Windywing

Description
Windywing is a tufty furred tortoiseshell she-cat with dark grey fur on her face, flanks and tail as well as a pale cream muzzle, chest, belly, legs and tail tips. She is covered in various splotches of smoky grey and dark orange as well as smoky blueish-greyish eyes.

Kit
Windywing was born as a loner named Windy to Evie and Sampson, along with two sisters, Rainy and Stormy and a brother, Breezy (renamed Breezycloud). When she was a kit, her and her siblings were stolen by PoppyClan, causing her frantic parents to seek refuge in WillowClan and beg them to help get their kits back.

The deputy of WillowClan at the time, Moletail, managed to rush in and save all four kits successfully, however passed away of exhaustion soon after. It’s then revealed that her parents, Evie and Samspson were past WillowClan cats, Thistlepaw and Clearpaw who ran away as apprentices.

Windy is hurt at her parents not informing her of their heritage, and settles down into Clan life well. After a battle between PoppyClan and WillowClan, her parents conclude that the Clan are not safe for them, and decide to leave. Windy, however, likes the Clans and decides to stay in WillowClan while her sisters and parents leave.

Apprentice
Windy is promoted to Windypaw, and given Mintcloud, the nursery helper as a mentor. The she cat spends her time helping out in the nursery, playing with kits, going on border patrols and organising herbs. Windypaw is extremely close with her mentor, and enjoys chatting with her. Windypaw is excited when she learns that Mintcloud is expecting kits, and claims that the kits will be the best in the Clan.

Mintcloud goes into kitting early, much to Windypaw’s worry. Successfully, Windypaw manages to deliver the two she-kits healthily, but Mintcloud dies from blood loss. For her efforts, Buzzardstar gives her the warrior name Windywing.

Warrior / Nursery Helper
Because Mintcloud died in kitting, Windywing takes up the responsibility of fostering the two kits, which she names Shadekit and Pouncekit. Determined to stick to her promise of raising the kits well, Windywing remembers that Mintcloud never mentioned who the kits father was.

A quarter moon after Shadekit and Pouncekit are born, a PoppyClan tom comes to the border and says that the kits are his. He mentions that he’s sorry for the loss of Mintcloud. Windywing is reluctant to allow the tom to see them, but allows him to see his daughters. The tom, who’s name is Spidershade mentions that since the kits are his, he should take them both back to PoppyClan.

Windywing is horrified at the idea, especially since her last experiences of being kidnapped by PoppyClan when she was younger. She argues that at least one kit should stay since they were Mintcloud’s too. To her surprise, Spidershade agrees and asks to take Pouncekit. He mentions that she’ll be well cared for, and that Windywing can visit her at any time.

Shadekit becomes an apprentice, and soon after, Windywing fosters Thornkit and Seedkit after they were both orphaned. A while after, the medicine cat Honeyshade brings two apprentices to the Clan, Margarinepaw and his sister Nectarpaw. They become warriors by the names of Nectarspring and Margarinefur.

Sixth
Windywing shows an interest in Margarinefur, which he returns back and the two become mates. Thornkit and Seedkit become apprentices, and Windywing decides it would be nice to have her own kits, to which Margarinefur agrees. The two have a litter of three kits, two daughters; Emberkit and Smokekit, and a son; Blazekit.

They are named after the recent fire that happened in the WillowClan territory, as a symbol of a new beginning (which is also fitting, since the three kits are born in spring). Windywing is extremely close to her three kits, and is snuggling with Emberkit on a warm day, when a SandClan patrol invade the camp.

Blazekit and Smokekit call to her as they are stuck on the battlefield, and she runs out to save them, when she sees and ginger and white SandClan tom about to strike at them. In anger, Windywing jumps for the tom, and he slices her throat.

In the next chapter, her family are holding vigil for her, and Featherpaw blames himself for her death because SandClan wanted him and his littermates. At the end of the chapter, Emberkit is about to fall asleep when she sees her spirit, surrounded by blue flower petals.

Personality
Windywing is extremely determined and dedicated, and will follow what she believes is right. However, she easily takes things to heart, and blames herself for a lot of things, even though she may not be responsible for them. She cares a lot about others, and overwhelms herself with responsibilities that she doesn’t need to go through with but does anyway - when she fostered Shadekit and Pouncekit, and could’ve easily given both away to Spidershade, but insisted on keeping Shadekit.

Mother
Evie (Alive)

Father
Sampson (Alive)

Brother
Breezycloud (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Sisters
Rainy (Alive)

Stormy (Alive)

Mate
Margarinefur (Alive)

Daughters
Embertuft (Alive)

Smokepelt (Alive)

Son
Blazefern (Alive)

Foster-Daughters
Shadecreek (Alive)

Pouncekit (Unknown)

Seedpool (Alive)

Foster-Son
Thornwillow (Alive)

Grandmothers
Duskstone (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Furlfur (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Grandfathers
Pikepelt (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Thicketpelt (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Aunts
Hedgebracken (Alive)

Flyblaze (Alive)

Mistlethorn (Deceased, Dark Forest Resident)

Rainbowkit (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Uncles
Hawkdapple

Bouncekit (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Moletail (Alive)

Half - Aunts
Starlingstorm (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Pebblepaw (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Havenstorm (Alive)

Cousins
Thrushwing (Alive)

Flowershine (Alive)

Bloomshade (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Berrypaw (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Floretflower (Deceased, StarClan Resident)

Trivia

 * Her name was going to be Gracie or Mistlemoon.
 * Windywing was originally a cream tabby and Blazefern would resemble her.
 * Instead, she is a tortoiseshell, and Smokepelt and Embertuft look like her.
 * Her and Smokepelt have the same coloured eyes.