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six

I awoke, slowly blinking open my watery green eyes. All I could see was stars. I thought, at least I'm in Starclan. I saw a cat pad up to me and nuzzle me. "Rosewind, get up." The gray-and-white cat meowed. I realized we were in a large, beautiful field. I stood up and got a better look at the cat. I gasped as I recognized our former deputy. "Smokey-eyes!" I yowled, shaking my head in disbelief. He flicked his tail. "Yes, it is I. Now follow me." He meowed quietly, racing farther down into the meadow.

He brought me to a puddle and sat down in front of it. He pointed with his tail and patted a space beside him with his tail. "Lie here and look into the water." He meowed. I uneasily laid down beside him, glancing into the water. He observed me closely. Suddenly the pastel colors in the flowing water formed together, revealing a clear picture of a queen in my clan, giving birth.

I turned towards Smokey-eyes. "Why did you show me this?" I asked, twitching my ear.

Smokey-Eyes looked into the puddle again. "She will be having three kits," he began, placing his paw into the water to point at a small brown and white speckled kit, "and you will be rebirthed as that one."