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Oakkit → Oakpaw → Tangotalon
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Oakkit was born to the late Leapingrock and Honeysong, as unfortunately the queen had complications during birth and only one kit survived, leaving Honeysong a single parent. He had a normal kithood, playing with their denmates and being fostered by the other queens and her father. Apprenticed to the soft-hearted Hickoryheart as there was no other mentoring options at the time, it ended up feeling more like their mentor was losing control of the kitten constantly and Oakpaw even brought out some stern words from Hickoryheart, out of all cats! Even with his rambunctiousness and disorder at times, Oakpaw was always excited to learn and follow in their mentor’s pawsteps, even if they ended up getting carried away. One instance is when a snake large enough to swallow kits got too close to the territory - and Oakpaw grew impatient as the warriors planned out how to run it out, Oakpaw chased it out with help from her best friend, Foxpaw. Although sternly told they should have waited for the warriors to help, especially because nobody knew if the snake was venomous or dangerous in any other way, Oakpaw and Foxpaw were still proud of chasing it away.
And, when tensions between DawnClan and DuskClan were high - especially during the scarcity of leaf-bare - the morning when Oakpaw and it’s friends were supposed to get their warrior names, DawnClan was raided by DuskClan, for both food and for blood. Oakpaw alongside the older apprentices fought with the warriors, driving out the invaders with their tails between their legs, but not without casualties and leaving DawnClan licking their wounds.
Locuststar gave their warrior name to Oakpaw for Oakpaw’s.. odd way of battling. Although she battled bravely, cats compared it to the way they’ve seen weasels “dance” around their prey, as Oakpaw would move rapidly and jump around their enemy to distract and confuse them, but this did not mean he did not fight fiercely - like many other cats in battle, full of adrenaline can make your hits twice as powerful and your claws feel as sharp as talons, giving them the name “Tangotalon”.
