Warriors: Life's Requiem
Book 1: Silver Morning
Chapter 1
A shrill cry was heard throughout the ShadowClan camp in the middle of the night. A new warrior was being born.
"Snowfur, how is she? How are the kits?" A muscular amber tabby peaked through a curtain of lichen.
"She's doing just fine, Amberstar. However, there is only one kit who survived. I'm sorry," Amberstar bowed his head in sadness but raised it to show the pearl-white tortoishell she-cat he was conversing with that he was equally happy that at least one survived.
"Thank you, Snowfur. You are truly a gifted medicine cat to have saved at least one of my kits and keep Lightheart alive during this traumatic labor." Amberstar bowed his head once again and asked, "When will it be best to see Lightheart and the little one?"
"Amberstar, I trust you to know to wait a couple of days before seeing her, especially after this emotional birth. She'll have to rest for a while. She put in a lot of her strength to keep this one alive." He bowed his head and exited the small den.
Six Moons Later
"Father! Father! Is it true that I'm going to be an apprentice soon?" A little amber-white patched kitten bounced in front of her father in his den.
"Yes, Riverkit, it's true. Tonight at moonhigh you will become an apprentice. I'm very proud of you!" Riverkit bounced around her father even more.
"Who's gonna be my mentor, Daddy?" Amberstar shook his head.
"I cannot tell you that. You know it would anger StarClan if I told you before the ceremony."
"But, you're the clan leader! You must be able to tell me! I'm your daughter!" Riverkit pouted and jumped onto her father.
"Riverkit, are you bothering your father again? What have I said about bugging him?" Riverkit's beautiful mother, Lightheart teased.
"You told me only to bug him when he isn't preoccupied with important clan issues. Mom! He won't tell me who my mentor will be!" Lightheart and Amberstar both giggled as Riverkit got off of him.
"Truthfully, I'm still deciding who it will be, Lightheart." Amberstar murmured low enough so only Lightheart could hear. However, Riverkit still heard it anyway.
"What? You haven't chosen my mentor yet? Thanks Dad, what good that does me!" Riverkit sighed and sulked away to play with the other kits in the nursery. Lightheart nudged Amberstar to follow her. Lightheart purred as she and Amberstar walked out of camp.