Peanut

"We need to restock the herb store soon. And if that means fighting, we should fight. Cats' lives may depend on it."

— Peanut about fighting in Tigerheart's Shadow, page 159

Peanut
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	The guardian cats
Names
Queen:	Unknown
Guardian cat:	Peanut
Kin
Kits:	Unnamed kits
Book appearances
Living	Tigerheart's Shadow
Living	Tigerheart's Shadow

Peanut is a tortoiseshell she-cat.

History

In the Super Editions

Tigerheart's Shadow

Peanut is a healer of the guardian cats. Although unnamed, she is seen stripping leaves from a small twig and laying them in Rascal's nest.

Tigerheart suggests fighting the foxes, and Peanut catches his eye. She explains they need to restock their store of herbs soon, eyes flicking between Tigerheart and Dotty. She declares if that means they need to fight for it, then they should. She adds that cats lives could depend on it. Dotty stares at the she-cat, pointing out she will not fight as she is a healer. Later, Tigerheart mentions that Peanut and Spire have gathered a lot of medicine leaves.

While Dovewing is in labor, Fierce nods to Peanut, who is rushing to the sound of Dovewing's wailing. Fierce explains that Peanut has had kits of her own, and has helped other she-cats in their kitting too, so she and Spire know what they are doing. Peanut strokes Dovewing's belly with her paw, leaning into her nest to reach her. She then climbs into the nest and calms Dovewing by gently grooming her behind her ears. After Dovewing finishes giving birth, Spire looks to Peanut. The she-cat gives a purr, commenting it is always good to to assist with someone's kitting after caring for a lot of sick and injured cats. She looks at Marigold's empty nest as the old she-cat has passed away. Peanut distracts Tigerheart from his sadness by telling him he did well with helping his mate. She dips her head to Dovewing before leaving the cats alone, Spire following her.

Dovewing and Tigerheart decide to go out of the den for some fresh air, and Dovewing asks if Blaze and Peanut will take care of their kits. Tigerheart reassures her that they will, as Peanut can make sure they remain out of trouble. Later, Tigerheart does not want to leave his kits alone and wonders if Blaze and Peanut would be willing to mind them again. As Tigerheart tells the guardian cats about his plan to drive out the foxes, Peanut's and Bracken's fur is prickling as they anxiously listen.

As the guardian cats leave the den to train for fighting the foxes, Peanut, Bracken, and Boots follow after them. Tigerheart, however, calls them back. He points out they are healers and that they should gather herbs to prepare for injuries. Peanut gives an approving nod, mentioning they will check the herb patch right away as some leaves may not have been affected by the frost. She leads Boots and Bracken out of the den.

When the guardian cats undertake Tigerheart's plan to trap the foxes in the Twolegs' mesh traps, Peanut, Dotty, and Cinnamon appear from behind stone slabs to separate a pair of foxes chasing their fellow guardian cats. Both Peanut and Cinnamon lead the larger fox one way, separating the two foxes. Later, as Fierce beckons to the guardian cats, Peanut, Dotty, and Pipsqueak fan out around Dovewing and Tigerheart.

Character pixels

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

Kin

Members

Kits:

Unnamed kits: Status unknown

Appearances

• Tigerheart's Shadow (First appearance)

Quotes

Peanut: "We need to restock the herb store soon. And if that means fighting, we should fight. Cats' lives may depend on it."

Dotty: "You won't be doing the fighting. You're a healer here. You barely hunt."

^{Tigerheart's Shadow, pages 159-160}

"Peanut's had kits of her own, and she's helped cats in their kitting before. We get a lot of queens through here. Spire and Peanut know what they're doing."

―Fierce about Peanut helping Dovewing give birth ^{Tigerheart's Shadow, page 183}

"It's always good to help with kitting after taking care of so many sick and wounded cats."

―Peanut about helping Dovewing with her kitting ^{Tigerheart's Shadow, page 186}