Till Death Do Us Part
By Kati Warfield
Adela's eyes closed and her breath escaped her mouth for the last time. N'Tani stared questionably at Kalani. Kalani's aqua eyes softened as she lifted her paw from Adela's side. Having felt no life, Kalani shook her head regretfully. Queen Adela was dead. N'Tani's head drooped and her glance fell to the floor. Rajua stepped forward and looked sorrowfully at the two cubs by Adela's side, "Who's going to tell him? Tell him he's lost his mate and one of his cubs." A solitary tear fell down Rajua's cheek as she stared down a the two cubs, one lying limp, its muscles lifeless and pliable and the other squabbling about, whimpering cries its mother could not respond to.
"I'll go," Awali sighed, "after all, I was Adela's mother." She slowly sauntered out of the cave. Kalani's ears perked as sobs echoed toward them.
"Poor Awali, first Nchi, then Mirithi, now this. She must be losing it," Nina whispered softly, her eyes focused on the entrance to the cave.
By Kati Warfield
Adela's eyes closed and her breath escaped her mouth for the last time. N'Tani stared questionably at Kalani. Kalani's aqua eyes softened as she lifted her paw from Adela's side. Having felt no life, Kalani shook her head regretfully. Queen Adela was dead. N'Tani's head drooped and her glance fell to the floor. Rajua stepped forward and looked sorrowfully at the two cubs by Adela's side, "Who's going to tell him? Tell him he's lost his mate and one of his cubs." A solitary tear fell down Rajua's cheek as she stared down a the two cubs, one lying limp, its muscles lifeless and pliable and the other squabbling about, whimpering cries its mother could not respond to.
"I'll go," Awali sighed, "after all, I was Adela's mother." She slowly sauntered out of the cave. Kalani's ears perked as sobs echoed toward them.
"Poor Awali, first Nchi, then Mirithi, now this. She must be losing it," Nina whispered softly, her eyes focused on the entrance to the cave.