Wait is Ringstar Krestalstars brother? 😨
They were close. Closer than close. They were thick as thieves, attached at the hip, where one went the other was close behind. They were rarely on different patrols, if they were separated it was as if one of them had gone blind and the other deaf. And when they were together it was as if they could do the work of ten cats. They'd return to camp with their tails held high, side by side, jaws full of prey. Not a single stretch of the border would go unmarked, and in battle it was as if they were one cat.
The elders used to shake their heads and chuckle to themselves. "One day they'll lead the clan together." They'd joke amongst themselves, watching the two brothers spar in the HeronClan camp clearing. "The only question is who will be leader and who will be deputy."
--- "I would have made you my deputy." Kestreltuft spoke, causing Ringtail to stop in his tracks and look over his shoulder.
"I would have been a terrible deputy." Ringtail scoffed playfully, a weak smile on his face.
"No, you would have been amazing." Kestreltuft returned the weak smile. "I would have wanted no other cat to serve by my side."
"I have to go. You know I do." Ringtail said after a moment of heavy silence, his ears drooping. "If I lost her, Kestreltuft, I think I would die."
"Then go to her."
