Ember's History
A brief telling of Ember's life up until this point.
As a kit, Ember looked up to her father. He was an honorable fighter who was brave and cunning in battle. She would always insist on hearing her father's wild tales of the adventures that he had on patrol. However, as Ember grew up, a great scandal was revealed to the tribe -- her father had kits with a rogue! At the time, Ember was only a young kit, so she didn't understand what the big deal was. New playmates! I've always wanted a sibling! So what if we don't have the same mom? she thought, imagining the possibilities of playing with her new siblings. Being only about 3 moons old at the time, she didn't understand the connotations behind what had happened. In her youth, she only got to meet her half-siblings once. Her father tried to bring them into the tribe, but he was scorned by his tribemates for cheating on his mate and having kits with a rogue. While they were in the tribe for a short period of time, Ember met her siblings, including Beetle. They were too young at the time to play too much, but she instantly cared for them. Their father was never outright kicked out, but he knew that he wasn't wanted, so he left the tribe, bringing Ember's half-siblings with him.
For a long time after that, Ember didn't understand why her father and half-siblings were gone. She missed them dearly. Over time, however, she became more knowledgable about what her father did. She grew bitter and angry towards him. Knowing of her father's disloyalty made her work harder and harder in her tribe to be as loyal as she could be -- to be better than her cheater of a father.
Time passed. Her clan became war-torn against itself and was disbanded. Most of her former tribemates moved far away from the known territory. Ember continued to grow up in the camp of her tribe. This was her home. She wasn't alone at first -- she still had her mother. She took care of her mother for a long time, catching prey for her as she grew old. Eventually, her mother passed away. This was heartbreaking to Ember, but it further strengthened her loyalty to her tribe. She wouldn't let herself be the last remaining tribe member -- she would rebuild her tribe from the ground up.
The first cat to join the rebuilt tribe was Ember’s brother Beetle. In the beginning, Ember was overjoyed to see her half-brother again. Even though they never knew each other very well, they still were related, after all. Over time, however, Ember became annoyed with Beetle’s lazy, manipulative attitude. She lets him stay in the tribe, but only because she feels that she owes it to him since they’re (half-)siblings.