A few words never hurt, right?

"what is he saying now?" she asked

Bluepaw, you little twerp. Stop talking to her, or I'll get him. "No!" Bluepaw whispered, crumpling back to the ground. "Don't let him get me, mommy. Keep them away!"

"bluepaw!" she cried She picked him up to his paws.

Bluepaw looked up at Shiningpaw. "Daddy's gonna get him on me. And he does it really meanly."

"come on! if we get to camp the others can help you!" she begged wanting to help bluepaw

Bluepaw got up slowly. "I'm not gonna live forever with Daddy here again. He's gonna hurt me agian, but this time momma isn't here." he whispered, voice barely audible.

"come on," she wispered she helped him lean on her for suppport.

Bluepaw started walking to camp, but not without glancing over his shoulder.

she followed him to camp.

Once they hit the camp, Bluepaw fell in a heap. He loked at Shiningpaw with pleading green eyes. "Don't tell anyone!" he begged.

She looked softly back at him. " I won't" she promised "and If you need help, tell me" she wispered

Bluepaw pressed his nose to hers for a moment, then curled into a tight ball.

Shiningpaw walked to her nest carefull not to step on her brother,Icepaw's, tail.