#Part 2 should be Jaggedtooth

[bonefall]

Wait, Sasha was groomed in BB? I’m assuming her backstory is being reworked.

Yup. I actually have a MASSIVE bone to pick with canon, and how the authors seem to believe that Tigerstar's affection for a minority who is part of a group he explicitly wants to slaughter is "True Love." That was a VERY weird thing to say!!

Initially one of the mercenaries that Tigerclaw recruited, along with Jaggedtooth and Nightwhisper, Sasha starts being especially flattered by him. She's praised for her loyalty, her ferocity, her beauty. The closer she becomes to him, the more she is rewarded, and the more she is controlled. Before she knows it, Sasha finds herself in a TERRIFYING position.

Her abuser can revoke her personhood at any point he wants.

She's one of the good ones unless she isn't. She watches Stonefur, a cat with more Clan blood than she has, get executed. Lots of cats die under TigerClan's reign, all of them more "worthy" than her. It's Tigerstar's protection that keeps her alive.

It becomes obvious that what Tigerstar actually likes about her is that she is a mate who can't leave.

Goldenflower didn't stay by his side. When she learned of his "ambition," she turned on him. Adamantly defends HER kittens at Gatherings, embarrasses him publicly, stands against everything that he represents. It BURNS him. Sasha can't do that.

I plan to explore this in her reworked story, which is now split between her, Nightwhisper, and Jaggedtooth in 3 parts. It's one of the darkest parts of BB, because I need to show how EVIL TigerClan is, and what happens when Thistle Law is allowed to germinate.

[saffronique]

I Read Leopardstar's Honor So You Don't Have To: A Review (Not Spoiler Free)

Oh Leopardstar. A cat who has long divided the fanbase as a leader beloved by some and despised by others. After years of waiting (for some) she was finally given her own super edition. In a word it was... underwhelming.

Introduction:

The book opens during Leopardstar's kithood days. The first scene is adorably heartwarming- readers are treated to Leopardkit and her denmates playing the warriors version of hide and seek, and there are some absolutely adorable moments here, such as Crookedjaw helping Leopardkit escape the seeker by whisking her away on his back, and Mudfur doting on his daughter. The scene takes a sharp turn when Skykit, one of Leopardkit's denmates, lures her away from the group to shove her head underwater and berate her for giving away Skykit's hiding place in the last round of hide and seek. Skykit's actions are startlingly cruel here, as she tells Leopardkit that she's a rotten kit that killed her own mother and that she is doomed to the dark forest like all the other murderers. This understandably disturbs and traumatizes Leopardkit, and when she speaks to her father about it, Mudfur reassures her that she is good, and that Brightsky came to him in a dream to say that Leopardkit will one day save RiverClan. Leopardkit latches on to this dream, and the book follows her through relatively disjointed moments in her life as she tries to live up to her destiny.

Pacing:

The pacing of the book is an absolute nightmare. We don't spend long enough in any one part of Leopardstar's life to see her have any meaningful interactions with other cats, and thus the majority of the relationships she has seem surface level at best, forced at worse, with Whiteclaw being a notable exception. She spends maybe 3 chapters as a kit, 3 as an apprentice, 3 as a warrior, 2 as a mentor, and so on. As a result, we don't actually get the opportunity to see Leopardstar learning or struggling in a meaningful way at any point. We're TOLD she's a hard worker, that she's dedicated and loyal, but the book gives you little chance to actually see it. The book slows down long enough to force an almost love story with Frogtail, which Leopardstar ultimately gives up on to focus on her work, but then a few chapters later Frogtail is dead and it's back to jumping around through her life.

The book really suffers from a lack of side characters and relationships to help things feel connected. The only real through line is this silly dream from Mudfur-not even an official prophecy- that Leopardstar focuses on to the exclusion of all else. Compare this to Crookedstar's Promise and Bluestar's Prophecy- while both books feature a greater destiny that the characters focus on throughout the book, they are given the chance to develop meaningful relationships that last for large chunks of the book. Bluestar has her relationship with her sister and her rivalry with Thistleclaw, and even her friendship with Thrushpelt, all of which allow her story to feel genuine and naturally lend themselves to interesting subplots. Crookedstar has his relationship with Mapleshade, his romance with Willowbreeze, his desire to prove himself to his mother- again, all things that make him feel like a well rounded, multifaceted character. Leopardstar has her dream, and ONLY her dream. None of her friendships last more than a few chapters before the other character is killed off. Her most meaningful relationship, with her apprentice and adopted son Whiteclaw, has the potential to round out Leopardstar's character, but Whiteclaw's fate has been predetermined. We all know he's going to die in the gorge because we see it happen in Fire and Ice. After Whiteclaw's death, Leopardstar briefly has a compelling relationship with Silverstream after she discovers her relationship with Graystripe. Silverstream and Leopardstar have opposing priorities of love and duty, and the interactions between them are an interesting insight into both characters. Silverstream actively rebukes Leopardstar's mindset and challenges her priorities, something that would have been invaluable in making Leopardstar's choice to join Tigerstar seem more consequential. But Silverstream too is doomed to die, and by the time the book reaches its climax, Mudfur is the only cat left to challenge Leopardstar's choices. Instead of letting the rift between father and daughter build, Leopardstar has no problem simply banishing her father and medicine cat for disagreeing with her. No one that she cares about is left to challenge her for her decisions, and thus there are no real stakes to the choices she makes. Sure, Stonefur dies and its awful, but the book doesn't bother to develop any real friendship or camaraderie between the two, so it doesn't feel as impactful as it should. The book concludes with Leopardstar understanding that she's wrong and Mudfur convincing her that she's going to save the Clan from the disaster she helped create. At the very least, Leopardstar seems to understand the problems with this and points out that it's not really her saving the Clans, its Firestar. This is completely true, as she has no role in Tigerstar's downfall and no role in stopping Scourge. The best that can be said for Leopardstar is that she doesn't get in the way of Firestar here.

She faces no real struggles aside from her father's doubt as to her ability to lead, a dynamic already witnessed between Brambleberry and Crookedstar and done much better.

Awful editing:

This book suffers from an almost unbelievable lack of care on the part of the editors, with big chunks of text very obviously cut and pasted to different parts of the story without any effort to edit out nonsequitors. The most painful instance of this revolves around Stormpaw and Featherpaw's apprenticeship. In one scene, Leopardstar comments on the fact that Primrosekit and Pikekit will be made apprentices any day (Reedkit is inexplicably absent here, and Perchkit seems to have died offscreen though it is never mentioned) and notes that Stormkit and Featherkit still have their kit fluff and look tiny next to their older denmates. A couple paragraphs later, we see Featherkit and Stormkit being apprenticed to Mistyfoot and Stonefur, in a paragraph that EXPLICITLY STATES that it's the very next day. The other kits have mysteriously been apprenticed already. Boulder and Jaggedtooth of ShadowClan are inexplicably present at the ceremony, despite there being no mention of their arrival at any point and Leopardstar refusing Tigerstar's offer to join their two Clans together the day before. A few pages later (yes, literally just pages later, that's how atrocious the pacing is) we cut to a battle between RiverClan and ThunderClan at the Sunningrocks, where Stonefur and Mistyfoot's parentage is revealed. Leopardstar doesn't actually hear this, but she does overhear them discussing it in the most painfully forced way possible moments later. Leopardstar finds herself absolutely HORRIFIED that she's apprenticed two half-Clan cats to half-Clan mentors.... and then a few chapters later, after forming TigerClan, Tigerstar asks her if she still intends to make Mistyfoot and Stonefur mentors to Featherkit and Stormkit despite their parentage, to which Leopardstar responds that they are still loyal RiverClan warriors. Yes, I'm serious.

Leopardstar's character:

This super edition is nothing but a showcase of the absolute worst aspects of Leopardstar as a character. Throughout the book she is shown as racist, battle hungry, self-centered, foolish, and utterly lacking in compassion or even pity for any Clan other than her own. She is constantly making racist generalizations about cats from other Clans, actively wishes for WindClan's downfall, sides with Tigerstar simply because Fireheart is a kittypet, and, perhaps most disturbingly, tries to murder Fireheart in cold blood because of his kittypet background. This book literally does nothing to endear the reader to Leopardstar, it makes her out to be the most despicable, honorless cat imaginable. And honestly, if you're not a Leopardstar fan, I think that's one of the most compelling things about this book. The desire to see what atrocities Leopardstar would commit next was what kept me interested in the story, honestly it was the only reason I finished it. There was something morbidly fascinating about watching a character so self absorbed and lacking in compassion interact with the world around her. It was enjoyable in a way to see a character so deeply set in the beliefs that the series has repeatedly established as wrong time and time again. Pacing and editing aside, this difference in philosophy is a breath of fresh air after the same recycled plotlines and moral messages that the series has been using for years. This book isn't going to make you like Leopardstar, but it is going to make you love to hate her.

What the book did right:

While there were very few positives to the book, it wasn't completely lacking in value. The book succeeded in developing a deeply meaningful relationship between Whiteclaw and Leopardstar that, thankfully, wasn't a romance. Their mother/son and mentor/apprentice relationship does a good job at setting up Leopardstar's grudge against ThunderClan over Whiteclaw's death as we see it play out in the first arc. Honestly, Leopardstar as a character would have been served far better if this had just been a novella detailing the relationship between these two. That was probably the only real thing of value in the book, honestly. Aside from that, Frogtail and Leopardstar's relationship, while I personally found it completely unnecessary, addressed a topic I've been hoping to see in warriors for a while now-- two characters who love each other but decide that the things they want out of life are mutually incompatible, and part ways amicably. Leafpool x Crowfeather and Bluestar x Oakheart both almost did this, but fell short because it was only ever really one character who decided to end the relationship. Unfortunately, the value in this message is somewhat diminished by the fact that Leopardstar later laments multiple times that she should've given up on her goals and just had kits with Frogtail instead, an absolutely disgusting conclusion that plays into the recurring problem of misogyny in warriors where women aren't allowed to be both mothers and hold a position of power, they have to choose between the two.

All in all, this Super Edition is easily the worst so far in terms of plot, pacing, and writing, but I still found some enjoyment in reading the perspective of such a selfish, cruel protagonist.

[doritopaw101]

Arc1, book 2: Prologue

(Warning: Shadowclan, Any Shadowclan under Brokenstar is a warning in itself)

"Duskstar?" a gray molly flicked her tail uneasily "Why have we come here?"

The old black and white tom turned to the molly "We've been driven from every place we're tried to settle, Ashfoot, perhaps we can find peace here" he mewed

"Peace? Here?" Rabbit-tail echoed in disbelief. She pulled her kits closer to her and sheltered beneath her belly. "With monsters and fires? My kits won't be safe, none of the kits and queens will be safe! Whitetail's probably dead by that dog!"

"But we weren't safe at home" mewed another voice. A black tom pushed his way forward, limping heavily on a twisted paw. He held Dusktar's amber gaze "We couldn't protect them from Shadowclan" he spat "Not even in our own camp!. We should be grateful that the old tunnels hadn't collapsed and we escaped through them or else we all would have really been in trouble"

Anxious yowls rose from some of the cats as they remembered the terrible battle that had driven them from their home in the uplands, at the edge of the forest. A light gray tabby apprentice wailed "Brokenstar and his warriors may still be hunting us!"

The cry alerted one of the twolegs around the fire. It stood unsteadily and stared toward the shadows. At once the cats fell silent, crouching lower; even Duskstar lowered his tail. The twoleg shouted into the darkness and flung something toward them. The missile flew over their heads and exploded in a burst of thorn-sharp pieces on the Thunderpath behind.

Ashfoot flinched as a shard grazed her shoulder, but she stayed silent, curling her body around her terrified kit.

"Keep down" Duskstar hissed

The twoleg at the fire spat on the ground, then sat back down.

The cats waited for a few moments before Tallstar stood once more.

Ashfoot stood too, wincing at the new pain in her shoulder. "Duskstar..D..Dad, I fear for our safety. And what will we eat? I can't smell any prey"

Duskstar's amber eyes soften, he stretched his neck and rested his muzzle gently on his daughter's head. "I know you're hungry" he mewed "But we'll be safer here than back in our old territory, or in the twoleg fields and woods. Look at this place! Even Shadowclan wouldn't follow us here. There's no scent of dogs, and these Twolegs can hardly stand" he turned to the black tom "Deadfoot" he ordered "Take Weaselwhisker, Stagleap, and Wrenflight, and see if you can find anything to eat. If there are Twolegs, there must be rats"

"Rats?" Ashfoot spat, as Deadfoot and his group bounded away "That's no better than crow-food"

"Hush!" Sorrelflight hissed "Rat meat is better than starving to death!"

"Let's hope they don't kill us first" Ashfoot heard Flycloud mutter

Ashfoot scowled and dipped her head to lick Eaglekit behind his matted ears.

"We must find a new place to settle, Ashfoot" Sorrelflight went on this time more gently "Morningflower needs to rest and eat. Her kits will be born soon. She needs to be strong"

The lean shapes of her mate and his group emerged from the shadows

"You were right Duskstar" Deadfoot called "There are rat scents everywhere, and I think I've found somewhere we can shelter"

"Show us" Duskstar ordered, gathering the rest of his clan with a flick of his tail.

Cautiously, the cats padded across the wasteland after Deadfoot. He led them toward the raised Thunderpath, the firelight making their shadows loom against its huge stone legs. A monster roared overhead and the ground shook. But even the tiniest kit sensed the need silence and trembled without crying out.

"Here" Deadfoot mewed, stopping beside a round hole, two cats high. A black tunnel sloped down into the ground. A constant stream of water trickled into it. "The water's fresh" Deadfoot added "We'll be able to drink it"

"We'll have wet paws day and night!" Ashfoot complained

"I've been inside love" Deadfoot told her "There's some space away from the stream. At least we'll be safe from Twolegs and monsters"

Duskstar stepped forward and lifted his chin "Windclan has traveled long enough" he declared "It's nearly two moons since Shadowclan drove us from our home. The weather is turning colder, and leaf-bare will be here soon. We have no choice but to stay"

Ashfoot narrowed her eyes but said nothing. Silently she joined her Clan as, one by one, they filed into the shadowy tunnel.

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The sun was rising and cats began to pile into their dens. Shadowclan cats were mostly nocturnal after all. The evening patrols had already come back and very few cats stayed out, only to keep watch.

Whitethroat was lying in his nest and he didn't want to move but he was so thirsty. He tried moving but he felt claws dig into his bulging belly as he tried.

"Where the fuck do you think you're going?" he heard Mossclaw growl into his ear. He heard those same words the other day and the day before that for the last moon or so when Mossclaw took him over and over until he passed out. Always telling him "You're not a tom, your a molly, tom's can't get pregnant, I'm helping you feel better, Whitethroat trust me"

"To get water" Whitethroat couldn't help but hiss and kicked Mossclaw in the belly with his hind legs. He got up and began walking but he felt a heavy breath going in between his legs.

"You're mine my pretty little molly" he heard Mossclaw growl drawing his tongue along his spine "You belong to me, no one else"

'I don't belong to anyone, least of all an asshole like you I'd rather be mates with Littlecloud or Wetfoot as least they'd care about me!' he wanted to spit but held his tongue. He slapped Mossclaw with his tail as he padded out of the warriors den. The camp was calm almost peaceful...almost.

Mossclaw shoved into him. "I'm going with you" he stated.

"I can go by myself, I'm not helpless" he hissed

Mossclaw pulled Whitethroat roughly to his chest "I'm not asking you Whitethroat, I'm telling you what's happening"

Whitethroat huffed and tried to ignore the sounds of moans and whimpering he heard around camp. Ash-heart was pinned under Clawface, having their way with her. Rowanberry looked exhausted but Barkfoot and Jaggedtooth didn't care. He figured Brokenstar took Fernshade by force by Boulderpelt,Claypelt, and Mudspots. But then again it's not she got much choice, Dewflare didn't make the situation in the clan any better, if anything it's worse.

Ever since Icepaw escaped with the Thunderclan kits, she's been on a path. Dawncloud had been fucked til she passed out and even then Brokenstar ordered Jaggedtooth to not stop.

Breeders of the clan were not allowed out of camp without a guard and Palecloud was under high watch, Brokenstar seemed more eager to give the seer an apprentice now. Newtspeck was expected to rear another kits. She managed to somehow evade any advances and kept close with her daughter Whisperkit. Dewflare had a hiss with her since Icepaw's escape, more since her face had gotten clawed by Bluestar. She had a new litter recently that she didn't even know she was carrying, they were Barkfoot's kits, they're named Copperkit and Pricklekit.

He and Mossclaw didn't have to go to far from camp when they found a pond to drink from. The pond didn't look fresh but from what Whitethroat had been putting into his stomach he didn't care anymore. He fought the urge to gag as he lapped the horrid water. He caught the scent of Darkflower and Newtspeck but he also caught the scent of Nightpelt, Ashfur, and Featherstorm.

"Elders" Mossclaw growled, he caught the scent too "What are they doing here?"

"They are part of the clan frog-brain" he drawled

Mossclaw started walking the broken into a run. Whitethroat followed as best he could with his plump belly. He saw Mossclaw pounce on Newtspeck.

"What is this?" Mossclaw snarled

"Get off of her" Darkflower hissed

Whitethroat padded closer to see Nightpelt, Ashclaw, and Featherstorm crouching down, their was prey at their paws. They had been feeding them.

"Feeding these useless bags, have you no shame?" Mossclaw growled

"Bite me" Newtspeck snapped, trying to kick Mossclaw off.

"You'd say that about your own mother" Ashclaw growled

"When Brokenstar says your useless, your nothing but a distant memory" Mossclaw replied staring Featherstorm dead in the eye "Just like Volepaw"

"What are you talking about?" Featherstorm asked she turned to Darkflower "What is he talking about?"

Darkflower looked at her paws "Volepaw...he.."

"Was killed by Brownwhisker and Wetfoot during a training session, it happens" Whitethroat said with little emotion "It nearly killed Turtlepaw"

He remembered clearly when he and Littlecloud were fighting with Turtleshell for her assessment. Brokenstar wanted blood. Turtlepaw went for his belly and he didn't want his kits harmed and he knew Littlecloud wouldn't do it so he slashed Turtlepaw's throat open. He felt blood spray across his face and Turtlepaw hit the ground but she held on. Littlecloud had to bring her to Palecloud and was banned from eating for two days as punishment for doing nothing.

Though to Littlecloud it was a blessing considering what the clan had been resorting to eat. He'd seen cats sneak off to the graveyard and ate beside the crows, he did this himself a couple of times. He blocked it out of his mind when he ate an unnamed kit's body in three bites, he didn't tell Newtspeck about it, Boulderpelt did.

Featherstorm wailed for her son while Mossclaw looked heartless.

"He was weak and deserved to die" Mossclaw mewed

"You're not my son" Featherstorm growled through her tears "You're not even a cat, you're a monster"

Mossclaw smirked "Duh"

"What is going on here?" Whitethroat saw a patrol appear from the bushes. It was Frogtail, Clawface, Lizardstripe, Mudfoot, Nutwhisker, Mudspots, and Brokenstar.

Mossclaw tossed Newtspeck to Brokenstar's paws "Darkflower and Newtspeck have been feeding the bones"

Brokenstar's eyes blazed at Newtspeck "How dare you!"

Newtspeck rose "How dare I how dare I, how dare you sentence these cats to death, how dare you let innocent cats be slaughtered for no reason, raping Icepaw, you make mollies breed without limit and you wonder why some of us are sick it's because you make us have too many kits and then those kits die"

Brokenstar slashed Newtspeck across her face, he turned to Frogtail and Mudfoot "Frogtail kill Ashclaw and Mudfoot or Lizardstripe kill Nightpelt"

Whitethroat tried to step but Nutwhisker and Mudspots blocked him.

Frogtail didn't hesitate to launch himself at Ashclaw. "How could you! I helped Nightpelt raise you and Darkflower!" Ashclaw spat "I loved you like Ash-heart and Newtspeck"

"That was your mistake father" Frogtail spat but Whitethroat could tell it was an act. He knew Frogtail kept to himself or his sister and denied the chance to join the elite.

"And I'll get rid my clan of this one" Lizardstripe hissed rushing at Nightpelt. Darkflower smashed into Lizardstripe, slashing her face as she protected her father from these ruthless cats.

Newtspeck bit into Frogtail leg dragging him away "Run all of you run!" she yowled

The elders made their getaway and didn't stop. Brokenstar let out a yowl of annoyance. "Frogtail grab your sister and Mudfoot grab Newtspeck"

"Are you alright my lovely?" Mossclaw cooed, it was a horrible sound. Whitethroat only nodded and let Mossclaw nuzzle him.

Whitethroat knew what was going to happen as they made their way back to camp. As soon as they entered camp he dashed over to Appletooth,Littlecloud, and Poppyflower, telling them what happened.

"What's going to happen to my mom?" Littlecloud asked

"More breeding duties if she's lucky" Appletooth replied. She examined her claws.

"Or banning her from food" Wetfoot added padding over with Brownwhisker in tow.

Whitethroat watched as Frogtail tossed Darkflower in front of the highrock. Mudfoot tossed Newtspeck on top of her.

"All cats gather around the highrock for a clan meeting" Brokenstar yowled

Cats padded from their dens, looking tired and weak.

"These two cats have broken the code when they decided to feed elders" Brokenstar mewed "They will be punished for this" he gazed down on the two mollies. "Darkflower, you're already expecting my kits once again yes?"

Darkflower stood on shaking legs "Yes"

"You are still use of pleasure for my warriors in the mean time"

"But Brokenstar" Palecloud cut in "She's showing already, it would harm the kits and she needs food if you want them to be healthy"

Brokenstar glared at the medicine cat then gazed back at Darkflower "You are as pathetic as your father, I'm ashamed to have had him as my mentor, you will confined to the camp, a warrior will be with you at all times and you will be a permanent queen for now on, as soon as finish kitting I want you fat as possible"

Darkflower whimpered, she was low to the ground tail curled around her paws. Frogtail looked ready to run over but he held himself still.

"You're a monster" Newtspeck spat

"Pardon?" Brokenstar hissed

"This would have never happened under Raggedstar or Cedarstar"

"I'm not my mother or my great uncle, I'm better than they could have dreamed of"

'If your better I don't want to see what's worse' Whitethroat thought

"You have innocent cats killed, rape apprentices, exile elders and your own mother for what? Needless Bloodshed!"

"Breeding or food banning is too good for a wicked cat like you" Brokenstar growled "I Brokenstar sentence you Newtspeck to death by battle"

Silence filled the clan at Brokenstar's words until Newtspeck spoke up.

"I call for Blood for the Star" Newtspeck hissed back "Fight me coward or hand over Shadowclan to me or better yet Marshshadow and Blazefang, it was their birth right to lead, you were the runt no one expected to live"

The clan gasped with shock

"Is she insane?" Wetfoot hissed

"Mama!" Littlecloud whimpered while Brownwhisker looked away.

"Darkflower, stay with Whisperkit, Copperkit, and Pricklekit" Poppyflower mewed "They'll need a mother after this" the black molly nodded and sliped into the rotten den.

Dewflare hissed "You vile-"

"Silence love" Brokenstar mewed "I accept"

He leaped from the low branch and was opposite of Newtspeck "Palecloud?"

The seer rushed forward, he placed a skull on his head "I Palecloud, seer of Shadowclan, call upon the bloodied spirts that have fought and fallen of the battle for the star to look upon these two cats as they fight and declare one of them victorious" He held it for a moment then yowled "Begin!"

Brokenstar went full force, flaying his weight around trying to smash Newtspeck. His body size from Yellowfang was the only thing he got from her, he got the rest from Raggedstar from what Marshshadow told him.

Newtspeck was smaller and faster. She leaped forward and made a good shot at Brokenstar's ear and the side of his throat. Brokenstar snapped his jaws and Newtspeck dodged to the side and raked her claws across his side.

Despite being starved and attacked daily, Newtspeck was still a good fighter. But against a full strength and well fed Brokenstar, it was surprising she lasted as long as she did but it had to come to an end. Newtspeck had ripped into Brokenstar's back, slicing one his ears before he grabbed her violently by her leg. He threw her onto the ground and bit into her tail, she yowled in agony but Dewflare held her down.

"Palecloud!" Littlecloud pleaded

"She's lost Littlecloud" Palecloud stated, his head low "We all knew she'd lose"

Newtspeck let out a final yowl as Brokenstar ripped a good portion of her tail off. She barely moved, her eyes looked everywhere, she was still in shock.

"Shame" Barkfoot sneered "What do we do with her?"

"Normally we kill her by now" Nutwhisker drawled "May I do it? I want to find Ashclaw and show him her head"

Brokenstar spread Newtspeck's legs "Not at the moment Nutwhisker, she's still very fertile. I'll be damned if I kill good breeding stock" he pulled Newtspeck close and she didn't fight back, and slammed into her.

Whitethroat stopped watching and headed to the nursery glad that Mossclaw was to amused to go after him. Whitethroat felt the familiar pain in his belly and knew the kits were coming.

He saw his mother and aunt on both his sides. "Come on, we'll help you" Blazefang mewed

"We'll stay with you my son" Marshshadow added, licking his head

Whitethroat looked over his shoulder at his uncle who's eyes gleamed with sick joy as he thrusted into Newtspeck, the blood from her ripped tail was pooling beneath "This is what will happen if you try to defy me" Brokenstar declared "Applefang take her head and Brownfang get a stick, I have another ceremony to preform as well, Dawncloud bring Oak-kit, Viperkit, Foggykit, Pinekit, Marigoldkit, and Foxkit"