#squirrelnose

Hollypaw was impatiently stomping her paw on the ground.

"Where is dad?! He promised he would make flower crowns with me today?!" Hollypaw yelled.

Olivepaw tilted his head a bit in response.

".. Why are you yelling in the mender's den again?" Squirrelnose asked, Maplekit was resting against Squirrelnose's paw.

"Because you listen to me at least!" Hollypaw yowled.

Squirrelnose gave a eye roll, "Want me to find our dad?" He asked.

"Yes! Please!" Hollypaw begged.

Squirrelnose sighed. Squirrelnose mouthed a few words to Olivepaw. Olivepaw nodded and watched Maplekit.

Squirrelnose and Hollypaw exited the den.

"What are you two doing?" Goldfishsun came in.

"Looking for our dad." Squirrelnose responded.

"May I come with? I'm trying to find Pikesnout." Goldfishsun politely asked.

"Oh yeah sure, go ahead." Squirrelnose lowered his ears a bit and rolled eyes.

All three were out of camp at this point.

"Oh hey, paw prints, dad is probably over there!" Hollypaw pointed out. Squirrelnose gave a small nod and they went to follow the prints.

Suddenly Goldfishsun's eyes shot open. Squirrelnose and Hollypaw took notice.

"What's up?" Hollypaw asked suddenly.

Words that came out of Goldfishsun's mouth was something neither Hollypaw nor Squirrelnose wanted to ever hear.

"I smell blood.

Panic filled Squirrelnose. Suddenly, Hollypaw looked at the distance, wide eyed, she frozed.

Squirrelnose was about to ask what was wrong. Then he saw it.

Something limp, laying in the snow.

No, this can't be! Please just be a rock or anything really!

Squirrelnose ran. He stopped and let out a cry.

Pinestar laid there, limp, in the snow. His pelt was all torn up, and his face reigned of horror. Everything was a bloody mess, looked he didn't die without putting a fight though.

Hollypaw didn't know what to feel right now. Didn't her dad have two lives left?! Why isn't he waking up?!

Squirrelnose turned his head up and saw Goldfishsun walking backwards a bit. She was processing all this.

Goldfishsun walked back to a pine tree. She breathed heavily. Suddenly, she felt liquid dripping onto her snout. Goldfishsun realized, it was blood. She slowly went to look up. Her green eyes widened and she froze.

Pikesnout, on the trees, dead. His face looked peaceful compared to Pinestar's.

He was grooming the caramel-and-white furred molly from any remaining dirt and other gunk.

"Squirrelnose, what is this?!"

Pinestar walked in the den.

"I heard from other members you brought in a kit!" Pinestar mentioned to Squirrelnose. Squirrelnose gave a silent glare at Pinestar.

"..And you did. Where did you even find it?" Pinestar questioned. There was no response from Squirrelnose once again.

It was like his own son was pissed at him! Why?!

"I said, where did you find-"

"Alone. She was alone. Now leave." Squirrelnose curled himself around the kit.

Pinestar realized he was being too harsh, his son needed some alone time.

Pinestar didn't want to make Squirrelnose worse so he left the den.

Squirrelnose looked back, then he looked at the kit again.

"Yewice- WHAT?!" Squirrelnose panicked from seeing his friend.

"Where were you?! You were missing for a few days?! Oh stars get in the fucking den!" Squirrelnose nudged Yewice into the mender's den.

"Oh I was out for a little walk."

"A LITTLE WALK?! This looks more than a little walk!"

"Eh. I don't see the big deal." Yewice rolled her eyes.

"YOU'RE DRENCHED IN BLOOD! Get some rest!"

"Tcch, what are you, my mom?"

Squirrelnose gave a glare.

"Ok ok, I'll rest." Yewice went to have some rest.

After a few minutes, Squirrelnose was going to patch up the wounds, he noticed something off though about the blood.