Warriors: Third Strike: Book 1: Morning Has Come

Chapter 20

[Thawpuddle's POV]

I curled up in my nest. It was nice that the kits were going to see the elders and I had some time with the other queens. I wanted to know how they were doing before I fell asleep.

"Hey Blossomsoul, how are you doing with all of this?" I asked her softly.

I was okay with that was happening, but I hadn't grown up in the clan to see it destroyed, and I had no reason to think otherwise. It was just a safe place for my kits and my family. They decided they wanted to be here. It wasn't my problem.

"I have no clue anymore. It's hard to see the only thing you have ever had in your life just be destroyed. I watched my mentor die, and I am still watching my mate crumble under the pressure of being a leader to live up to his father's image. I don't know how we are going to get through this, but I won't lose hope. I know the other clans haven't, so I won't either. We are so much stronger when we are together." She told me looking around. Her eyes drifted toward the clearing we could see from the nursery. I spotted the tom she was looking at. Venomstar was slowly talking to some of the warriors. It was good for him to finally get out of his den.

"I really don't know what to say about all of this." I told her and watched as Summerstripe picked her head and glared at the two of us.

"Try being kicked out of your own clan that had your entire family in it. Try having two kits with someone you truly love and watching one of them dying in front of your eyes. Imagine having all of this happen and seeing your clans falling captive to the evil. Imagine watching as despair infected those that you loved." She hissed at us and put her head back down. It had been one of the only times she had ever talked to us.

"What was all of that about?" I asked Blossomsoul. The other shecat shook her head and sighed.

It looked like she didn't know any more than I did. I wished I could help the shecat, but she just shoved everyone else away. The only ones that could get close to her were Foxkit and Robinheart. If we could just ask one of them to do something for us, then maybe we could get closer to her, but I knew they would never be able to get her to admit what was troubling her.

"Oh, I see the kits coming back. They must have finished their story with the elders." Blossomsoul said looking over to where the kits were. I smiled softly and watched as they came closer to us. My kits weren't that much older than their kits, but they still had a big size difference. I was glad they weren't bullying the other kits too.