🎃 | Boogarden

Bookit was born to Swampeace and Cardinalpine alongside her siblings Frightkit and Terrorkit in ThunderClan. When she was but a few days old, she bore witness to Sequoiatower’s secret plot to drive away Bunnystar, leaving the camp covered in rabbit blood. She would soon forget this, however. When the ThunderClan deputy moved into the nursery, expecting her kittens Arachnidkit and Wolverinekit, Bookit befriended her, and she regaled the young kitten with tales of fantastic adventures. However, a hunting trip gone wrong led to the deputy’s death, and Bookit requested that she would become a medicine cat, to help others and hopefully prevent more incidents, like the one that had befallen Sequoiatower. Swampeace agreed, and she begun her training.

Appointed as ThunderClan’s newest healer, Boopaw trained under her mother, Swampeace, for the majority of her apprenticeship, with assistance from Cinnamonsparrow. She quickly grasped the concept of healing, and assisted with many an ailment. She also befriended Frogpaw. When she was older, Cardinalpine led her out on a family trip, alongside Swampeace, Frightpaw, and Terrorpaw. He brought them to the RiverClan border and introduced them to Sea-snakeshiver and Sealscuttle, his adoptive children, and Geodepaw, Sealscuttle’s adopted son. Boopaw was shocked; how had he hid this from them all this time? The family stayed in RiverClan for a while, but Frightpaw and Terrorpaw returned to ThunderClan shortly after. While the three remaining members stayed, Cardinalpine developed greencough, and died, Swampeace and Boopaw being unable to save him. She was distraught, and blamed herself for his death. Swampeace later gave birth to three kittens, which she named Nightingalekit, Sparrowkit, and Ravenkit. She gave up the latter two to Sealscuttle, before returning to ThunderClan, Boopaw and Nightingalekit in tow. Boopaw was entrusted with keeping the secret of the other two kits, and isolated herself from her siblings in the process, afraid it would slip out.

Healers of ThunderClan

When Swampeace led her to the Moontree and granted her the name Boogarden, citing her new purpose in life, she felt complete. Her mother later took on another apprentice; Treaclepaw, which the tortoiseshell largely stayed away from. However, when Swampeace drowned in the waters running through the forest, Boogarden took over the young tabby’s training. During this, Frightspecter disappeared from camp and never returned, at the same time as WindClan warrior Guppyink. When Treaclepaw completed her training, Boogarden gave her the name Treaclejest. She would later take on Cranepaw as her second and (hopefully) final apprentice.

Later, Boogarden met the RiverClan warrior Vulturelurk, and escorted them back to their territory. She would meet Vulturelurk two more times, and developed a crush. The healer gifted them a kingfisher's feather, and in return received a conch shell. She met Crescent Moon at the Gathering place, who gifted her a rosey-faced lovebird's feather as a symbol of StarClan's faith through every trial. She also met Tulipbane. One night, Boogarden met Swampeace in StarClan, and was told that her parents had broken up. Boogarden encountered Snoozepaw and Coastshore of ShadowClan, saved Rosemarykit, and puzzled over a mystery with Kismetkeeper.

She assisted Petalpounce with her kits, and Tsvitochik. Cranepaw had died, but she gave the late apprentice the name Cranebloom. Boogarden met Vulturelurk once more, during a heavy storm, and comforted them about their deceased siblings, Owltwinkle and Eaglesurf, and the disappearance of their father, Drizzlingspell. The warrior also encountered her while she was musing about her own family, by her kin's makeshift grave, and helped make one for Vulturelurk's family, This is also when Boogarden realised her feelings for them.

Boogarden and Vulturelurk

Later, Treaclejest succumbed to illness. Boogarden talked with Cinnamonsparrow, met Chirruppaw of WindClan, Elegydancer, Nimbusveil, Chipmunkchatter, Flamefeast, and Mourningquiver. She told ThunderClan the tale of Thornstar and Vineripple. Vulturelurk moved to ThunderClan, and they both confessed their feelings for each other, becoming mates. She took on a new apprentice- Snufflepaw- and Cinnamonsparrow retired.

Snufflepaw became Snufflesprig, and Boogarden met Quailpaw, Lingonberrypaw, and Ai. While out in ThunderClan territory with Vulturelurk, they stumbled up three kits, who they took in and named Kingfisherkit, Amethystkit and Scamperkit.