In Need of Help [Dawnlight]

[~Spring~]

Swiftshadow charged into RiverClan camp, nearly out of breath. He felt sick to his stomach, but he had no intention of stopping to rest while Mistpaw was giving birth to her kits. There was a frantic look on his face, and he tried to speak, but no words came out. He continued to cough violently, and for a few moments, he began to panic. Come on Swiftshadow! You have to tell Dawnlight about Mistpaw! Yet, between his violent coughs and heavy panting, he could not seem to find the space to speak.

His legs quivered, and he struggled to stay on his feet. This sickness... It's taking it's toll... Swiftshadow's amber eyes looked dull, and he tried to speak again, but, no words came out.

Rainfall, Ravenkit, Windkit, Sagekit, Birchkit... The name of his mate and the names of his kits repeated in his head and he found that he was unable to stop thinking about them for a few moments.

Swiftshadow continued to try to stay standing up, but he couldn't seem to find the strength to stand anymore. He collapsed on the ground. Swiftshadow looked up at the snow gently drifting down from the sky, and this was his last sight as a cat of RiverClan. He was now with StarClan.

[padamay]

Riddlepaw ran over to Shiftshadow and screamed. "Help!" she yelped. "Please someone help!" she started to cry and shook Shiftshadow hard.

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Dawnlight looked out of her den shocked at the site of Riddlepaw's yelp for help. The newly apprenticed apprentice was bent over a toms body. Dawnlight ran out from her den and shot a look at Riddlepaw, to move away. She did and Dawnlight turned her back on her.
Dawnlight bent over the cat and smelled a dry, death scent. He was very sick. His eyes looked very tried, and he was short of breath. "Shiftshadow?" she asked. She bent over his too still body and whispered "Travel safe to Starclan." She new that Shiftshadow would not make it. This new sickness had no medicine that would help. Already an apprentice and an elder had passed.
Shiftshadows breath stopped short. Something was wrong, he would not come running into camp with out a good reason. Her eyes filled with wonder as she closed his eyes with her paws. He would be happy in starclan, so she hoped.
She looked over at Riddlepaw and mewed "Go and find his kits and mate and tell them she mewed and flicked her tail for two near by warriors to help bring the body into the middle of camp.
Riddlepaw had not moved. Her eyes trailed after the body of ShiftShadow. They wear filled with wonder and fear. It was most of what Dawnlight felt. She nodded to the body of Shiftshadow, "Life must go on little one. Go now..." she mewed.
Riddlepaw let her eyes drift to Dawnlight's. "Yes!" she stammered and ran off to the nursery.
Dawnlight looked at the camp entrance when Riddlepaw had left. Something was about to happen.