In the shadows, I stand. I'm the only one who's gone this far. My whole life was ruined on that fateful day, that day when those cats killed my parents. Their studded collars - studded with those teeth, sharp teeth that scared me out of my wits - stand out in my mind, and it scares me every time I think about it. And those cats? They didn't return to their territory, either. They scattered - I don't know where. I don't know what happened to those cats - those murderers. My name is Ash. This is my life. .<>. "Hss..." The gray-and-black kit hissed, and swiped at his sister. "Stop, now." .<>. .<>. .<>.