"Partially, to avoid war," Mothwing tells him. "But also, he wasn't born in SkyClan, but he wanted to join to be with his mate, Violetshine. He wasn't good at being a warrior, so he made up his own position. Besides, SkyClan is a little more lax when it comes to the warrior code." Sometimes Mothwing wonders what it would have been like if her mother had brought her to SkyClan, and not RiverClan.