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| "Warriors aren't meant to be afraid of anything." |
| — Leafpaw's opinion on being a warrior in Thunder and Shadow, page 235 |
Leafshade is a tortoiseshell she-cat.[1]
Leafshade is a ThunderClan warrior who has served under Bramblestar's, the impostor's, Squirrelflight's, Lionblaze's, and Graystripe's leaderships in the lake territories. She was born to Lilyheart and Snowbush as Leafkit, along with her siblings Honeykit and Larkkit and Twigkit as an adoptive sister. She was renamed Leafpaw and apprenticed to Bumblestripe. Afterwards, she earned her warrior name of Leafshade and was assigned an apprentice of her own, Spotfur. Leafshade fought in the battle for ShadowClan on the side of the impostor, but changed sides partway.
Contents
History
In the A Vision of Shadows arc
The Apprentice's Quest
- "[Lilyheart]'s not your mother! She's our mother, you came from a long way away—beyond the lake even!"
- ―Leafkit The Apprentice's Quest, page chapter 24
- Leafkit is with her littermates, and Twigkit asks what an apprentice is. Larkkit explains to her that it's when a cat turns six moons old, they gain a mentor, and learn how to become a warrior. Leafkit shakes scraps of moss from her pelt and mews that it's when you learn to fight as an apprentice. When Alderpaw and Sparkpaw take Twigkit and Violetkit to the Gathering, Sparkpaw reassures the nervous kits that they'll have a lot to tell Larkkit, Honeykit, and Leafkit when they get home.
Thunder and Shadow
- Leafpaw: "Warriors aren't meant to be afraid of anything."
- Bumblestripe: "I'll remind you of that next time we smell a fox while we're out training."
- Thunder and Shadow, page 235
- Leafpool mentions that Leafkit and her siblings are too boisterous for their foster sister Twigkit. The kits nose through the apprentices' den with Leafkit gasping there is so much room. Later on, the kits clamber over a fallen beech. Fernsong brings Honeykit to the medicine den over a cough, since Lilyheart is too busy with Leafkit and Larkkit to do otherwise. Honeykit soon mentions that she shared a rabbit with Leafkit and Larkkit. Twigkit tells Honeykit that Leafkit and Larkkit are going to explore some ferns and said for Honeykit to hurry up. She asks to join but the white-and-yellow kit states that Leafkit caught a frog there and she'll only get in the way of hunting. Later on, Leafkit and her littermates doze beside their mother outside the nursery.
- Leafkit and Larkkit invent battle moves in the clearing. Twigkit decides to leave camp and bring back watermint to impress her Clanmates. She imagines Leafkit, Honeykit and Larkkit would be amazed. She falls into the lake instead though, and Leafkit and Honeykit constantly tease her because of it. They tease her like they do each other, but don't mean any harm. Later on, Twigkit is impatient to tell Leafkit and Honeykit that she is special like Jayfeather. Leafpaw becomes an apprentice with her mentor being Bumblestripe. Twigpaw also becomes an apprentice and thinks that she wants to become as good as them. They have been learning battle moves while Twigpaw has been hunting. However, they were apprenticed when it was heavily snowing and prey was scarce.
- On the way to the Gathering, Leafpaw and Larkpaw jostle near the tree-bridge. Rosepetal nudges them so Honeypaw could go first. Leafpaw snorts to Rosepetal's comment that being afraid is being smart, replying that warriors aren't meant to be afraid of anything. Bumblestripe gives her a nudge, stating that'll her remind her next time they come across fox scent. Leafpaw puffs her chest and states she wasn’t being afraid, but smart. On the island, Leafpaw and her siblings race into the clearing. Leafpaw calls out to Nightpaw and Breezepaw, greeting with a purr and hurrying to them. One night later on, Leafpool calls to Alderpaw. Leafpaw shifts around in her nest and doesn't wake up. When a ShadowClan patrol comes to ThunderClan camp, Leafpaw and her siblings whisper excitedly to each other near the fresh-kill pile.
Shattered Sky
- Before the battle with the Kin, Twigpaw observes Leafshade and her littermates, awaiting their first chance to fight for their Clan as true warriors.
River of Fire
- During a storm, Alderheart alerts Bramblestar that a fire has started by lighting. The leader plunges into the warriors' den, emerging with Leafshade and Stormcloud. He instructs them to check it out and see if any Clan needs help, but to not get too close. Leafshade says they will and both bound out of camp. They bring back Velvet and Fuzzball, explaining that they checked the fire and discovered these two kittypets who needed help because it burnt their homes.
The Raging Storm
- Leafshade has received her first apprentice, Spotfur.
In The Broken Code arc
Veil of Shadows
- Shadowsight spots Leafshade at the head of a hunting patrol returning with their catches. Later, she fights shoulder to shoulder with Bramblestar when he is ambushed by the rebels. During the battle, she and Shellfur are ordered by their leader to attack Leafstar, but Leafshade and Shellfur turn their backs on Bramblestar.
The Place of No Stars
- "That hasn't stopped [Squirrelflight] from betraying us now."
- ―Leafshade about Squirrelflight following Ashfur's escape The Place of No Stars (book), page 18
In the Super Editions
Squirrelflight's Hope
- Honeyfur: "I'll sit the vigil."
- Leafshade: "So will I. Larksong is with Snowbush now."
- Squirrelflight's Hope, page chapter 18
- Leafshade's apprentice, Spotpaw, is now a warrior named Spotfur. Before Larksong and Flickerkit's vigil that night, Leafshade goes on a patrol with Squirrelflight, Honeyfur and Fernsong. She and her sister inform the deputy they'll be sitting vigil for her brother, and Leafshade somberly remarks that Larksong was with their father now. Honeyfur and Leafshade huddle between Lilyheart. Later, when Squirrelflight's spirit walks in ThunderClan's camp, she spots Leafshade clearing the camp of fallen leaves.
In the Novellas
Spotfur's Rebellion
- Coming Soon
Character pixels
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Official art
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Please do not edit this gallery  Leafshade's icon on the Warriors family tree |
Kin
Members
Mother:
Father:
Sister:
Brother:
Adopted sister:
- Twigbranch:[7] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
Foster sister:
- Violetshine:[7] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
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Niece:
Nephews:
- Flamepaw:[8] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Flickerkit:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Grandmothers:
- Brightheart:[10] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Sorreltail:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Grandfathers:
- Cloudtail:[10] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Brackenfur:[11] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
Great-grandmothers:
- Princess:[12] Living (As of Dawn)
- Frostfur:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Willowpelt:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-grandfathers:
- Oliver:[15] Status unknown
- Whitestorm:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lionheart:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-grandmothers:
- Nutmeg:[18] Living (As of Fire and Ice)
- Robinwing:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Swiftbreeze:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snowfur:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Speckletail:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-grandfathers:
- Jake:[18] Deceased, residence unknown
- Fuzzypelt:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Adderfang:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Thistleclaw:[21] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member
- Smallear:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Flashnose:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Moonflower:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poppydawn:[27] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Harepounce:[28] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Crystal:[29] Living (As of Pinestar's Choice)
Great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Stormtail:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Windflight:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stagleap:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Daisytoe:[33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Fallowsong:[33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Squirrelwhisker:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Rooktail:[34] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Eaglestorm:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Uncles:
Aunts:
- Whitewing:[37] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Ambermoon:[35] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Honeyfern:[36] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poppyfrost:[36] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Cinderheart:[36] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Seedpaw:[38] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-uncles:
- Thornclaw:[39] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Rainwhisker:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sootfur:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-aunt:
- Cinderpelt:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great aunts/uncles:
- Nami:[42][15] Status unknown
- Zack:[42][15] Status unknown
- Livy:[42][15] Status unknown
- Taylor:[42][15] Status unknown
Half-great-uncle:
- Graystripe:[43] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Darkstripe:[44] Deceased, no residence
- Ashfur:[45] Deceased, no residence
- Elderkit:[45] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tulipkit:[45] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-aunt:
Great-great-uncles:
- Firestar:[46] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dustpelt:[47] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ravenpaw:[48] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Redtail:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Patchpelt:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snowkit:[49] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-aunts:
- Brindleface:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Spottedleaf:[20] Deceased, no residence
- Leopardfoot:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Goldenflower:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistlekit:[50] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-uncles/aunts:
- Filou:[51][52] Status unknown
- Luna:[51][52] Status unknown
- Tommy:[51][52] Status unknown
- Chestnutkit:[19][47] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cherrypaw:[19][47] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-great-uncles:
- Scourge:[18] Deceased, no residence
- Socks:[18] Living (As of The Rise of Scourge)
- Longtail:[53] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-great-aunt:
Great-great-great-aunts:
- Bluestar:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rosetail:[27] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sweetpaw:[27] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- One-eye:[28] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-uncles/aunts:
Half-great-great-great-aunt:
- Dappletail:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-great-great-uncles:
- Tawnyspots:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Thrushpelt:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-uncles:
- Goosefeather:[33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Heronwing:[33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rabbitleap:[33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-great-aunt:
- Sweetbriar:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
First cousins:
- Dovewing:[54] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Ivypool:[54] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Molewhisker:[55] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Cherryfall:[55] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Hollytuft:[56] Living (As of Daisy's Kin)
- Fernsong:[56] Living (As of Daisy's Kin)
- Sorrelstripe:[56] Living (As of Daisy's Kin)
- Spotfur:[57] Living (As of Daisy's Kin)
- Flywhisker:[57] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Snaptooth:[57] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Baypaw:[58] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
- Myrtlepaw:[58] Living (As of A Light in the Mist)
Second cousins:
Trees
Genetic
= Male
= Female
= Gender Unknown
Adopted
| Lilyheart ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honeyfur ♀ | Larksong ♂ | Leafshade ♀ | Twigbranch ♀ | Violetshine ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
= Male
= Female
= Gender Unknown
Appearances
- The Apprentice's Quest (First appearance)
- Thunder and Shadow
- Shattered Sky
- Darkest Night (Allegiance only)
- Tigerheart's Shadow (Allegiance only)
- River of Fire
- Tawnypelt's Clan (Allegiance only)
- The Raging Storm (Allegiance only)
- Spotfur's Rebellion
- Squirrelflight's Hope
- Lost Stars (Allegiance only)
- The Silent Thaw (Allegiance only)
- Veil of Shadows
- Darkness Within (Allegiance only)
- Graystripe's Vow (Allegiance only)
- Daisy's Kin (Allegiance only)
- The Place of No Stars
- A Light in the Mist (Allegiance only)
Trivia
Interesting facts
Mistakes
- She was mistakenly called a tom.[60]
External links
- A Legacy of Fire on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- The Best Fathers a Cat Could Have on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- Exclusive! Veil of Shadows: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (Allegiance only) (backup link)
- Exclusive! Graystripe's Vow: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (Allegiance only) (backup link)
- Exclusive! Darkness Within: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (Allegiance only) (backup link)
- Exclusive! The Place of No Stars Except on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! A Warrior's Choice Excerpt on the Warriors official website (Allegiance only) (backup link)
- Exclusive! A Light in the Mist: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (Allegiance only) (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, page 188
- ↑ Revealed in Shattered Sky, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, page 235
- ↑ Revealed in The Raging Storm, allegiances
- ↑ The allegiances of The Apprentice's Quest establish that Leafshade, Honeyfur, and Larksong are born to Lilyheart. While never outright stated that Snowbush is the father of this litter, Snowbush is confirmed to be Lilyheart's mate on page 74 of River of Fire.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, page 279
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Revealed in Lost Stars, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 253
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Revealed in Midnight, page 17
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Revealed in Twilight, page 50
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 219
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, pages 62-63
- ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm, page 120
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 95
- ↑ Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 6
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 197
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 329
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 327
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 48
- ↑ Revealed in Spottedleaf's Heart, chapter 1
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 3
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 47
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 8
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 5
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 19
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 315
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 Revealed on Vicky's Facebook (screenshot)
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 1
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 216
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, pages 95-97
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 100
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 95
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 230
- ↑ Revealed in Graystripe's Vow, page 44
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 111
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Graystripe's Vow, page 9
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 44
- ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm, page 16
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Revealed in Fire and Ice, pages 116-117
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 Revealed in Sunrise, page 317
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 478
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 Revealed in River of Fire, allegiances
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.3 Revealed in Shattered Sky, page 47
- ↑ Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, page 269
 ThunderClan cats
| |
|---|---|
| Leader | Bramblestar |
| Deputy | Squirrelflight |
| Medicine cats | Jayfeather • Alderheart |
| Warriors | Thornclaw • Whitewing • Birchfall • Mousewhisker (Baypaw) • Poppyfrost • Cinderheart (Finchpaw) • Lionblaze • Bumblestripe • Blossomfall • Ivypool • Cherryfall • Molewhisker • Lilyheart (Flamepaw) • Dewnose • Stormcloud • Fernsong • Sorrelstripe • Hollytuft • Sparkpelt • Honeyfur • Leafshade • Twigbranch • Finleap • Eaglewing (Myrtlepaw) • Plumstone • Shellfur • Thriftear • Flipclaw |
| Apprentices | Baypaw • Myrtlepaw • Flamepaw • Finchpaw |
| Queens | Daisy • Spotfur |
| Kits | Unnamed kits |
| Elders | Brackenfur • Brightheart • Cloudtail |
![[15]](#cite_note-familytreeCloudtail.family.png-15){kind=link}
![[24]](#cite_note-familytreeSmallear.family.png-24){kind=link}
![[44]](#cite_note-familytreeDarkstripe.family.png-44){kind=link}
![[45]](#cite_note-familytreeWhitestorm.family.png-45){kind=link}
![[47]](#cite_note-familytreeFuzzypelt.family.png-47){kind=link}
![[52]](#cite_note-familytreeFirestar.family.png-52){kind=link}
![[53]](#cite_note-familytreePatchpelt.family.png-53){kind=link}
![[58]](#cite_note-familytreeDewnose.family.png-58){kind=link}
