So, I just finished reading Mapleshade's Vengeance (took me around an hour or so :P) and I've gotta say- I l0ved it! Mapleshade is extremely underatted, she suff3red so much and what does she get for it? More suff3ring, more p@in, and the death of her kits. Yes, she made many mistakes, but, honestly? She never deserved the dark forest. Ever cat Mapleshade k!lled, every bad decision she made, was to protect her kits. After they were gone, she lost all sense of right and wrong. Everything she'd loved had turned against her, her friends, her Clan, and even her own mate. True she deserved punishment for her actions, but is an eternity alone in darkness the right solution? Starland didn't even acknowledge the pain they'd caused her and instead of facing up to their own mistakes, they cast her into darkness. Mapleshades only true crime was to l0ve. Many other cats have committed this "crime" and yet they faced no punishment and were allowed to lead long, happy lives. In summary, Mapleshade never deserved the Dark Forest.
Hehehe kinda ranted there :P So ummmm bl00d warning for the drawing- I mean, it's prey bl00d but-
