need to know, not for now at least. I let him keep them in.

Two girls. Shimmerkit and Harekit. They're already over seven days old, and they're strong.

On the topic of good news, Heatherkit got his apprentice name. He will be known as Heatherpaw from now on, and will be training under Hawkeye's mentorship.

It wasn't a hard choice, for that much it wasn't a choice at all. Deputy needs to have an apprentice before becoming a deputy. We didn't have anyone who had an apprentice before, but now this had to be my first choice. And Heatherpaw needs someone who he won't outgrow in a few moons. He's already growing so fast.

Weedtree moved into the nursery for now. He will still be performing his warrior duties. I can see he cares about his children dearly. Telling stories to Harekit and playing with moss balls with Shimmerkit.

Whorltail has been acting more... Trustworthy lately. Less scheming and more just talking and enjoying his time. I saw him sharing stories with Oakspot often.

The kits are spending time with each other too. Making friends, playing. Enjoying each other company. Quillkit and Harekit definitely became friends.

Oh and of course. Hawkeye has definitely been feeling at home. Playing tricks has been his biggest hobby this past moon. One evening I came to my den just to find it filled with slugs!

Good news!

Moth's babies were just born. Two adorable little beans.

Moth decided to name them Pebblekit and Quillkit. They are absolutely precious. Unfortunately Moth doesn't want to stay in the nursery for long, but I'm sure we'll manage to get him to stay there more at some point.

Not everything is as amazing unfortunately.

I made the mistake of assigning Brightstar and Whorltail on the same patrol. I don't know what Whorltail has against Brightstar, but he seems quite adamant about it. From what I know he shouldn't even still be patrolling, but what can I say, after Thymespot's death, he insists on it.

I was forced to just watch the chaos unfold but I wasn't alone in it. Oakspot also was forced to observe what was happening.

Back to the topic of Moth. I swear he is overworking himself, even though he doesn't want to admit it. I hoped that after his kits were born he would stop for a second and go support them in the nursery, but I swear he can't even take a moment off.

This moon was surprisingly uneventful. No one even really argued. Seems like even the elders finally accepted Brightstar as their leader. Or at least, they don't say it openly.

Weedtree couldn't sleep a few times throughout the last week or two. We shared a nice evening, looking at the stars, naming constellations. It's a good thing, taking a break and just... Relaxing for a bit.

Thankfully that night helped Weedtree get back to his paws. Just the day after I saw him practicing his hunting moves. Surprisingly, Thymespot even helped him out. She wasn't doing as well as I would hope for her to. I can tell the birth has taken a toll on her, even if she doesn't want to accept that.

Thymespot really made me realize how good I was at my job. She might be moody and not want to let anyone help her, but she wants good for her kit. This might be what's keeping her from ripping me to shreds for coming near Heatherkit.

Heatherkit has a real knack for getting in the way. He's a good kit, just... Incredibly nosy. Veilwhisker visited me one time, mostly just for an annual checkup and some headache herbs. Heatherkit strolled in the moment he saw I had a visitor. He was asking all about the herbs I was mixing and then some. Maybe he will be a medicine cat one day? I don't think he will, but who knows, maybe he will surprise me.