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"Oh, well, at least she's no longer in pain." Winniesky looked down for a moment and then stood up and grabbed the herbs. She divided them up to put with the others.
Gardeniachick fluttered over to her mother. "Where are Fogchick and Sparkchick?" she asked Mistwater who had been lying on the cold ground with he beak sitting in the freezing dirt. She picked up her head. "I don't know, darling... I dont know." Gardeniachick looked down then jerked her head up again. "What about Coalsea... or... or Acornfall?! I could play with them!" Mistwater shook her head. "Darling, Coalsea left long before your brother and sister disapeared. But, he will be back... he will..." Gardeniachick looked into her mothers eyes. "And Acornfall?" "No, darling. Hush... You know what happened to him." "But it can't be true, mother... can it?" Mistwater set her head back down. "We can only hope that what we heard is false. It's been cold, and what we've heard is very logical, and possibly even sound. That's what happens durring the winter. Frostbite can kill, especially if there is only one of you to keep warm. He was all alone out there darling. We won't know for sure until Shadowheart and ________ (anyone want to volentere?) return from looking for him.