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WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU

MAKES YOU STRONGER

Mistpaw stumbled blindly from the scene, then stopped. She slowly turned around and grasped Dovekit's tiny, limp body in her jaws. Dovekit had turned as cold and as hard as frost and Mistpaw could hardly bear to feel that, to confirm Dovekit's death with her senses, but she had to bury Dovekit's body, so that the earth could claim her, rather than Dovekit's eyes, those beautiful blue eyes, being pecked out by scrawny birds and her body rotting in the camp.

She would bury Dovekit later, though. First she had to ensure that the foxheart who had slashed out Dovekit's throat would pay. Yes, the mangepelt would pay, she snarled viciously in her mind. She felt quite sure she was going insane. She delicately laid Dovekit's body onto her back and hesitantly padded into the leaders' den. She called out:

"Spiderstar? Spiderstar, I'm sorry to interrupt you but..."

She could hardly bear to describe what had just happened, and her voice trailed off into soundless sobs.

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Spiderstar

mistpaw doesn't know vixenleap's name in this thread and dovekit died somewhere in the camp.

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[Spiderstar]

Spiderstar had just come back to his den to rest after a patrol. He had a small bird that he was just beginning to snack on when the apprentice walked in. She had something on her back, a..kit, who was disturbingly still and quiet. Before he could question the little she-cat, she broke into sobs of silence. He got to his paws and padded over to her, lifting Dovekit from her back and placing the cold kitten gently beside her.

Once he was done removing Dovekit from the apprentice's back, he licked her head and placed his tail on her back. "Sh, sh, it's alright." He said quietly, looking back at Dovekit's body. She was bloody, mostly around her throat. Had this apprentice just seen this kit have an accident, or did Mistpaw do it herself? He stepped to where he was in front of Mistpaw and facing her, and sat down. "Mistpaw, what happened? It's alright, you don't have to be afraid to tell me." He said gently, giving her a small smile to reassure her.