Building Storm (Book 3)

Chapter Two

A wail broke through the silence of the camp. Turtleclaw had started kitting this morning. Ryefang stayed inside to help so Frostheart was in charge of the three kits.
Rainkit jumped onto Rockkits tail. Those two soon were a scrambling bundle of fur. Daisykit sat silently glancing over at the nursery every few heartbeats.
"Did momma have to do that when she kit us?" Daisykit asked. Frostheart nodded. "And you will have to go through it?" Daisykit continued. Frostheart nodded. "Why would any cat want to put them selves through that much pain?"
Frostheart looked down at the kit. "The pain might be bad but what you get from it is the best thing that Starclan has blessed us with." Frostheart explained.
"Oh ok." the kit replied. She looked over at her litter mates. "Do you have any littermates?"
"Mountainpeak is my littermate." Frostheart replied. "Why don't you go play with yours?"
"Okay!" the kit meowed and ran off to jump on her brothers.

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Mountainpeak exited the nursery at sunhigh. She carried a small bundle in her mouth. Her tail dragged behind her. She placed the bundle in the middle of the camp. "Turtleclaw is healthy and her one surviving kit is fine. Sadly this little she kit didn't make it." Mountainpeak announced. Mountainpeak left leaving the body of the kit in the middle of the clearing.
Frostheart quickly glanced at the three kits she was watching. They all sat silently starring at the kits body. Frostheart quickly moved in front of them and started guiding them toward the nursery.
All the excitement had left their eyes and their little tails dragged in the dirt behind them. Ryefang greeted them at the entrance to the nursery and she took the three kits to their nest.
Frostheart went over to Turtleclaw who starred down at her belly. Frostheart than saw the little bundle that was at Turtleclaw's belly. The kit was smaller than the one in the clearing. The kit had a silver pelt with small white dots on its back.
Turtleclaw looked up. "Her name is Cloverkit." the tired queen sighed. "Her sister is Seedkit." Frostheart nodded and went to her own nest. Fear clawed at her belly. What happens if that happens to me? Or worse? The question caused fear to almost cover her heart and she fell asleep asking that question.