Ivy green eyes glinted in the moonlight. The moon itself was a thin crescent, but still gave enough light for her to see her way. Her black fur blended in with the darkness; even if you were a few feet away you wouldn't see her.

Hollyleaf slid through the forest until she made it to the river. The same river her parents had met, betrayed their clan at so many times. Her existence was a disturbance to the ways of the warrior code, merely breathing mocked her clan- no, all of the clans. Her claws slid out, long and curved. She lowered herself to the ground as she slid into a bush, a growl rising up her throat. By the river sat a grey tom with darker flecks. The very tom that had threatened to kill the one she thought as her mother only a few days ago, the very tom that was betrayed by her mother, just as she was. She had no choice, no matter what. This tom threatened her brothers' lives, and she wouldn't stand for it. Holly gritted her teeth. She hated Ashfur so much, the anger slowly bubbled up inside of her, multiplying by the thousands until…

She leaped, tackling the tom into the river. Water spurted up around them. At first, he shrieked in surprise and terror, but is frown turned to a wide smirk. "I see…you're here to kill me. But why, I could reveal your mother and her sister for the disgusting rats they really are.." He snarled. "You know you want that…" She narrowed her eyes. "Oh believe me, I do. But you also would be destroying the clans, and my brothers' lives. I grow tired of this conversation." Before he could react, her teeth were embedded in his windpipe, blood filling her mouth, and clouds of the crimson liquid were slowly streaming down the river, turning it red. She slid out of the water, soaking wet. She would say she had been walking when she slipped and fell in the water if anyone asked, if not, then no one would know.

Her brother would suspect her mother.

Her mother would suspect her.

Her clan would suspect outsiders.

But she would know who it was, and live with this guilt until the day she died, and probably after.