Tansy (cat)

Tansy is a thick-furred gray she-cat with a thin frame.

The First Battle

 * Tansy is a she-cat who lives on the moor with her kits, Willow and Frog.


 * When one of them complains of their hunger, she soothes them, and promises to hunt when she got her strength now. Another kit begs her to hunt now, but Tansy declines, as she couldn't run fast enough to catch anything yet. Frog then goes out, planning to hunt himself, but Willow advises him to come back, as he was to stay near Tansy. Once Frog encounters Wind, Willow adds in that Tansy warned them to not get neat the moor cats. She then explains that Tansy's milk had dried up, and was too sick to hunt, so they were starving. Wind asks about Tansy's condition, and Willow explains that Tansy had a thorn in her paw, and even after pulling it out, her paw was red and fat. Wind advises to wash it regularly so it could heal. Tansy then squeezes out under the branches as she nears them, spikes sticking out of her fur, and she holds one of her front paws gingerly from the ground. Wind comments that they shouldn't have made their nest under a gorse bush, and Tansy replies that she didn't know where to shelter.


 * Tansy continues, twitching her nose, and adds that they were former strays in Twolegplace, thinking that the moor would be safer to raise her kits. Wind remarks that Tansy didn't know how to look after herself, but Tansy rebuts that she would learn. Wind then suggests another place for Tansy to make her nest, and the latter asks if that was where her nest was. Wind explains that she didn't have a nest or family, and nudges the rabbit she caught earlier to Tansy, suggesting her to eat it. Tansy clarifies if she meant all of it, and Wind confirms, as she could catch another. Tansy begs to share it with them, as Wind caught it, but she refuses, as she was a loner. Tansy notes that she shared the prey with them, but Wind corrects that she gave it to them. It is noted that Wind doesn't wish to get involved with Tansy and her family, and the latter she-cat thanks Wind, although she does not hear Tansy.


 * When a fire starts on the moor, Tansy is said to have already limped out, and noses Willow away from the fire. Wind tries to nudge the two back, but they dig their claws deep, and stare at a holly tree in horror. Frog climbs up the tree, and Tansy wails for him to get down, but he complains that the fire would burn him. Wind then orders for Tansy to lead Willow to safety, and to get out. Gorse soon arrives, he calls for Wind while at Tansy's side. Once Wind fails to get Frog on the tree, she sees Tansy and Willow trembling in the rain. After the fire begins to be put out by the rain, Wind saves Frog, and Tansy sniffs Frog, asking if he was hurt. After Wind and Gorse speak of their conditions, Tansy noses between them, brushing her muzzle along Wind's cheek, and thanks Wind for saving her son, adding that she owed her a lot. Wind advises for them to get shelter where it would not catch fire, and Wind leaves Tansy and her kits.