What REALLY Happens When Leaders Age

[:c a i:]

Whoo, I'm bringing up this old discussion again. I was doing some digging in the author chats and I found the answer to whether leaders age or not. =)

"<sub>Elphaba the Not-So-Wicked(Q): To Vikcy: This one is from my sister who is hanging on my arm begging to ask. What would happen if a Clan leader never used up any of his/her lives? Would they die of old age or live nine times as longer than a normal cat?

VickyHolmes(A): Wow, great question! I think they'd die of old age nine times over. I hope your sister lets go of your arm now!</sub>"

There ya have it. The poor things have to get old nine times. ^_^

[☆ Y e l l o w ☆]

Woah O.O Thank you for making this thread, Cai. So when a leader loses a life they become young again. Or would it be the age they were when they recieved their nine lives? Actually I don't think it would be because when they're recieving the nine lives their old life is gone. So cool o.o

[. s p o r e l e t t ♪]

That's amazing! Wow, jeez, does that mean Firestar's gonna live forever and ever? 'Cause as far as I know he still has like five or six lives left.

[:c a i:]

I guess he could live for a very, very long time if he isn't involved in several horrible accidents or something! I happy danced when I stumbled across that chat with the answer in it. XD

[nightstorm]

I interpreted it as the leader dies, then wakes up and dies again, 'cause they remain the same age...kinda like when they die in an accident, and wake up the same way they were before.... 0.o too confuzzling...