âWHAT IS THAT?!â Jayspring yowled as Coinkit bounded up to the patrol. Horror gripped Brokensongâs eyes and form as Coinkit mewed, finding his way to her and burying his face in her fur. âBrokensong?â Â Â Â
âCoinkit! Coinkit!â Brokensongâs fear grew as she heard an approaching TentClan patrol. Jaggedfootâs own eyes widened in horror as he spotted the FunClan patrol. And little Coinkit huddling against his adopted mother. âOh noâŠâ
âTentClan! I should have known!â Clownfoot hissed, âStay off our turf and take your weird looking kit with you!â
âLeave him alone! He canât help the way he looks!â Brokensong yowled at her clanmates without thinking. She winced as Clownfoot, Jayspring and the others looked at her.
âWhatâre you saying, Brokensong?â Jayspring questioned.
âWho cares,â Clownfoot yowled, âGet yourselves and your kit off of our turf!â Aldertail and Foxpetal snarled behind Jaggedfoot who was staring straight at Brokensong. Raggedchance stared with narrowed eyes at her as well.
âWhy does that thing know you?â He grumbled. Coinkit whimpered and closed his quartet of eyes, covering his ears to avoid Raggedchanceâs voice.
âStop it, youâre frightening him,â Brokensong growled. Raggedchance sneered at Jaggedfoot.
âIs this why youâve been sneaking off?â He bellowed, âNot to hunt but to spend time with this...FunClan she-cat!â
âThatâs not true!â Jayspring yowled, âBrokensong would never betray her clan like that! Right?â Brokensongâs eyes narrowed. âRight, Brokensong?â Brokensongâs lips pulled back in a sneer.
âBrokensong tell us,â Clownfoot said, âWhat exactly have you been doing?â Coinkit let out a few pathetic mews and pawed at the molly who calmed him with soft coos. âSo itâs true.â
âYes,â Brokensong said, âYes I found this kit. I found it with Jaggedfoot. Heâs my son.â
Brokensong is discovered by her clan when Coinkit misses her so much he runs away to try and find her. Jayspring, who is in love with her, is heartbroken when she announces what she did.