
Longtail is probably the character who has lost the most throughout the Warriors series. Forget all the romantic tragedy for a second; he never had a mate as far as we know. He only had his friends, and his apprentice.
He lost Tigerstar, the cat he looked up to, to greed for power; he lost Darkstripe because Darkstripe couldn't let Tigerstar go. He lost his first apprentice because Bluestar refused to make Swiftpaw a warrior; and he finally, eventually, lost his eyesight.
And then he lost his life.
Talk about character bashing. >_<
I don't think it was intentional, but the Erins have put him through so much loss it surpasses all of the romantic drama. I love him, I really do. ♥
"Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come."
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"The future is always uncertain and painful but it must be lived." ~ Unknown