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There he was. He could feel his insides growing cold but he made sure that he could do this as he blinked his warm amber eyes once but something was missing from them, the familiar and welcoming warmth you'd get when you looked into his matching eyes and he released a soft breath before speaking in a tired voice "Sock. . .Look at me." He paused releasing a hurt chuckle "It might be ta'last, I get ta'look into your eyes. . .Or you. . ." He wasn't sure if it was true but he was scared after what he'd tell Tinypaw what truly happened to his mother, well, he was slightly certain that the tomcat would hate him even if it would hurt him more than any claws scraping and tearing into his flesh. "This is about your mother. . .S-she was a good she-cat, fierce whenever she needed ta'be and very loving. I was still in our group and well, I met her near ta'woods. . .She was beautiful. . .She was fantastic. She was one of them. . .I'd visit her 'til one day, she decided to go with me. . .We were in love, young and a bit wild. . .Soon enough, time passed and yer Ma told me she was expectin' ya. . .I was afraid and so happy, happy that I found someone and that we were having kids. We started picking names and talking about how much we'd love you guys. I was scared that I'd be a bad parent but yer Ma, Firelily, said not to worry. You were born. . .You were so small but we loved you with our hearts. . .We really did. I'd try spending as much time with ya and when I did, I felt this feeling I never felt before. . .My life was looking so much brighter, I felt blessed." He swallowed trying his best not to cry or get too emotional, he would let out some nervous laughter continuing "Then one day, all hell set loose. . .I came back from hunting and yer Ma was hurt. . .She had protected you from a coon. . .It had been. . .Sick. . .I worried for her day and night. She wasn't herself one day. . ."
He could feel imaginary claws clenching onto his heart, squeezing it, he wanted to cry but he wanted to be better than that as he took a deep breath making sure that he wouldn't bawl. He flicked his ears back adding "She got sick because of the coon biting her. . .She wasn't herself and she tried. . .Getting you. . .I had to decide. . .You or your mother. . .I tried calling her multiple times. . .It was like she couldn't hear me. . .She tried to claw at me. . .I managed to move out of ta'way. . ." He stared down at his forepaws unsheathing his claws repeatedly before digging them into the ground "She died that day. . .Because of me." He couldn't do it anymore as he stepped back with his gaze towards the ground "I killed her. . .I wanted to keep you safe. . ."
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