Kestrelheart

Kestrelheart was born to the two warriors named Spottedfoot and Chestnutstorm. He was born in a litter of three with a brother and a sister at his side. His life was filled with joy and excitement until one day... Kestrelheart, who was Kestrelkit at the time, was out playing with Dustkit, Duststorm, and Sandykit, Sandywatcher. They had sneaked out of camp and were racing along the moor. A sudden yowl echoes across the land and the three kits stopped in their tracks. ``Lets go see whats wrong!`` Dustkit mewed just before running off leaving his brother and sister to follow. The three kits huddled down together in a large, tall patch of grass. The kits peered out into the open space. A stream trickled by and their stood their mother, Spottedfoot, and the tom who was known as Darkflurry. Darkflurry was a large, broad shouldered tom with bright red eyes. His fur was a pitch black with dark grey paws. His eyes bore hunger, rage, and in-saneness.



Their mother crouched down bellow him her pelt full of scratches and blood. ``I will never do it!`` she screeches at him, determination shining in her bright green eyes. ``Oh yes you will. If you ever want to see that pathetic kits of your again!`` Darkflurry fires back. ``Never!`` Suddenly the tom leaps, his teeth bare. The white fangs sink into the neck of their mother. The three kits watch as the life drains out of their mother. The black tom stands over the dead body of Spottedfoot. He suddenly turns and looks straight at the patch of grass the kits hid in. ``How did you like the show kitties?`` he asks in a menacing tone. Sandykit leaps out of the grass and gazes defiantly at the tom. ``How could you do that!`` she screeches and races over to her mother's body. Dustkit runs after her with Kestrelkit following.



The three kits crouch over their mother. ``I better take you kits back to camp. You must remeber to never tell anyone about this or this will be your body sitting here.`` The three kits obey as he herds them back to camp. Once in the camp, the tom tells the whole clan about the mishap with Spottedfoot. But he change most details and told them that Spottedfoot was killed by a dog that was attacking the kits and there was nothing he could have done.



As the moons past, Darkflurry passed away and Kestrelheart never learned why he had killed his mother. The only time he would ever be able to figure it out was when he joined Starclan with his mother.