SquirrelStar

Squirrelflight or Squirrelstar is a dark ginger she-cat with one white paw, a squirrel-like, bushy tail, and green eyes.

Squirrelstar is feisty, passionate, scrappy, and expressive. Squirrelstar has a fiery spirit and has been compared to fire. In her youth, she was very talkative, obnoxious, impulsive and enthusiastic, which often got her into trouble. She can also be stubborn; once she decides to do something, she does it, and will not be dissuaded even by those closest to her. Although she has matured and gained wisdom from experience, Squirrelstar has maintained her independent nature, and can still be stubborn, impulsive, stressful and somewhat harsh at times. Despite this, she is very benevolent and good-hearted; as noted by Brambleclaw and Rock, she does everything for a good reason. In fact, she is an extremely loyal, brave, compassionate, and generous cat; she is fiercely devoted and very caring to her Clan and her loved ones, especially her sister Leafpool and her mate Brambleclaw. Squirrelstar is kind and merciful to any cat, regardless of where they're from. This is shown by her defending and helping the Sisters despite not knowing them very well. Despite her love and respect for her Clan, her mate and her other loved ones, Squirrelstar is willing to challenge and even deceive them if she believes it to be the right choice. Although she is generally well-meaning, she can still be blunt with her opinions, often to the point of tactlessness, harshness, and occasional downright rudeness and hypocrisy, which sometimes negatively affects her personal relationships. The most notable example of Squirrelstar's willingness to risk the trust of her Clanmates and loved ones is the lie she told to the entire Clan, including Brambleclaw, that Leafpool's kits were hers and his by blood. She did this to save Leafpool from losing place her place as medicine cat and possibly being exiled from the Clan, and to protect her kits from being punished for their mother's mistakes. However, it should be noted that Squirrelstar did this only reluctantly, and after much pushing on the parts of both Leafpool and StarClan themselves, as she knew it was a betrayal of her Clan and her mate's trust. When the truth finally came out, Squirrelstar stood by her decision, insisting that she only did what she had to do. Nevertheless, she deeply regretted the pain she'd caused, and was especially devastated by the fact that her lie drove her and Brambleclaw apart. Although they eventually reconciled, it is implied that Squirrelstar never fully forgave herself for hurting Brambleclaw so deeply.