Kestrelflight padded into the medicine den to get his wounds looked at once everyone else had gotten a chance. He had refused to go inside once everyone else had. Rumors were abuzz in the air that he would be the next deputy after Pebbleclaw's death, not to mention his betrayal which had nearly costed Silverstripe and Maplestar's lives.... if it didn't soon. But somehow, Kestrelflight doubted it. He didn't really care to be deputy; he just wanted to serve his Clan. "How is Maplestar?" Kestrelflight asked Cloudshade hesitantly, eyeing the battered, bloody form of the ShadowClan leader, who looked so fragile now and far from the proud leader she had just been before the attack. Cobwebs were strewn over her throat, across her body, and the pungent and sharp scents of many herbs radiated off her. They nearly drowned out her actual scent, and her pelt was stiff with dried blood. Kestrelflight's heart skipped a beat as he saw the grief in Cloudshade's eyes. "Has she..." he trailed off.
Cloudshade was solemn. "Lost a life?" She filled in for him, "yes."
"How many does she have left?"
Cloudshade sighed. "She only has so many more, before she will leave us to join StarClan."
Kestrelflight's paws trembled, but there was relief in there, too. Maplestar probably wasn't going to die, after all. His gaze shifted to Silverstripe, and his heart sank to his paws. "W-what about her?" He asked, almost afraid to know the answer.
Cloudshade was silent for a minute. To say that she would be fine would be a lie, but the truth would upset Kestrelflight he would have a horribly difficult time recovering from both the physical and emotional wounds, not to mention break his heart. "Her fate is in StarClan's paws now," she answered finally, her voice a bit grim. Kestrelflight looked on sadly at his daughter, who was motionless besides the faint rise and fall of her chest, and the foreboding quiet, but raspy sound of each breath caused by the blood in her airways. His eyes held all the pain in the world as he padded out of Cloudshade's den without another word.