A Star Among Planets (Star Wars Rebels Fanfiction)

Chapter 70: Petalfall and Mistyfur

    Halftail blinked open his eyes and rose to his paws quickly. He raised a paw to his neck and realized there was no chain or even that heavy collar. He let out a yowl of glee and leaped high in the air, pretending to catch something in his long claws before thrusting it down on the grassy ground. He purred in delight as he rolled on his back and felt the grass tickle his pelt. Now this was where a puma should be living.

    "Halftail!"

    Halftail lifted his head and saw Wildspirit and Sweetsong. Affection made his chest puff out as he darted forward. He touched his nose to each of them in turn and embarrassment washed over him. "I hope you didn't see all that."

    Sweetsong's eyes lit in amusement. "Don't worry, we won't tell anyone," she vowed before she kinked her tail over her back. "There's someone here that we would like you to meet."

    Halftail tilted his head. "Who?" He knew that Starbound was full of creatures from all planets, but he had never met anyone that he didn't know personally.

    Wildspirit rested his tail across his father's shoulders. "You're just going to have to wait to find out," he answered before nodding to Sweetsong to lead the way.

    She happily obliged and strode forward with Wildspirit and Halftail right behind. She led them to a waterfall where Halftail saw two she-cats grooming each other. One was silverish gray with white paws while the other one was dark brown with what looked to be a petal in white fur on her forehead.

    Sweetsong bounded over to the two she-cats and touched noses with each of them in turn. "Halftail, we want you to meet Petalfall and Mistyfur."

    Halftail's eyes widened in shock. "You're Fallowfern's kits! Why are you in Starbound? Are you visiting too?" Questions bubbled in his mind and, to his horror, he let them all out at once. "Is Fallowfern visiting too? Could I ask her a question?"

    Petalfall rose to her paws and dipped her head in respect. "We live here, Halftail," she confessed and when she looked up, Halftail saw the grief in her eyes.

    Mistyfur rushed to her paws beside her sister and leaned so close that their fur brushed. "We were killed a long time ago by a pack of wild dogs."

    Halftail's throat went dry. "I-I'm so sorry," he sympathized, unable to think of anything else to say.

    Luckily, Mistyfur spoke. "So you know our Mother? How is she doing," she asked as she leaned so close to Halftail that he could smell the cool water scent that clung to her fur.

    Halftail didn't know enough about Fallowfern to know exactly how she was doing, but he couldn't tell Mistyfur that. "She saved my life. She's a very talented healer."

    Petalfall puffed out her chest in pride. "That she is. So is Mistyfur," she purred warmly, causing Mistyfall to look at her paws before shuffling them.

    "I know about as much as they next cat. I never completed my training before I died," she meowed as she blinked her blue eyes a few times wistfully.

    Wildspirit strode over to Mistyfur and Petalfall before he wove around them. "We wanted you to meet them so that they could tell you a little bit more about Fallowfern."

    "What's to know," pressed Halftail as he sat and curled his half tail as delicately as he could around his paws.

    Mistyfur hooked her head in surprise. "There's plenty to know about our Mother! She joined the Empire when she was just a kit. Actually, she was forced to join the Empire when they raided her planet. She learned to be a healer and that was the only reason they keep her around."