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| “ | I don't regret having my kits. Only that I lied about being their mother. I wish I'd had more courage, but I thought I was doing the best for everyone by choosing to remain a medicine cat. But please don't turn Squirrelflight away. Everything she did was out of loyalty for me. I couldn't wish to have a better sister. If some cat must be punished for what we did, punish me, not her. | „ |
| ~ Leafpool during her trial in StarClan. |
Leafpool is one of the deuteragonists of Erin Hunter's Warriors franchise.
She is the sister of Squirrelstar and the daughter of Firestar and Sandstorm, as well as the biological mother of Hollyleaf, Jayfeather and Lionblaze. Due to the warrior code not allowing cats to take mates from outside their own Clan as well as forbidding medicine cats from having a mate or kits, she had to hide the secret of her children's parentage by having her sister and Brambleclaw raise them instead.
Appearance
Leafpool is a lithe brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes. She has darker brown stripes, and her paws and underbelly are white.
Quotes
| “ | It's all right. I'll stay here and take good care of the Clan, I promise. One day we'll meet again, walking among the stars. | „ |
| ~ Leafpool to Cinderpelt after she dies |
| “ | Leafpool: Hollyleaf. It's alright. I forgive you. Hollyleaf: What! You forgive me? You're the one who needs forgiveness! You abandoned your kits! You let us grow up in a web of lies, and now the warrior code might be broken forever because of your stupid, selfish actions. Leafpool: Do you think you need to tell me that? I can only tell you how much I love you. I'm so sorry for what I did. Hollyleaf: And you expect me to forgive you? Well, I don't. I never will. See those deathberries? You're going to eat them - or I'll make you! Leafpool: What? Hollyleaf: Eat them! You deserve to die. I've killed once. And I can do it again. Leafpool: Hollyleaf, I have lost my kits, the one cat I love, and my calling as a medicine cat. Which do you think would be easier for me, to die or to go on living? |
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| ~ Hollyleaf confronting Leafpool for breaking the code |
| “ | I know I cannot be ThunderClan's medicine cat any longer. I'm so very sorry to you, Firestar, and to all my Clanmates. Please know that I tried my best, and regretted what I had done with every single breath. But I couldn't regret having my kits. They are fine cats, and I will always be proud of them. | „ |
| ~ Leafpool stepping down as a medicine cat after her secret has been exposed |
| “ | Bluestar: Have you nothing to say? Leafpool: I'm waiting for you to say that the father of my kits was from another Clan. Why defend myself from one accusation only to face another? Moth Flight: All right. You had kits with a cat from another Clan. Littlecloud: Have you no respect at all for the warrior code? Leafpool: I'm not a warrior. I'm a medicine cat. And being a medicine cat means more to me than anything. I gave up Crowfeather. I gave up my kits. Yes, I broke the code, but I chose the Clan over myself. If you want to keep me out of StarClan, it's up to you. Bluestar: Would you make the same choices again? Leafpool: Of course I would! I can't imagine my life without Lionblaze, Jayfeather, or Hollyleaf. I'd never choose a life without them. If they'd never been born, we might all have been lost to the Dark Forest. |
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| ~ Leafpool defending herself during her trial |
| “ | Tell Jayfeather and Lionblaze that I always loved them with a mother's love and I always will. Tell them I'm sorry for the lie. I was trying to protect them, not hurt them. I'll never forgive myself for the pain I caused, and I'll be watching over them, and you. Even when you feel I'm a long way away. | „ |
| ~ Leafpool saying farewell to Squirrelflight |
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Trivia
- Initially, Firestar thought that the "There will be three" prophecy was about her, Squirrelflight, and Cloudtail.
- Moonlight's son Leaf is named after her.
- Leafpool is one of author Cherith Baldry's favorite characters.
External Links
- Leafpool on the Warriors Wiki
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