Streamheart heart ached as she saw Iceymist's limp body on Darkstars back. My head hanged low as i walked with Stormclaw, neither of us said anything, there was nothing to say. Cinderbreeze padded along beside me
"Where are we supposed to stay know? its getting colder at night..." i sigh
"I know, but Darkstar will find us a place" i tell her reassuringly. She sighs, i could tell she was still not sure, and on top of that Darkstar had to pick a deputy by sunhigh. Darkstar stops beside a cave,
"We shall rest here for the night" he commands. It was a small cold cave, clearly not big enough to fit all of them. "The vigil for Iceymist will be outside of the cave, it will start now." I padded over to her limp body, it didn't seem like her at all, i touched noses with her and laid down. Cinderbreeze came beside me, with Darkstar, Larksong,Sweettail, and Willowmist.
It had been a cold night, and i had gotten no sleep, i had stayed with Iceymist the whole night. Darkstar got up, as everyone started to get up
"Everyone old enough to travel pad here beneath me" he yowled, everyone gathered around him quickly. "We are all sorry for the loss of our Deputy Iceymist, she will be dearly missed by all of the clan. But i have to pick a new deputy, and i have chosen" he stops for a second, we all waited breathlessly. "I have chosen...Streamheart" he says all eyes going on to me.
"Streamheart! Streamheart! Streamheart!" the clan cheered.
"Streamheart, you have a kind brave heart, you are perfect for being a deputy" Darkstar tells me. I nod, but i didn't know what to say do i really want this?
everyone started to cheer again for me, everyone seemed to have approved.I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. Cinderbreeze came up to me
"Streamheart! That is great your the deputy know!" She says smiling. Stormclaw was right behind her, a big smile on his face too.
"You are perfect for the job, just like Darkstar said, No one would be better than you" I manage a small smile, I was happy for the encouragement. I saw the elders start to drag Iceymist's body away, my eyes where clouded. I had to be there for my clan though, Darkstar padded up to me.
"We are leaving soon" He tells me, i give him a puzzled look. "We are going to the Moonpool, Spottedsong said she found some herbs for us"
"Who will lead the clan while where gone?"
"Rippleneck will, i'v already talked to him, and he's telling the clan" I nod, but sigh, i was tired from the journey last night but i nodded. I pad over to Spottedsong, she didn't say anything but she just gave me the herbs. I licked them up, they tasted soooo foul, i wanted to spit them out, bit i knew i would need them. I padded over to Darkstar again.
"I'm ready" I say taking a deep breath, he nods
"than we can lea-"
"No!" I heard a yowl, and turned around the see Stormclaw, and Cinderbreeze running towards me. "You didn't say goodbye!" Cinderbreeze smirked
"I'm not leaving forever"
"No" Stormclaw said padding up licking me on the cheek, it made my pelt got hot "but you still need to say goodbye, we won't see you for a awhile"
"Ok goodbye" i lick both of there cheeks, and pad off with Darkstar. I felt a happy feeling inside of me, my eyes glimmered. But i had to leave it, i had to go with Darkstar. I turned my head and smiled at them, as i headed up the slop, it would be a long journey, and i wanted to see them as long as possible. They had all been friends sense kit-hood, and she wished she didn't have to leave them. She looked at them in till she couldn't see them any longer. She sighed leaving her friends in the dust, she braced her self for anything that was about to happen...
