#echoear

Most elders only look forward to the day they join StarClan, but not Echoear. She’ll last as long as she has to so she doesn’t confront her past. Ever since she was born, Echoear has been manipulated and mistreated. She was born blind, and her large ears gave away that her father wasn’t in the Clan. Her mother, Midnightpelt, was embarrassed of her daughter, and didn’t know how to help little Echokit survive in the world. The other kits, including her now-denmate Beartooth, bullied and spat at her. But Echokit knew then she would prove them all wrong, and let them know she wasn’t to be messed with. None of her Clanmates had much faith that she’d become a warrior, but since she was born in the war against BlazeClan, she was thrown into the fray for good measure. She was an easy target, and she should’ve died. But she didn’t. She was named Echoear after the war, and continued her clause by honing her skills and becoming less tolerant of others. Echoear yearned for love, however; it was her one weakness. No one ever showed her a shred of kindness, and she ached for praise and the feeling of belonging. The only cat who gave that to her was the young Lightningfall. Like her, he was born from the war, and lost his parents in the effort. Their love was so short a cat could hunt a few pieces of prey in that time. It was in the heat of the moment, and Echoear thought it would be this way forever. But he turned on her after that night, even when she was carrying his kits. She never forgave him for abandoning her and their son Mosskit, and closed herself off from any other cat. She adored her son, and loved nothing more than for him to be the beloved and respected warrior she could never be. He always stood up for her when their Clanmates mocked her blindness, and never questioned the absence of a father. Now in her old age, Echoear shows little tolerance to any cat other than her family. She believes her Clanmates still don’t respect her, but little does she know the younger generation looks up to her quite a bit. Not many cats are still alive from the war, and they’re impressed she was such a strong warrior despite her setbacks. Echoear wasn’t the most sympathetic cat, but her skills aren’t to be undermined.