After we left the Chamber of Candles, we made our way to the underground caves. That is just the place that she'd use to hide from us. I stopped at the entrance and listened. I heard Sylvia calling for help. I rush in, King Crispin close behind me. The first thing I see is Akira, holding Sylvia bound. "Hello, Silver," she sneered.
"Let Sylvia go!" I growled.
"Sure! I'll let her go!" Something in her voice made me tense up. She moved a knife to Sylvia's throat. "Any last words?" Akira sneered to Sylvia.
Sylvia looked at me. "I love you!" She told me. Akira thrust her knife into Sylvia's neck. Sylvia fell to the ground, dead. I stared at her body in shock. Tears welled in my eyes and fell down my cheeks. I felt a paw on my shoulder. King Crispin looked at me with sorrow in his eyes. I fell to my knees and burst into tears. I didn't notice Akira's departure. I only noticed one thing. Sylvia is gone. King Crispin held me while I cried. When my sobs died down, I notice tremors coming from Sylvia's body. She is dead, but her body is moving. It is then that I notice her stomach. It has gotten bigger. I haven't even noticed. She's pregnant. I grab a knife. I need to get my child out. I hope it is still alive. Though it pains me to do so, I cut her stomach and take three small squirrels from it. Triplets. I clean them of the goop. I have a son and two daughters. They are weak, but they still have a chance. I carry them back to the Chamber of Candles, King Crispin walking behind me.
Queen Cedar is surprised to see me with three newborn squirrels. "What happened?" Cedar asked.
"Sylvia's dead. I never knew this before, but she was pregnant," I explained.
Cedar walks over to take a look at them. "What will their names be?" She asks.
"My son will be Acorn. My first daughter bearing Sylvia's fur will be called Maple. My daughter bearing my fur will be Hazelnut," I told them. Thus, Sylvia bore me three children with her life. I vowed then that I will grieve only once Akira is dead. Cedar took my children to be nursed by one of her friends. They will be fine.