Explaining Mapleshade’s Madness (Part 2.) by Flamefire

Flamefire continues their analysis on Mapleshade

Ok, so if the first article was WAY to boring and didn’t publish, let’s just pretend the “Part 2” part of this title isn’t there, because that would totally be embarrassing. Anyways, today I’ll be explaining to the Mapleshade haters why Mapleshade deserves a bit of sympathy.

My First Point – Mapleshade goes against everything she knows for a cat who doesn’t that the decency to stay away from other she-cats, and ends up with nothing. Here’s how THAT happens: First, Mapleshade falls in love with Appledusk and gives birth to his kits. After this, she gets found out, exiled, and races to Appledusk, where at least Appledusk can ask for forgiveness AND ask if Mapleshade can stay at least one night. But NOOO, way to hard.

My Second Point – THEN Mapleshade finds out Appledusk LIED and mated with Reedshine, another warrior. Don’t you see how that can infuriating? Especially if he lied about it instead of telling Mapleshade himself. And, even he did, he should’ve done it BEFORE Mapleshade got pregnant with his kits.

My Third Point – Ok, she’s a bit rude to the nice kittypet who helps her, but I mean… she just got exiled, lost her kits, and betrayed by her former mate. Isn’t that reason enough?

My Fourth Point – For all those calm, zen people who can withhold anger, good job, but you probably wouldn’t understand why Mapleshade was so furious. In my case, I understand, simply because I have a short temper. Now, Mapleshade kills three cats, yes, but she kills them for TWO reasons, and actually one of them is GOOD. She kills them, 1; because she is so angry that these cats ruined her life and wants to ruin theres’ (Not the strong point), and 2; because she wants to set her dead kits free from their prison and not have to hear their sad wails for the help that never came.

And Finally – I’m not sure if my points are compelling enough, so try and put yourself in Mapleshade’s paws. She suffered so much, and merely at the cost of… what? Mating with another cat from an enemy clan? Yes, bad, but no one else, even Leafpool, has had that horrible of a punishment for a crime that many cats have committed.

Anyways, I’m sure some people will still be skeptical, and that’s fine, but… I hope now at least you can see the reasons behind Mapleshade’s madness, if you were a doubter. Have a good day/night!