Windflare

• Windflare has bouncy, curly white fur with a silky texture.
• In bright light her fur will reflect in a shiny manner, often looking silver in moonlight.
• Her tail is fluffy and neat, but can be drawn rougher/curlier as it gets messy often due to her running about.
• Leaves, flowers, and other things from the forest can be drawn on her as things get stuck to her pelt when running.

Windflare was born to Willowflight and Talonfeather as their first litter, together with her littermates, Moonkit (Moonpelt) and Breezekit (Breezewing). Moonkit and Windkit, though loving each other, would often butt heads with their strong personalities, while Breezekit acted as the peacemaker of the trio.

Windkit quickly became more social outside of the nursery once old enough, and became friends with the kits of the clan's leader and medicine cat, especially Cloudpaw and Duskpaw. Windkit took a liking to Cloudpaw especially, admiring the young tom's bravery and adventurous spirit. They spent most of Cloudpaw's free time together, where the tom would teach her tricks and tips he'd learned in his training.

Cloudpaw had, in a small period, pushed Windkit away to hang out more with a molly named Spottedpaw as she was injured. This sparked an emotion in Windkit that she'd yet to get to know; Jealousy. As an attempt to 'get back' at Cloudpaw, she started hanging more out with his brother, Duskpaw- The two ended up becoming very close friends, and possibly could have been more had things turned out different. But this was the start of a strong friendship Windflare would value for the rest of her life.

Windpaw was a rowdy apprentice and often got into trouble for breaking rules. However, that didn't stop her from wishing to be the best warrior ever, like every young apprentice. She was bummed that Cloudpelt had recieved his warrior name as she became an apprentice, hoping they'd get to share some moons of training together- But she was happy for him and his accomplishments.

Gradually, Windpaw grew more frustrated with how her progress was getting along, as well as struggling with the bursts of jealousy that would occur from even smaller situations: like her siblings recieving more attention or recognition than her, Cloudpelt speaking to other cats, her parents being busy... It felt like she was the last option. All of these overwhelming feelings she yet didn't know how to deal with made her an easy target for a manipulative tom from the place of no stars: Qilby. This rouge who stayed with the clans had once in life murdered her grandmother, when Willowflight was just a kit. Windpaw trained many moons in the dark forest, recieving cuts and bruises through her training. Cloudpelt was one of the first to notice, and aided her through the process of dealing with her emotions in a healthy manner, and getting out of the dangerous situation that she'd grown to have no control over.

Despite a rough period as an apprentice, Windpaw came out of it stronger than before- And her bond with Cloudpelt had grown. The two were inseparable, and would frequently go on patrols together to spend more time with one another.

Windflare and Cloudpelt became official mates the day she became a full warrior of Stormclan, which came as no surprise to the clan. They spent their time enjoying their youth, and dealing with the many unlucky accidents Cloudpelt got himself into.

A fire struck the forest one day, sending the entire clan into retreat for the river border to Earthclan. Cloudpelt, attempting to rescue trapped clanmates, got his muzzle burned horribly by grabbing a burning branch. He isolated himself after this incident, fearing Windflare would leave him for his injury and, in his oppinion, ruined looks. She assured him she didn't care, and would never leave him for a silly little detail as such.

Not long after, Windflare unknowingly became pregnant. She got into a border scuffle with a loner, ending up getting injured. Later, when learning of her pregnancy, she felt something was off, going through a heavilly anxious period before the kitting. In a litter of two, one was stillborn from the damage she had taken, named Vinekit. The guilt and sorrow of this loss hit Windflare heavily, and was unable to give her other kit, Foamkit, the proper love and attention he so desperately needed from her. He ended up passing away as a senior apprentice, killed by a fox when attempting to save the leader's final life.

The trauma from her first litter kept Windflare from wanting a second litter for a long time. She blamed herself for what had happened to her sons, and was convinced she was a horrible mother unable to care for kits. Cloudpelt, once again, helped her through her emotional barriers and they ended up having a second litter of four kits this time: Whitekit, Palekit, Clearkit and Shallowkit. Windflare was extremely anxious during the pregnancy, but loved each kit dearly. She grew especially close to Whitelake as they grew older.

As Windflare and Cloudpelt grew older, her sight quickly failed her to an unknown sickness, only seeing blurred colors. She refused to become an elder since she was still fit in every other way, and learned to navigate by depending more on her other senses. Her and Cloudpelt eventually had a final kit, Floodkit. Windflare focused all her attention on him, ending up spoiling the young tom quite a bit.

As Floodpaw was still a young apprentice, his father was killed in a border scuffle with his rival, Ashpelt, the Earthclan deputy. The loss of the one who had been there for Windflare through her entire life hit her harder than anything she could've imagined, and distanced herself from everyone, even her kits. Not knowing quite how to deal with the overwhelming shock of the loss. At a later time, the place of no stars had been gathering an army of live and dead cats, seeking to destroy the clans. Her son, Whitelake, was killed during this time, which was the last straw for Windflare. Without a word, she left camp. Sightlessly making her way to the heart of the battle, taking on the first cat she could get her claws on. Fighting until her legs could no longer carry her.