A moon passed. Leaf-bare was ending, and they had made it to the Dynasty's camp. Their camp was too small, so the Clan cats had set up a camp a short distance away from the Dynasty.

Ebonywind hadn't left the medicine den, eating, sleeping and living there. Only because Silverspots was there. She had only woken up a few times. Her wounds were severe. The medicine cats worked tirelessly, whether it be night or day, to keep the herbs stuck to her wounds fresh and clean. They didn't like Ebonywind being there; she was always in the way. But she refused to leave.

StarClan, please save her. I'll give anything up. Anything. Just let her live.

Something hit her. Not literally. It felt like something had changed. Then, a black cat materialized into view, his fur semi-transparent.

"Hello, Ravenwing," Ebonywind rasped, her voice sounding broken and unused. "Please. Just save her." She got straight to the point. StarClan had to have heard her pleas. And they were finally here.

They can save her.

"We will save her, Ebonywind," Ravenwing mewed softly. "But there will be a price."

"Any price!" Ebonywind mewed fiercely. "Any price! Just name it."

"There is no price yet," Ravenwing replied. "But you will owe StarClan. We can come into your life, any minute, any time, and everything you do will have to be put on hold. We will demand our price and you must pay it. Otherwise, I'm afraid Silverspots cannot live."

"I'll do it," Ebonywind agreed immediately, not thinking about the risks. But once she had, her stomach dropped.

What if they come during a battle? What if they come while I'm with Dark? Will Dark see them? What if-

"Very well. Just note that this has changed your future. A happy future could've been turned into a mournful one, yet a mournful one could've been turned into a happy one. We cannot tell you," Ravenwing smiled at her one last time, a sort of sad smile, before disappearing.

Well, my future must be happy right? Without Silverspots, what else could it be other than happy? It can't be mournful with Silverspots. My future will be happy.

And just as Ravenwing had said, Silverspots let out a faint noise. Ebonywind immediately leapt up, running to her side. They touched noses, tails twined together.

My future will be happy. Silverspots is alive. My mother is alive. My littermates are alive. And, even Dark is alive. My future MUST and WILL be happy.

A/N - OK i know this is super short, but the epilogue (which i wrote before this because it was easier) is longer than my usual epilogues. it would've been chapter 10, but it's not ebonywind's POV, so it can't have been. so just pretend Epilogue and chapter 10 switched places hehe