I purred as Snow, Petal, and Feather peered around the den curiously. They had opened their eyes just this morning. Snow had blue eyes, Feather had green, and Petal also had blue. Brownie came in with a rabbit for us to share. "Brownie comes quick, three of them have opened their eyes!" My new friend flung the rabbit down and raced over to admire her kits' eyes. "They are so beautiful." She breathed. Storm and Rabbit stirred and they two opened their eyes. I smiled down at the two pairs of eyes. One was golden yellow and the other amber. "Mama, can we go play outside?" Brownie hesitated and I touched her softly with my tail tip. "I'll watch them, Brownie. You rest after hunting all morning to catch us such a huge rabbit." She smiled her thanks and settled down in her nest to take a nap. "Come on kits. How bout I teach ya'll to play moss ball?" The five kits scampered happily after me and into the sunshine.
The kits were about five moons old now. I smiled as Feather and Snow wrestled while their brothers were doing the same. Petal was the only one who didn't really play fight with her siblings. She was the most comfortable with me or her mother. Brownie called them over and I laid in the grass to sun bask while she instructed them on the hunting crouch. It was funny watching them. I can't believe that it has been so long since I did my deed. Brownie has talked to me about how if I keep thinking about it, then Starnight will never be able to rest in peace and I will always harbor it in my heart. She was right about it being healthy to forget. I almost could say that I forgive myself. But I still wonder about whether Starnight will. "Minnowtail!" I looked up to see Petal doing the hunting crouch perfectly. "Good job, Petal! We knew you would be great at something!" The tiny kit purred and pounced on the leaf.