Honeytail

"Honeypaw loves playing games with them so much, they probably think she's more fun than I am."

— Leafstar about her kits playing with Honeypaw in Beyond the Code, page 35

Honeytail
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Last known:	SkyClan
Past:	Kittypet (temporarily)
Biographical information
Cause of death:	Killed by raccoons
Names
Kit:	Unknown
Apprentice:	Honeypaw
Queen:	Honeytail
Kittypet:	Unknown
Kin
Mother:	Clovertail
Father:	Patchfoot
Sister:	Birdwing
Brother:	Sandynose
Half-sister:	Tinycloud
Half-brothers:	Rockshade, Bouncefire
Book appearances
Living	SkyClan and the Stranger, Hawkwing's Journey
Living	SkyClan and the Stranger, Hawkwing's Journey

Honeytail is a bright pale ginger she-cat with long fur and green eyes.

Honeytail served as a SkyClan nursery queen under Leafstar’s leadership in the gorge, though she never mothered any kits herself. She was born to Patchfoot and Clovertail along with Sandynose and Birdwing, and became an apprentice known as Honeypaw. She earned the name Honeytail, deciding to become a permanent resident in the nursery, helping she-cats give birth and raise kits. When the raccoons lured by Darktail attacked SkyClan, Honeytail was killed, and all of SkyClan mourned for the gentle queen.

History

In the Super Editions

Hawkwing's Journey

«Hawkwing felt a sudden chill, cold creeping over him right down to his pads. Honeytail, the gentle ginger she-cat who loved caring for kits, and lived in the nursery to help with them and the nursing queens.»

—Hawkwing thinking about Honeytail ^{Hawkwing's Journey, page 94}

When Leafstar calls a Clan meeting to talk about Echosong's prophecy, Honeytail appears at the entrance to the nursery with Mintfur and Birdwing; all three she-cats look down at their leader on the Rockpile.

After a group of SkyClan cats go on a quest to find ThunderClan but return without success, they talk with Leafstar about what happened. The Clan leader mentions that strange animals attacked their camp, and that Honeytail was killed in the attack. Blossomheart chokes out a cry, and Hawkwing feels a sudden chill creep over him as he thinks of the gentle she-cat who loved caring for kits and lived in the nursery to help with them and the nursing queens. He is unable to believe that after Duskpaw and Billystorm, now Honeytail has died too. Leafstar continues that they held a vigil for her while they were on their quest, and she will show them where she is buried so they can pay their last respects. The brown-and-cream tabby pauses, clearly giving them all a little time to process their grief for their fallen Clanmate, then she asks them if they found the cats they were looking for.

In the SkyClan and the Stranger arc

The Rescue

"Wow! Did your whole eye come out?"

―Honeypaw to Birdpaw ^{The Rescue, page 17}

Honeypaw is a SkyClan apprentice. She, along with Sandypaw and Birdpaw, are revealed to have been born in Clovertail’s second litter of kits with Patchfoot. Honeypaw is seen practicing jumping with Rabbitleap, Birdpaw, and Sandypaw. Honeypaw is mentioned with Birdpaw when she comes back with a herb dressing on her newly scraped eye. Later on, Honeypaw, Sandypaw, Birdpaw, Plumwillow, and Nettlesplash are seen by Leafstar taking food from an elderly female Twoleg. Sandypaw then decides to give up on eating kittypet food near the end of the manga when Leafstar reminds the apprentices to never eat the kittypet food from the Twolegs. Sandypaw is last seen smirking at Honeypaw and the rest of the apprentices.

Beyond the Code

"I'll see to the kits, Leafstar. Don't worry. We'll play a game or something."

―Honeypaw talking to Leafstar. ^{Beyond the Code, page 26}

Honeypaw is with her sister Birdpaw after taking care of the elders' ticks. She complains that Lichenfur had said she was as clumsy as a turtle, and agrees with Birdpaw when she complains that Sol had never had to do the elders' ticks. When Leafstar explains that Sol isn't exactly an apprentice, she protests that Sol should have a warrior name. Leafstar assures her that he would soon.

Later, when Leafstar's kits start crying, Honeypaw offers to play a game with them while Leafstar talks to Sharpclaw about the badger attack, saying that she is happy to do it. A few days later, Leafstar asks her and Clovertail to look after them again so she can join Sol's hunting patrol. Leafstar comments that her kits probably think Honeypaw is more fun than she is, because Honeypaw enjoys playing games with them so much. Honeypaw takes part in a hunting skills training session with Sol, Waspwhisker, and Cherrytail. When Sol does the pounce wrong, she exclaims that she thought he was the best hunter in SkyClan, because he caught so much prey after the badger attack.

After the Flood

She and Birdpaw pick ticks off Tangle.

Character pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Kit Version Apprentice Version Kittypet Version Queen Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Honeytail in The Rescue Honeytail in SkyClan and the Stranger

Kin

Members

Father:

Patchfoot: Deceased, residence unknown

Mother:

Clovertail: Status unknown

Brother:

Sandynose: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sister:

Birdwing: Status unknown

Half-brothers:

Rockshade: Living (As of Beyond the Code)

Bouncefire: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-sister:

Tinycloud: Living (As of Wind)

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Grandmother:

Unnamed she-cat: Status unknown

Nieces:

Reedclaw: Living (As of Wind)

Curlypaw: Living (As of Hawkwing's Journey)

Snipkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Nephews:

Finleap: Living (As of Wind)

Dewspring: Living (As of Wind)

Fidgetflake: Living (As of Wind)

Half-Nieces:

Pebbleshine: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sunnypelt: Living (As of Wind)

Pigeonfoot: Living (As of Wind)

Half-Nephews:

Parsleyseed: Living (As of Hawkwing's Journey)

Quailfeather: Living (As of Wind)

Grandnieces:

Turtlecrawl: Living (As of Wind)

Beepaw: Living (As of Wind)

Grandnephews:

Kitescratch: Living (As of Wind)

Beetlepaw: Living (As of Wind)

Half-grandnieces:

Violetshine: Living (As of Wind)

Twigbranch: Living (As of Wind)

Half-great-grandniece:

Needleclaw: Living (As of Wind)

Half-great-grandnephew:

Rootspring: Living (As of Wind)

Tree

Unnamed ♀

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Unnamed ♂

Clovertail ♀

Patchfoot ♂

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Sparrowpelt ♂

Tinycloud ♀

Rockshade ♂

Bouncefire ♂

Plumwillow ♀

Sandynose ♂

Honeytail ♀

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Birdwing ♀

Sagenose ♂

Parsleyseed ♂

Hawkwing ♂

Pebbleshine ♀

Pigeonfoot ♀

Sunnypelt ♀

Quailfeather ♂

Reedclaw ♀

Finleap ♂

Dewspring ♂

Nectarsong ♀

Snipkit ♀

Curlypaw ♀

Fidgetflake ♂

Tree ♂

Violetshine ♀

Twigbranch ♀

Turtlecrawl ♀

Kitescratch ♂

Beetlepaw ♂

Beepaw ♀

Rootspring ♂

Needleclaw ♀

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• The Rescue (First appearance)
• Beyond the Code
• After the Flood
• Hawkwing's Journey †

Trivia

Mistakes

• She is shown as bright orange in multiple panels of SkyClan and the Stranger.

Continuity

The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.

• On Vicky's Facebook, Honeytail's mentor was Rockshade.

External links

Fan content

• Hawkwing's Journey Artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)