Barkface was one of the oldest medicine cats in the Clans by the time he took an apprentice, and his choice may not have seemed inspired to the outside eye. Kestrelpaw was friendly enough as a young cat but didn’t come off as very intelligent, and Jaypaw was able to take advantage of his foolishness to steal herbs from his Clan. As he aged, however, Kestrelflight’s too-open demeanor was replaced by a careful prickliness and distrust. While this better served to protect his Clan and himself from manipulation, it also often kept him from listening to others when they had something important to say, which sometimes left his Clan even more vulnerable. But no cat could doubt Kestrelflight’s dedication to his work, his devotion to StarClan, or his desire to do what’s right.