Thx otherwise I would be saying dead kits

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Souleyes heard them before she saw them, she purred when she saw the four kits and their real father " are you and ghost sure you want me to take them into the clan? You might never see them again!" She looked worriedly at the blue gray tom and saw him nod.
The tom said each of their names and said his goodbyes, the kits were sad and hoped he was just kidding as he usually did, but they saw he was serious and hung their heads low and walked back with souleyes.