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"Swiftpaw, from this day forth you will be known as Deadthroat. Perhaps now, in your silence, you will think about your actions instead of blindly moving and foolishly attempting to guide your clanmates into a fight they could not win."

Bluestar sees Swiftpaw's muteness as a punishment from StarClan for rallying cats into what is essentially a suicide mission, and a warning that her leadership is not infallible, that cats will always do things to work behind her back. She recedes more, trusting her Warriors less and less.

Swiftpaw, now Deadthroat, is infuriated at her. Bluestar should be honoring his bravery for doing what no other cat would dare to do, not calling him foolish! Furthermore, she's insulted him and Brightpaw with such... awful names. Of course, he can't speak out about it, which serves to frustrate him even more and he takes to lashing out however else he can. Claws and glares can say as much as words, after all.

Brightpaw (Cloudtail refuses to call her Lostface and Swiftpaw wouldn't say it either if he could) is there to reign him in, and she becomes his voice in a way. He still has some affection for her despite knowing her heart is with Cloudtail, and though Swiftpaw harbors jealousy for the tom for undeservedly receiving a Warrior name before the rest of the apprentices, he has been nothing but supportive of them after their run-in with the pack.

Picture showing his scar under the cut