Maple looked at her daughter, Olive, as she glared in disgust at the pumpkin in front of her paws. "You can do it Olive!" The dark she-cat glanced at her mother, puffing out her chest before clawing away at the pumpkin. Maple noticed Sparrow was glaring at her, his green eyes full of rage. Leaf seemed to be hurt that her mother didn't cheer her on, but it didn't stop her from trying to win the contest. Coco rang the bell, signaling for them to stop. Sparrow was the farthest away from Coco, so he thought he could get away with finishing his last pumpkin. "Sparrow is disqualified!" Sparrow stared in shock at Coco. "B-but I didnt hear you!" Coco glared down at the young tom. "Doesn't matter. You're disqualified."
The tom bristled in anger, jumping to his paws. "Fine! I didn't want to win this stupid contest anyways!" Everybody stared at Sparrow as he stalked away from the grassy clearing. Maple gazed up at Icetail, shivering as his blind gray eyes stared back at her. "I better go check on him." Icetail nodded as the small she-cat padded off towards her son. "Sparrow. What was all that about?" The tom ignored his mother as he kept walking along the river. "Sparrow, answer me!" The tom quickly spun around, glaring down at Maple. "Why do you care? You showed who's your favorite back there!" Maple glared up at her son, her claws curling into the dirt underneath her paws. "Why are you so much like your father?" Sparrow pushed Maple back with his paw, making her wince in pain as he reopened the wound on her belly. "Who even is my father? Was it Crow, or that cat you were talking to at the festival?"
Maple sighed, not wanting to explain to her son. "You don't even know, do you? You've been with too many toms to even know!" Maple watched as Sparrow stormed off towards the camp. She hoped somebody there could quell the young tom.
Maple returned to the festival, looking around for her daughters. She spotted them speaking with Icetail on the outskirts of the temple. Leaf jumped to her paws as she noticed her mother approaching. "How's Sparrow doing?" Maple settled down with her family, wincing as the wound on her belly opened once more. "He's fine. Just a little upset." Olive raised her chin proudly, puffing out her chest with pride. "He's just being a whiney kit since I won." Maple looked at her kit, her icy blue eyes shimmering with pride. "Good job Olive!" Leaf lowered her head, her blue gaze focused on the ground. "We should home soon." Maple glazed up at Icetail, her bushy tail resting on his back. "Would you like to stay the night with our colony?" Icetail was puzzled as he looked at Maple. "Don't worry. After the festival they kind of just let you go wherever you want." Icetail jerked his head as he heard his leader calling for him. "Maybe next time. I better stay with my colony. I'll see you soon okay!" Maple watched as the large tom bounded off towards his colony and padded away with the rest of them.
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"Sparrow and Leaf will that"