Bramblefalls eyes softened, wishing that she would understand why he couldn't. He couldn't tell her though, he couldn't think of that day without the memories coming and the tears coming. Instead he just shook his head no slowly.
*When he was an apprentice*
Bramblepaw was with his mentor Shiningtail and he was holding the scruff of a ShadowClan apprentice. Shiningtail told him to let go, it wasn't what he needed. Bramblepaw let go reluctantly, and the apprentice turned around and blinded Shiningtail before sprinting away. He vowed he would never make the same mistake again, he made Shiningtail be a useless elder, slowly rotting away until her death. She had so much potential, and it was now all wasted. He would never make that mistake again.