Kithood

Sandkit was the only kit born to Wavecurl and Shellshard after a difficult winter birth. She was born early, and had a diminished chance of survival. After much close monitoring and care, Sandswirl was brought back from the brink, and grew stronger as she got older. She was, however, quite small compared to the other kits, even as she got older. She never quite caught up, and remained on the small side even as she approached her 6th moon.

As a young kit, she enjoyed exploring the crags and cliffsides with Snapperkit, who grew to be her best friend. As they were born only a couple of days apart, they were often together, with their mothers often working together to raise the two, both nursing and looking after the duo.

Due to a fight between her mother and father, Sandkit grew up rather distant from her father. The relationship between the two was rocky, and they often bickered whenever they were around each other. Around this time, a massive storm hit the beach. Several cats perished during this event, including her own two parents, who were away from camp during the storm, and assumed to have been swept out to sea. While her relationship with her father was rocky, and her relationship with her mother was shaky at best, she still mourned both of them as well as the other cats lost in the storm.

Apprenticeship

Sandkit was quite eager to become an apprentice, although she was quite unaware of the state of the clans at the time. One of her first nights as an apprentice, her and Snapperpaw snuck out of the camp together and were promptly caught by the nighttime camp guard. They were both in trouble, and Sandpaw was thoroughly admonished by her mentor. This was when she learned of the recent murder of Pinescent, the Spruceclan healer, and was scared into becoming a strict follower of the clan rules. The naive young cat could never imagine something like that happening so near to her home -- the mere idea made her fur stand on end.

During the end of her apprenticeship, Brineclan is racked with disease. She mourns alongside the clan at the loss of their leader, and is thrown out of her groove for several days, losing focus and being lectured by her mentor. The two fight, but eventually reconcile, and become closer as a result. However, her mentor falls sick shortly after, and passes just a few days after she receives her warrior name.

Warriorhood

Sandpaw is finally granted her warrior name, Sandswirl, during a clan meeting when she comes of age. She and Snapperstep celebrate their new names together, but that night, she's hazed by a couple of other young warriors who force her off a cliff, diving into the water below. She was an easy target for this kind of bullying because of her quiet and unfriendly demeanor. Sandswirl, burning with embarrassment, tells no one about this, not even Snapperstep, and comes back into the camp soaking wet.

A while later, the clan cats notice a worrying heat. Sandswirl takes this time to hone her swimming skills, cooling off in the ocean whenever the chance arrives. She was one of the lucky few to have not been caught in the wildfire as it raged in their territory, having been by the ocean when it occurred. She rushed back to camp, and assisted in whatever way she could, although the young she-cat was not as helpful as she wishes she could have been.

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