“The same thing happened to me,” Hickoryshade said quietly. “I’m sorry. But it’s better to enjoy the cats you have rather than do nothing with your life. I learned that after too many moons of thinking otherwise.”He looked at his paws. "Anyone I get close to dies." His voice choked a little as he said the next part. "My mother, my father, Grasskit, Yellowkit, and Sparrowkit."