Life for Silverkit wasn't the same after what happened that night.
This was her first time experiencing death, the death of a kit.
She was about to be apprentice in 3 weeks, and often spoke to Foxkit about it to forget about Flamekit.
Redkit looked so much like Flamekit that it made it even harder to forget about him, making it sting worse for Blossemfur; who seemed to act distant from her newborn kits and the rest of the clan. Ambertail made daily checkups for her and her kits, making the Nursery even more crowded.
In the nursery there was also another queen and her second litter of 2 kits who where a week older than Silverkit and Foxkit. But they barely spoke even though they tried to on several occasions, finally accepting the fact that they where den mates and nothing more.
*~*
It had been 2 weeks since the incident, and Flowerpelts kits where moving out of the nursery into the apprentice's den.
"..until you have reached your
Warrior name you shall be called Riverpaw." Greystar looked over to a black tom and began again. "Darktail you have received great training from your mentor Leaffang, you have proven yourself to be a trusted warrior, do you promise to teach the warrior code and everything you know down to this young apprentice?"
"I do." Darktail answered in a low tone.
Silverkit didn't care to watch the rest of the ceremony, instead she sneaked back into the nursery, only to be stopped by Hawkpaw.
"Where are you going?" He whispered making sure not to interrupt the ceremony.
"In the nursery..why?"
"I could ask you the same question." He blurts out.
"I don't care watch the rest of this, Riverkit is Riverpaw now and his mentor is Darktail." She shrugs. "Then Tinykit is gonna be named Tinypaw and his mentor is gonna be Fern." Silverpaw had just guessed. But something about it felt like reality. She didn't understand why though and brushed it off.
Hawkpaw rolls his eyes.
"How do you know that Greystar's gonna pick that rouge to train him! I doubt it!" He snickers. Silverkit nudges him.
"If you don't believe me, watch for yourself!"
"Fine! If your wrong you have to bring me your first piece of fresh kill you catch on your first hunting assignment, if your right ill give you all the prey I catch for a moon, deal?"
"Deal!"
They turn around to watch the rest of the ceremony, soon enough Tinypaw's assigned mentor was the golden rouge Fern.
"Wow, how did you guess that?!" Hawkpaw exclaims shocked.
"I don't know, I just knew..anyways looks like you owe me all your fresh kill." She smirks.
"Yeah, for moon!"
~*~
Berrytail had left to discuss something in Greystar's den, meanwhile Silverkit and Foxkit played with Blossemfur's kits to keep them company.
Blossemfur had also gone out, refusing to stay cooped up in the nursery and convinced Greystar to let her out on a hunting patrol. Berrytail had often gotten annoyed by the other Queen's actions and provided the three kits with her milk.
"What's a fortress?" Asked Swankit. Silverkit didn't know much about the fortress herself, but decided to try to give an explanation anyway.
"It's several giant trees grouped together, every full moon the 4 clans meetup and discuss topics like prey, and starclan."
Snowkit looked at the two sisters confused.
"Everyone from each clan? Who would watch the clan while they are gone?" She asked. Silverkit sighed.
"Not all of them go, just the behaved warrior and apprentices that the leader chooses to go, the rest guard the camp." Silverkit mewed. All three kits, who where all equally confused looked at each other trying to understand everything she had just said.
"If only warriors and apprentices can go, why is Blossemfur allowed to go?" Asked Redkit.
Blossemfur had also convinced Greystar to let her go to gatherings, Greystar feeling remorse for her loss and letting her go along with the others, leaving her confused kits in the nursery and leaving Berrytail having to explain their mother's neglect.
"Blossemfur Just has specialized rights since she doesn't like being a queen." Explained Foxkit.
"Once your 6 moons old you'll get to go to your first gathering!" Silverkit squeaks, nudging Snowkit playfully who gives a giggle in exchange.
"That's easy for you to say, you have one more moon until your made apprentices!" Redkit blurts out. "I'll be stuck here alone since Blossemfur doesn't like us!"
"That's not true she's just not used to being a queen, besides, Berrytail will be here." Silverkit says calmly.
"But by then she will move back to the Warriors den." Snowkit says in protest.
"Berrytail loves you just as much as she loves us, trust me, she'll stay here until your mother is better." Foxkit reassures.
~*~
"I think there's gonna be a cold breeze tonight." Says Silverkit to Foxkit.
"I agree, I wonder if it will snow again like last leaf bare." Foxkit adds taking another bite out of her fresh kill.
"Doesn't seem likely, it's still leaf fall until the leaves change yellow."
"And orange." Foxkit laughs. Silverkit chuckles and looks at the rest of her fresh kill given to her by Hawkpaw.
"I'm gonna give this to Blossemfur's kits."
"I don't think Blossemfur even deserves to have them as her kits." Says Foxkit. "And can they even eat fresh kill?" She asks.
"There's always time to start something new, besides if they don't want it I'll give it to the elders." Silverkit replied picking up her fresh kill.
"Always finding some excuse to go talk with the elders." Foxkit rolls her eyes.
"The elders are interesting! One of them told me how a twoleg killed a badger with the stomp of its paw!" Silverkit says stomping around as if she were the twoleg.
"Whatever, I think I'll go over to the medicine cat's den and talk with Ambertail." Foxkit mews.
"Your so opposed with her, are you gonna become her apprentice?" Silverkit asks, only half joking.
"No, it's just good to know some ways to treat a cat during battle, I'd much rather become a warrior."
"Whatever you say." Says Silverkit bringing the rest of her fresh kill to the kits.
