"My life is a small price to pay, considering what I've done."

— Applefur to Ivypool in The Last Hope, page 290

Applefur
Affiliations
Current:	ShadowClan[1]
Names
Kit: Warrior:	Applekit[2] Applefur[3]
Family
Mother: Brothers:	Tallpoppy Marshkit, Toadfoot
Book Appearances
Living:	Dawn, Starlight, The Fourth Apprentice, Fading Echoes, Night Whispers, Sign of the Moon, The Forgotten Warrior, The Last Hope, Mistystar's Omen

Applefur is a mottled brown she-cat.^[3]

Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Contents 1 History 1.1 In the New Prophecy Arc 1.1.1 Dawn 1.1.2 Starlight 1.2 In the Power of Three Arc 1.2.1 Outcast 1.3 In the Omen of the Stars Arc 1.3.1 The Fourth Apprentice 1.3.2 Fading Echoes 1.3.3 Night Whispers 1.3.4 Sign of the Moon 1.3.5 The Forgotten Warrior 1.3.6 The Last Hope 1.4 In the Field Guide Arc 1.4.1 Secrets of the Clans 1.5 In the Novellas 1.5.1 Mistystar's Omen 2 Trivia 3 Character Pixels 4 Family 4.1 Members 4.2 Tree 5 Quotes 6 References and Citations

HistoryEdit

In the New Prophecy ArcEdit

DawnEdit

Applekit is one of Tallpoppy's three young kits, the other two being Marshkit and Toadkit.

She flees from the ShadowClan camp, which was being destroyed by Twolegs, with her mother and siblings. Later, during the Great Journey, Applekit and her brothers make friends with Birchkit, a ThunderClan kit. Her mother, Tallpoppy, also seems to be getting along well with Ferncloud, Birchkit's mother.

StarlightEdit

When the Clans find new territory, Tallpoppy helps to guide her kits down the steep slope to come up beside the lake. Cloudtail and Brightheart dart forward and each grab a kit in their jaws.

Later, Applekit and her brothers are seen play-fighting with Birchkit. As the day wears on, Ferncloud tells her son to sleep, for they were going to visit the hollow tomorrow. Birchkit asks his mother if Applekit and her brothers could come along, but Tallpoppy explains that they belong to a different Clan. Birchkit whines that it's unfair, and all four kits cluster together, claiming that they would never split up. Ferncloud tells Birchkit not to be silly, and that he'd see them at Gatherings when he was an apprentice. When the kits are forced to split up, Applekit darts forward and touches noses with the young ThunderClan kit while their mothers look sadly at one another.

In the Power of Three ArcEdit

OutcastEdit

When reminded of the mountains, Birchfall proclaims that he wanted to go back, since The Great Journey had been so much fun. He reminds his Clanmates that he had three good friends: Applekit, Marshkit, and Toadkit. But Berrynose reminds him that he can no longer be friends with the ShadowClan cats, and Birchfall remains silent.

Later, when the journeying cats are in the mountains, Brambleclaw skirts a huge clump of bracken, and comments that Applekit had fallen here, and had been picked up by Ferncloud.

In the Omen of the Stars ArcEdit

The Fourth ApprenticeEdit

Applefur does not formally appear in The Fourth Apprentice, but is listed in the allegiances.

Fading EchoesEdit

Applefur does not formally appear in Fading Echoes, but is listed in the allegiances.

Night WhispersEdit

Applefur is in the ShadowClan camp when some of the warriors are discussing ways to improve their battle tactics against ThunderClan. She suggests that they look up so they can move out of the way before the ThunderClan warriors can jump down on them.

Later, she is seen on a border patrol with Smokefoot when they find Tigerheart, Ivypaw, and Dovepaw at the border. Applefur and Smokefoot challenge Ivypaw as to why she was out "hunting" at that strange time. The three ShadowClan warriors then take Ivypaw back to their camp.

Sign of the MoonEdit

She is seen training in the Place of No Stars with her Clanmates Tigerheart and Ratscar.

The Forgotten WarriorEdit

Applefur is seen as a kit on the Great Journey when Jayfeather leads Cinderheart into Cinderpelt's memories. Applekit bounces up to Cinderpelt and complains that she has burrs in her fur. Cinderpelt tells her that she'll help her untangle them when they stop, and until then, to watch where she's putting her paws. Applekit thanks her and charges off toward her littermates.

The Last HopeEdit

Applefur is first seen in the Dark Forest, when she tells Hawkfrost that Blossomfall and Birchfall want to fight Dark Forest warriors. She says that warriors don't kill, when Mapleshade says the need to work on their killing blow. She says she thought the Dark Forest had sought her out. When Ivypool says there might be more traitors like Sol, she says the next time a rogue tried to drive the Clans apart, she'll stand beside ThunderClan, not against them. Ivypool notices her melting away with Hollowflight and Redwillow.

Applefur is later seen training in the Dark Forest with Ivypool when Beetlewhisker tries to escape. She tells him not to leave because he had friends there. Brokenstar says he will kill her first if they try to go against the Place of No Stars. She stays with the fear of being killed, but when they're told to attack WindClan, Ivypool reminds her that a warrior will die to his or her Clan. Applefur is ashamed and says her life would be a small price to pay considering what she's done, but Ivypool says that there is no time for that and they must fight at the moment. Applefur then dashes off to fight.

In the Field Guide ArcEdit

Secrets of the ClansEdit

Birchpaw speaks about his excitement in seeing Applekit, Marshkit, and Toadkit at his first Gathering. He wants to tell them that the thrush he had nearly caught had actually been an eagle. He is sure that they would be impressed.

In the NovellasEdit

Mistystar's OmenEdit

Applefur does not formally appear in Mistystar's Omen, but is listed in the allegiances.

TriviaEdit

• In an Erin Hunter Chat, Vicky admitted that she had forgotten about Applefur,^[4] until the release of The Fourth Apprentice, in which she was listed in the allegiances as a warrior.^[3]
• She has been mistakenly described as a tom.^[5]

Character PixelsEdit

Please do not edit this gallery Kit Version Warrior Version

FamilyEdit

MembersEdit

Mother:

Tallpoppy:^[6] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Brothers:

Marshkit:^[6] Status Unknown

Toadfoot:^[6] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Tree Edit

Unknown

Tallpoppy

Marshkit

Toadfoot

Applefur

    = Male

    = Female

    = Gender Unknown

Quotes Edit

End of Spoiler Warning

References and Citations Edit

1. ↑ Revealed in Dawn, page 201
2. ↑ Revealed in Starlight, page 109
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, allegiances
4. ↑ Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 4
5. ↑ Revealed in Night Whispers, pages 228-229
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Revealed in Starlight, page 110