Escape from the Forest/Part 3

==Chapter description==
:As the days pass, Captain Bandy's river boat tours grow in popularity due to Sasha. Sasha realizes she's happy staying with the Captain, though she knows the day is quickly approaching when she'll have to leave him. But for now, Sasha understands the Captain needs her. One night, she notices him grumble at the larger boat sailing by and wonders why he's upset with it. A few nights later, Sasha catches two Twolegs vandalizing the Captain's dock with gasoline, and the brown kittypet alerts her housefolk by clattering some trash cans, causing them to trip over some nets. The Captain rushes downstairs and calls the police, later thanking Sasha for saving his life. The Captain recognizes the two hostile Twolegs from the rival boat company and suspects they were hoping to ruin his business. While other Twolegs clean up the mess, the Captain offers for Sasha to join him in his Twoleg nest, but Sasha instead stays out to hunt.
:More Twolegs arrive the next day to gawk at Sasha, and the Captain's business is still booming despite leaf-bare quickly approaching. Sasha realizes that Tigerstar was wrong about her: she does have worth. While perching on the bow, Sasha spots a bag floating in the river and alerts the Captain. The elderly Twoleg pulls out the bag and discovers a tiny kit barely hanging on to life. Sasha warms the kit up and is pleased when he wakes up with several coughs. The Captain takes the kit to his nest and decides to call him Patch. Sasha is relived the Captain won't be alone when she has to leave.
:Days later, Patch excitedly informs Sasha that the river has frozen over. The tiny tom-kit scampers on the frozen surface until Sasha worriedly calls him back. With the river frozen, the Captain decides to pack up shop until the thaw, and he begins to pack up his monster with their belongings. Patch teases Sasha about being too afraid to jump off the monster, commenting how she's fat and clumsy now, but Sasha is focused on her upcoming farewells. Done packing, the Captain calls for his two cats to join him in the monster, and Sasha bids Patch a somber farewell. The Captain soon understands that Sasha won't be joining them and he wishes her safe travels. As they leave, Sasha's heart hurts to say goodbye, but she knows her kits will do better living in the forest. As she heads back home to the forest, Sasha hopes her kits will understand her decision.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*Sasha learns she is expecting Tigerstar's kits. She later decides to raise them in the forest.
==Errors==
*When Sasha calls Patch back to the dock, her circular text bubble is replaced with a narration square.
==Notes and references==
Category:Escape from the Forest
Category:Tigerstar and Sasha
Category:Chapter subpages
Category:Graphic novel arc