They and the rest of their littermates were discovered as young, abandoned kittens in Streamclan's territory by Blackthorn, Shrewbite, and Stagheart, and were swiftly brought to camp to be cared for. As time passed, it became apparent that these were no normal kittens- their markings were strange, their height was shocking, and their language was familiar, but at times, indecipherable. As the litter grew, they slowly learned how to communicate with those around them, and began to feel at home within their clan.

After allowing time for the kittens to become accustomed to their new life as clan cats, the litter were granted names and apprenticeship. They earned the name Goldenpaw due to their strikingly colored eyes, and were assigned Sleetstrike as a mentor. Their apprenticeship was laid back- Sleetstrike seemed far too busy to actually mentor them, so they spent most of their days in regards to their own whims. Eventually, they came into the companionship of Sparkwhisker- a fellow outlier in Streamclan who seemed to share their penchant for mischief and breaking up the boring monotony of daily life. They spent moons playing pranks and doing whatever they liked- until they were called before Silverheart and earned their warrior name alongside their sister.

Goldenpaw was given the name Goldenglance, another nod to their striking eyes, and that was about all the excitement that would be had for a while. Little seemed to happen for moons, and they and Sparkwhisker grew increasingly frustrated with how boring Streamclan seemed to be, and how little they both fit in. During this time, they began to notice Sparkwhisker disappearing in the middle of the night, and returning a few hours later.

Eventually, the tom confessed why- he'd become part of a mixed group of outsiders and clan cats who, lead by Paradise, had become dissatisfied with clan life. He invited them to attend one of their meetings, and while they had little interest in inciting violence amongst the clans under Cherrysnap's guidance, they chose to support their best friend and his dedication to the group. When Sparkwhisker made the decision to finally leave Streamclan to fully assist the group, Goldenglance joined him.

It didn't take long for things to fall apart. What started as leaving prey strewn around the territories became the murder of Oakstar's daughter, which pushed him to declare war on the other clans- and then, Cherrysnap revealed they'd killed Gartermist, a Streamclan elder, to incite war between Streamclan and Stoneclan. Sparkwhisker, who'd been close to Gartermist and considered the tom his grandfather, promptly left the group, and Goldenglance followed, having had no real allegiance to them to begin with. The two wandered aimlessly for many moons, skirting around the clans and the outsiders in the mountains, before leaving the territories all together, hoping for something more beyond the mountains.

It wasn't long after their journey to the original clan territories that they first noticed the comings-and-goings of the Royal Bloods, and, curious, began to observe them from afar. This continued for some moons, until Sparkwhisker expressed interest in joining them. While apathetic to these kittypets and loners initially, with Sparkwhisker's and their induction, they quickly noticed Peacock's interest in them, and began to take advantage of it. Clearly, the tom hadn't yet realized their interest in mollies exclusively, although Queen was certainly not about to correct him. Despite contributing very little, a sly tongue and some feigned interest had Queen and Spark both promoted to Consiglieres as soon as the positions were available, and Queen quickly took advantage of the perks of the job. Everything was going fine- that was, until the clans seemed to follow them home.

There's still much more to Queen's tale.