The next day, Diamondfang went to visit Emeraldheart in the Medicine Den. "I hope you're okay. I'm sorry.." she told him guiltily. "It's not like it's broken, toad-brain. It's just a bruise." He mewed with amusement. He reached down and touched his muzzle to her fuzzy neck. She relaxed, breathing in his warm, familiar scent. He pulled away and blinked at her. "You seem down. What's up?" He asked. "I'm just.. there's just so much going on right now. I can't take it all.." She meowed. She sighed deeply, wondering what he would say about that. "Oh, come o—" He was interrupted by a loud yowling from outside.
Dandelion!
Diamondfang rushed outside and saw a gigantic wolf! His fur was silver with gray tints, and it was covered in large, disgusting clumps of dirt and sand. His eyes were like ice- sharp, and cold. His jaws were coated with the lonest teeth she had ever seen, and between them were two small unmoving scraps of fur. But as she drew near, she heard a terrified squeak- "ADDERDUSK!" Suddenly, the pelts in the beast's mouth became familiar. "Ashkit! Treekit!" Diamondfang yowled. "I WON'T LET YOU HURT THEM!" She leaped forward, claws unsheathed, and barreled into his side. He loosened his grip on the kits and they fell onto the grass below, mewling helplessly. She leaned into his face, glaring at him, her eyes sparkling with hatred. "You listen to me, mange-pelt," She snarled. "I never want to see a single wolf even try to hurt one of our kits again." She hooked her claws in deep to his chest, nearly enough to draw blood. "Do you understand?" She knew this was an extreme risk- he could kill her at any second with those carnivorous fangs. The creature snarled back, "I am the Wolf King. We will hunt you down, white and gray female. Trust me when I say it." The giant stood up, throwing her off of him. She hit the ground painfully, and then sat up. He was already padding out the camp entrance. She crawled over to the kits. "Ashkit, Treekit?" She bent down, nuzzling them to make sure they were okay. "Where's Dad?" Ashkit asked. "WE WANT DAD!"