Disclaimer: I don't own warriors!
Cinderpaw hobbled as fast as she could to the river. How could she not have noticed Graystripes weird behavior. It's not a cold, he's lovesick! She had been told by an out of breath Fireheart that a RiverClan queen was having her kits on our side of the river. When I asked who, he had told me they were Graystripe's kits by the queen Silverstream. When she got there, Graystripe was frantic. He was talking to Silverstream.
Step one you say we need to talk
He
walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at
you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to
your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines
of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came
Cinderpaw saw Fireheart appear at his side. They had been fighting recently. That must be why! He must have known and did not agree with Graystripe.
Where did I go
wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I
would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a
life
I went up and and mewed that it'd be OK to Silverstream. She told her to eat the herbs. She swallowed, though it took a lot to do much. Soon a first kit came out. I gave the kit to Fireheart to lick, because by now Silverstream was not doing well. I'm losing her!
Let
him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try
to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a
list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And
pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you
I work frantically. She going, I can tell. I don't have to tell Graystripe, he can tell himself. Fireheart is trying to cheer him up. Another kit came. This one was the last one. Graystripe ignores him and pushes him away. He's murmuring to Silverstream.
Where did
I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And
I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save
a life
I'm worrying. No, I'm not worrying, I'm afraid. I'm not meant to be a Medicine Cat! I'm losing her, she's dying! I need to check the kits. I had handed one kit to Tigerclaw to lick. I turned, both kits breathing and fine. Now back to their dying mother.
As
he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one
last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the
ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit
to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll
begin to wonder why you came
StarClan, why are you doing this? Graystripe looks like he's going to die of heartbreak. Fireheart has stopped trying to comfort him and has begun to ignore him. Or try. It's hard to do that, and he's trying again.
Where did I go wrong, I lost a
friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have
stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Fireheart turns. He asks me if she'll be OK. I told him I'm not sure about anything. I'm not sure StarClan meant me to be a Medicine cat.
Where
did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the
bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I
known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
I
turn. I can't watch. She dead, I can tell. I'm not supposed to be a
Medicine Cat. Where did I go wrong, I lost a
friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have
stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
I'm
sorry I tell Graystripe, and the spirit of Silverstream, who I know
is watching now. I'm a failure I tell him. Take the kits to
Goldenflower to nurse, she'll do it I tell them. Then I padded back
to camp, my ears drooping and tail dragging. I'm sorry. Where
did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the
bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I
known how to save a life
How to save a life