Q: Why does Fawnbriar gain a love interest after saying the whole book she doesn't want a mate?
A: It's not that Fawnbriar actually was uninterested in ever having a mate. It's just that the cats in ShadowClan didn't meet her standards, so she believed it was because she didn't want a mate. However, when she met a cat who actually met her standards, Venom, her whole life flipped around. She became head-over-heels for him. She actually did not want kits, but her strong love for Venom whenever she was with him led her to change her mind in the moment. However, she later regrets having them.
