yey killing my fave child sharktail was alone in the elders' den, muzzle rested against the soft moss. he had received a vivid dream of his dying.. he had known it would be soon. a raspy cough left his throat. eagletalon was at the entry under the root to the elders' den, and she padded in worriedly, accompanied by quailpaw, who was carrying a vole. ..my favorite prey. sharktail thought, his heart swelling with affection for his daughters. his one bilogical, the other adopted. but that didn't matter, now did it? sharktail's eyes flashed with panic when he felt his throat tighten. he heard the muffled words of eagletalon ordering quailpaw to go grab narrowstar. quailpaw raced out of the den, then soon came back with the priest. ..his old friend. narrowstar pushed past eagletalon, his eyes wide with alarm. he pressed his ear to sharktail's chest, and shared a look with eagletalon, shaking his head softly. eagletalon's eyes widened, and quailpaw let out a wail. narrowstar touched his nose to sharktail's head softly, murmuring, " it's your time, my dear friend. " sharktail looked at narrowstar, catching his eye. his eyes shimmered with thankfulness, gratefulness, and a silent affection for his friend. narrowstar took a few paces back, sitting down as eagletalon sobbed, and quailpaw raced over to her father's side, pressing her muzzle into his fluffy chest fur. sharktail looked from eagletalon, then to quailpaw, sad his two other kits couldn't be here. but he was grateful that at least they could, and narrowstar could. his eyes widened as he saw small kits, looking exactly like him and coralheart appeared in front of his nest. reefkit.. flounderkit.. carpkit.. seakit.. all his lost stillborn kits. he raised from his nest, and his eyes seemed to widen even more, as he saw he was a translucent form, his pure form still curled up in his nest, with quailkit still sobbing into his shoulder. he had sparkling stars in his fur, and he realized he had died. he shut his eyes tight. coralheart... m'dear.. I'm so sorry. he thought to himself. a soft, squeaky voice interrupted his thoughts. " c'mon, dad! I'll show you all around StarClan, mkay? " reefkit was closer to him now, and he leaned down, brushing his muzzle against his kit's. he turned to look at narrowstar, and he was gazing directly at him, which surprised him. ... oh wait.. he's a priest, isn't he? sharktail chuckled softly. narrowstar's body shook with a soft sob, but he
