Why did Hollyleaf kill Ashfur?

Answer 1

Ashfur threatened to burn Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather (as everyone believed were Squirrelflight's kits at the time) so that Squirrelflight, the cat he once loved, would feel the pain he felt when she chose another tom, Brambleclaw, over Ashfur to be her mate. To save the kits, Squirrelflight screamed out the truth..."They are not my kits!" Hollyleaf and her littermates were startled, and Squirrelflight explained, "I am not their true mother!" Ashfur's eyes gleamed. He thought of another plan to hurt Squirrelflight. Hollyleaf knew that at the Gathering that night, Ashfur would reveal the secret that Squirrelflight had burst out. Even though Hollyleaf felt like Squirrelflight was a traitor, a filthy liar, she knew that this secret could not be revealed. So before the Gathering began, Firestar the ThunderClan leader, called his cats together to travel to the Gathering. "Where's Ashfur? And Squirrelflight? I don't see them." Squirrelflight was found, but Ashfur was missing. They looked and found Thornclaw bent over a limp cat's body. Thornclaw stared at Firestar. "It's Ashfur!" He cried. Everyone sat vigil for Ashfur that night, though Lionblaze and Jayfeather felt a bit relieved that their secret would remain hidden. Firestar declared that even though Ashfur was found near the WindClan border, there was no scent of a WindClan cat on him. He declared that a cat from ThunderClan, or maybe a loner had killed him. But deep in Hollyleaf's heart, she knew she had killed him, and for the good of her Clan. Later, she found out that Leafpool was her mother, and Crowfeather, a WindClan tom, was her Father. Since the warrior code meant so much to Hollyleaf, she couldn't stand being Half-Clan and being the daughter of a medicine cat. She blurted out the truth of Ashfur's murderer to her brothers then ran down a tunnel to escape........ Unfortunately, she didn't escape the way she wanted to. The tunnel collapsed and Hollyleaf was never heard of again. To keep her safe, Lionblaze and Jayfeather never revealed the secret of Ashfur's murdering to anyone. Instead, they said she chased a mouse down the tunnel to hunt, but died hunting for her clan. At least now, she would be known as a noble warrior, not one that killed her own Clanmate.

Answer 2

Hollyleaf killed Ashfur to protect her secret about her true parentage and prevent him from revealing it to others. She believed that exposing the truth would tear her family apart and cause chaos in ThunderClan.

Answer 3

Yes, Hollyleaf does kill Ashfur. During a fire, Ashfur is so angry at Squirrelflight that he closes off the only exit. Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf are the only cats who have to get out. Squirrelflight then tells Ashfur she is not the real mother and Ashfur lets them go. Ashfur then plans to tell the other Clans at the Gathering but is killed by Hollyleaf.