Warriors Dusk and Dawn #3 The End of a Hero

Chapter 13 Duskfoot

Almost six moons had passed since Dawnleaf had returned to the clans. She had become a warrior again, and with help from Leaftail she was as good at hunting and fighting as anyone else.

Duskfoot sat at the Gathering Island waiting for Grasspelt. At the Gathering last night she'd told him to come here.

Grasspelt appeared suddenly with five kits. Three held onto her back and she carried the other two by their scruffs.

"You had them," Duskfoot murmured.

Grasspelt nodded. "But I want to name them with you,"

Duskfoot nodded. The five kits sat together.

"Who's this stinky cat?" one of the kits squealed.

"This is your Father Duskfoot. He is from Shadowclan," Grasspelt explained.

"But we are Riverclan!" The kit cried.

"You are half Riverclan, half Shadowclan," Grasspelt murmured. "But it's a special secret okay?"

The little kit nodded. The first kit was a black she-kit with white paws, the second was a russet furred she-kit, the third a slender light grey tabby she-kit with blue eyes, the fourth a silver tomkit with yellow eyes and the last one was almost identical to Stormfire, the same dark grey and silver fur, the same yellow eyes. The only difference was how much more the little kit looked like a Riverclan cat.

"I wanted to call these two Nightkit and Rowankit," Grasspelt meowed indicating the black she-kit and the russet she-kit.

Duskfoot nodded.
The last three look like Stormfire. And the other two meet Stormfire's descriptions of Mistykit and Sagekit.

"I want to call these last three Mistykit, Sagekit and Stromkit if that's okay with you," Duskfoot meowed.

Grasspelt nodded. "You should take them back to Shadowclan. I'll take Nigjtkit and Rowankit,"

"What will you tell Riverclan?" Duskfoot asked.

Grasspelt shrugged. "The truth. Because I'm not ashamed of it,"

Duskfoot nodded. He touched his muzzle to hers for the last time. Then he picked up Stormkit, Sagekit and Mistykit and headed back to Shadowclan.