#leafdust

Remaining cats:

Grassbird - tom Swiftstreak - tom Paleshade - she-cat Brindlefeather - she-cat

Nettlethroat - she-cat Gingerwhisker - tom Blazestone - tom Sootvine - tom

Briarflower - she-cat Leafdust - she-cat Furzedusk - she-cat

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Sootvine sat at the edge of the river. He had some thinking to do. Leafdust was expecting his kits. But he wouldn’t let any of his sons live in that dreaded group. He’d bring them all to his group. But the she-cats were weak, so they could stay in Briarflower’s care. If he didn’t even have any toms, then Leafdust and her kits die there.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps. He jumped up in alert, only to see it was Leafdust carrying three kits. She laid them next to him. He looked with worry as two of the kits were tortoiseshells, and the last one was orange. They were just born.

He nudged his newborn son, only to discover that he was too weak and had died. He extended his claws, and attacked his former mate. After she received the wound in her face, she lunged back at him. They fell in the river, where they continued to wrestle due to the water being not very deep. Soon enough, Leafdust had her mate pinned down to the ground. She closed her eyes, then swiped her claws against his throat, killing him nearly instantly. She was sad that this is what it had come to, but she could tell they’d be meeting soon anyway.