#squirrelclaw

Squirrelclaw was born a kittypet, and he escaped from his Hindlegs as a young tom. He tried to camp out in VineClan’s territory, but a passing patrol found him and took him back to their camp. He was an angry and fuming cat, only caring for himself then. But he couldn’t help but be impressed by the strong and sneaky cats of VineClan, and he begged to join. Apprenticed as Squirrelpaw, he had no trouble learning to fight and hunt, but he didn’t care much for the warrior code. His apprenticeship lasted a few more moons than usual, but when he became a warrior, he was already quite popular in his Clan. Cats no longer taunted him as a kittypet, and if they did, they were shut up by his menacing snarl. Squirrelclaw had no ambition to become leader, however, as he simply wanted to survive and be the best at doing it. He gained the attention of the apprentice Olivepaw, who doted after him and believed he’d do no wrong. His ego and selfishness prompted him to take her as a mate when she was a warrior, simply to bear him strong kits. All but one kit died in their litter, a molly they named Gingerkit. His mate had taken onto his cruel attitude, and their ideals of perfection onto feeble Gingerkit scarred her for life. Even as his daughter is a warrior, he lets his mate do all the boring parenting, while he goes out and provides for his Clan by fighting trespassers and eating prey whenever he feels like it to keep him strong.