Weaselkit! The Ill Fated Child Of Pinenose, Only Appears On Page As A Dead Body During The Battle With

Weaselkit! The ill fated child of Pinenose, only appears on page as a dead body during the battle with the Dark Forest in Omen of the Stars. At least, the kit is probably Pinenose's kit as Pine is the one who cries over her dead body, but Pinenose was never previously listed as a queen in the allegiances, and was only named a warrior in the previous book. Given the pacing of Oots It's possible that this was just a throw-away detail but Ivytail was a queen in the first half of the arc, and never has a confirmed litter despite interacting with Flametail during his point of view chapters close to kitting. Regardless, fandom largely considers Pinenose to be the mother, and so that is how I designed little Weaselkit. I also arbitrarily decided that Starlingwing would be the father, as I wanted to make the kit red to be weasel like, and Pine and Starling were made warriors at the same time and would be close socially for it to be possible. Spikefur, Pinenose's confirmed mate, was not even introduced as an apprentice at this time so he was not considered.