[Jayvines]

 

Originally Posted by ~SilverShine~

Thunderblaze gulped as he came in fully and sat down the tom felt hesitant at first but he had to say it no turning back now" i-its my mate mapleleaf i-i c-c-come t-to tell y-you t-that mapleleaf is-"he paused as tears whirled up and fell down"-s-she's d-dead!" the tom said then putting his paw over his face as he felt distressed and sad he still wanted to scream but decided to hold it in* Mapleleaf why did you have to go! Did you have to join my brother in starclan? Why!*the tom thought feeling anger nearly controlling him
@Jayvines

As soon as the name of one of Thunderclan's newest queens was mentioned, Sparrowstar felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. Mapleleaf had been expecting kits during a dangerous season, so she was fairly sure she knew where the tom's clear distress emanated from...

Ears drooped slightly as her fears were confirmed. Pushing herself up to her paws, she carefully padded over to give the grieving tom a gentle touch of her tail in condolence.

"I am... Terribly sorry to hear that," she sighed, voice deflating as she thought back on the Queen's request for her surprise kit announcement and their ensuing conversation. "She was a fine warrior, and a valuable member of our clan... How are... Did your kits?..."

She couldn't bring herself to finish that question, merely stepping back and giving him a cautious look. To lose a queen was a tragedy, but losing a queen AND their unborn kits was an unthinkable sorrow.