I am so sorry for my extreme inactiveness. I am sad that this will be the last chapter of my story, but hopefully I can post more often on my next one. Its been almost a year since this story began, and I am so grateful to everyone who has followed, favorited, reviewed, or even just viewed!
I am going to post a new poll on my profile page, and I hope you will all go vote. It will concern possible sequels to this story.
My goal is to reach 110 reviews, which means 8 more reviews!
I hope you all enjoy the epilogue, and continue to read my future stories.
Epilogue
The fresh-kill pile was finally adequately filled, and all the injured cats were resting peacefully when Featherstar and Ivybreeze returned.
"Featherstar! Featherstar! Featherstar!" the clan yowled, their gazes reflecting the sun, which shone so brightly it seemed as if nothing had gone wrong.
Featherstar raised her tail for silence. "We must bury the dead now. Every cat can help."
Slowly, the clan gathered around the dead cats and carried them out of camp, their heads down and tails drooping. Featherstar picked up her mother's scruff and blinked sadly at Mintleaf who was supporting her hind legs. Silently, Slatepaw and Stormpaw joined their mentors, horror and exhaustion still lingering in their faces.
Featherstar stopped at a large clearing not far from camp. "This will be a good place to bury all of them. Leave the bodies on the edge of the clearing while we dig holes."
The cats split into groups and began digging. "Featherstar!" Stormpaw gasped. "There's water in this one."
"Then fill it in and dig a new one," Featherstar replied, glancing over her shoulder.
Finally, when the sun was going down, the cats had laid every cat to rest and filled the holes in.
Featherstar stepped in front of the rest of the cats and gazed sadly at the graves. "Good bye, my friends," she whispered, tears filling her eyes. "May you find good hunting, swift running, and shelter where you sleep." Then the cats looked up at the sky, where stars were beginning to shine. Several new ones dotted the sky.
We will never forget you…
This is it! Before I go, I would like to thank everyone who followed, favorited, reviewed, or viewed once more! I hope you enjoyed this epilogue, and I'm sorry if it seemed too sudden, but I was running out of ideas!
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Especially to the people who follow and/or have favorited my story, you really mean a lot, and I hope you will take the time to review, because I like to know why people choose to follow or favorite my story! Thx!