Pre-Rotting Flower[]
Ashstep was born to Darkbranch and Streamivy alongside Blackbear and Finchtail. Ashkit and his siblings had a normal childhood until a drought happened when they were 4 moons old. The drought caused a famine and many cats starved to death. Ashkit didn't like how everyone was in constant dread that they wouldn't have enough to eat.
Ashpaw became an apprentice and was mentored by an unknown cat. Him, Blackpaw and Finchpaw all got along great, but Ashpaw and Blackpaw were the best of friends. They had a bond like no other. However, Ashpaw didn't understand why Blackpaw would always hang out with Juncopaw.
"Nobody likes Juncopaw." Ashpaw would say.
Blackpaw would reply, "I like him. And he likes me. We're friends."
"Don't you remember what he did to Daisypaw!"
"Yeah... but he's better now."
"Sure..." Ashpaw said.
He focused on his training more than his siblings did. Unlike them, Ashpaw didn't care that Spiderstar was his grandfather. "Blackpaw, Finchpaw, Spiderstar doesn't even talk to our father. Why would he talk to us?" His siblings ignored his logic though. Eventually, he earned his warrior name Ashstep.
A couple moons later, Streamivy died from starvation. It was the middle of greenleaf and the famine still hadn't gotten better.
Ashstep was so heartbroken about everything that happened, he couldn't take it anymore and ate deathberries.
Rotting Flower[]
Blackbear is mentioned to constantly rant to she-cats from other clans about his misfortunes in AppleClan, including how he lost his brother.