CHAPTER 20
Everyone was really tired and battered after the attack. Everyone was working hard in reinforcing the camp walls. Making sure enough fresh-kill was provided
Redpetal and Greyheart moved to the elders from old age
She padded outside
It's been two moons since the attack and Runningstar was on his last live. Springleaf and Mistfur were the only cats to know since medicine cats already knew and Springleaf decided to tell her sister since they shared a strong connection.
He looked very tired and old and Autumeleaf was in charge most of the time. Mistfurs kits were 4 moons old now and were very energetic. A new queen had moved in the nursery and Ambereye decided to leave and get back to her warrior duties.
Mistfur walked slowly out the nursery still anxious. Springleaf was inside with a cat while Nutpelt and Ambereye were sharing tongues. Mistfur looked around, hopefully to find Hawkwing but didn't.
"Kits come out now, its safe" she called to her kits that came running out with two newly opened kits stumbling after
"Are u sure it's safe Mistfur?" Spottedkit asked with wide eyes scanning the camp "of course it is, and I will protect you even if its not" she bend down and licked her kits head who tried ducking down.
Frostfoot came outside and sat beside Mistfur "and I will help protect, everyone will" she said watching carefully as her kits played with Mistfur's.
Mistfur whipped around to see Hawkwing pad inside the camp and ran towards him "u caught so much prey today! Atleast everyone will have a good meal today" she praised eyeing the prey
The padded towards the fresh kill pile and dropped the prey. They choose a vole to eat together and sat in a corner gulping the vole. Frostfoot waved her tail to show she will keep an eye on the kits who were playing with a moss ball.
Mistfur finished the vole and shared tongues with Hawkwing. She padded towards the nursery entrance to check on Frostfoot and kits. Suddenly she heard Frostfoot's meows from outside. Mistfur ran out of the nursery to check and saw her talking with some shes without the kits "Frostfoot where are the kits!" Mistfur asked her in a very loud tone. Frostfoot looked at her as if she had no idea what Mistfur was saying, then her eyes became wider "I..I don't know. I left them near the nursery and.."
"you mousebrain! You've put both of our kits in trouble. Careless queen" Mistfur blabbered out. She couldent believe what she had said and now all the cats were eyeing her. Frostfoot didn't look offended rather she looked guilty "search for them!" Autumneleaf yowled out and with that command everyone started searching, some calling out the four kits names, some searching under bushes and brambles "Orangefur, Greyfoot, Hawkwing come with me to search outside" Autmneleaf ordered and the searching patrol left. Mistfur followed them and insisted to search aswell.
They ran through the forest, searching every corner "my kits, I hope my kits are alright" Mistfur mumbled and suddenly remembered the dream. She suddenly staggered to the side and gasped "Mistfur! Whats wrong" Hawkwing ran towards her and pushed her up by his side. Mistfur couldent even talk, the dream was still haunting her. What if Roughrock has got them.
They carried on running and Mistfur tried her best to push the thought out of her mind.
She suddenly smelt blood, fresh blood and bumped into Greyfoot who was standing still with wide eyes. "Get going!" Mistfur growled and walked past him till she saw what made him so shocked
CHAPTER 21
Mistfur yowled in dismy. Soon the rest of the patrol found them and gasped
Mistfur's kits, were splattered with blood, lying on the ground limb with small blood pools around. "my…my kits" she wailed and ran towards them, sniffing them and licking furiously. Hawkwing sat next to her and pressed next to her
She buried her nose into her kits pelts. They were cold, and dry. Mistfur closed her eyes and prayed to Starclan that this was just a dream. Suddenly she heard a small heave.
Spottedkit's body slowly started to move. She tried talking but more blood splattered out. Mistfur quickly licked her, she picked her up and the kit tried to protest but didn't even have the energy to take breaths.
Hawkwing picked Whitekits dead body and the patrol rushed back to camp.
Mistfur ran inside and to the medicine den while Hawkwing came slowly and layed down his dead sons body in the middle. Cats wailed in dismay and padded closer to Whitekit "im sorry I couldn't protect you enough, friend" Brownpaw padded close to Whitekit and licked his cold head.
Springleaf was horrified when she saw her sister with Spottedkit. She quickly treated her although she had doubt about her surviving.
When Spottedkit was covered with cobwebs and slowly breathing in her nest, Mistfur padded out slowly. Cats quickly came and comforted her. Nutpelt and Ambereye were sitting close to Hawkwing, Rosepetal was sitting beside Greyheart and the elders.
She quickly lifted her head and ran towards to Mistfur, she licked her head and pressed herself with Mistfur "im so sorry about Whitekit, you are a good mother, never doubt yourself and I know that Spottedkit will be a strong warrior with your help, Whitekit will surely be looking down from Starclan" she meowed but Mistfur didn't feel much change.
She sat down next to Hawkwing and nuzzled close to him.
"who did this.." she said
"we will find out when Spottedkit is better" he replied and wrapped h s tail around her and stayed vigil for the night with her and the others