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May StarClan light your path.
whats that, another Hawkwing's Journey illustration? yas💔
Chapter 24.
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Hawkwing stared at them both, unable to believe that this was happening. He couldn’t share Cloudmist’s certainty. My family is breaking up like ice in newleaf! Shock almost overwhelmed him; his legs felt weak and his head as light as if it would drift away like a cloud. His heart clenched in dread that he would have to go on without his mother and sister and never see them again. A dark mist swirled before his eyes.
Then Pebbleshine drew close to him, nuzzling his flank, and Hawkwing felt the darkness retreat.
“Then, good-bye,” he murmured, dipping his head to his mother and sister in acceptance. “I hope we’ll meet again one day.”
But I’m not sure we will, and I can hardly bear it.
“That’s in the paws of StarClan,” Cherrytail responded. “But I hope so, too. I’m so proud of you, Hawkwing. I know you will go on to achieve great things.”
Hawkwing touched his nose to hers and stepped back, while
Blossomheart said good-bye too. Is this really the last time we’ll see our mother? Hawkwing asked himself, his legs shaking with renewed shock.
Then Leafstar turned away, and the whole Clan began to move off. Hawkwing followed, with Pebbleshine by his side, but before they lost sight of the barn he looked back, to see his mother and sister, tiny at that distance, sitting with Barley outside the barn door.
“May StarClan light your path,” he murmured.
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