Snow (Sister)/History

Squirrelflight's Hope

 * When Squirrelflight and Leafstar are caught on the Sister’s territory, Snow, though not named, flicks her tail in response to a glance from Moonlight. Squirrelflight explains to Moonlight what she and Leafstar are doing, and the gray she-cat seems to calm down. Moonlight nods to Snow, and the young white she-cat pads to her leader’s side and sits down noiselessly. When Moonlight explains why they have to keep Leafstar and Squirrelflight prisoner, Snow affirms her decision, saying that once the Clans see something they like, they believe they have a right to it and will take it by force. She pads around the Clan cats, sniffing curiously. Leafstar growls at her, and Moonlight fiercely mews that Snow is their Sister, and that they should show respect. This is the first time that Snow’s name is mentioned. Snow stops and stares at Leafstar with a threat in her eyes, and Squirrelflight notices the muscles beneath her pelt. Leafstar holds her gaze, and Snow stalks back to Moonlight.


 * The Sisters disperse and begin sharing prey, the drama with the Clan cats having been settled. Snow eats a shrew beside Moonlight. As the clearing grows darker, Moonlight beckons Tempest and Snow and murmurs something to them. Tempest and Snow then head for Leafstar and Squirrelflight, and Tempest nods to a juniper bush and says that Moonlight has said that they will sleep there. Snow hangs back with narrowed eyes as Squirrelflight and Leafstar pad toward the juniper bush.


 * That night, when Leafstar tries to escape, Snow pins her down and growls that although she doesn’t like to start fights anymore than Moonlight does, she is not afraid to finish them. She then lets go of Leafstar and backs away at the sight of Squirrelflight. Moonlight pads toward them and asks what happened, to which Snow responds that Leafstar tried to escape. Leafstar snorts and pads toward the den, and Snow glares after her, eyes glittering. Flurry and Sparrow step forward and tell Snow that they can guard so that she can get some sleep, but Snow ominously responds that she’ll finish what she started.


 * A few days later, Snow seems to have warmed up to the two Clan cats, and Squirrelflight thinks about how Snow had brought poppy seeds for Leafstar’s wound the previous night. Moonlight leads Squirrelflight to where the former’s birthing den is being built, and when Tempest says that they’ll need more vines, Moonlight tells Snow to take Creek and fetch more. Snow nods and heads out of camp with the ginger tom-kit. Later, Creek and Snow return with more vines and drop them beside the den. That night, Snow attends Grass and Stone’s farewell ceremony. She is the second Sister to come up to the two toms and nuzzle each one, behind only Moonlight. As Grass and Stone disappear, Tempest leans against Snow and sadly watches them go.


 * The next morning, Squirrelflight wakes to see Snow, Tempest, Furze, Sunrise, and Hawk hostilely facing Bramblestar, Thornclaw, Larksong, Hawkwing, Plumwillow, and Tree, and realizes that ThunderClan and SkyClan have come to rescue her and Leafstar. Leafstar begins to limp toward her warriors, but Snow blocks her way, saying that they aren’t allowed to leave yet. Leafstar says that the Clans have discovered their camp, and that there’s nothing left to hide. Snow agrees, but says that as long as they’re the Sister’s guests, the Clans have to respect the Sister’s boundaries. Squirrelflight is surprised and says that she thought the Sisters didn’t have boundaries, and Snow explains that when one of them is ready to kit, they have to mark out some sort of territory to protect the queen and her newborns.