Sambawish (TC)

Before ThunderClan
Sambawish was born on a deserted moorland with his brothers and sisters, Alto, Tenor, and Lute, and their mother Sobrina. Samba, as he was known as then, was oftentimes the scapegoat for his siblings' aggressions. He was bullied often but never spoke out in his defense, knowing it would be useless.

One afternoon, Samba, Tenor, and Lute went out hunting. Unbeknownst to them, a fox had snuck up on their family den and killed Sobrina and Alto. When the three cats returned with a hare and a bird, they were greeted with the corpses of their mother and brother. Tenor and Lute, grief-stricken, turned on their brother and blamed him for their demise, claiming that he had slowed them down during hunting. Despite knowing this was a cruel lie, he didn't speak up for himself. Lute and Tenor attacked, tearing Samba's left ear down to the middle but before they could attack again, Samba had fled.

From all of the time spent escaping the wrath of his siblings, Samba was a very quick runner and escaped the moorland quickly, coming out into the edge of ThunderClan territory. Fascinated by the beautiful sounds he heard from the forest, he began exploring this new territory and one night, came upon a ThunderClan patrol. After showing off his speed, he was welcomed into the clan as a warrior, and was renamed Sambawish.

Warrior Life
Sambawish, as he was now called, made quick friends in his new clan. He even made a friend in a RiverClan cat named Crystalclaw, when the two had a chance encounter on the Thunder/River border.

Quotes
"I know what it's like to be made fun of. Taunted, unsure, troubled...I've seen it all before...and experienced it all before."

- Sambawish to Crystalclaw about his life as a loner.'' Of Crystals and Wishes, a Meeting on the Line. ''

''"Cross my heart and hope to be mauled by dogs." ''

- Sambawish to Crystalclaw when promising to keep her secret safe. Of Crystals and Wishes, a Meeting on the Line.

"I'm getting too old for this."

- Sambawish as he is going into battle. ::Battle on Borders::

"Shall we show these young cats what two seasoned warriors are made of?"

- Sambawish to Wolfstorm as they are fighting together. ::Battle on Borders::