Warriors: A Dark Sun

Chapter 14

"We better get back to camp. Rainstorm will want to know that her kit has been injured." Grassheart growled at Lilypaw. Icestar leaped to her feet. "It's not her fault Grassheart! How many times do I have to tell you that the fox is to blame!" Icestar snarled at the red tom. Grassheart glared at Icestar, but knew better than to argue with his leader. The tom grabbed Owlpaw by the scruff of her neck and dragged her through the snow, leaving a trail of red behind. Echomist and Snowbreeze walked behind him while Icestar and Lilypaw walked in the back. Icestar had rage and grief clouding her eyes. Lilypaw could sense that something had happened involving the fox. Lilypaw gathered the courage to ask her leader about the fox.
"Why are you so convinced that the fox is to blame? How do you know I didn't lure Owlpaw out and hurt her?" Lilypaw asked cautiously. Icestar looked at her with grief. The leader stopped walking and sighed. Snowbreeze looked back, but Icestar told her to keep walking. Icestar waited until the white she cat had disappeared into the snow covered forest. The leader sighed again then started talking.
"You would never hurt your family. Before you were born, I had a mate. His name was Mapletail. He went out hunting alone one night and he ran into a fox. Rainwhisker came back carrying Mapletail. His body was mangled and torn just like Mintfur." Lilypaw saw a tear slide down Icestar's cheek then fall on the frosty forest floor. "He was dead Lilypaw." Icestar choked out. "The fox had no mercy. You are lucky to be alive Lilypaw. I can't say the same for Owlpaw her wounds are very severe, but you are lucky to have only escaped with a sprained leg." Icestar stood up on shaky legs and padded away as if their conversation had never happened. Lilypaw felt awful that she had survived and Owlpaw was hurt. She heard the fox bark and quickened her pace. She didn't want to feel those cruel, merciless claws ever again.