Mintpaw

A cream mackerel tabby tom with a bobbed tail and hazel eyes.
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Mintpaw has a fluffy cream tabby coat decorated with stripes that will one day smooth out into a sleek pelt, though he seems like he will inherit the fur length of his mother. Though he is still growing, his size indicates he will eventually mature into a large tom just like his father and will hopefully grow into his paws. While he also inherited the bobbed tail, his eyes have since shifted from their kit blue to become a mix between his parents green and amber, settling to a rich hazel.

Mintpaw is a very shy and nervous young tom. Where his brother always wanted to be in the midst of things, Mintpaw was content to stay in the nursery. Afraid of getting into trouble, this has also tempered his urge to explore, though he could often be strong-armed into doing things with Nettlepaw at his brother’s insistence. While he is curious, his nervousness tends to override and so he appears to not have much initiative. It took much coaxing for his mother to finally get him to emerge from the nursery and even then, the expanse of camp made his feet turn cold. Even going to the fresh kill pile could take a while of mustering up his courage but he can now do that without a lot of hesitation. Only time will tell if he will grow out of this and eventually find his self confidence or not.

• Born in the Moon of Leopard's Rest (2019)

Mintpaw was born as Mintkit to Maplesprig and Speckledfrost on the 11th day of the Moon of Leopard’s Rest (2019), alongside his brother Nettlekit. His sire and dame agreed to come together and provide a litter out of convince, taking solace in the departures of each of their respective “mates”. He has spent most of his time in the nursery, not having the same urge to explore and integrate into the clan, being too timid and shy. His dame must have been very frustrated with him, but she was patient and eventually managed to coax him out and convinced him that going to the fresh kill pile wasn’t that hard. As such, he has had a very boring kithood compared to Nettlekit.

On the 2nd day of First Fishing (2020), Mintkit was apprenticed as Mintpaw to a young she-cat by the name of Cottonbright. Just as his new mentor is desperate to prove herself as a mentor, the newly named Mintpaw is just as desperate and eager to learn how to be a good apprentice so he can eventually become a proper warrior.

Name progression: Mintkit => Mintpaw => Mintwhisker (unless Boldstar has a better idea/suggestion)