Sol's father

"He never wanted to play with us. I don't think he liked us very much."

— Sol describing him and his siblings' relationship with their father in Beyond the Code, page 57

Sol's father
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Last known:	Loner
Names
Loner:	Unknown
Kin
Mate:	Unnamed she-cat
Former mate:	Cinders
Son:	Sol
Kits:	Ginger kit, Tortoiseshell-and-white kit, Dark ginger-and-white kit
Book appearances
Living	Beyond the Code
Living	Beyond the Code

Sol's father is a long-furred, brownish-gray tom with a paler muzzle and orange eyes.

History

In the SkyClan and the Stranger arc

Beyond the Code

"Cinders...I'm going away. I've met another mate...one who doesn't complain all the time. She and I are going someplace else. Somewhere with more prey."

―Sol's father announcing his departure ^{Beyond the Code, page 62}

Sol recalls his father to his Clan leader, Leafstar. He is a loner, never named throughout the flashback. He fathered a litter of kits with a she-cat named Cinders; Sol, a ginger kit, a tortoiseshell-and-white kit, and a dark ginger-and-white kit. He rarely came to visit his family, and even more infrequently brought them food. He never played, or interacted much, with his kits, and is thought by Sol to have not liked them. He also suspects his father rarely came around because Cinders was a very negative cat to be around, and complained a lot.

Sol's father is standing on a pile of tires when he first appears in the flashback. Cinders is antagonizing him for being gone for so long and only bringing them a pathetically small shrew to eat. She declares that it is useless and they could not eat it, and demands to know what kind of father treats his kits so poorly. As he walks away, Cinders tells her kits that cats used to be good, noble, and treated each other well, unlike their father.

During a rainstorm, Cinders and her kits hide under a pile of logs, and spend the night there. Their father shows up after the rain has stopped; the kits are excited to see him at first, showing they did feel some affection for their father despite his neglect. Cinders is less enthusiastic about his appearance, dryly remarking that she is not surprised he has not brought them any food. He proceeds to tell Cinders that he has a new mate, a she-cat who does not complain as much, and they are leaving to find better hunting territory. Cinders is very upset with him, and shouts at him about how he had fathered her kits and is now abandoning them to die. He only bids her a goodbye, and walks away, never to be seen again.

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery. Sol's father in Beyond the Code Sol's father in SkyClan and the Stranger

Kin

Members

Mate:

Unnamed she-cat: Status unknown

Former mate:

Cinders: Living (As of Beyond the Code)

Son:

Sol: Living (As of The Forgotten Warrior)

Kits:

Ginger sibling: Status unknown

Tortoiseshell-and-white sibling: Status unknown

Dark ginger-and-white sibling: Status unknown

Tree

Cinders ♀

Unnamed ♂

Unnamed ♀

Sol ♂

Unnamed

Unnamed

Unnamed

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Beyond the Code (First appearance) (Flashback only)

Trivia

Continuity

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

• In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, Sol's father's name is Whisper, and his kits are named Sunny, Foggy, Ivy, and Sol. Foggy was originally described as the same dark gray as his father.

Quotes

"Cinders wasn't...well, she wasn't very nice to be around, I don't think. She...complained. A lot. Maybe that's why our father rarely came by. Rarely brought us any food."

―Sol speaking about his childhood ^{Beyond the Code, page 57}

"...first time I've seen you in moons, and all you bring us is this one pitiful shrew? It's too sour to eat! It's useless! Just like you! What kind of a father treats his kits this way?"

―Cinders shouting at Sol's father ^{Beyond the Code, page 57}