[Prologue]
"Longkit? Longkit, don't cry. It's all goin' to be alright. We'll be fine!"
Longkit continued to sob heavily, his downy face soaked with tears and precipitation. He tried to speak, but was cut off by a short gasp for breath. Patchpelt wrapped his tail around his son, sheltering him from the downpour which drenched both of their pelts. He swiped his tongue gently in-between the kit's ears, whispering in a deep, serious voice quivering with emotion.
"Daddy's here, Longkit. I know he hasn't been there to help you or nourish you before, but I swear in the name of Starclan that I will always be here to guide you, and direct you for the rest of my life."
-Longtail's Courage