If you're reading this, you've obviously read the entire 18 chapter story. If you haven't, I'd suggest moving back a little bit in case of triggers against a little thing called SPOLILERS!

You're still here? Good.

Now we can continue.

Welcome to your well deserved bonus chapter! The following is essentially all the random trivia and side facts that weren't put into the story for flow reasons.

Snarky's words on NAMING

Ankaa scores. Had she been a warrior, Flarepaw's name indeed would have been Flarepounce.

Fallenflare - an obvious homage to the valiant Flarepaw who didn't return from the journey.

Wildfur - in reference to his wild, fluffy pelt. (He, however, claims he would've rather enjoyed a more 'wild' suffix such as strike, or blaze. To him, fur is too bland.)

Anemonewhisker - for his keen sense of smell and his prominent white whiskers.

Floodrunner - his novel unseen speed. (For a young 'paw, he derives more than decent speed from his father and is noticeably quicker than his sister.)

Mistbird - her novel unseen grace and agility. (Derived from her mother, she has proved her abilities to seemingly glide through her bounds and leaps, soaring like a gray feathered bird.)

Snarky's words on SHIPS & SEXUAL ORIENTATION

I support crack ship: Mistle x Clarice (my lil psychos~)

Wild x Flare is my favorite unrequited romance that I've written. (I think it might be the only one I've written...) Regardless, it's rather sweet but Wild knew there wasn't a real chance Flare respected him or looked at him like she did for Fallen. (EDIT: Nope I lied. My favorite unrequited love pair will always be Riverpaw x Swanpaw from Shot Through The Heart And You're To Blame.)

Fallen x Flare being the majority favorite, but instantly shattered by yours truly! Hahaha!

Unmentioned Flood x Black I found pretty adorable, even if there wasn't enough for a strong grip to take hold. Only minor suggestions were made.

Supposedly, in my head, Anemonepaw is asexual, Wildpaw is pansexual, Fallenpaw is bisexual with a preference to females, and Mistpaw, Floodpaw, and Flarepaw are all heterosexual.

Snarky's words on GENDERBENDING

Mistpaw and Floodpaw were brothers in the original draft. Hence the 'Fishing' challenge in my challenge book mentioning a Floodpaw and Mistpaw. Mistpaw became female after I discovered the balance in female to males was off. (It still is askew when you think about 4:2, but eh...mere details.)

Blackshadow was cast as Flarepaw's older brother. Also as the name implies, he would've been a black cat. But then I brought in the plot for her twin and from there it just took off in a whole other direction. Whoops.

Snarky's words on CAMEOS

People who follow my deviantart might have caught a character cameo. This dapper fiend also appears in a few of my one-shots about two kittens who go by the names of Abbott and Costello.

A slightly younger version of a grizzled old elder by the name of Mudshark makes his appearance in the finale - originally having come from my stand alone, STTHAYTB, where he makes his own reference to a long ago quest known as Their Journey.

Sandkit, Bluekit, Swankit, Riverkit, Puddlekit, and Creekkit are all seen in the allegiances but not mentioned in the story. These, of course, being the same six cats in my STTHAYTB one-shot.

Snarky's words on APPEARANCES

I don't recall ever truly mentioning it, but Flarepaw was supposed to have tufted ears.

Originally, Wildpaw's eyes were a vivid orange-amber. Except when I wrote the prologue, it ended up becoming a dark forest green because I forgot to look at my notes.

Where it's stated somewhere above, Blackshadow would've been a black cat. Instead she looks like Flarepaw - taking the genes from their mother Rosemary

ALLEGIANCES

MagmaClan

Leader: Darkstar - broad shouldered black tabby; dark amber eyes

Deputy: Emberpounce - red-orange bengal tom; pale yellow-green eyes

Medicine Cat: Flickerdapple - calico she-cat; green-ish eyes

Warriors:

Flamepelt - red-ginger tom; green eyes

Blazefur - orange tabby tom with white toes; blue eyes

APPRENTICE: Flarepaw - reddish she-cat with black stockings; amber eyes

Stonefoot - pale gray and white tom; blue eyes

Littlepounce - tiny blue-gray tabby she-cat; pale blue eyes

Paleburn - pale tawny she-cat with singed part of fur from magma pool; dark green eyes

APPRENTICE: Wolfpaw - shaggy dark gray tom; hazel eyes

Duskear - gray tabby with black markings; yellow eyes

Sootleap - pale gray tom with darker stockings, muzzle and ears; amber eyes

APPRENTICE: Softpaw - blue-gray she-cat; light green eyes

Queens:

Sparktail - blue-gray dapple; green eyes; mate to Blazefur

Elders:

Scorchpad - black tom with pink paw pads; pale yellow eyes

Rockshade - dark gray she-cat; faded emerald eyes

Ambereye - dusky amber she-cat; amber eyes

BlizzardClan

Leader: Whitestar - white tom; light green eyes

Deputy: Stormbelly - slender grayish tom

APPRENTICE: Fallenpaw - orange and white patchwork tom; leaf green eyes

Medicine Cat: Pale-eye - creamy tom; one blind eye

Warriors:

Frostpelt - white she-cat

APPRENTICE: Wildpaw - fuzzy cream tom; forest green eyes

Snowspots - white tom with black spotted markings; dark green eyes

Fuzzywing - thick pelted pale gray tom; yellow eyes

Owlflight - brown tabby she-cat; yellow-green eyes

Leafpelt - orange and white she-cat; hazy green eyes

APPRENTICE: Rootpaw - dusky brown tom

Berryfrost - gray spotted tabby; pale blue eyes

Queens:

Coldwhisper - soft spoken gray and white she-cat; mate to Fuzzywing

Rabbitsprint - long legged brown and white she-cat; mate to Snowspots

Elders:

Harepounce - crippled brown and white she-cat; permanently injured sister to Rabbitsprint

OceanClan

Leader: Pondstar - silver tabby she-cat; bright green eyes

Deputy: Seafoam - dark gray she-cat; ocean blue eyes

APPRENTICE: Swallowpaw - tiny brown flecked she-cat; bluish eyes

Medicine Cat: Reedtail - black cat; yellow eyes

APPRENTICE: Anemonepaw - sleek brown tom with white whiskers; sage green eyes

Warriors:

Mudshark - grizzled dusky brown tom; emerald green eyes

Waverunner - bulky white tom; yellow eyes

Briarnose - brindle patterned she-cat with white markings; dark blue eyes

Splashface - calico she-cat; blue eyes

APPRENTICE: Floodpaw - dark gray tom; yellow eyes

Crabclaw - reddish tom; green eyes

APPRENTICE: Mistpaw - pale gray she-cat; ocean blue eyes

Pikefang - brown ticked tabby tom; forest green eyes

Quivertail - pale gray and white tom; yellow eyes

Lilystem - brown and white she-cat; hazel eyes

Queens:

Silvertail - silver tabby; pale blue eyes; mother to Riverkit, Creekkit, Puddlekit

Tawnystripe - tawny furred she-cat with darker stripes; green eyes; mother to Sandkit

Pebbleflight - blue-gray; bright green eyes; mother to Bluekit, foster mother to Swankit

Elders:

Rookfang - black tom with a crooked tooth; amber eyes

Shadewater - dark gray she-cat with white paws; dark blue eyes

Unless there's any other unanswered questions out there, I think we've covered everything this story has to offer.

Again, I'm so happy you guys have read this and given it such a positive review! It encourages me to write more. Just expect some procrastination hiatus, haha.

- Snarky