Frozenfern padded out of the nursery away from a sleeping Lilykit and toward the fresh kill pile, she took her time observing the pile to find what to eat.

Her ear flicked as she heard  noise, she looked up to see Brownpaw watching her quietly.

She looked around, no other cat was up, it was very early in the morning.

This could be my time to talk with him..

She realized, she walked over to her son and sat down.

"How are you Brownpaw?" She asked kindly.

Brownpaw only blinked blankly at her, not responding.

Frozenfern shuffled her paws uncomfortably.

"Is.. Is there any particular reason.. You despise me?" She asked quietly, anxiety building up in her white chest.

Once again Brownpaw said nothing and Frozenfern was uncomfortable.

"Look, I'm only trying to be a good mother and take care of you, I love you and just want to spend time with you. I'm sorry we couldn't train and hang out after Lilykit, but you've got to understand that she needs me right now." Frozenfern explained sadly.

Brownpaw's eyes seemed to bore into her as he refused to speak to her.

Frustration and hurt boiled inside Frozenfern and she stood up quickly and all of the sudden shoved her son over.

Hard.

Her eyes widened in realisation of what she did and she raced over to the medicine cat, tears brimming in her eyes.

"Morningwater! My son!" She yowled, guilt ran through her blood as her body shook.

Morningwater's sleepy yellow eyes widened and she rushed out of the medicine den with a packet of herbs in her jaws.