Thrushpaw stalked off, away from the chatter of his Clanmates. He knew he sounded mean, but what else could he say. Breezewind, 你 can never know the truth. No one can! Even if Starsky landed in front of him right now and told him that he MUST tell her the truth, he wouldn't. She couldn't ever know the truth.
And what would the Clan think?! He thought miserably. I'd be gone, for sure. I'd never get my warrior name. The very horror of his situation dropped on him like a stone, circling his stomach until he could not breathe. He felt a choking grasp on his heart, but then a soft, faint voice...
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