Brambleclaw hisses and pushes the kits off him and glares at me. "These monsters yours?" His furious growl scares me.
"Yeah."
"Who's the dad?"
I gulp. "I'm not entitled to share that information."
He stares at me with every bit of malice he has and burns his gaze into my eyes. I look away. "Well, my kits are tired, so I'll be going now."
As I walk away, I hear him mumble under his breath, "Better not cut it so close next time."
I hurry my kits into the nursery. Once they're all asleep, I finally rest my head and fall asleep.
I wake up to the sound of mewing and yowling close to me. It's sunhigh, and everyone is crowded around me, ooing and awwing at my kits. Shadowpaw, Spottedpaw, and Snowpaw are telling me something.
"We're being assessed today!"
I jump at the thought of my kits already becoming warriors. "Already?"
"Yeah." Spottedpaw mews excitedly. "We're gonna be warriors!"