*BEWARE SPOILERS FROM MAPLESHADE'S VENGEANCE, THE OMEN OF THE STARS BOOKS, THE FIRST SIX BOOKS AND CROOKEDSTAR'S PROMISE*
I watch, enraged, as all of Riverclan relaxed in the warmth of the green-leaf sun, something I no longer feel, something I long for…. But I have gotten my revenge on Appledusk, on his kin. But I still feel incomplete. Crookedstar is probably happily sharing prey with Willowbreeze watching Silverstream and Feathertail chase a nice plump squirrel, while I lay with no one but my self pity, thinking of my dear kits. The place of no stars is the last place I want to be right now, but here I am. Me, Mapleshade.
"Get up, and come here, mouse-brain." Ah, the soothing voice of Tigerstar, my dear friend.
"What?" I hiss, stretching.
"You know the whole defeat the clans once and for all plan we have going on?" He unsheathes his claws with a growl, probably thinking of that flame colored foxheart again.
"Yeah, and?"
"I need you to get a Thunderclan she-cat to join us."
"Idiot!" I hiss at him. "Do you know why I am here, Tigerstar? Because of them, I shall never see my kits again! Do you know how that feels? Do you know what it's like? You can see your little brats! You can watch them grow up, in fact, you have Hawkfrost here! I am not going back there, not in a million years!"
He flinches at the mention of Brambleclaw and Tawnyfur. "You're going there tonight, whether you like it or not, you mangy piece of fox-dung!"
I growl at the insult. "You're no better than Firestar himself!"
He winces at the memories. "You are a filthy coward, and you only care about yourself! I suggest doing your research on Blossomfall now, or I'll see to it you are killed myself!" Yep, Tigerstar and I are the best of buds! I sigh, and close my eyes, feeling for the one last chance I have at revenge. Blossomfall will have an even worse life than me, I will make sure of it.