Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-27669385-20161110202856/@comment-27669385-20161115050420

(wheeee time for Riverfrost to find him)

Riverfrost frowned. "Now that I think of it, Robinfeather's been out all evening. I'm going to look for him." She meowed, turning and exiting the den, running for the camp entrance.

She padded out into the territory, pebbles crunching under her paws. "Robinfeather?" She called.

No response.

She searched the beach, narrowing her eyes against the sand that was tossed up by the wind. She called out for her mate again, growing more and more worried.

No response.

She checked the forest last, anxiety pricking at her like the pine needles underpaw. "Robinfeather?" She called out again, voice quivering. The wind whipped at her fur, blew leaves into her face. She squinted at a tiny brown shape in the distance, huddled under a massive pine branch.

She padded forward, her heart pounding in her chest.

Her mouth fell open into a shocked, soundless wail, her eyes glued to the unmoving shape of Robinfeather. "Robinfeather?" She whispered, voice cracking. She pushed desperately at the branch until her back ached and her claws splintered, but it didn't budge.

Robinfeather stirred weakly, shivering violently. "Riverfrost," he choked, pushing against him bindings.

"I'll get you out, I'll get help." Riverfrost sputtered, gazing desperately at Robinfeather.

Robinfeather blinked, as if he couldn't understand what she was saying. "I'm sorry," he rasped. "I-I told you I'd be there for you, a-and the kits." He wheezed.

Riverfrost dropped to her stomach beside him and curled up against his side, trembling, as the lat shreds of hope were extinguished. "It's okay, it's okay. It's not your fault," she whispered, burying her nose into his fur.

She sobbed into his fur for what seemed like moons, she sobbed until she couldn't breathe, she sobbed until her head head and her vision was fuzzy.

She sobbed until Robinfeather's shallow breaths grew weaker and weaker, until they faded into silence.