Ivypool's Heart/Chapter 34

==Chapter description==
:At dawn Rootspring and Dovewing had set out to hunt. As Ivypool thinks about saying goodbye to her Wildcat friends, her mouse tastes dry and stale. She recalls the tension in her friends' actions as she and Icewing explained to them that they had to head home now that the quest was completed. The she-cat worries that the river would run with blood despite their achievements, and that the clans would be destroyed. As the last scrap of prey is eaten, Stalk Purr and Tumble Leap lift Stretch Blink and Hunt Leap onto their backs while Claw Stretch carries Pounce Whisper. Rootspring looks after them sadly, which Ivypool notices. The she-cat recognizes his need to become a father someday, and worries that she is holding him back. She promises to support him going forward.
:Stalk Purr thanks Ivypool for the things she had done to her, saying that sometimes she dreamt of sleeping back in the awful den and that her kits were gone. Tumble Leap vows to never forget them. The cats vow to meet each other again soon. As the wildcats head away, a feeling of loss and dread overcomes Ivypool. She realizes her clan will need her and that she has to be brave and determined in her position as ThunderClan's deputy. She hopes her mate, Thriftear and Flipclaw are alright. Icewing interrupts the she-cat's thoughts and begins to lead the way towards the lake territories. Ivypool stops to take a final look at the cave where the kits were born, and remembers the wildcat belief that Bristlefrost was in the air and water. She wants to believe that, but doesn't know if she can. The she-cat thinks to herself that she will remember the cave.
:The clans journey through the hills and make a temporary den among some bushes as the sun goes down.
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