Username: Gallifrey
Cat Name: RavensleepClan: Hightide Cove
Rank: Medicine Cat
Gender: She-cat
Age: 28 Moons
Siblings SunsongExtra:“Ravenkit come play with us!” My ears had twitched when my sister and her friends had called out to me. Sunkit had always been the more wild between the two of us, whereas I was always more laid back, lazy even. But she had so wanted to play with me that day, and I could never refuse my cute sister anything. I should have known better though, Sunkit was reckless and wasn’t good at thinking things through, and rather than teaching her, our mother had encouraged it. Something she would come to regret later that day.
After the call, I’d gone off to play with Sunkit, her friends, and our other sibling Whitekit. Now our bother, he had always been shy, timid and not the sort of cat to do anything bold. But he adored Sunkit and always wanted to impress her, so he thought nothing of it when she challenged him to a race after our friends had returned to the nursery. But the sand was unusually wet that day and we, just being kits, hadn’t understood that this was very dangerous. Sunkit and Whitekit started their race and all went fine at first, until suddenly Whitekit was being pulled down, into the soft sand below him. Sunkit and myself had panicked and tried to pull him out, but we weren’t strong enough. Whitekit died that day. My sister was never quite the same after that, and neither was I. We had just watched our sweet, innocent brother die, that wasn’t something a cat forgot in a hurry,
When the day had come for my sister and I to be made warriors, it was with heavy hearts that we went to greet our mentors. Whitekit should have been with us. It wasn’t fair that out brother had died before he even got a chance to really begin his life. He’d wanted to be a medicine cat and take care of the clan, as had always been his way with kindness. And I’m convinced to this day that he would have been a great one. But alas, Whitekit was gone and my sister and I had to go on with our lives. We couldn’t live in the past forever.
Warrior training went well after that. My mentor Creekhollow was strong and experienced, a good teacher for a young apprentice. He taught me well and answered my incessant questions with ease. It helped that I was a fast learned and picked up new concepts quickly. After all, every cat longsfor a dedicated and driven apprentice. But one night, when I was coming back from a long day of training, something happened that would change everything. “Ravenpaw, we need to talk.” Sunpaw has said as she led me to a ledge at the edge of our camp. “Today.....today one of the elders, Hawkwhisker, came to me and she said.....she said....I’m to be the new Sol Priest.” I was shocked. Sunpaw....she’d always dreamed of being a warrior, but you couldn’t argue if you were chosen as a priest. It was the will of the gods.
The day of my warrior ceremony was one of the most memorable days of my life, my sister and her betrothed were at the front of the crowd as my name was announced and were the first to cheer for me. Sunsong had always been my biggest supporter and I was so grateful for her. I still sometimes thought if Whitekit and wished he could be with us, but I know he was there that day too, watching the ceremony from starclan. He’d be proud of me too. I know he would!
“Heartflower is dead!” The cry had echoed through the camp as the fire raged bright. It was only a few days after my warrior ceremony and a massive fire had started after a storm and steadily burnt its way to our camp. Many cats had died, and now it seemed out medicine cat apprentice was dead too. If we lost our medicine cat as well, the clan would be finished! Hazelrain was struggling, she had breathed in too much smoke and likely only had a matter of days left. We needed a new medicine cat and we needed them now! So I volunteered. Whitekit, he had taught me a few things and I sometimes had helped in the medicine den to feel close to him. I could do it. After all, I was Whitekit sister, I had his blood, it was only right I took the position. Destiny. “Whitekit, please guide me. Help me achieve your dream and protect our clan.” I had prayed that night, and he had answered.
I’d remained the clan’s medicine cat after the fire, even though they had told me it was fine to become a warrior again. But I couldn’t. We had nobody else and I had not yet taken an apprentice. My clan deserved that much at least. And besides, I loved being a medicine cat, even more than being a warrior. Helping the clan, bringing kits into the world, even easing the dying, it just brought me so much joy and fulfillment. I felt like Whitekit himself had guided my paws here and this was my true calling. Being a warrior was fine, and maybe I’d return to that someday, but my life was good for now. I was happy.
When I got my first glimpse of the firey kit many moons later, my first thought was that he reminded me of a bird. The little guy was always puffed up and angry, snarking at everyone. But he was kind, oh so very kind. The little one tried to pretend that he wasn’t but I could tell by how he interacted with others. He clearly wanted to protect them, but didn’t know how. Maybe...maybe I could help. I’d talked to his parents later that day, ironically my sister and her mate, and asked about the little kit and if he’d given any thought to what he wished to do. His name, funnily enough, was Birdkit and he apparently didn’t have much ambition. Thats’s okay, I had thought at the time, he’s just a kit. He has several moons to decide.
The day I took Birdpaw as my apprentice was easily the happiest day of my life. He soaked up information like moss did water and was always asking questions. Sure his attitude wasn’t the best, but he cared and those who knew him could clearly see that. I knew the little guy would make an amazing medicine cat someday. He just had that something special. And the sign for starclan....well that helped too. After all, I doubt Whitekit was lying when he sent Birdpaw that vision of a flicker with orange feathers watching over the clan. Birdflicker, he would watch over the clan, just like that bird. He’d make sure the clan was taken care of, even when I no longer could.
The day came too quickly for my liking. Foamheart and her brother had decided to leave and form a clan in the hills, but they needed someone to train their medicine cat. That meant me. Oh how Birdflicker had cried. Our bond, it was special. He made me promise to come back safe and sound. To return to him after I had trained a medicine cat for Foamheart. “Of course.”I had promised. And I meant it. My beloved apprentice would wait for me, this I knew. And I owed it to him to return back. After all, he needed me still, even thought he was grown.
“Birdflicker....I”m sorry.” I was dying. The dog had come out of nowhere and I had only just managed to escape after it had finished mauling me. My body was a mess and I could hardly walk, but Birdflicker was waiting for me. I couldn’t let him down. I would return to my apprentice, no matter what. I promised! That thought gave me the strength to rise to my feet. I suddenly thought back on my life, all I’d been through. What was a small dog bite?! This small setback, it wouldn’t stop me! I would keep my promise to the cat I loved most in the world. No matter what. At that moment I head a voice on the wind. Whitekit. “Come on sis, you can do it.” And I knew then that I could. So I set my paws forward and begun to walk, after all, I had a long journey ahead of me. A journey home.
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