Icicle nodded, "Yep your Thorn's. And my name is Icicle." She let out a couple of yip howls, hearing response a couple seconds later. A small silver fox came out, looking around before spotting Storm and Icicle. Scurrying over, she said, "I told you to stay on the hill." Icicle chuckled before leaping over the new fox. Thorn was already shedding her fur to be in her winter colors. Her silver matched the kit's. "Thorn, you might want to talk to your boy about manners." Icicle said chuckling. "Manners? What manners?" Thorn said, nudging Icicle playfully.

Storm looked confused then trotted up to his mother and said "Sorry Mother That she-wolf grabbed me by the scruff and took me here...also the rest of the litter are dead" He then added brightly " So you know the foxes?"

Artemis was overwhelmed by the so many life forms so she said "I will leave he family reunion be...I will be by the trees. She caught no one's gaze and ran off to the Forest. Where her stillborn pups where born. She looked at them with horror and fear but sighed and named them and buried them all in a row. Placing a stick in each burial mound she carved the names on them with her teeth. She placed flowers around the mounds and left them. She hoped they would be joining another new life in the stars with their ancestors....Suddenly a voice came into her head as she walked back You took many risks....your the reason they are dead... shouldn't of taken in that bear when you were pregnant.

Louvel laughed until he hear the hissing sound. He froze to the spot his ears and nose twitching. He barked to Cali " climb a tree now and don't look down" With that he shielded Cali from the snake.

"Know them? Ah, Storm this is your aunt Icicle and your uncle Frost." Thorn said looking at each in turn. Frost grumbled something before curling into a ball on the ground, his back turned to them. Icicle giggled, "Yep, Frost is a grump just ignore him." Thorn chuckled with her before turning back to her kit. "Nothing to worry about with these foxes."

Shadow

Shadow walked around the clearing before hearing a hissing sound. A bark made him look over. Two pups were in front of a snake. Oh dear, pups. Shadow said, suddenly lunging forward. Catching the snake right behind the head, he turned to the pups before saying, "Be a bit more careful around the forest pups. It isn't safe." The snake struggled in his jaws but he ignored it as he snapped it's spine. Dropping it in front of the pups, he said, "Eat. You need your strength for the journey."

Louvel nodded in thanks to Shadow and gave the snake to Cali. Inside he was growling at Shadow for not letting him try to kill snake first.

Storm stared in shock and rushed to his uncle Frost "Sorry Uncle Frost is your cut hurting I am truly sorry" then rushed into the middle and apologized for the rudeness and defensiveness then rushed back to his Mother and whined " Why did you warn me about Frost and a wolf called Shadow? And why didn't you tell me that I had other family aspart from you?" He stood head cocked his face in a questioning face and his body in a questioning position.

Artemis came back, her face was emotionless but inside her heat had broken up into sharp shards and was piercing her lungs and ribs. He eyes looked down at the Forest floor as she slunk out of the bushes and silently sat half in the bush half out the bush. She watched the tense family and the questioning pup.

Thorn looked disdainfully at Frost before looking at Storm, "I warned you because Frost has been setting traps around the forest and Shadow has been killing bears again. I don't want you to get into a life or death situation." Frost snorted, "No more bears to kill for your record there Thorn." Thorn gave him a glare before turning back, "I haven't seen Icicle around since....oh when was it." Icicle popped in, "Kit Spring 2 years back." "Ah yes, that's right. I didn't believe you were still around here since I know you like to travel." Thorn said, placing a paw on Icicle's shoulder.

Calli sat in the bushes shaking head to toe at the snake. Although it was dead, she still feared it. She took the snake in her mouth and brought it back to their cave. She placed it near her mother and slept in the back of the den. She shivered from the cold so she tucked her tail into her chest.

Night walked around with her pups on her back. She smells the faint smell of food nearby and walks toward it. she recognizes the smell as a snake. she walks toward Ash's den. inside she sees the dead carcass of a snake and walks toward it. she bites off three pieces one for each pup of hers. she takes her pups off her back and places the food in front of them. she looks toward Ash. "I hope you don't mind," she says and she walks to the back of the den

she sees Calli huddled in the corner and walks toward her. she lays down next to her and says, "why are you all alone."

|Killjoy|

Killjoy sat wondering where Saya was. If she did not want to come she would come tell me? Right? He thought sadly. "Glaicer, what are we doing with Illusion?" He stood up.

Seya was following Fern as she had said that she would lead them to Killjoy and the others. She was happy to be able to see Killjoy again, her tail wagging with her happiness, as she walked. She was proud to be here, for once, as she looked at Fern. "Hey, Fern? How much longer is the walk?" She asked as she stopped her walk to listen.

"You may not like this idea but I think wolves can change. I say we give Illusion a trial period say three months and if he still shows that he is the same wolf you know then you can do as you please with him." Glacier said looking to him having thought long and hard about this.