Ravens that Don't "Caw"

A dark, stormy night...

He stood in the darkness, shielded by the trees.

''A cat emerged. ShadowClan. A she-cat. And they were pregnant.''

''He turned and hissed. "Get away from here."''

"Hawkstep, you don't-" she began to say, but she was cut off by his leap.

Pinning her down, he hissed, "That's not my name, Sunshadow. You know that."

"But- the other one-"

"That doesn't matter anymore. My name is Bloodfang."

Sunshadow shivered.

"And just to remind you," he mewed, "here's a surprise."

He clawed her across the belly, breaking in the skin near the womb.

He then ran off, leaving Sunshadow alone, and about to die.

Forestpaw: That's what happened a night before the Gathering that began Ravenkit's life.

Skypaw: But why would he do that?

'''Forestpaw: Hawkstep- er- Bloodfang- he hated Sunshadow. And he proved it that night.'''

Skypaw: What happened after that?

'''Forestpaw: *flicks his tail* You'll have to see. But it's something that you think about carefully. You might have bad dreams from this.'''

'''Skypaw: (boldly) I'm ready. *braces herself*'''

'''Forestpaw: Okay, then. Let's go...'''

The night after...

''Reedstar stood, panicking. What if this cat didn't survive? he asked himself.''

''Softstep, the medicine cat, flicked his tail. "She'll be fine," he told Reedstar. "Or, the kit will, at least."''

''Reedstar tensed. "There's cats coming."''

''Softstep did not look up. "They can see. This cat is not one of ours."''